New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-05
NrRDEP ~ LITTLE ITALY.
POLICE HAVE TO CLUB THEIR WAY TO TIE
VICTIM AND NOW CANNOT FIND
SIAYcE

Hafaelo Mendecello The proprietor ~ run
stand q, 40 az East hundred and thirteenth
81 was shot dad YESTERDAY afternoon AZ his stand
ny an unknown FABIAN. who escaped.
The Of The shooting Il IN the heart OF LIT
tie Italy The street was crowded with Italians
when thA unknown Italian appeared IN company
with Giovanni ristane. Of NJ .e2 East One hun
ered a nd thlrteenth-st. The unknown man was
about twenty fyA years old I've wore vnite
linen cap aifh an American rag on the right side
and cuban fsg on the other Ne was taking eA-
citedIy win Cris,ans when as they CO.. opposite
70 Af@ndecei,N who string IN front OF nv
stall the unknown man turned and spoke N him
Meni4,-llo ansu cred back sngrily. and A quarrel
vas on In a few seconds \ crowd gathered about
ana MsndAcsllo crew revolver and nref twice at
the unknown rlsn. who drew pistol % IN" Same
time and also fred twice. The unknowns sncn
were both effective. enc striking MsndecAllo IN mo
night lung sud the other In tns right leg Men
daceio fell dead one II his bullets had gone viid.
and how It missed striking some one /, N, rro~d
Is mystery The her bullet hr Cristsrs IN the
hand
Immediately after III. shots had been fred the
rildos, SCENE that has occurred IN Lizzie italy In
many day took place. Tn" crowd increased IN
Ill there 1870 m.n. women ard chi1r"n IN
the street every one Trying es' m the spot whore
the man hal been KILLED. They pushed and fought
with one another in tho hot sunlight until women
tainted children became ierrorz~d. ami men
pushed on without laying any attention 10 them
N get 20 the spot where the man lay murdered
Some one rushed into me East onf -hundrsh-and-
fourth-st police station and told r'tSeant
Magen Of the trouble He ordered ont fifty r"seIx's
and captain Creedon took charge or mem hey
60, 10 the corner 4 Flrst-aye. and ON -hunfrHh-
and -thirieenth-st. vnere they met the mon or eN-
cited people captain freedom AMI the nfty men
charged three times without making an men OF
headway Then they Grew their Guns, out these
did not lntlmldate the mob until they we're put
into actual use The police AZ last dashed through
the thick crowd OF Italians who yer" yslhnS ano
cursing the police and one another, cuonihg rlsnt
and left until they az fss: got 10 the dean man.
who still lay the Sidewalk win 'ristane n"rihe
him The latter At once arrested -.
The body OF the murdered man was sent 10 lne
police staten and Captain creedon. Detective VIII
b.r and the fifty policemen began search OF the
block for the murderer. Not an Italian IN the
neighborhood would give the slightest information
the people in Cristsnes own house swearing tnet
they did not know him. The police were banned.
and they had to retire after two hours searcn. As
cases 60 in Little Italy, The murderer Is not hkey
20 ne caugh.. -. - ,.......
said they had learned that The murferers name
was Michael Curcio. OF No Az East One-hundred.
and ,hi-d-st. but hehad disappeared leaving no
trace lie : described twenty-seven years od,
80 pounds weight. Ave feet nine inches tall slim,
with a sandy complexion sunken cheeks and scar
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