The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-08
IN TUMULT.
THEY WAGE BATTLE WITH THE Po-
IICE IN EAST IL5TH STREET.

MIA. Farrin Refused Beer TO Luigi Ferrt-
ITO Tried to Shoot Her-PiStol ExplodedI
policeman Beck Heard 1t and Tried to
Arrest Ferri-Thon the Riot Began.
The regular Sunday night fight in Little
1,n,y' assumed the proportions Of a riot last
night. Five policemen finally landed three
rrisonets in the East 1o4th street station after
= battle with n mob Of Italians. The trouble
.tarted in the tenement at AS East 18th
Greet. which shelters several hundred Italians.
n, Lucy Farria. tho h"ousekeeper. doled out
tho beer that the Italians we're able TO pro-
cnre In big GROWERS" from the neigh
boring saloons. Many cans had been
omptied. when some one noticed that Luigi
Forri. who lives on the third floor Of the house.
seemed TO be brooding over some wrong. He
vos asked to tell his trouble. and he said that
Mrs. Farria had been putting all the froth out
NJ each can in his glass and had been saving
The solid beer for herself. Mrs. Farria there
upon declared that she would give him no more
beer.
Ferri went TO his room and returned with q
bir. old-tnshioned muzzle- loading pistol. Hold
ing il with both hands he pointed 1t at Mrs.
Farria's head and declared he would kill her
unless she gave him some beer. Several OF the
men jumped for Ferri. and in the scufie the
pistol dropped to the floor and exploded. The
bullet hit no one.
Policeman Beck, who was passing the house.
ran in and attempted TO arrest Ferri. Every
italian In the room set on Beck and forced him
20 the sidewalk. They took his club from him
and threw il across the street. 1t made a ring
Ing sound when II fell. and as one blow Is a
call for aid. two policemen soon came up on
a run. They raped for assistance. and two
more arrived. Beck had been roughly handled
and his uniform was torn. The five cops forced
l,a;r ~ thTD1Dh tho crowd and AFrnEfnh
Ferri. Then by n liberal use OF their clubs
they got clear OF the crowd and started for the
Every hundred feet Of progress added 100
Itaiiansto the mob. The Italians threw tomato
cans and stones. The police made three PUSHES
were broken. They made a final stand at 18th
street and First avenue and sent a call to the
station for more policemen and n patrol wagon.
Rocco Rangesso was at this point hit on the
head 10y a policeman's night stick and dropped
s]enselcss to the pavement. John Cava. who has
into the the street and tried to DRAG RanGesso into
his establishment, but the police interfcred.
Cava reiinquish his hold on ,RanGesso's body.
extra poiice,IFOrri. Gava and RanGesso. who
Ing and GesticuIating Italians. were, driven
to fSck. sGe up '' and Ran Ssss ,& sRs l ssEFi on T sSs
station house floor. The police threw water on
him. but he gave no signs of reGaining con-
his nose, but his eyelash never Quivered. They
tapped him on the soles of his feet, but there
was no response from Rangesso. who lay on
the floor as If dead.
We must send for an ambulance" said the
Sergeant, who began to be worried. This
man may be dead"
"Oh, Sergeant" said Beck, winkinR to his
Superior. let's let this DaRo go home. The
boor devil has suffered enough already"
THAT amt a bad idea; y said the Sergeant.
parted for the door. He was caught and
iNcked up. Detective Gelderman and four
hther policemen were sent out TO make addi-
Lonal arrests. The wounds of the Ave police
len were dressed by an. ambulance surgeon.
Their uniforms were badly torn.