The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-17
CARDS.
Two Italians
Quarrel.
SHOOTING RESULTS
Wounded Man at Hospital,
His Assailant Free.

The Italian quarter in East Worces-
Ter was enlivened by a shooting affray
about $50 oclock last night. that came
very near resulting fatally for one of
the participants. Had his adversary's
bullet passed but an inch or two to one
side, it would undoubtedly have pierced
the mans heart.
! The injured man, who is now in the
city hospital, is a rag picker and
known about the streets as James
Keefe, although his friends say his
right name is Celirine Chechele. A
bank book found in the mans pocket
also bears this name.
ali the injured man would tell the
police about the affair is that the
shooting took place outside the house,
and that ms assailant's name is Pat
sey. About $50 o'clock residents Of
East Worcester, in the neighborhood
Of Henry street, heard two shots ring
out. but were unable to locate their
source A feW minutes later man
came along Henry street, to the cor
4ler of Shrewsbury street and asked
= man who stood on the corner If he
could direct him TO a doctor.
. The individual in question told him
he could not, but noticing that the man
was wounSed and that blood was drip
ping from his arm, advised that he go
TO the hospital, and without more ado
started for Henry Bros store and
telephoned for the police ambulance.
Chechele appeared very much excited
and could say little, but that he had
been shot, but where and by whom,
he either couldn't or would not tell
. When the ambulance arrived, the in
sjured man was standing in his shirt
sleeves, with his coat thrown over one
arm. while he tried to staunch the
blood that flowed from the wound An
his arm. He was hurried to the city
hospital, where it was found that the
wound is not dangerous.
A bullet entered the right arm near
she elbow joint, and passed out on the
opposite side Of the arm. Holes in
the coat sleeve indicate that he was
shot while the garment was ON. and
that more than one bullet passed
through the sleeve.
Inquiry in the neighborhood devel-
Oped the fact that Chechele lives at 20
Henry street, butpthe inmates nf-- the
house denied that the trouble took place
there. \ trail Of blood extends from the
corner of Shrewsbury street along
Henry to East Worcester street. where
the blood stains stop.
The first theory was that he was shot
in his boarding house, but the trail OF
blood extending up and down the street
was unaccounted for, unless the man
Avas confused and ran both ways in
search of a doctor. A little later an
italian remarked that Chechele was In
the habit of visiting at a house on East
Worcester street.
Officers T. J. Spencer, ]. w. Roche
and Chamberlain. who were sent out
-oH the case, made a thorough search
Of the district and finally acting or
the above clue, started to interview res
idents in the vicinity. At e. East Wor-
cester street. the house pointed out as
the one where Chechele sometimes Wis
tied. the inmates denied that he haC
been there. although they said two
Shots lad been fired in the yard be
tween their house and the building mex
.AQOr. They saw two men in the yard
but they could not tell Who they were
They advised that the officers call a
the house next door, No so.
A succession of vigorous raps brougb
the man of the house to the door, )
he either could not or would not
Ilerstal.d English and until a lod
had been roUsed, was unable TO und
stand what was wanted.
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