The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-10
SHOT, But WON'T TELL HOW
Hoboken Italian, Seriously
Wounded In ARRAY,
Keeps His Own
Counsel.

Caesaro Arose, thirty-five years old, an
Italian street laborer, of No. $50 Monroe
street, Hoboken, is in a critical condition
In ST. Mary's Hospital, Hoboken, suffer-
ing from a bullet wound inflicted by one
or his countrymen. AS is usual in Italian
quarrels the exact circumstances which
led to the shooting are withheld by both
parties Michael and Zano Delmonico,
twenty-three and twenty-seven years old.
| respectively, who are known to have taken
part in the fight were arrested, but Arose
would not identify either of them. He
would not even speak, although fully
conscious.
| the only witness to the affray who was
willing to throw any light on it was Jose
Scutallaro. who keeps bakery at No 522
Monroe street. Scutallaro owns the tene-
ment No. $40. The Arosos live on the first
floor and the Delnonicos occupy the floor
above
| According to Scutallaro Arose was
standing in front of his home singing.
shortly after ten o'clock last night, while
the Delrnonicos and the other occupants
were trying to sleep. One of the Del
monicos shouted to him to stop but he
Kept on. Finally the two Delmonicos and
another tenant came out to demonstrate
with him. A quarrel ensued.
| The next minute there were four pistol
shots and Arose fell. Scutallaro says he
| saw both the Delmonicos and the other
man fire at Arose with the same revolver.
The man who drew the revolver fired two
shots and the other two one each Then
they fed
| The shooting attracted Jose Luciano, a
special policeman. of No. 525 Monroe
street. Luciano, assisted by his two sons
in-law, Peter Tutso and Frank Bonamo,
caught the Delmonices after lively chase
and turned them over to Policemen Kruse
and Ryan. The other man got away.
The revolver, which was thrown away by
zano Delmonico, was picked up later. 1t
was 3S-calibre with five chambers and
had handsome pearl handle.
The bullet which took effect entered the
lower portion of Aroso's back, trifle left
of the spine and stopped a half inch un-
der the ekin on the other side After it
had been extracted the physicians at the
hospital said that Arose had slight
chance of recovery. Arose has been in
this country eighteen months He has a
wife and two children
Arose suffered a relapse shortly after
midnight and died from an internal
hemorrhage at three o'clock this morn
| ing. Detective Sergeant Nelson and
Policeman Borrone arrested the third man
| in the easeNat ten o'clock this morning.
He was Moissette vincenzo, thirty-three
year., musical instrument maker,
who boarded with the Delmonicos.
When arraigned before Acting Recorder
Laverty the two Delmonicos declined to
make any statement. Vincenzo declared
that he had taken no part in the shoot
| ing, but he was held as witness.
He said that Arose was sitting on the
stoop singing to the moon and holding
a, glass of wine in his hand. The Del
monicos shouted to him to STOP He re-
fused and Vincenzo and the Delmonicos
went out to him. Vincenzo said that one
OF the m Deimonicos slapped Arose in the
face. Then they went back into the house
and tried to sleep. Arose picked UP a
stone. He threatened to throw it through
window and began OF sing again
vincenzo said that the two Delmonicas
them, but before he got to the door he
heard two Shots He didn't know who
had the revolver.
street, said he saw Arost standing in
the street with stone in his hand.
Michael Delmonico came to the door he
said, and fired one shot
Then his brother John or Zano rushed
out and snatching the revolver fired three
more shots. Which shot took effect is NOT
known. While Zano was shooting his wife
stepped IN front OF him and one of the
bullets grazed her neck, leaving a slight
burn. All three prisoners declared that
they did not own the revolver.