New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
THREE STRIKERS SHOT.
ATTACK MADE ON LABORERS IN MAMAR
ONECK AND RIOT RESULTS.
ONE OF THE LEADERS BADLY HURT AND
MAY DIE-ITALIANS FLEEING FROM
WESTCHES FER TOWNS.


The strike of the Italian laborers of Westches
ter County for increased wages and shorter
hours eliminated yesterday morning in a riot in
Mamaroneck, in which three men were shot and
one man struck the head with pick
axe. Those injured We're:
CAvERIo PAONEsE, striker shot in the abdomen;
PASQUALB MEsTRACHIO. laborer. cap shot off by
strikers
JOHN and bay bur ao0re struck on head with p'kaAe
GENERO BE-TTO. striker. scalp wound.
In addition to the above an unknown italian
had his fingers blown off by shotgun but he
fled to the woods Immediately after the scrim-
mage. and at last reports had not been captured.
Twelve Italians, most of whom are strikers,
were arrested and taken to the Mamaroneck
jail. Michael Griffin. the contractor, whose men
were attacked and who shot some of the strik-
ers. arrested about two hours after the riot
by Deputy Sheriff Kuss.
All of the prisoners were arraigned before
Judge McCabe al 4 o'clock. He held Michael
Griffin In 81, 800 bail to await the action of the
Grand Jury Peter Barber, a striker, was fined
SO, and the following four strikers. except
Nicholas Darti, who received fifteen days.
sentenced ten days each in the White Plains
jail: Frank Gillardi. Domnck VitrO Frank
Lodi and John Terono. The other prisoners
were discharged the authorities could not get
any evidence against them. The rioters showed
reluctance in testifying against one another. 1t
is believed that the riot has broken up the strike.
all of the Italians fleeing from the town
fast they can get away.
Sheriff Molloy and Coroner Banning hurried
to Mamaroneck as soon possible after learn
ing of the affray. and now in charge of af-
fairs. The Sheriff has stationed 100 deputy
sherffs In the towns along the New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad from Larchmont
to Port Chester to guard against further out
breaks. More deputies sworn in last night,
and will probably be kept duty until the
strike is settled the Italians in armed bands
have been constantly parading through the
country overawing the local authorities and
making it impossible for to work. Sheriff
Mooy formerly contractor. and is known
to nearly all the Italian padrones of Westchester
County. He warned the strikers that If any
further disorders occurred he would arrest the
leaders and lock them up in the White Plains
Jail. He also forbade the strikers to carry arms
or parade
By direction Of Coroner Banning the Mount
Vernon ambulance sent yesterday after
noon to Mamaroneck to convey Caverio Paonese.
the most seriously injured striker. to the County
Almshouse East View. The Coroner believes
that If the man receives proper attention and
blood poisoning is prevented he will recover.
although it will probably be necessary to ampu-
tate his leg. Before hs was sent to the hos
pital the made ante-morten statement
to the Coroner in which he said:
I am a laborer and have been employed by John
and about fifty companions who are strike
are working for Michael Griffin and induce tllem
to strike had no pistol. but had short club.
dags One Of my friends tried 70 go into the park
or Wv will IL shoot He had shotgun in his hand
be was the %so lead hs @
fnd wss o aser OF IN ms the strike rH s
shot / fell to the ground unconscious and did not
hear any of the shooting that followed.
Griffin was found by Deputy Sheriff Kuss be-
tween Mamaroneck and White Plains. where he
had fed by trolley He told the deputy
that he willing to give himself up, and had
run away from fear of arrest. but TO prevent
the strikers from killing him. He admitted that
he had fired the shot that struck Paonese and
several of the other strikers, but said that he did
it in self-defence He exhibited his hat, which
contained a bullet hole which he said
caused by a shot fired at him by the strikers.
He also surrendered the gun with which he had
defended himself. 1t had been broken in two
and the stock missing.
Griffin who lives in Mount Vernon. has the
contract for improving the Sound View prop
erty situated about half mile north of the
wood Plaza Company. He employs about one
hundred Italians to whom he has been paying
the existing scale of wages. 81 % for day of
ten hours. On Monday the other Italians in
the surrounding towns struck for 81 80 day
and eight hours work They marched out to
Sound View Park and compelled his men tc
join their ranks. Some of them who refused
were kicked and beaten by the strikers. The
others all terrorized that they feared
to return to work in the morning, Griffin
brought up about Atty Italians from Mount Yer
non and put them to work. The strikers about
a hundred strong, visited the park yesterday
morning. and the ringleaders demanded that the
new laborers join the strike. They refused. and
Griffin tried to keep them from entering the
grounds and molesting his One of the
strikers fired at Griffin with revolver and the
bullet went through his hat. Griffin then fired
the strikers with shotgun and they at
tackled him with clubs and knives. In the riot
Pasquale MestrachO, Of No. 100 High-st.
Mount Vernon, employed by Griffin had his knee
cap shot off and was also shot in the leg John
Yenno, also employed by Griffin was struck on
the head with pickaxe and his whole scalp was
laid open. He was also struck over the head
with a shotgun Genero Betto received a scalp
wound and another Italian had his fingers shot
off. A load of shot pierced Caverio Paonese's
abdomen and second charge tore away por-
ton of his leg above the knee.
driving by the riot while il was at
its height and hurried 10 Mamaroneck where
he reported it to the local authorities. Village
President John Carroll Immediately swore in
thirty deputies and sent them out to arrest the
strikers. The deputies were lead by Deputy
John T. Sival,s and accompanied by DR.. A. j.
Hunter. who attended the Injured DIR.
Hunter had some difficulty in finding the strIk-
ers who had been hurt, as they had been
dragged away by their friends to the woods and
secreted Paonese taken to his home In
Mamaroneck In an mprovised ambulance and
the other men were taken to the office OF Judge
McCabe.
There is much excitement over the riot in
MamarOneck and in the fashionable places