The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-09
Probably Fatal Shooting
in Johnston.
DORREZZO IN HOSPITAL.
Bullet From a So Calibre Pistol
Penetrated Abdomen.
LoNNI SLIGHTLY WOUNDED.

Another Italian shooting ARRAY took
place last evening, and there is strong
possibility that murder may be the result,
for one OF the men stricken down lies
very dangerously wounded at the Rhode
Island Hospital, another is at his home,
while the man who Is said to have done
the shooting 10 IN the hands of the john
ston police authorities. The shooting
occurred In the silver Lake district Of the
town Of Johnston, at II Randall avenue.
where the most dangerously wounded
man, vincenzo Dorrezzo, known among
the nsiRhbors as Jim Dorranoe, RESIDES.
The other victim is.Luigi LeonaIdi. aged
~, who lives On Miller avenue, Johnston.
whtIO the alleged assailant 10 Vincepzo
Lonni. 80 years of age. who resides or
Church street, Cranston.
Dorrszzo. who Is 20 years OF age, Is an
Industrious and respectable young man.
who has nI ways taken great deal of
pride In adapting himself to tho GUS
toms and methods OF living OF this ooup-
try, and he occupies neat and we'll fur
nished horne In the upper fenemsnt OF
the house on Randall avenue, where he
lives with his wife and two little chill
dren, the youngest being one month Old
yesterday, when It was baptizsu. This
was what really caused all the trouble.
for it is customary among the Italians OF
the peasant classss on tho OCCASION OF
baptism In their families to invite their
friends to partake OF solid and liquid re-
freshment.
Dorrezzo Invited his friends. hut, 1t 10
said, was careful not TO pro ide more than
tbrse RACKS OF lager bser, thus preventing
any drunkenness In nis home. All went
we'll until the arrival OF Viucsnzo Lonni,
about @ O'Clock last evening, AMI IL was
soon seen that the man had been drink
ing before he arrived, ana was in suTly
mood. He was, however c0urteously
treated. and remained In the house until
about 10 o'clock, when he and several
OF .srs left tine house..
In a few minutes the men were heard
uuarreiina In the street, and -Doffezso,
desirous of avoiding any scar 0al In the
ne:ghborhood, In which he ltv,d, went 90
the door for the purpose OF asking the
men to 60 away peacefully. The moment
he appeared In the doorway tho saooti ng
commenced, two shots being nred. Il ne
first one bit Luigi Leonardo, the ball en-
tcring the lower part OF his body, aad the
second hit Dorrezzo, the bullet from Ss-
oalibre pistol penetrating she lower por.
tion Of the abdomen, apparently going
straight into tho boly.
Immediately after the shooting Lonni
and several other Italians ran avay,
very near. and Dorrezzo and Leonardo
went into the house. 1na latter, who was
not 40 seriously hurt. ma aged to forco the
bullet ont Of his wound. and ne was then
taken to Smiths drug store In Olneyvilis
where no waA tended by DR.. Farrell. later
going to his home on Miller avenue. DIR.
Farrell then went to Dorft zzo's home,
and after examining the wound deemed
it dangerous tu ascertain the extent OF
the intestinal aceration withous proper
facilities for doing 20. DR.. Peters OF the
Rhode Island Hospital was communion
ted with and hs finally agreed 90 send the
ambulancs for the man although IL CON-
flioted with the rule against sending the
am mbulanoe over the city line. Dorrezzo
was taken to the hospital whero every sf-
Tort will To made 20 save his life.
As soon ~ the police learned OF the
shooting Chief Hoibrook accom- panied by
Onicer Holland, called upou Chief OF Po-
securing the man accused OF the shooting.
These officers went with Officer Yrainor
to Ion MIS- house on Churcn street, and
at n idnight found him roaming around
the yard adjoining his premises, and he
Was xt once placed under arrest He de-
cisred that ne was not the man who had
done tte shooting, and Infatuated that It
wns his brother -in-law.
Lonni Was taken to the homo OF Dor
rezzo, and was there idenuf,d by asnum-
ber of persons, az She man who did the
shooting. and be was at once taken to the
bridev ell 1he Italians who know
L uniRi claim that he ID a vicious and
iftlsss fellow, and the Cranston police
alleRe that he hes been involved In q
shooting affair oncs before.