The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-22
TWO ITALIAN FAMILIES RIOT
TENEMENT HOUSE ROW IN NEW
yOHN ENDS IN MURDER.
Arrests ttnvc Been Mndc-pistct
Duel In tho street.


New York. January II Three Italians
OF one home where shot TO death in an
inter-fahiy row, which began In an Ital-
Ian tenement heuso on East Eleventh
street at noon today. and ended in one
OF the worst sunday brawls the East Side
has seen for some time. Antonio Colletti.
aged 81, married was shot through the
lungs and died in his tracks; caspar Coll
letti, 10 years, his brother was shot in
the breast and died shortly after being
taken to Bellevue hospital, and David SAL
vatoro. ~ years old, q cousin OF the Co.'s
lcttis, was shot in the stomach and died
IN the hospital tonieht Nincenso spin
ella and his SON. Frank, II years old.
have been arrested and charged with the
murder and the police are still searching
for Frank Spinella, brother OF Nincenzo,
who also played a part In the tragedy
The trouble between the Collettis and
the Spinellas, which ended IN the tragedy
to-day, began late last night between Jos.
Colletti aud Frank Splnella, the house
keeper OF is2 East Eleventh street, where
the Collettis lived. Cnlletti came home
with a friend and found the door 10 the
tenement house locked. To gain an en-
trance the two men kicked IN panel OF
the door, against the protests OF the
housoAeepcr \ lot OF words passed be-
tween the housekeeper aud Collctti, but
there were no particularly hostile dem
onstratons on either side. The Colletti
family was known among the Italian res
ldents OF that section OF the town MS well
TO do people, There were eight brothers
ana six sisters. They all lived In the
Eleventh street tenement of the Spin
elias there were three brothers and one
sister. Vincenzo Spinella. brother OF the
huusekeeper, lived with hts son. Frank
on East Thirteenth street, and the latter
youth, who Is T. years OF age, piecipi-
tatcd he murder.
shortly before noon Young Frank went
around TO the Eleventh street tenement
ana on the appearance ot Antonio Collctti
assaulted him. Collolu resented the at
tack, and WAS Immediately Joined by his
| brother, Caspsr. the two df them start
ing 10 administer punishment; to the Youth,
/ At the same time the boys father ap-
/ peared on the gcene and number Of
! the Coiletti family's relatives Joined In
! the struggle. rhis WAS tho signal for a
general riotand the street was allied w"h
| n shouting, struggling mob. The shouts
Of the participants, accompanied by pistol
| shots and the cries OF residents Of the
/ ncighhorhood, filled the air. Tho patrol
man was attracted nv the noise and he
summoned an ambulance from Bellevue
]
! tain Diamond OF the Fifth street police
station. Tho captain rushed TO the scene
with his staff OF detectives and on the ap-
proach OF the officers the riot stopped sud
denly. Three men we're lying on the
ground one dead and two mortaly wound
ed. Antonio Collettl had been shot through
the left lung and had dropped In his
tracks. Caspar Collett was bleeding aud
helpless from shot which had nenc-
tratcd the left breast, and David salvatore
had been shot in the stomach. Caspar
was rushed To drug store and theme
to the hospital where he died In few
minutes. Salvatore lived for sovera.
hours,
VlncenSo Spinella and his son fled from
the scene on the arrival OF the police
Frank, the boy, was captured before hs
had gone far. Vincenzo ran to his home
on Thirteenth street, hrlng at his per
stiers as he ran. He was found under q
bed in his room and arrested charged with
homicide as wss also his son. Iosept
Colletti whose forcible entrance into tbs
tenement last night started the trouble
was also arrested Frank Spinella, tbs
housekeeper has disappeared