The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-22
WORK OF ITALIAN KNIVES.
IHREE BADLY WOUNDED AT A
JAMES STREET CHRISTENING.
One OF Tho vIctius = Woman, and tthe Man
who Cat Her May nie-A SOn BECOMES
Enraged and Clashes IIis Fathers Face.

One OF tho Vlctiufs Wonian, and tthe MAI
who Cut Her May nie-A Son Becomes
Esrsged and Clashes His Fathers Face
AT the christening of jose Tontrs baby last
evening in the Tontis' rooms. OH the fifth foot
OF the double tenement at 30 James street. 9
fight occurred in which four persons were
stabbed and cut. One Of them, It is thought Is
MORALLY wounded. There were about twenty
guests present at tho time the row began. The
christening took place at 8 o'clock, but the
guests fingered drinking bad whiskey and beer
At 3 O'Clock Dota Pasquale, % years old, OF 10
Hamilton street, one OF the guests, got up and
proposed a dance Some one told him TO sit
down. and another grabbed him. The next mo-
ment the man drew along knife and shaking of
the man who had seized him made o slash with
his knife at him.
Half q dozen made a rush at the Infatuated
Pasquale, and then cnsued fierce fight. De-
spite the odds against him, Pasquale was rapid
ly clearing the room, when Alero Dondlio. 40
years old, who lives in the house, rushed In with
a knife in his hand and attacked him.
The two nine squared Off, and then came a
regular duel
In the first part of ~ Dondlio received bad
cash in the neck, but instead Of checking him 1t
made him fight the flercer, and he finally sue
ceeded in cutting his opponents knife hand.
This made Pasqualc drop his weapon, aud be-
fore he could regain II Dondlio was upon him.
Throwing him upon the floor. he dealt him u
blow with the knife in the chest
Tho wounded man gave scream OF pain and
Jumping un ran , omt OF the room and down thc
street police station. Then lie fell ON the floor
unconscious from less of blood.
as he could, and revived the man sufficiently to
allow him to speak. When the Sergeant learned
force TO go James street to arrest every one sus-
pccted OF having engaged In the fight. Pasqualo
was sent to the Chambers street Hospital.
In the mean time Policeman Loures of the
Oak street station had heard OF the row and he
went ut once tn the house. When he arrived the
fight was over, but he found standing in the hall
Rosco Pcrallio who had badly cut arm.
Marie Tonti was IL her rooms trying TO bind
up a cut hand He searched the house. but
could find no one else so he took the wounded
man and woman with him to the station house.
They both claimed that Pasqunle had cut them.
Hospital to get their wounds dressed. Dinflio,
who had cut Pasquale was found few min
utcs later walking hurriedly through the
Oficer Fox, who had left the station house
Italians going down Catherine street toward
the ry II asrr hSy set ,SaS s
When he first approached them one man
dropped razor and another an ice pick. At
the station house the prisoners gave their names
rs Louise Ecencete, Raphial julius. Johann
Dasco, and Antrio Francio. On julius was
found dagger and on Francio loaded re-
volvcr.
They admitted that they had been at the
christening, but claimed 10 have left when the
fight began. They were locked up rs witnesses.
Of the four wounded persons Pasquale's CON
dition Is the most serious The cut he received
across the chest to the right shoulder.
-, Samuelo LAMBERT. "3 years old, an Italia
barber Of p9terso Gang IT, to this city
$50 Mott street. In the afternoon LAMBERT
with his father. Rsfaelo, visited numerous
about \ 80 O'clock. father and son got into an
at Prince and Elizabeth streets.
berti struck his son and spat In his face. Quick
as a, q fash SamneIn whipped out razor and
lodged, and the blade struck him on the left
cheek max ing u cut about three inches long.
4 second slash of the razor made wound ex-
tending from the top of the head to the chin.
Samuelo was arrested. Ambulance Surgeon
DILLON Dillon Of ST Vincent's Hospital PIT fourteen
ribly.
Edward Loesch, a fifteen ycar-old choir boy
street and Fifth avenue. was stabbed by an
other and smaller boy on the Third avenue ele-
waited railroad station at Forty-second street
while on his way to service in the church last
evening.
with his widowed mother and elder sister at so
East Eghty-ninth street.
On sundays he sings in the surpliced choir Of
lays he attends Grammar School IL, in East
Eighty-ffth street.
league, which aims at CURING the cigarette
ha bit among small boys. II was this zeal which
got him into trouble,
shortly after O'Clock Eddie left home to
take part In the church service. He took the
Third avenue elevated train. and landed at the
Grand Central station by taking "a short cut
through which he is able 10 save himself long
walk to the church
Among his fellow passengers on the train
yar ell 4. DIR oh NJ aln ia
,ge, and in passing through the long gallery In
he railroad station the four boys were not far
apart.
suddenly Eddie saw one OF the boys place
cigarette between his lips, light It, and puff away
The smoker was a somewhat smaller boy than
Eddie and filled with indignation, the latter
prang forward upon him. pulled the cigarette
stamped upon IL. For a moment the smoker |
TODD speechless. Then one of his companions
well. I'll be blessed"
The next moment he drew a jackknife, opened |
I, and stabbed Eddie in the right arm. The |
Immediately after INJECTING the wound the |
,oy Ned back along the gailery TO the ct yatod
Guard underhill thought the boys were play |
ng and let them pass. The stabber and his two |
ompanions ran around the station and past the |
icket chopper out again into the Grand Central |
tation. As he passed the ticket chopper the |
tabber said plaintiyely;
" Please stIp that boy annoying me-"
As he attempted 20 pass again the man caught |
,ddie by the shoulder and detained him until |
he boy explained something of the affair TO
i'm.
While he was explaining. however. the stabber
nd his companion reached the street below and
scaped. Eddie was taken to the Grand Central
olice station. where an ambulance surgeon
rom Flower Hospital bound up his arm. Then
c went To church and took part in the service.
oncert at the Metropolitan Opera Ho.se.
The audience at the Metropolitan Opera House
'st night was anxious TO hear Nine Melba
nat 1t lost its manners and Kissed Stage Man
ger Parry when he politely announced that the
rima donna was sick with neuralgia and could
OF sing, A tardy notice at the entrance of the
leatre had stated that she had acute infiu-
nza." but the audience forgot this discrepancy
their disappointment. Frlulein Eloise
.utscheHa took her place.
For the first time this year Anton Seidl and
Ia orchestra were features at the concert, and
the absence of Nine. Aelba their playing was
asily the event Of the evening. A Norwegian
lite by Grleg, 0rchestrated by Anton SeidLwas
az most interesting performance. II is a charm
" work. notably in the second or bell" move
tent, and the atmosphere of the rustic" num-
NEnE dali MI int - hsat |