The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-22
In a Deadly Duel on East lIh St., Which
Lasted TIL Three Were Laid Low
FATHER AND SON ARRESTED BY POLICE
Row Which Ended In The TrIp's Tragedy Vas Be-
gun on Saturday Night snd Mas Renewed
on Noon YESTERDAY

New York. Jan. 22.-Three Italians of
one home were shot to death in an in
ter-family row, which began in an
Italian tenement house on East
Eleventh street at noon yesterday and
ended in one of the worst Sunday
brawls the East side has seen for some
time.
Antonio Colletti, 81 years old, mar
ried. was shot through the lung and
died in his tracks; Caspar Colletti, 10
years old, his brother, was shot In the
breast and died shortly after being
taken to Bellevue hospital, and David
Salvatore, 40 years old. a cousin of the
Collettis, was shot in the stomach. He
died in the hospital last night. Vim
cenzo spinolla and his son. Frank, II
years I'D, have been arrested and
charged with murder and the police
are still searching for Frank Spinolla,
a brother OF Vincenzo, who also played
"a part in the tragedy.
The trouble between the Collettis and
the Spinolbas which ended in the trag-
edy began late Saturday between Jo-
seph Colletti and Frank Spinolla, the
housekeeper where the Collettis lived.
Colletti came home in company with
friend and found the door 10 the tene-
ment locked. To gain an entrance the
two men kicked i'm a panel OF the door
against the protests of the house
keeper. Words passed between house.
keeper and Colletu, but there were no
particularly hostile demonstrations on
either side. The Colletti family seems
10 have been pretty well known among
the Italian residents OF that section OF
A ha There eight hrOt hers
and six sisters. the brothers being
mostly engaged as stone masons. They
all lived in the Eleventh street tene-
ment.
The Spinollas were not quite so nu-
merous, but there were three brothers
and one son. Vincenzo Spinolla, broth
er OF the housekeeper. lived with his
son Frank. on East Thirteenth street.
and the latter youth, who is IL years
old precipitated the murder.
Shortly before noon. young Frank
went around to the Eleventh street
tenement. and on the appearance OF
Antonio Colletti. assaulted him. Col
letti resented the attack and was inn
mediately joined by his brother Cas-
par. the two starting i'm to administer
punishment 10 the youth. At the same
time the boys father. VincenZo Spin
ola. arrived. and a number OF the Col
letti family's relatives Joined in the
struggle. This was the signal for
general riot and the street was filed
with a shouting. struggling mob. The
shouts OF the participants. accompani-
ed by pistol shots the cries Of the resi-
dents OF the neighborhood. filed the
air.
4 patrolman was attracted by the
noise. and he summoned an ambul-
ance from Bellevue hospital, at the
same time notifying Capt. Dimond OF
the Fifth street station. The captain
rushed to the scene with his staff OF
detectives. but on the appearance OF
the officers the riot was suddenly stop
ped.
Three men were lying on the ground.
one was dead and two mortally wound
cd Antonio Collettl had been shot
through the left lung and had dropped
dead I'm his tracks.
Cespar was bleeding and helpless
from a shot which had penetrated the
left breast and David Salvatore had
been shot i'm the stomach. Caspar was
rushed To n drug store and thence 20
the hospital, where he died i'm p faw
minutes after being admitted Saliva
tore lived for several hours.
Vincenzo Spinolla and his son nfd
from the scene on the arrival Of 'he
police. Frank the boy. was captured
ran to his h-me on Thirteenth street.
firing at his pursuers as he ran. lie
was found under bed I'm his room and
arrested. charged with homicide. as
was also his son. Jacob Colletti whose
forCible entrance into the tenement
Saturday night started the trouble. was
also arrested.
Frank Sp'nolla. the housekeeper has
disappeared.