New-York tribune., 1899-02-27
BROOKLYN NEWS.
SHOT THROUGH THE E> f..
ONE MAN KILLED. ANOTHER WOUNDED
IN AN ITALIAN FIGHT.
SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE-A MANHATTAN "">'
GAVE OVER TO BROOKLYN AND STARTED
A SMALL. RIOT. WITH SERIOUS IKE

CAME OVER TO BROOKLYN AND STA'lh"
SMALL. RIOT. WITH SERIOUS RE
SUITS TO ALL HANDS
James Liano. twenty-five years old' ol r,,,aS
Mott-st Manhattan. was shot ana lhS'"n'! .
bv Raphael Casco in front Of the latter r'S''"
ro,, a., No a Main-s;. at o'clock yesterday
a,,.r-oor peter Farrello a friend of l.ano' was
r eho, IN the left side. and IS lying III '"'
tI,,,,,o,,athic Hospital in dangerous cohul"o.''
t-orrello f. nineteen years old. and HFed al ~
Nott-st.. Manhattan. 1t IS not known N"'.''
was shot by Casco or py som" OF lle .
rrionds The quarrel was over a gambling ue"' !
'"t1 Tho shooting caused great excitement III
the Italian quarter. and the ponce WIZ .r
,bo scene almost instantly. made numoer o' 81
rests but Only after an exciting strusS'''
Casco declares that he never before saw 'he ma"
whom, he shot According to his story ne "d9 o.,
.,rr in his restaurant about 2:0 O'clock WIZ"
1ia., oarre IN with five friends and demanded
some money from him. He refused ana 'he W.,
rors drew pistols Casco's friends mncdia'e'>
showed nght and the intruders were driven uu' -.
H. ho,,so The restaurant Is at Main ana water
s,s with the entrance on the Nam ,I ont Of
Ijano ran around the corner "s'o ,, atrectly
80 V.indow and fired The bullet weht di'eouI n
through the fugtye's ietI eye sSots were fired
onf Farreo dropped with ball IN MS ley SIl' %
IiSi'H I&t, rvenfy y-eghth-st Manhattan VINO was III
- nn,s Marty ran down Main-st. toward llS m
fpr a
VlInLs from where the shooting occurred ne hee, Ian
into Patrolman Segert Segerl ot, or re~eved
he man 4 fight followed ana me oniyea - pafr1I
o'e ,.ere cut on the nose. With the aid ol Idoi,1
a - Honiel O'ConnOr the officer hnaHE SUE 80,
g. anding his man I'm the lower Fultoh-s' S'"''0'
IT, four other men who were sad 10 nay ,b,s
T., tbe marty from Manhattan escaped. ILi.''s
- snn,e other officers were having ahothcI - -
eio Win Casco and his friends. VINO ,sION' prad
sit.~a sit w pofrolmen John Wilson and James bidu
h6 hoard The shooting they saw the Italians
r,;, ONT Of the restaurant. and saw me man u, ~
~ beod ont OF the window and shoot I-aho ny
,rushed into the house and ran up aeahst 'noJJ
vrho stNl had his smoking revolver IN niS !l"'HiD ~
Tbev nnally overpowcred him, and sent MN 10 & pe
ionLod nm in the station house. When assistance
arrived the following were arrested ana heIu a. a.
witnesses August Ktscoa. twenty -iouI n Hv"n
old who boarded with CascO; Caroline OaScO WI.
tv-follr wears old wife OF the restaurah Ik.ePe1,-
frederick Jordan. twenty-siX years old. oi ~. %
Nain-st and Dominic LemOna twenty-sN year.
cid of 10 - Nan-st. These are all friends OF
CascO and are said to have taken part IN the rou'
of the people fr0r Manhattan ..-,
II was found that Casco had an lncls'd "0uliu
on his left arm. and II s thought that some OF nIS
assailarts tried 10 stab him with a sllletto AM
hulance Surgeon Chambcrlin. from the Hoinsro-
rofhic Hospital. dressed the wound lie TOOK f"'-
relic back 10 the hospital with MN. , .
All the people involved IN the rouhe peioHE ~
me bettor class Of Italians They all dress well
and wear great deal Of ifwelry. Casco, eccolc-
ing 10 the police frequently went to MOtt-st 70
play cards and their theory Is that ne becane
involvcd I'm some trouble there. and that ne NOT
. - gang came over get revenge. Both Iliio
and Farrello are said to have been owners Oi
coffee houses In MOtt-st