The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-21


OF the home OF Mrs. Mary Desmond,
at No. l04 Market street, shortly before
8 O'Clock last evening. Michael Faina
stole upon tho little company and
without word of warning plunged
an ugly stllletto into the throat OF
Carlo Ruvo. better known as White.
There was no struggle, death resulting
almost Instantly.
CAUSE OF THE CRIME.
Tho murderer Ia laborer who rosld.
ed with his step'son Mt Front and West
streots. The victim followed the vo.
cation Of scissor grinding and was
single, boarding at No. l02 Market
street the next door to where no mot
his tragic death.
Shortly before o'clock these men,
In company with Giovanni Fragas.
timo, Ratiele spiatto. Michola Palum.
10 and several other Italians wero dis.
cu55ink the events of the day near the
corner when one OF tho men suggest
ed that they have game OF pool to
while away the time. Being fond of
the gamo the murderer favored the
proposition and together they went
to the saloon Of John NJ. Crop, No.
l05 Market street, where they had
played many games.
Tho men were in good shumor un.
shot out OF his turn which Faina con-
| tended. The man said no had not, SO
the matter rested for while. In the
| moantlmo they drank together, but on
| resuming play and Ruvo playing bet,
ter than Faina the old quarrel was re-
newed. After finishing the mon had
another drink ana while standing be
foIe the bar words resulted In blows,
the murderer being the aggressor.
| Proprietor Gr0pp not Wishing to have
any disturbance in his place OF bust.
moss had The door opened and tho
mon elected. The murderer left alone,
the throe friends going before with
| Ruvo to the home OF Mrs. Desmond.
Falna did not follow them ut that time.
| but went directly to his homo where
he secured the deadly weapon and
started on his murClerouB errnnl.
| lie Walked In Front street, but spoke
| to 10 ono until he arrived at Market
street, where he stopped. and after Il
minutes chnt with Golored nan,
walked to in front OF tine restaurant.
| lie had been Informed oil the mems
whereabouts or had seen them enter
the house, as he stopped opposite the
| large bulk window and looked into the
| store.
At the entrance was sitting Mrs.
| Desmond and her daughter Katie. "a
| petty type OF sunny Italy, tho former
lnqulring his GRAND. lie mndo no To-
ply but walked past her. There was
| nothing suspicious about his manner
| nor did his fuce bear tine expression OF
any malice, and she therefore made no
| protest against his entering the store.
is hs passed Mrs. Desmond, the
| daughter having gone upstairs before
| he entered. aud just before reaching
It. ~
| Has seen to place his hand in his side
| pocket.
Tho distance from tile door to where
the mcn were sitting was only rew
steps, and as they were sitting with
their uaolIs to the door tho murderer
was among them and without thslr
| knowledgo. There WIS no threat, no
cry OF alarm, but in an instant the
| murder0us Italian was upon his vic.
tlih and IN another moment lay still
| in death, So unexpected was the as.
| sault that the fellow couutrymen had
40 tlme to separate the men. In fall
ing table was upset, which noise
| Lought Katie and her mother to the
! hitchNu only to see the bleeding form
| Il tue victim and the murderer drop
| he weapon and lea from the scene of
| he tragedy
Before Ae could make his esrAp o
7 md before Mrs. Desmond arrived
IAumUo hal onGeavoIad to capture
he nuu!nror but 10 sank the weapon
through his hama.
THE PURSUIT AND CAPTURE.
The muris er ran down Market
street anl over the bridge before the
! police knew anything o. the affair
| Tho pluck officer VINO made the ar :
| =
! in Condon's shoe store, and was at
traoLed by the cries Of catch the muir.
lerer!n Ihs officer was in citizen 3
fircJs and whom lie loft the store tho
| fugitive was thsoe squares ahead of
/ him.
Hastily making inquiries, Patrolman
| Davidson learned which way IHinu
had gone and stirted In pursuit, Des.
plto the stab wound In his hand Palum-
| DO accompanied tho officer. They
won't across Market street bridge,
" here they met OOlored man who, In
rnplytn their questions, said lie saw a
man run towards South Wilmington.
| lhe officer and Italian left and
won't to the W. II N. railroad branch
| in the direction OF South Wilmington
| they found that Faina did not take
| this course, but Went down Guthrie'5
| lane. Finding that tho bridge was
turned up they took to a railroad
siding and then went along 1t unit
| they came to wner3 the b. IL U. aud
| w, X n. tracks cross. Davidson saw
! Euina reach the crossing and thon be-
gan n race uiong the B. a. o. railroad
! brunch faina had several squates
start, but tho patrolman oyarhauled
him within two squares OF Head
street. South Wilmington.
In the chase Palunho was In tho
lead and Falna recognizing him order
cd him to stand back. Seeing that tho
man was going to fight. Petrolmnn
| Davidson drew his revolver and order.
cd Faina TO give up, ana he surrender.
ed. lilo was takon to TIM patrol box in
| South Wilmington ami from thera
sent to tho CITY Hail. The patrol
/ wagon drove down around Front
street to lot the officers tiere know
/ thnt lalna had been captured.
BY this time tho news had spread
rapidly, and whom tho wagon passed
up tho street il was followed by u
/ bowling mob, all anxious to sos tho
murderer. lie was securely hand.
cuiied on being led Into tho station.
house. but made no resistance. de
was securely locked up and soon
a.terward was sleeping, apparently
| unconuernei over his horrible crime.
AllGl the mufueref nlu DB6n locked
up tho officers went TO tho house ana
! locked up the three witnesses. Tho
/ knife was also taken to tho station
/ house and WAS covered with blood,
| Deputy Coroner Palmer removed tho
body to the morgue and this morning
| he examined the witnesses In tho sta
tion house. When IL reporter inter
| Viewed the witnesses they disclosed to
+! him tho above facts.
| The wound, although a small ono,
Id believed to have severed both the
wind pipe and arOtl artery az vol as
some of the arteries. It's full extent
will not beknown until a postmortem
examination ls hold. 1t was about
tlree-quarter5 OF an inch IN length
and III the throat. a little to tho left of
the point OF tho Jaw.
| Tho inmates OF the house where tho
murder occurred were greatly excited
this morning, but when a reporter
called upon them, they talked freely.
| They said, as also did the Witnesses
that the dead man WAS inoiionslye,
while the murderer was hot.headed
and savage. Both had been In this
country for several yeara, and had
never before quarrelled.
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