The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-10-09
ITALIAN SHOT And
INSTANTLY KILLED

vinccngo Angotte, an italian laborer,
was shor and instantly killed during a
quarrel between Italians in the front of
mn Italian store on Water ST., owned by
Lari Conn, between half past nine and
| ten o'clock Thursday night. Three Ital-
| ians have been arrested and jailed ne
cused of the shooting. They are Lari
| Conn, the proprietor of the store, Frank
Aneny, and Tony Leonard.
The shooting occurred during a heated
| quarrel between several OF the Italians
1 who hveaat Conn's boarding house adj
Joining the store. and 1t is believed that
| Conn Is the murderer.
At the house above mentioned, per-
sons in the neighborhood OF the store.
which is situated on the creek side of
| Water street. beyond the colored school
building, heard loud and angry voices,
as of several persons in heated quarrel,
and the two pistol shots IN quick success
| sion Coroner w. P. Camp was standing
ON Main street near the Traders building
| when some one ran up to him and told
him TINT some one had been shot at
the Italian store. and he went down to
the place at once.
| When Mr.. Camp arrived there he found
| the body OF .Angotte lying in the street
| in front of the store. Some of the ttal-
ian women who stayed ut the boarding
house carried the body into the house
and laid it down on bed in the sleep
ing room Squire Camp, after hearing
various stories told him by several of
the foreigners, who were in an excited
state. finally CLEANED enough form the
chatering jargon OF the Italians, who
the persons were who were mixed up in
the quarrel. and placed Istri Conn, Frank
Aneny and Tony Leonard, under arrest.
| lolicenan Harry Brooks and Simms ar
/ rived and the prisoners were turned
over to their charge by Mr.. Camp. The
officers brought the Italians to jail. Conn
was placed in thee ny lookup and the
Others were incarcerated in the county
jail.
The body O. the murdered man was
taken in charge by the Clifford osbore
undertaking firm. and it was removed
to the undertaking parlors shortly after
wards.
There 1t was found that the bullet had
entered the mans breast slightly to
| the right of the breast bone and in the
region of the heart. The bullet passed
entirely through the body and was found
by the coroner protruding under the skin
Just over the right hip. The bullet was
thirty-eight calibre, and was intact,
save for slight indcntion on one side
where it had scraped a bone. The shot
caused Instant death.
Coroner Camp began an investigation
of the shooting Friday morning. Aneny
and Leonard told the coroner that Conn
did the shooting According to their
story, Conn and Angotte were talking
together in the front of the store. COINS
wife and two children were inside the
store. Conn asked Angotte for the
loan of a dollar and the later refused 60
| let him have it. This led to a quarrel
and Conn. infmiated with rage pulled
his revolver and shot Angotto-
| The men who were arrested and jailed
will remain in prison to await the find
ing of the corUner'sjury before they win
be given trial
The coroner empannesled jury late
Friday afternoon and an inquest was
begun over the dead body in the under
taking parlors. The members Of the
/ Jury are L. L Lang, O. p. Boughner,
Frank Shuttlewprth, Win n. Cole. Char
ies Little and John Long.
/ An examination of the wound con-
WINGED the jury that an autopsy would
not be necessary. The bullet entered the
breast, about half way between the nip
| pies, slightly to the right Of the breast
bone, and came out at point just above
the RICH hip, necessarily causing instant
death. The course Of the bullet gave
the impression that the murdered man
was leaning over the counter in the store
when the shot was fred.
After the examination of the body, the
jury adjourned to the jury room in the
court house, to take the testimony OF the
witnesses an dot the prisoners who are
I in iaii. AZ the Telegram goes to press
the jury Is still In sessionl The jury WI
mot finish their work until sometime
Saturday and an adjournment viii be
taken this evening untii tomorrow
Il Aneotte was . single man. he was
nineteen years Of age and was employed
as day loborer by tho Baltimore &
Ohio railroad. he made his home a
Conn's boarding house.