Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-18
STABBED IN THE NECK.
Reeidents of hill Street Got Big
Scare To-Day

One Woman Attacked Another on the
Street with knife slashed Her on
the Throat and Aran Wonaan Then
Fled and Was Arrested at a Friends
House Later. III
A stabbing affray, in which two wo-
men were the participants, took place
on the upper part of Mill street bright
and early this morning. AS a result Of
the stabbing MrsaC Charles Ffore lies at
her home on Mill street, near the st
Mary's school grounds, in not very
serious condition, suffering from deep
cuts in her throat and arm, while Mrs
Frank BeEgamo OF Wall street, who
did the cutting, is lodged in cell in
the police station.
The stabbing occurred a few min
utes before s o'clock this morning. AS
is her daily csistofn, Mrs Fiore, accom-
panied by her little child, left home to
go to Spencer s Pierpont's meat mar
ket to purchase some meat. She had
gone but a few steps when she saw on
the opposite side of the street Mrs
BergaIao who was lying in wait for
her. Mrs Bergamo hailed her and
walked across the street to her. A few
words passed between them and then
Mrs Bergamo pulled forth one of her
hands which she had held under her
apron all the time Init was large
knife which she plunged into Mrs
Fiore, throat and arm before the lat
ter was scarcely aware that she had
knife When the knife pierced her Mrs
SIR ak,I8 or oil a
fence. Her assaiIant turned about and
walked boldly and deiantly up Mill
street ITO East Main street. As she
reached the latter street she IS said to
have turned around, shake the knife in
the air and shouted II will do it
again.
In the meantime Mrs Flores scream
brought aid for her. She was lifted up
and carried TO her home across the
street DIR DOnahue was summoned,
as was her husband who works in Sco-
Wins. The latter Immediately notified
the police. On examination DIR Dona-
hue found that the injured woman was
suffering from u cut in the left side of
the throat extending from the left ear
to the collar This is a very dangerous
place to cut person, but fortunately
the knife didn't 60 very deep and no
large veins were severed. II they had
been the blow might have been fatal.
There was a long cut on. the upper
part OF the arm in which five stitches
were placed and in the wound in the
throat seven stitches. The woman was
very weak owing to the quantity Of
blood which she lost .sa &.
AN soon ias the sice were notified
sOfffeers ~ M eSsafSfiy ana BrearIon
were sent fnsearch Of the woman who
did the stabbing. They were accom-
panied by Charles Fiore. A visit was;
made to the home of a friend OF Mrs
Bergamo ON upper Wall street. Ia lit.
tie child answered the knock, and she
said several times that the woman was
mot there, but the police officers
thought otherwise and decided to
make a search of the premises Off y
Ger Mccarthy opened the door of one
room and saw the woman wanted
crouching in a corner. She put up no
fight except that she wouldn't put on
her hat. She did not deny that she did
the stabbing. She was taken TO the
home of Mrs Fiore on Mill street and
was identified by the latter as the wo-
man who stabbed her. As the police
officers were bringing her in this house
she is said to have remarked to her sis
ter-in-law. IT will stick you after I get
out" She was taken to the police sta
ton, where she was locked up on a
, charge of assault.
Family trouble is said to be the cause
of the stabbing. Mrs Bergamo is mar
ried to the nephew of Mrs Fiore. The
former claims that some person told
her that Mrs Fiore was speaking i'll
about her and that was why she did,
the stabbing.