The Portland daily press., 1896-12-04
TWO DAG0s.
Make Things Red Hot in Monument
Square.

A Vendetta Imperils Many Lives-Fortu'
nately No One Was Hurt-A Marrow
Escape for Pasquale Rugiero.
Monument Square was the scene Of q
marked sensation yesterday afternoon
and, for a time, 1t looked, from the
crowd collected, as If riot was In pro
gress, or tnat it was fets day like
Bourth of July. The cause for all this
excitement was due TO feud between
the great Italian houses of Rugiero and
Jimeno. Montague and Capulit were not
in it for moment with this terrible
vendetta. From what the feud took Its
origin, whether that in sunny Italy
Jiineno's ancestors had insip uated aught
against the purity Of descent of the
Rugiero line, or that the house OF
Rugiero had basted the house of Jimeno
on the Rialto, could not be ascertained.
All that is known is that when all was
over yesterday Jimeno said: "It is much
agood. glad Of it. I pay ze mon" and
glared at the little italian who had
escaped his wrath.
But to our tale. 1t was little after
four O'Clock. Monument square side
walks were filed with men women and
children, and the electrics were chasin e
each other in ali directions. All at once
short sturdy little Italian was seen on
the corner of Centre street in front of
Loring Short and harmon's book store
fieroely gsstularing and sputtering
Italian at another italian, tall and
strongly built who stood quite in the
distance away in the middle of the
square. The little man was Pasquale
Rugiero the big one Jimeno.
All at once at something said or done
by Rugiero, Jimeno pulled big revolver
from his hip pocket and sprinted for
Rugiero at terrible gait immediately
the latter cried bloody murder and
tumbled over himself to ger out of the
way. But the long legs of Jimeno were
too much for the shoruer stumps of
Ruaiero and the latter was quickly over
hauled. As the big italian brandishing
the pistol and breathing anathemas came
on like a whirlwind. The GROW d scattered.
Men bolted for doorways, women shrisked
children cried. Several of the Drawer
ones among the men mads dive for
Jimeno to seize him and get the revolver
but he was on the little Rugiero before
they could stop him. The little italian
called on all the saints in the calendar
for protection but didn't fail at the same
time to keep sharp eye on his assailant.
Just as Jimeno was about to seize his
prey Rugiero at his wits ends looked for
help from somewhere, ana his eye fell on
stately dame who happened to be pass
ing. Throwing his arm around the as
tonished woman he pulled her in front of
him az barrier from the assaults of
Jimeno. AS can we'll be imagined the
frantic woman gave the sturdy little
Itnliar picnic. She "snatohed him bald
headed" metaphorically speaking. SO
that 1t was mooted question, which
was the most to be dreaded the sharp
nails OF the lady or the bullets of his ad-
versary's pistol. The little fellow was q
sight, bat almost as quickly as ne had
grasped the woman. friendly hands
pulled her from his clutches. Then in q
twin king both men had seized each other
and for a few moments rolled over aud
over in the gutter like two big Thomases
In cat fight Clothes were ripped, hair
torn and from the struggl ling pair came
more cospettos, and Santa Marias, than
would f1ll one of Archibald Clavering
Gunter's italian dramas.
In the melee the revolver dropped ont
of Jimeno's hand on the sidewalk and
opened, and several OF the cartridges
dropped from the chambers on to tho
sidewalk. When the revolver dropped
several men made grab for it, bat just
at that MON ent the com bHtants rolled
over on to it and they were disappointed.
Then Rugiero, who was getting on top,
failed. Jimeno had better luck, and,
hampered RS he was, managed to aim the
gun and fired. The bullet apparently
struck Rrgiero in the back and he
howled to "beat the band. - Then the
crowd made final effort and forced
liuoAo duu AuS4Oto opaAps Dup hou bc-
fore the former had got finger Of the
lattaTs in his mouth and ohewed it by
mistake for candy.
AS soon as the men were separated the
men who had parted them rushed them
up stairs to DR.. Ways Office, which is
over Loring, Short and Harmon's, locked
the door and stood guard over them
while they waited for the police. Officers
Moulton and Moore shortly arrived and
took both men into custody and carried
them to the station. The revolver was
recovered and several of the cartridges.
When DR.. Way examined Kug1ero he
found that he had wonderful escape.
The bullet had penetrated his coat just
over the left hip, pa ssed half around his
body and then went out In its passage
the ball just raised the skin on his back
and over his spine. The doctor dressed
the wounded finger.
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