The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-11
A ROW OVER A FENCE.
II Led to a Report That Murder Had
Been Committed.
The "Jolly Six" Held an Enjoyable Social.
North End Noies.

Word came to the Second police station
last night that man and woman had
been murdered with an axe in the Italian
colony at Tooleville. The rumor set every
one i'm the station on the go, that Is, ex-
cept the foorman. The latter had the
most excitement Notwithstanding the
thrilling tale, however, for there came
over the telephone repeated inquiries
about sending more men TO certain
caucus held i'm the district-that Is police
men for there were enough of the other
kinds at the caucus.
But as to the murder story, Lieutenant
Murray called out the bicycle detail COM
prising Sergeant Hartnett and Officers
Kirby, Sharpe and McElroy and he went
himself on the trolley. Had the affair
occurred week later he would have gone
on bike himself. The party of patrol
men and superiors reached the scene of
the reported murder which was at go
Charles street. There had been no muir
der they soon ascertained but there had
been a couple of assaults. One of the
fellows who committed an assault was
under the safe protection of Officer Gilfoil.
The latter is resident of Tooleville
and while taking hisafter supper stroll
heard of the row and that one Antonio
Folio was concerned in 1t. He located
Antonio and remained with him until
the bikes and their riders arrived. Later
on Antonio was locked up on a charge of
simple assault The cause of the row
which set the exciting story afloat was "a
fence belonging TO Nicholas Cristofano.
This fence is at the rear Of the latters
estate at 620 Charles street and separates
his lot from the one on Hassan street
which is the house occupied by 1etro
Chechestro and Antonio Folio. The two
latter IL is claimed disliked the fences and
there have been rumors of war between
the pasties for some time and last night
the dispute was at its height.
The two neighbors of Cristofano and he
had discussion and Folio, it is charged,
struck Cristofano two or three times,
once in the chest, but the other blows
are not located Cechcstro, il is alleged,
also took hand in the argument and
so did Mrs. Christofano. The latter was
in delicate condition, and while parties
who saw the affair allege that Chechestro
only pushed her aside, she did fall down
and there was a bruise on her side that
did not result from the fall.
Chechestro moved like the wind and
got out of the way when he saw Mrs.
Cristofano fall and realized the effect
his assault might have on woman i'm her
condition. The bicycle corps started in
pursuit, but their racers did not catch
him. DIR. Edgar c. Gates was summoned
to attend Mrs. Cristofano and early this
morning her condition did not appear to
be serious, though the result of the blow
she received cannot be told for a few days
Parties who know Folio say he is hard
working and peaceable fellow.
A PLEASANT DANCE.
The Jolly Six,' an organization of
popular young men, held very pleasant
dance in What Cheer Hall last evening
Lussier's orchestra furnished good music
for the $50 couples that took part in the
evenings pleasure. The grand march
WIS led by Mr.. Louis Block and Miss
Levy. Mr. J. Stanley was assistant floor
director and the aids We're Maple Stanley,
Walter Lizt Max Adler, NJ. j. STANLEY
and Messrs Burke and Hartman. At
intermission fine supper was served and
more than two hours of the morning had
gone before the party broke up. The
officers of the committee of arrangements
were: Louis Jacobs, chairman; Max
Adler, treasurer; Maple STANLEY, record
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rotary.