The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-11
ANDREA FIRED TWO SHOTS.
ElCH TINE NE PLUGGED a WICKED
RIDER BROTHER.
TIE Touane-t 81 the Dsi Coats BreHts W
Group or Gossips with His Revolver
Couidn't Draw HE Money fror- Back BE-
rnn.s Mn Lacked 20 Much I.lke LnIgI.

| TIE Touane-t 81 the Dsi Coats Brests W
| = Group &c Gosptps with His Revolver
| Couidn't Draw HE Money fror. Back BE-
| cause Hs Looked so Mach Liks LuiGi.
Yesterday Andrea shot. Andrea Is the
youngest OF the Del Cont brothers. He is a
tail, stoop. shouldered italian. with sullen
black eyes and a brig dish black moustache.
| There are three other brothers, The Oldest, who
| lives in Sing Sing, is known in Mulberry Bend
as tho " big" brother Then there are Gaetsn o
and Luigi. who have been occupying bachelor
apartments on the second noor. rear. OF 30
Mulberry street. just where It winds out Of the
Bend into Worth street Andrea lived at 81,
right In the Bend.
aaetano spent last night in the Chambers
Street Hospital. with the skin OF his breast
bone. where bullet had struck and glanced
in come queer way so that 1t cut through the
flesh on his neck. Luigi slept at Bellevue Hos
pitai, dreaming OF bullet singing in his right
ear and Andrea stayed at the Elizabeth street
police station. Andrea has apparently had
hard luck with his brothers. Some OF tho
Italians say his big brother thrashed him,
others say he was jealous OF one brother be-
cause OF attentions TO his wlfc. and others inti-
mate that Luigi tried to get Andrea's money
out OF the bank.
About half past 2 yesterday afternoon
Gaetaro was sitting in a chair by the stove in
one OF his rooms and Luigi was shaving. In
the room wore some OF their friends. among
others Giovanni Cesidls. Roberto and Gaetauo
Antinorelll. Giuseppe hi Rocco. Teronziano
Ssutoco. hi Rocco Salvatore. and Bonifacio
dello Rocco. Gaetano and Luigi had lost their
jobs on the Croton water works. and were en-
tertaining their friends. Andrea slipped into
the room aud Luigi glured at him.
Andrea thought the razor looked dangerous
and whipped out q revolver and began to fire.
one shot struck GRetano. and with yell he
jumped from his chair. Luigi's hand trem bled
at the shot and he slashed himself In the
cheek. Andrea fired another shot and Luigi
turned In time to receive 1t in his right ear.
Andrea plunged without further delay
through tho door and down the stairs. followed
by Luigi and the other Italians. Luigi danced
around in front OF the entrance to the house
and yollcd for help. The Italians in the street
tiaetano's and Luigrs rooms. believing they
were alarmed ut the fire which was burning in
D0yers street close st hand andrea took as
to 90 up stairs and take care OF himself Then
he fed. by this time It had gone through the
Policeman Wlllet had Gaetano and I.ulR taken
to the station. They would not tell anything
s%S"s nee To shs Street Hospa
Detectives Mitchell and O'Rourke started
him al at Sineenzo HoIpes bank at Il Mulberry
street. where he had deposited nearly So.
After Andrea escaped IN the crowd ne ran To
the bank and wanted his money about $50
He had previously drawn out the rest. Andrea
look ed much like his brother Luigi, who had
on previous occasion inquired about An
drca's money that Nicola luzZalino. who was
in charge. told Andrea he was not MIN self hut
his brother and wouldn't let him have the
moneyuntil he brought the right, man An
drea pleaded. hut could not get his money.
Then Iuzzalino told the detectives that per-
hans II might have been Andrea himself.
About half-past i've Andrea returned for his
money and was arrested. Tue detectives
searched him hut could not find any revolver.
At the station Detective ORourke VINO speaks
Italian asked him why he had tried to kill his
brothers. He denied that he had shot, but
said his brothers had taken his money ami
then had tried to kill him. The detectives
found on Andrea u razor, an ugly looking
knife, three cartridges. and in the lining OF his
coat in the back they found n 3S-caltOre five
chHmbered bulldog revolver with two OF the
cartridges discharged.
Andrea had apparently decided early in the
day to square all his accounts. or as many as
possible. with his older brothers About 10
o'clock in the morning Banker BiaZo Pernetti.
who occupies the ground floor OF 20 Mulberry
street. says Andrea went into the rear yard
and fred the revolver to sec that II was all
right or to make dn proof" as fernetti said.
Shortly afterward Andrea came running
through the bank with his hands over his ears.
IL was said last night that the brothers Gae-
tano and Luigi will bly, recover.