New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-23
DEATH FROM THE SHOTS.
Fatal, RESULTS OF THE BATTLE Be
TWEEN BROOKLYN ITALIAN FACTIONS.
r1ro MEN NOW pEAD-TRoUBLE CAUSED by THE
DISTRIBUTION OF \ CIRCULAR REFLECT
ne; on WOMAN-A LETTER
WRITTEN ~ BLOOD

on \ NOMA.\-N LII lin
WRITTEN N BLOOD.
The bloody battle growing out OF a family feud
which was fought on Sunday evening by num-
Der OF Italians with Winchester rifles and pistols
=, North Second-st. and Cnion-ave., Brooklyn. has
resultcd in the death of Ions De Frisco and Car
p,ino Sesca De Frisco belonged to the Carminc
sesca faction and was shot in the abdomen. nc
died in the Eastern District Hospital. where he
had been removed after the battle. DE Frisco was
tventy-eight years old and lived at No. lSS Unlon-
ave Carmine Sesca. who received bullet wound
in the back, died about o'clock last evening at
the Eastern District Hospital. The bullet, winch
was ired from rifle passed through the Ieit
lung He was thirty-siX years OLD ana occupied
apartments at No. l& Union-ave.
Annie Decke., the thirteen year-old girl VINO re-
ceived a bullet IN each leg, is reported TO be in A
critical condition her home No $40 Norm Secohu-
St Annie was returning TO her nome from ouhudE
school and happened TO get between the Two Hs ut
ing factions The police believe mat other laIdhs
were wounded in the battle, but are keeping III
hiding for fear Of arrest.
Yesterday hundreds OF people visited the place Oh
Tho fight The seven Italians arrested VINO hau
taken part in the ARRAY were remanded yes'er'"S
bv Justice Goetting in the Lee Avenue Police Court
Antonio Amelia of No. 3j1 North Second-sI' VIM
Lad Tho faction against Sesca and his followers II
among those arrested bitter feeling mas eNlS'e'
among the members OF the Sesca ana Ahcei'A' iai''
Hes for some time account OF crcuar piln'eu
in Italian and rejecting on the character Oh All
ce.la's wife and daughter. a young woman sixteen
wears Old The circulars were distributed ABOUT Nt
Italian colony and posted the telegraph poeS HI
the neighborhood a.,
Although Amelia suspected Sesca of having ds
tributed the circulars he was not certain ul'i WV
weeks ago. He told his TWO brothers. hniei anu al"
tonic of his discovery and they vowed vengeance
Thor friends were consulted and they aGreed 10
take mart in the campaign. A message was sent
TO Sesca 20 prepare for death. Sesca received inc
message and informed mis- brothers and frleho' Oh
the threats They at once made preparaU,onS ios
purchased three repeating rifles -, policeman
oNn Of anTf the Nneteen6 Precinct; he told ne
officers that he had purchases tne anE his fol-
lowers. and he was sorry that ne hau "o' ''e''
The rumor Of the expected battle soon spre@H AL
among the Italians living IN the Go19ny a Isewheie
became alarmed and sought quarters
on Saturday night sesca receives ahoin n said he
again wanted remind him OF ms lhleh''o''S ~ w
Tb's Letter was given by Sesca to Antonio Nitt
If No ia Union-ave.. TO hand to the police ou'
N SUNDAY iae afternoon Sesca attended christening
at No. Il Jacks0n-st., which Is TWO oiochs, .b;e
and and securing their fifies to the Jackson-s
address They do not be ep'f M Of The houses
opposite They not obliged 70 wal. long be
He had been asked to get another kes II II, ot ,J
As soon as ne ne st,eBpsd ri Enl upon '''
eei W bsTe You now and We will kill you all
Re cried aos 5000 Coll
10 the sidewalk. Louis de Frisco, who vas a.
tending the christening. heard the shot lie Khe"
what + meant and ran from. the house with drawn
revolver. only TO fall a, few feet from where
Sesca lay, mortaly wounded. -...1
Sesca's brothers and their friends soon appeared
armed with revolvers. and the two parties began
airing II was at this time little Annie Decker was
nassinr along ana was hit with one of the bull
fets The Amelia faction rctreated tWo blocks along
T.n,on-ave TO North Second-st.. keeping up the
firing bullet crashed through the WINDOW 1sSns 81
store in the negnUorhood. a letter-box on lamp
post near by badly battered. , .
celia started to run at the sight Of the ponce
,bs child Annie Decker. who had been wounded
Nv one OF the flying bullets; and Policeman ONeill
ayrested him He made Resistance.
The Italian colony in the district has often been
the cause of trouble and several murders have
occurred In few instances have the murderers
been arrested the police find much difficulty In
SECURING the culprits when a crime is committed.
as the Italians will not reveal the name OF the
assassins.