The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-27
MURDERED GUEST
after DINNER
Donsls Psnza, Angersd by
Quarrel, Shot Joseph Mamie.
ITALIANS LIVED At FRANKLIN
Murderer Traced to ManvlIIa Where Rs
Took Pawtucket and Prov dencs Car.
Local Police on Watch.
ITALIANS LIVED AT FRANKLIN

Franklin, Mass, Nov. 27.--A quarrel
that began with good-natured bantering
ended in tragedy last night, when Done
to Penza shot and instantly killed Joseph
Mamie. a guest at a Thanksgiving cele-,
bration at Penza's house. Penza fed after
the shooting, and ran down the tracks OF
the New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad in the direction of Woonsocket.
At late hour last night he had not been
apprehended. The news OF the killing was
brought to Medical Examiner J. Gushing
Gallison by Nicholas Antonnius. one OF
the witnesses, and Dr. Gallison notified
the police. As DR.. Gallison was Ill. DR.. r.
A. Bragg. medical examiner OF Foxboro,
was called, and visited the scene OF the
shooting
Penza lives with his wife and two chill
dren at the corner OF worsted and Cot
tage streets. seE
Mannies home is at q Main street. Mu-
fcrd. He Is said TO have a wife In Italy.
Both men are about IS years old and Ital-
isns
yesterday Mamie was one OF four
guests at Thanksgiving dinner at PEN
za's. The other guests were Nicholas An
tcnnius. Frank Raphenia and Nicholas
Angeliogge. During the day the men drank
some. but. II Is said. not 10 excess. To-
ward evening, however. the exchanges be-
came duarrelsome In tone and to this the
host objected.
SLAPPED PENZA's FACE.
Finally, Mamie and Raphenia became
seriously engaged In a dispute and this
so annoyed Penza that he ordered the
two men to leave the house. At this Mah-
- ul...
with whom the police talked few into
passion and slapped Penza's face. With.
out a word the other whipped a revolver
from his pocket and fired. The bullet en-
tered Mannie's head above the left ear.
He sank into chair. from which he fell
70 the floor. expiring as he fell Penza |
Immediately ran from the house.
Nicholas Antonnius, one OF the Witness
es. hurried to the home OF Medical Exam
iner Gallison and reported the shooting. |
Hc said that II took place about z o'clock |
and that Penza started on a run down the |
railroad tracks. Dr. Gallison. being III
hu self, sent his brother TO the Penza
home. The latter notified Medical Exam
incr Bragg. who took charge OF the body. |
The police visited the scene OF the shoot
iEg and then sent out n general alarm to |
nearby cities with description OF the fu.
gitive, and asking for his arrest Penza is |
employed as a laborer by the Franklin
Water Works company.
Penxa Is said to have left town by the |
tonsondated railroad tracks, distance
OF three miles TO Rand's crossing. where
he tried TO board an electric car OF the
Milford. Attlebore and Woonsocket sys-
tenn. he was between posts when he
eignalled. and the car did not stop. Fin
any: when the car came along for Mild
ford and Woonsocket he got aboard aud |
went as far as Bellingham Four Corners
friend To go TO WoonEocket with him. The |
two went to that city. but did not go up
on,tdn on the car as , far as the Main street
Manville car for Providence, and Mo- !
torman lie Clair and Conductor Connors |
and Morrissey are confident that they saw
two men answering the descriptions the |
police gave them.
LOCAL POLICE WARMED.
The Woonsocket police were notified by |
the Franklin police. but did not obtain |
the notihcation and description until af-
ter Ss. the the men had passed through that city.
The authorities OF Providence and Paw
tucket were notified that the men had
boarded this car and were on the lookout
to change cars at Cumberland Hill, and
also at Lonsdale. The Italians either
left the electrics before they reached
not seen by the police OF those cities. The
Franklin authorities think, however, that
the men are In or near Providence.
when word was telephoned 10 Sergt, |
Archambault of the Woonsocket police |
he Immediately sent officers to watch all
slectrics coming In from Franklin. The !
men. however, had made quick and close |
on the electrics after their |
three-miies rum and before the woon- |
socket police had received any definite 4
the men were beyond that /
-ity's limits.
About 10 o'clock last night tho local po-
ice were notified by Chief of Police Ma
son Of Franklin that the man. Tony
Penza. was wanted for murder. and the I
general notice was sent out.
BY questioning conductors on the Paw i
fucket cars IL was learned that two men
who answered the description OF Penza
and his friend had secured Atwells ave-
nue. transfers from n car about $3.50, and
The drag net was put Mt work on Federal
hill. where an arrest is expected during
the day 4