New-York tribune., 1903-06-21
TWENTY THOUSAND NEW-YORKERS GO ARMED.
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The italian is the prey of many suspicious III
the land of his adoption. He prefers 10 carry
his money with him to putting 1t In a savings
bank Sometimes he rolls 1t in his belt; some
times he sews 1t into his trousers AS the
bank has It's guards so he has his knife or pls-
tol ready for defence .
.erbere 10 NOT one unarrned italian in fifty,
said patrolnan who has been attached 10 Ihe
MuIberrv-st. station for the last twenty years.
.o7,bev carry a weapon somewhere on their per-
SONS Why In Elizabeth-st. there are ha'l
doze, bouses that an Italian never enters uh-
less he actually has his hand on his reVoiVer-
A knife isn't quick enough there For instance
there's No 262 Elizabeth-st. TWO men "eie
found dead in the hallway there some 'iihe
ago Both had pistols in their hanos Ou'
they didn't pull them quick enough
The officer then told of the hathouses at NOS
oeO 2e2 264 266 and 26S Elizabeth-str ihnaO-
tied chiefly by Sicilians. and favorlte reiiueA-
,ous for the Malta before the barrel mufuef
"Therer' exclaimed the Policeman aN II
,o,,.ea ont q well dressed italian wearing
g,.sses which gave to his countenance an IL
most professional air. that's a collector Ior tue
Me-. Az the time Of the barrel murder ne
-. r,und raising money for the couiisei
of the men we arrested
Az No 24O Eliza beth-St- there Is a odilh WI"
dow which Is heaped with money OF an nc
aIities and denominations The yeho" soiu ~ ~
IT.. sida bv side with the more hufnOle 'ii
ver and Ira of Italy and American uoi,S-i'
tract the eyes of many covetous passel y!
vas rye nearly $4,000 in that window
said the banker. IT want to win the coIii'eOe
of the people I want to snow theiA NV .I,I
money has been intrusted to me- SO 'ia'
more will bring me their savings 10 heep
Doon.t vou fear thieves?" asked The Tribune
he
wire screen around the window and It's aceuiiiu-
lated fortune -,
.eNo " said the Italian fnancier, tapping MS
hin noctet. Let a. man try to fool with US ana
eight pistols would fill him with bullets all at
once. Yes they have revolvers, too. pointing a'
the bookkeepers who were peacefuliy eoulilAiis
columns of figures if they had never nearu
of pistols saltpetre.
"A great many subway men came 10 me- shlo
James E March, the prominent Italian oahher
and Republican politician, as he sat In his once
In Marion-st.. the other day. 1T was a1ter liie
backbone of the strike was broken and they
wanted 10 go back to work. They said they were
afraid of the strike leaders and wanted me to get
pistoI permits for them. told them 70 go pack
to work Pistols cause trouble and never do any
good That's what told them.
Mr. March ran his fingers through his iron
grav hair as if in pursuit of fugitive memory,
and then exclaimed:
For instance, I carried a pistol one time 1t
was given to me by Frank L. Whittier, a cousin
of the poet. On side it had the name OF the
donor and on the other the words: Use me only
in seif-defence' Well. 1 came home one night,
the night before New Years. it was. and when
entered an inner room 1 found strange man
wrestling with my dog.
Here said I. what are you doing in here?
"'After your dog said he and he struck me in
the eye.
We'll. sir. had that pistol out in no time
and began shooting at the floor I thought it
was a burglar and L wanted to scare him
scared him all right. He lighted out in hurry
and a crowd of us started after him. One OF my
friends seeing my revolver lying a chair,
picked 1t up; but instead of showing 1t into his
pocket he let 1t drop his heel. The fall dis
charged another cartridge and sent a bullet into
his foot which almost caused it's amputation and
which laid him up for three months. Since then
I've had no use for revolver. No. sirP'