Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-06-03
SHOOTING AT NEWPORT.
Parfy of Newport Young Men Had Sport
with Some Italians and the Result is
That Two Newport Young Men
Shot.


Over in Jail there is an Italian locked
III cell who will probably next October
answer to charge of murder. In a cell
or the first floor are two other Italians
who are held as witnesses against the ac-
cused man.
Monday night at nine o'clock word came
from Newport by telephone that two
men had been shot by Italians, and one
was likely to die. 1t was thought the
Italians were on their way to Bridgeton
and the officers were requested to watch
ont for the men.
Sheriff Cheesman Immediately called
officers Lore and Cresswell and Jail
Warden Watkins out and these three
men started to walk to Fairton on the
railroad track, and the Sheriff drove to
Falrton to meet them.
When Fairton was reached by the off.
morning, and there they met Constables
Husted and Downam coming to Bridge
ton with the sons of Italy.
The story of the shooting that comes
from Newport, and the story told by
three Italians differ but little.
The Italians are Felice Carfagria.
Giuseppe Tramuts, and Angelo Desi-
none, with number of other Italians
they have been working down abou
Newport picking strawberries, and living
in shantes nearby.
These three fellows, about six O'Clock
went to small creek or gut back of the
village hotel and began fishing, remain
ing there until about eight o'clock.
About that time, it was nearly dark; six
or seven Newport fellows came along,
and from appearance they had been
drinking. They made fun of the Italians
and after some bantering words, several
OF the Newport fellows threw Tramuts
and Desimone into the creek. They then
started for Carfagria, and he much
frightened ran from them. They pursued
him little distance and he pulled a re-
volver from his pocket and the crowd
stopped. The Newport fellows say that
the Italian Immediately began shooting,
but the Italian says Page came after him
with knife in his hand.
Then he began shooting and empting
the five chambers of his revolver threw
it MO the creek, and with his two COM
panions, who had crawled out of the
water, ran in roundabout way to their
shanty.
The bullets from the revolver all flew
wide OF the mark except two. One of
them struck George Page in the back,
just over the right shoulder blade, and it
is thought plowed its way through the
right lung. Another bullet hit Alfred
Bradford in the arm, and it is believed
shattered the bone, so that amputation
may be necessary.
The shooting created great excitement,
and Immediately warrants were issued
by Justice E. 0. Compton, and officers
started in pursuit. 1t was thought the
fellows would try and leave the place,
but when the shanty was visited all three
were there, and Immediately accom-
panied the officers to Justice Compton's
office, and there Carfagria was committed
for mortally shooting Page, and the other
two were committed as witnesses.
When PIONEER reporter went in Jail
Tuesday he found that all three of
the Italians were young fellows and
small of stature. Desimone alone speaks
English, and he told the story as given
above. Through an interpreter Corfag-
ria gave the same version of the unfor-
tunate affair. He said when he threw
ais revolver away he did not know he
had shot Page or Bradford, hence made
no attempt to get away, but was in the
shanty asleep when the officers came. He
declared he fired the revolver because he
feaved he was to be thrown in the creek,
Carfagria is ralher small of stature, has
bit of moustache, and is slender. His
eyes We're bleared this morning, and he
seems very much depressed. He talks
about the whole affair with great candor
He says he is twenty-five years of age
and is married, his wife being in New
port. He has been in this country two
years and has been living on South
Seventh street, Philadelphia. He married
a sister of Angelo Dismone.
A dispatch from Newport says that
Page is hourly growing weaker, and it is
not thought possible that he will live the
day out. He is being attended by DIR. A.
P. Glandon, DR.. Geo. Butcher and DR.. w.
Glandon. He is the son of Norton Page
and is about q years of age.
Tuesday morning Bradford, accom-
panied by two brothers, went to Phila-
delphia hospital. The wound is in the
muscles of the right arm, and the bullet
is imbedded in the bones. The physi-
clans at Newport are of the opinion that
the arm must come off. Before Bradford
left this morning he said the whole un-
fortunate occurrence was due to his dare
devil leadership.
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