The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-02
ONE MAN KILLED
AND THREE WOUNDED
RESULT OF AN AFTERNOON
BRAwL IN SOUTH SCRANTON.
Party of Italians, While Drinking in
the Saloon of Joseph steimplinger
at Dutch Hollow, ouarrelled and
Used Knives and Razors on One
Another with Desperate Results.
Aniello Di Santo Was Killed and
Terribly Mutilated-The Murderer
Is Unknown-one Arrest Made.

A drunken brawl, that ended in
most atrocious murder, took place yes
terday afternoon in the Italian colony
on the South Side.
Aniello Di Santo, a man 35 years Of
age, who has a wife and one child in
Italy was killed, Pasqual Vilalio was
seriously injured and his brother, Tony
Vilalio and Mrs. Joseph Steimplinger
slightly wounded. Tony Vilalio is the
only person as yet placed under arrest.
Who killed Di Santo, is question that
has not yet been answered. The body
was frightfully mutilated.
The fight occurred about 5 o'clock in
thes aloon of Joseph Steimplnger on
Meadow avenue in the Nineteenth
ward, in a locality known as Dutch
Hollow. The murdered man, Aniello
Di Santo lived with a number of COM
panions near the Connell company
brickyard at No. . mountain.
From what could be learned from
Pasqual Vilalio, when seen at his
boarding house by a Tribune man last
night it appears that he and his
brother Tony, Frank and Philip Andro
Joseph Cremand, John Smith and a
man they only know as "Tom," and
the murdered man, met in the saloon
of Steimplinger about 4 o'clock. They
all went into a back room and COM
menced drinking.
THE MEN QUARRELLED.
An argument arose between PasTual
Nilalio and Frank andre, which grew
quite heated. With the exception Of
Tony Vilalio the other members of the
crowd were OF the same opinion as
Andre. and made known that fact
Some one drew a razor and almost in
stantly every man had whipped out Z
weapon and was slashing right and
left. The men fought their way into
the barroom where Di Santo was seen
to sink into a chair unconscious.
No attention was paid to him and
the angry men fought on out into the
street Pasqual Vilalio was the next
to fall, and he was carried aside white
the remainder of the gang made for the
woods.
Di Santo after the room was cleared
was found by the wife of the proprie-
tor of the place, and with assistance
was carried upstairs and placed in a
summer kitchen where he died twenty
minutes later.
He received an ugly cash in the groin
which tore the muscles and severed the
femural artery, the latter causing him
to bleed to death.
Pasqual Nilalio was removed to his
boarding house few blocks away and
was attended by Dr. d. A. Webb He
received a slash of a razor which laid
his face open from his left eye to tho
bottom of his neck. A little more ef-
fort on the part of the man who cut
him would have severed the carotid
artery which would have made the list
of dead one more.
PLACED UNDER ARREST.
Tony NilaIio, his brother. who wa,
later arrested at his boarding house
by Lieutenant of Police Zang anC
Patrolmen Boland and Sartor. received
an ugly cash on the right hand. Will
raising his razor to strike the blad,
fell and almost severed one finger
Mrs. Stemplinger, who was doins
her utmost TO get the men out whilt
the melee was in progress. sustained
a cash about two inches long on me
left arm. This she alleges was done
by Tony. who also made a slash at he
right hip, and cut her clothing int
her body, hut did not penetrate tn,
flesh.
Two hours after the murder occurred
the police We're notified. Lieut.. Zane
Boland and Sartor hastenel to Sth,
scene. AS above stated they immediate
ly placed Tony Vilalio under arrest
His brothers condition would not per
nit Of his being removed.
tective Moir arrived shortly after tn
other officers. They went to Pasqua
Vilalio's room and took his statement
as above given. He told them that h
did not know of any one being killed
1t was later learned that there is baC
feeling existing between the Vilalio
and the other members of the gang
and fight has been in the air for
| long time.
After the murder the Andro's Int
their comrades made for the woods
which are close to the scene of the az
fray.
MURDERER NOT KNOWN.
Not until the whole gang is rounded
up if then. will it be known VIII
struck the blow that resulted in Di
SAINT rs death. Mrs. Steimulinger. an
her father, who We're in the BARRON
when the fight started, state they al,
not see nj Santo slashed, and believ
| it was done while the fight was i,
| progress in the back room
! Coroner Roberts was notified and ar
| rived at 1870 o'clock. He viewed 9TH
| body and ordered it removed to tn
morgue OF Undertaken G. A Miller
where he will perform an autopsy to
| day and empanel Jury.
Up to midnight Tony Vilallo was tn
! only man arrested. Chief ROhling. De
| tectiVe Moir and Patrolmen Rolan