The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23
JOSEPH YANNO HAS
CONCUSSION OF BRAIN

One of the Accused Asailants of
Michael volpe, Who Is at Emer-
gency Hospital with Bullet
i Wound, Is in More Dangerous
Condition Than the Latter-sequel
Of Shooting on Dundaff Street
Which Leads to Arrest Of Louis
u Pirrie, Who Is Committed to Jail.
z An unlocked for sequel has developed
rom the shooting among Italians near
the electric lighting station In the rear
of Dundaff street on the night OF De-
cember II.
Joseph Yanno, who with Frank Mon
fiedi. was released from the county jail
On bail, Saturday, on the charge oi
shooting Michael Volpe, at present d
patient at Emergency hospital. is now
the worse victim of the lniXed-up as
sault He Is suffering from what APP
pears to be Il concussion OF the brain,
due to being felled with CLUB or a
blow from the butt Of q revolver during
the exchange. He Is in "A stupor at MS
home in the italian settlement on Bel
mont street, and his condition generally
was such last night that Louis Plrrle,
of Hospital street, who was Noipe
companion in the lively doings, was ar
rested and Jailed to await the result of
Yanno's injuries.
Pirrie was taken before Alderman
Jones BY Constable Neary last night
and after hearing was committed TO
ihe city Jail. If Yanno is no better to-
day, Attorney Joseph Brennan VINO Is
his counsel. will ask that Pirrie be COM
mtted to the county Jail. without bail.
to await the outcome Of Nannos condi-
ton.
The Tribune indicated after the shoot
ing that the defense of Hanno ana Mon
iied would be Salf-defense: that they
were set upon by Nolpe and Pirrie and
beaten. This was proven at last night $
hearing. when Moniiedt told IL story
that laid all the blame upon Nope and
pirre
Monfedi said that he and Yanno left
tho saloon where they had been playing
cards and drinking and making their
exit through the back door started for
their homes on Belmont street When
they reached The electric lighting sta
tion. yanno stopped to light his pipe.
Moniiedi continued at a moderate pace,
and when lie looked behind for Ianno,
he saw two men attacking the latter.
When he reached the trio Yanno was
PROSTATE. He had been felled with a
club or q, blow from n revolver. and as
he lay on the ground Plrrie was kick
ing him.
DR.. W. a. Dixon, who attended Yanno
the day after the assault, among other
things. closing scalp wound, testified
that he was again called to attend
volpe on Sunday He found him suffer-
ing with symptoms characteristic of a
reaction from a brain confusion, which
was produced by the blow that felled
him. There was Il possibility, the ply
sican said of serious complications
that sometimes follow in such cases.
What turn Yanno's case might take the
could not say positively for few days
at least. On the strength OF this testi-
mony, Pirre was committed without
bail.
Yanno suffered considerably while he
was in Jail awaiting the result of Volpe's
bullet wound, and had to have the at
tendance of the Jail surgeon. Since he
came home. Saturday, he has suffered
from severe pains in the head and sleep
lessness. These symptoms are charac-
teristic of cOnvalescence in a case like
Yanno's, but are sometimes followed
by dangerous complications. Until the
danger of these is removed, Pirrie will
be kept confined.
The hearing last night developed that
there is considerable feeling between
the Italians who live on Belmont street
and those whose homes are in the COL
uny on the West Side hill. Evidences of
this cropped out frequently during the
meeting in Alderman Jones' office.