The sun., 1897-04-27
DE LUCIA MEANT TO KILL.
WANTED TO SHOOT TIE PRINCIPAL
VINO THRAsHED HIM.

TOOK y Loaded Five-Chnmbereo Revolver 10
school and Told Some OF His Mates re Was
Going TO shoot S1r. 0uiGiey-Disnrued AFTER
Lively FiEht-His Teachers strataEem.
John Do Lucca Is Long Island Citys most des-
porate schoolboy. Ho was whipped by his prin-
clpal yesterday morning for general misbe-
havior. In the afternoon no went to school with
. aloaded revolver In his pocket, with which, no
announced to some Of his comrades, he meant
ito all the Principal full OF holes" But chance
and tho good Judgment Of his teacher robbed
him Of the opportunity to carry out his threat.
Do Lucca attends the First ward school, Of
which Mr.. James f. Quiglcy is Principal lie
was In class Of the grammar grade. Ho Is 13
yoars old, but big, sturdy lad hot tempered
and sullen In disposition. He was the terror of
his schoolmates, who arc all physically his in
feriors. His father lives In Now York but De
Lucca's homo Is with his aunt, Mrs. Antoinette
De Luoca, at 01 Fourth street. Long Island
City. His aunt admits ho is quito beyond her
control.
For week or moro De Iuoca has misbohaved
generally, and his teacher Miss Sarah A. Craw-
son. has had to send him 10 Principal ouigley
repeatedly. Mr.. Quiglcy is avorse TO corporal
punishment, but, finding that admoniton,
kindly or otherwise, had no cffoct on the boy,
told DE Lucca the next time he came he would
be thrashed. Yesterday morning the boy was
unruly again, and Miss Crawson told him to
go to Mr.. Quigley. The Principal kept his promise
and thrashed him soundly, though, he says, not
brutally.
The children were dismissed for luncheon at
noon. De Lucca left the schoOlhouse very surly
and returned In no better humur. He met some
boys on the way to school. and to them he said
IN get even with old Quigley. Ill I'LL him
full of holes"
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utes when Do Lucca stopped to pick up a pencil
that he had dropped on the floor. As he did so
his coat fell wide open, and Alice Young, who
sat near him, saw the butt end OF pistol in the
inside pocket OF the garment.
Teacher" she cried out In alright, Johnny
Dc Lucca has n pistoll''
The classroom was in an uproar. Girls
screamed and boys ran from their seats to the
other side Of the room from where De Lucca sat.
Miss Crawson was badly frightened. but she
told the children to resume their seats. as there
was no cause for alarm. De Lucca sat still, and
the class came to order in little while.
After few minutes Miss Crawson called Car
rie Cavanaro and asked her in whisper to take
note to Mr.. Quiglcy. As she began TO write De
Lucca became suspicious. He arose from his
scat. walked deliberately to the teachers desk.
and looked to SEQ what she was writing. With
TO the Principal containing request for chalk
and pencils. De Lucca, reading this smirked at
the teacher and went back to his desk. But as
she handed tho note to Carrie Cavanaro. Miss
Crawson whispered to her to tell Mr.. Quigley
the state OF affairs.
The girl returned shortly with chalk and pen
ellis. This put DE Lucca completely at his ease.
He was not alarmed when ten minutes later Mr..
Quiglcy sauntered into tho room. Mr. QuiRlcy
nonchalRntly, looked over the windows and tho
thermometer in the classroom until he got be-
hind De Lucca's desk. when he suddenly seized
the boy under the arms and dragged him from
his bench. The lad fought desperately but Mr..
Quigley Is a large, muscular man, and he car
ried tho kicking boy into his Office, where
Janitor William Sugent and his assistant, John
O'Donnell, held the boy to the floor while Mr.
Quigley took the revolver from his pocket. De
Lucca struggled, kicked, and squirmed, but
made NO outcry.
Mr.. Quigley examined the weapon 1t was a
3s-calibre revolver with Eve chambers. all
loaded.
"What have you got this revolver in your
pocket for T. demanded the Principal.
The lad looked up defantly.
For you," he said.
boy to the Second Precinct station. where he was
locked up, charged with threatening to kill. His
aunt was notified. but she said that she would
let the law take its course. How the revolver
came into the possession Of the boy is puzzlinR
the police. All efforts to make De Lucca tell
have been in vain.