The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-06
BULLET WENT
THROUGH BODY
Graham Shot Down IN Street at
Boston by an italian.
LATTER FLED, PURSUED BY BOYS
Bdgandl Arrested by Police and Identified
by Lads Who Saw Murder
PRISONER DENIED HE DID SHOOTING.
Witnesses Declared Graham and BrIgandl Had Row
on ihs Street and That Former Was Shot
After Striking The laIian
Bdgandl Arrested by Police and Identified
BY Lads Who Saw Murder
PRISONER DENIED HE DID SHOOTING.


Boston. Jan. Sat the North Emo
early last evening a street alteration
ended in the, death OF one OF the par,
Elephants and the arrest OF the other on
the charge of murder. The affair took
place on Salem street. near the corner
OF North Bennett, soon after o'clock
Edward Graham. aged 82 years, sim
gle, who lived at 29l Causeway street
was the victim. He was shot in the
back, the bullet passing almost com
pletely through his body. lie lived but
"a few moments.
The man under arrest on the murder
charge, but who stoutly denies all
knowledge OF the affair. is Carmello
Brigandi, aged 80 years. who lives at
10 Sheafe street, and who lis in business
as G. Brigandi & Co.. carpenters. at As
Charter street.
"A crowd OF boys were playing at
snow balls on Salem street and paying
little attention TO anything else with
the exception OF the two or three Of
the more curious who were witnesses
of what took place. There were two
men engaged in controversy on the
street. the boys said. and a woman,
who is thought TO be Brigandi's sister
was near at hano.
The two men engaged in words. One
of the boys. John Bardaracco, aged
is years, a nephew of the Ward 6
councilman OF that name, says that he
saw the man Graham strike the other
in the face. Then the latter stepped
back a pace or two and pulling a revol-
YER from his pocket fired one shot that
went true TO the mark.
-Tne shot struck tfrHf1au1- a-t- the left
of the spine and passed through. being
found later just beneath the skin at
the first and second ribs. Graham stag
gered a few steps and fell to the side
walk.
Instantly the man with the revolver
turned and ran. followed bv three OF
the boys who were I'm the street. John
Badaracco,. with Charles Ratio OF 7
Henchmann street, and Fritz Stollar of
81 Tileston street. chased the fleeing
murderer TO Sheafe street and up 10
the house occupied by the Brigandis
and others. At the doorway the man
turned and levelled his revolver at the
crowd They fell back. and the man
jumped inside and closed the door.
OFFICER MAKES ARREST.
was coming UP Salem street when he
heard the shot, and ran up In time To
see Graham fall. The officer stopped
just long enough to detach his key to
the patrol box and throwing Il TO a
citizen, tod him to ring in wagon
call. Then he continued after the flee
ing man.
BY the time Wholly had reached the
house the man had disappeared. Who'll
ly gained an entrance through the rear
and ran up stairs. on the third flight
he met Carmello Brigandi coming down
In rather an excited condition Wholly
grabbed him and took him 10 the street 4
When the boys saw him they all de-
clared he was the man they had been
chasing.
Wholly turned his prisoner over to
Reserve officer Calvin and went TO
work on the case Bv this time tha
wagon had removed Graham from the
sidewalk. He was still breathing. but
when DR. Dunn examined him in the
station all evidence OF life had gone
Medical Examiner Harris ordered I'm
dertaker Tinkham to take charge OF the
body, IL was not known at first who
the man was. but the initials "E. G."
were found on his arm. Patrolman Nc
Dewitt identified him as Graham and
the Identification WAS later comnIe,ed
py James Ryan and Thomas Moffatt.
who lived In the same house with him
Graham was a longshoreman. and
had been at work during the day He
was apparently on his way home when
be was shot
GATHERING EVIDENCE.
With the disposal Of the body lion,
iIosauto ana Sergt Sheehan commence
ed the work OF getting together the evil
dence. Capt. Dugan was sent for ana
with Stenographer Brown took the
statements OF witnesses. most of whom
We're boys. The best witnesses nroved
10 be Young Badaracco and his two
companions and another bow named
daniel McGlinchey aged 13 years. az
~ Margaret street. They ali told tho
same story about the shooting and de-
clared that Brigandi was the man who
did ". "'io
The weapon with which the deed was
commiGed could not be found. al
though every nook and corner of the
house and the yards near were search
ed by Special officer Rooney and on
GERS Wadleigh and Gibson. some car
tridges We're found in one OF the rooms
occupied by the Brlgandis.
GLIMPSE OF MOTIVE.
a story was told by Annie BrigandI |
sister OF the man under arrest which |
may account for the crime. She is % /
years OF age and Is employed by Ma /
cular, milliner, AT l34 Hanover street |
Miss Brigandi who Is a good-looklng /
ntelhgent young woman, said that /
about s o'clock she was on her way 1
home from work when she was accosted \
BY Graham. who followed her 20 The
doorway of her home and there acted 1
m an insulting manner. She went into
he house and told her father what had
occurred
About o'clock she started 10 20 10
lleht school and her father asked car-
nello 20 accompany her. which he dld
Year the corner OF North Bennett and
'alem streets the girl pointed out Gra-
lam, who was standing there. as tho
nan who had insulted her. Carmello.
he saws. went over and spoke 90 him.
here were violent words. a blow from
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