The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-23
QUARREL ENDS FATALLY.
TWO MEN MEET IND THE RESULT
 IS I DEATH.

The Murderer Captured at Montowese-- The End of Feud of Long Standing The Coroner's Report,
 Antonio Di Francesca was shot and killed about 5:SO yesterday morning near the Blatchley avenue railroad bridge by Michael Angelo Orlando. The dead man boarded in Blatchley avenue, short distance from the scene of the shooting, and was employed by Ter renee Brady, a concrete walk maker whose place is in State street, about two blocks from the Blatchley avenue bridge,
 Orlando, it is said, lives with the di- vorced wife of his victim and was en- ployed by Thomas Brenlfan, who has charge of the naphtha lamps of the city and Fair Haven. When near the upper end of Blatchley avenue yesterday about 5:30 putting out the lights he met Francesca. The men imme- diately got into a wrangle. Di Francesca placed his rolled-up overalls and dinner pail on the planking of the | bridge, and both men went at each other with sticks As they fought they worked toward Peck street, over a block away, and were then seen fighting by | Loren L. Scranton, who lives in the neighborhood. At $40 the fatal shot was fired, It was heard by Scranton and by John Knight, who was in his own yard.
 Before the shot was fired Di Fran cesco was getting the better of Orlando. The revolver more than eVened mat ters. Orlando was so close to his vic tim when he fired that Di Francesco's clothes caught fire and were blazing as | he walked back toward the bridge fol- l lowing Orlando, who fled before him.
 The bullet entered Di Francesco's | body just over the stomach, and re suited in death about fifteen minutes l later. The wounded man walked a block, after he was shot, toward where he had left the pail and overalls, his clothes smoking from the powder flash | of the revolver.
 Before he reached the bridge, how ever. he fell and Scranton and Knight caught up with him. They poured water on his clothes to extinguish the l flames, and did what they could to help | the poor fellow. He was unable to ar ticulate and only muttered a few unin- 1 telligible words before he died.
 A great crowd gathered in few min utes and the police were soon on the spot.s Orlando fled out of sight before the crowd arrived, and when the police reached the spot there was no trace ot him beyond the corpse of his victim and the bloody sticks with which the fight was begun.
 Coroner Mix was summoned and soon 1 arrived Dr. White then proceeded to make the autopsy
 | After leaving the bridge Orlando was traced to the house of Mrs. Di Fran cesco at 154 Poplar street. The woman says he tried to borrow dollar rom her, saying that he had got into trou- ble and must leave town. She says that she had no money to give him and that he threatened to kill himself He left her, for where she did not know
 The victim and assailant were botf middle-aged men, being about forty, five years old.
 Orlando was captured at Il o'clock three miles beyond Montowese, by Off cers Ben Reilly, Gates and Edward Lawlor. These officers heard that ht had been seen going through tht meadows, so they hired team at John sons and gave chase.
 When captured, Orlando had stains o blood on his hands and head, and show cd signs of having been struck
 Coroner Mix took OrIandos state
 rent oc the case yesterday afternoon and the investigation was continued 8 6:30 last evening, when Loren l.. Scran ton and Charles Wyclman testified substantially to the facts as givel above. The inquiry has not yet beer concluded.