New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-05
SHOT RELATIVE FOR DEBT
FACTORY GIRLS IN PANIC.
italian attempts to XII Policeman
Murder Charge Likely.

Angered because his brother-in-law failed to
pay an amount Of money he had lent him. it is
alleged. Alberto Camelo. of No. 800 East One
hundred and sixth-st.. shot and probably fatal
" wounded Joseph Carlo Of No. IS Monroe-st,
yesterday afternoon. The shooting took place
in the hallway of the fourth floor of the factory
building at No. 400 TO 413 East Ninety-hrst-st-
Both men are buttonmakers and Carlo was
employed in the factory of Oscar Cans. on the
top floor of the building. Two hundred girls
employed in the factory were thrown into
panic and rushed out over the body of the
wounded man and down the stairways. Camelo
was captured by Policemen Blake and Fay. and
Sergeant McCulloch. Of the East Eighty-eighth-
st. station. after an exciting chase down a fire
escape from the fourth floor to the yard in the
rear. Policeman Blake would probably have
been killed had ii not been for the useless car
tridges in Camelo's pistol. Camelo was locked
up in the East Eighty-eighth-st. station, and
the wounded man was taken to the Presbyterian
Hospital
According to Information given to the police
by friend Of the wounded man, Carlo was
married TO Cameo's sister. Some time ago
Carlo borrowed amount Of money from his
brother-in-law, giving as security chattel
mortgage on his furniture. 1t is said that when
the time limit the loan had been reached
Carlo said he could not pay the money. Camelo
threatened to foreclose the mortgage, and 1t Is
said that there were angry words and threats
between the men.
Yesterday Camelo went to the factory where
Carlo is employed. He went up the stairway
at the eastern end OF the building to the fourth
floor. Entering the workroom he walked over
to Carlos machine and touched his brother-in-
law the shoulder. According to witnesses. he
told Carlo that he wanted to talk with him in
tha hafI xrax h1acf Corla ron
machine and followed Camelo. who had turned
toward the door.
On reaching the hallway Camelo suddenly
turned and faced Carlo. In an instant he had
drawn a revolver from his pocket and fired d.
rectly at Carlo. who stood in the doorway. at
the same time uttering oath The bullet
struck Carlo in the abdomen, and he fell to the
floor with cry of pain. Camelo pointed his re-
volver at the PROSTATE form and fired sec
ond time, but the bullet went wide Of its mark.
third time he fired. and the bullet entered Car
los right forearm. 1t is alleged that Camelo
snapped the pistol twice again. but the cart
ridges failed to explode.
The quick capture OF Camelo was remarkable.
Policeman Blake was standing at F1rst-ave.
when he heard the shots. Patrolman Fay was
passing Ninety-first-st. on a car and Sergeant
McCuloch walking through Ninety-frst-st.
near the building. All were within forty feet
OF it. Blake Immediately ran into the entrance
at No. Alb. Fay went to the entrance at No 400
and Sergeant McCuloch went through build
ing adjoining and climbed over fence to the
yard at the rear of the factory
Blake was nearly knocked from his feet by the
men and girls they rushed down the stairs
after the shooting He inquired hastily. and
learned that the who had done the shoot
ing was still upstairs. He rushed up two steps
han he hpd ha balI of
the fourth floor he Camelo, with the smok-
ing pistol in his hand standing over his VIC
tim. AS soon Camelo saw the policeman's
uniform he turned and into the workroom.
Blake followed. Camelo ran to window and
jumped out TO the fire escape. AS he did so he
turned. pointed the revolver at Blake and
pulled the trigger. The cartridge failed to ex-
plode. Camelo then turned and fed down the
fire escape Blake drew his own revolver and
was after the man in instant. When Camelo
reached the ground the policeman was about
twenty feet behind him. Camelo turned and at
tempted to fire once at his pursuer but
the pistol again failed to go of.
Almost at the same time that Camelo reached
the ground Patrolman Fay rushed into the yard
from the rear of No. 405. and Sergeant McCul-
loch was just climbing the fence. Camelo tried
to get over the fence at the rear, but when he
saw that Blake had been reinforced he turned
anu ldCtu pOlHllUS MS weapon al
them. Fay, Blake and Mccullough all had their
revolvers levelled at the man, and they COM
manded him to drop his own. He tried once
more to fire his gun, and then threw it to the
ground in disgust. He made attempt to get
away after that, and was locked up
Another policeman had been attracted by the
shots. and having his hands full with the
panic stricken girls and from the factory
when the other policemen appeared with their
prisoner. Sergeant McCulloch jumped to a tele-
phone, and called the reserve from the East
Eighty eighth-st. station. The arrived a
few minutes later. in command of Captain Bur-
iend. II took the police half an hour to clear the
building and the neighborhood Of the employees
of the factory and those who had been attract
ed by the shooting.