New-York tribune., 1904-08-08
SCORE HURT BY BOMB.
ITALIAN TRROWS 1T.
Severely Injuries Himself-Outcome
of S0IOonkeepers' RiudIry.

In an Italian free beer celebration, which
being held in East One-hundred and fifty first
ST. bet veen Park and Morris aves. Saturday
night, bomb thrown into the crowd. and
according 10 the police. twenty people were in
jured. The man who il is alleged threw the
bomb escaped. though severely injured. but was
arrested yesterday AMI sent TO Lincoln Hospital
prisoner.
The bomb throwing grew out Of dispute
between two saloonkeepers. Giovanni Finelli
ran saloon at No 469 East One-hundred- and
hfty-first st until August 1. when the rent was
raised from $50 TO SO a month. FineH refused
TO pay the additional S25 and moved Giovanni
Beelo paid the SO and reopened the saloon
Finelli began 10 erect a building across the
street at No. 476 East One-hundred and fifty
irst-st. The foundation had been laid and the
flooring nailed down. but the walls had not been
erected. nor was there a roof Of any kind over
the place.
On Saturday night Finei tapped several bar
rels of beer on the platform and everybody who
passed by was asked 70 partake Of free beer
In short while there We're at least two hundred
persons around FineIii's irnprovised bar
Not 10 be outdone. Relelo sent his emissaries
across the street and every one was invited TO
go TO his saloon and get free beer in greater
comfort than Finelli could furnish. There are
about six hundred Italians in the neighborhood
They were equally divided. about half being
friends Of Belelo and half friends of Finelli A
number of fights occurred between the two fac
tions during the evening.
About 3 o'clock. II is declared. Vincenzio Den
netto. of No 476 East One-hundred- and fifty
second-st.. approached Peter di Merio. who was
acting a sort OF doorkeeper at Fineis saloon.
and demanded money. When 1t wss refused he
retired few feet. lit the bomb and threw it, The
barrels of beer were destroyed, every window In
the house at No. 47S East One-hundred-a and
hfty-first-st. which adjoins the improvised sa-
loon, broken and about twenty people were
injured. They were all attended by physicians,
however. and their names and the extent Of
their injuries are not all known to the police.
Vicenzio di Nerio. a brother Of Peter. was cut
about the left eye and received several severe
contusions He told the police that he saw Den
netto take the bomb from his pocket. light it and
throw II.
Peter Deoli. Of No 465 East One-hundred and
sixty-hrst-st received a severe cut over the
eye. and the index finger OF his left hand was
blown of.
Luke de Mars Of No. .467 East One-hundred-
and hfty-frst-st., made totally deaf in the
left ear.
The left leg of George Yindor. seven years ole.
Of No. Alb East One-hundred-a fifty first-st..
was badly lacerated, and the chin of Peter
irst-st.. blown of.
Beleo said last night that he VAS warned
early Saturday evening that a bomb had been
prepared. and was to be thrown into his store
Ia wreck it, but he unable 10 explain how
such plot. II one existed, was diverted, and
the bomb thrown Into the crowd around
Finellrs
Donnetto himself vas knocked down by the
explosion He got up quickly and ram D Merid
pursued him TO Park-ave., where he disap-
peared.
Detectives Murtha and Kern and Acting Cap
tain Magan, Of the Morrsania station. later
found him at his home, where he was being at
tended by physician His left leg is torn from
the hip TO the ankle. Dennetto shouted that he
would commit suicide If the police came near
him. and the door of his room was locked. The
police forced IT. They think he is a member OF
the BLACK Hand Society.
Rose DioTio. eleven years old, OF NO. 40 East
One-hundred- ana -fifty-irst-st., was badly hurt
about the body and her left arm was cut IN
several places Rose nd her sister Louise, SIX
teen years old. who said that she saw Dohnetlo
throw the bomb. were sent 20 the rooms OF the
Children's Society, where they will be detained
as witnesses. Louise Diorio also says tnat DOH
netto admitted TO her father that he had thrown
the bomb.