The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-12
VERY VICIOUS ASSAULT.
Two Italian BMbers Caro- q Young
Nan With RaSoss.
HIS WOUNDS NAY PROVE FATAL
The Victim Says the Attack Was Uppro-
voksd-Polios Capture the Assaiisnts
After . Lively Chase and Look
Them Up.
HIS WOUNDS MAY PROVE FATAL,

BosToN, Sept IA couple OF infuri.
atsd Italians and two razors were the
cause Of frightful cutting affray In South
Boston last night, which will probably TO
suit In the death of an inoffensivs man.
The affair took place at Q o'clock. The
injured man Is Martin Concannor. He 10
but II years of age. His neck and head
are frightfully gayhed, and he II 1t the
city hospital, with the chances Of recovery
very much against him.
Through remarkably quick police work
Captain Wyman's officers had the two as
sailants In custody five minutes after tho
cutting occurred. They are brothers,
named Joseph and Charles Pistorino, aged
respectively "a and 81 years The brothers
are both BARRIERS, and run the shop ct 104
West Fourth street..
A few minutes before 9 o'clock Con-
cannon entered the barber shop. He
wanted shave, but, ns the brothers had
some feeling against the young man, they
refused to serve him. Concannon objected
hot words In the store.
4 small crowd gathered around the
store. Conc mon reached for bis hst Just
about the time that Joseph Pistorino was
sharpening a razor. The other brother
also had one IN his hand They both b.
gan to talk excitedly In Italian, and kept
pointing their razors H. young Concannon.
The young man mede q remark OF some
kind and then started for the door.
A Vigorous Assault.
He did not get more than . couple OF
feet when Joseph made q rush for him,
brandishing the razor and shouting at
the top Of bis voice. Finally he made o
lunge with the razor at Concannon. The
latter threw his arm In front OF his face
for protection. A long cut was made In
the sleeve of his coat Again the razor
circled around. This time 1t landed upon
Concannon's neck, and an ugly cash six
inches long was made. The blood spurted
all over the door and ConcAnnon fell to
his knees.
The razor which Joseph held fell TO the
floor, and then his younger brother, urged
on by Joseph, rushed on the kneeling VIC
tim with a big razor. The second cut was
q bad one on the top Of the head. Concan-
non cried for mercy, but the Italians
seemed to be frenxied. Again and again
they struck at him.
Finally the crowd began to raise cries Of
murder. This frightened the Italians,
and they made dash from the store, the
crowd scattering right and left. Down
Fourth street they ran. Around the COR
ner of Fourth street into Dorchester ave.
nue. they went, with the crowd In full
pursuit. BY this time the crowd num-
bered about 300 men, women and boys.
The Capture.
The race was finished near the Broad
way extension bridge. AT this point Pa
trolmen Lee and SHELTON caught the two
men, and asked them for an explanation
of the trouble. The elder brother re-
mained silent. but the younger one volun-
teered the information that man had at
tempted to kill his brother in the Fourth
strest barber shop The men were at once
placed under arrest, while Officers Lee
and Shelton investigated their story.
AS soon as the Italians had made their
escape from the shop William Kelley en-
tered and assisted Concannon to find q
doctor. On Broadway, Kelley and Con-
cannon were met by Patrolman Estes,
who visited the Offices of several Broad
way physicians, but for reasons best
known to themselves the doctors refused
to dress the wounds. Concannon was
finally taken to the city hospital.
Before being taken to the hospital Con-
cannon identified the prisoners, and said
that they both assaulted him without