The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-15
BUTCHER KILLS BUToHER.
Revolver Bests KNIFE In . Row In = Clinton
Place Boarding. House.

Revolver Bests Knife In Q Row In . Clinton
Place Boarding House.
All the witnesses to the killing Of Vito Cenni.
which occurred at 7:30 o'clock last evening at
"a Clinton place, agree that he was the aggres.
sor, and also as to the other circumstances He
was q butcher at Lakeview. N. J., and his wife,
from whom he was separated, was working as q
servant in the Clinton place house, boarding
house kept by Mrs. Theresa Ighina.
Emanuel Biaocci, the man who shot and
killed Cenni. Is q butcher also. He runs an ex-
press in connection with his butcher business at
ella Thompson street.
Mrs. Cenni and her husband were married
seven years ago. She left him eighteen months
ago because. so she says, OF his Jealous pickering
and quarrellinG. She assumed her maiden
name, and began to work as o servant for Mrs.
1ghina. Her husband called to see her ct stated
periods, and whenever he called aquarrel was
sure to result.
According to the story told by tho witnesses.
Cenni called at the house after supper last even
ing, Just as his wife was about to start out on q
bicycle ride with Edith Ighina, the 14-year-
old daughter of the clearinghouse keeper.
Biacco. who supplied the boarding house with
meat. had como there shortly before. as he says,
for the purpose Of getting m order for the next
Mrs. .Cenni talked with him in the base
mont about her bicycle, which she said needed
frspalripg. and he started to mend 1t for her.
ms wife heard him ask for her, she ran upstairs
70 he next floor; Cenni. seeing her all dressed
t3r the street, asked her where she was going.
"No you're not" her husband said, as he
struck her two blows in the left side. She
ii Sefsa Scr @eh' 5annI WSs into H IN Ssdd Sbina , room m
70 see what the trouble was. Cenni attacked
her., She ran into the back parlor. where her
m0lher lay on q couch.
punched her. She locked the door against him.
vas the matter. cenni. on seeing him. il said
You're the man I'm looking for. ! want to
ngha you. Go downstairs and We viii have 1t
Biaoccl said no tried to calm Csnni. who be-
anne angrier every. moment, and finally grab
PED him. Biaocci threw him of, according to
Rs story, and then Cenni pulled out a butcher
Biocci says ne carries large sums OF money In
she express business, and for that reason HAD
S = permit to carry 2 revolver. When he saw
"2t put 1t up he would shoot him..
Cenni rushed at him and made three attempts
thS stab hin. One lunge, scratched Biocci's
ssi nnd a third 6y. grabbing the knife his loft
ro SSs until thsn, BloccI says. did no use his re-
USnni In the middle of the forehead aud the
IItner struck him over the left eye. Conni
,mnr}Upped to the floor unconscious and died In ten
IN hl liz 30. iiis butcher knife remained clutched
Central Office Detsctives Reidy and Rellly
iu y To- be passing the house In q cross
Who car a! the time, aud they arrested Blocci,
"nD made no attempt to escape.
phner an ambulance surgeon had dressed
D,neeis wounds he and Mrs. Cenni and Edith
IS oeEsdd TAKEN nn to Police ~Headquarters. Bioeci was
puIl ID the House OF Detention.