The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-08
SHOT BY CALABRIAN ITALIANS
TRAGEDY AT AN ITALIAN CAMP
IN PUTNAM COUNTY.
The Storekeeper and Banker OF the Cam
Killed and Robbed and Two Others
Mortally WOunded-One OF the Gala.
brians Found Wounded in This City.

MOrtaUy WOunded-One or the Caias
brians Found Wounded in This City.
BREWSTER, N Y, Oct. THE Calabrian
Italians up this way were abroad again
last night and another murder was added
to their roll of fame. For many weeks
there have been almost nightly stabbng
soirees and shooting bees among the Italians
employed on pu bile works in Westohester
and Putnam counties. A feud is on between
the Calabrian Italians and the Roman
Italians, and hardly night passes that one
OF more of each clan isn't seriously. II not
mortally. wounded with pistol or knife
Last night, the feud was brought over
from Westchester county into Putnam
county Result: One man killed and two
seriously wounded. AS usual. the muir
derer got away, and there seemed to be
no reason to believe, late this evening.
that he ever would be caught. The kind Of
Italians who are employed on public works
hereabouts can forget more about a murder
done among them when the authorities
come around than a man giving testimony
in supplementary proceedings.
Word was received here early this morn
ing that an Italian with a gunshot wound
in his chest had wandered into st. Vim
cents Hospital in New York. Under
Sheriff Harry Lewis, by direction of Coroner
Richard Mitchell took a Roman Italian
to the city in the hope of identifying the
man as one of the murderous Calabrians,
but the under sheriff didn't think the trip
would be rich in results.
The scene of last nights row was at what
Ia known as double reservoir l, belonging
to the city of New York. about two miles
r. prap oh h,,ah L
with have the contract for making some
alterations in the reservoir and dam, and
they employ number of Italians on the
job. The men live in shanties near the
reservoir The cluster of shanties has no
legal name, but because there is a full
1edged municipality only about half
mile away called Sodom, the unnunicipal-
lied collection OF shanties has been dubbed
Gomorrah. The Calabrians live in Sodom
and the Romans in Gomorrah,
In the most fashionable section OF Co
morrah is a shanty maintained by Fran
cisco Bianci, or Big Frank" az everybody
called him, not because he was really very
large, but because he was feet inches.
which was nearly half foot taller than
most of the residents of Gomorrah. Bianci
was the money changer and the commits
sary for the colony. He kept the hunks
in little room. partitioned off in one cor
ner. he kept his commissary supplies and
his mo ney.
Last night about 7:2O o'clock, three men
knocked at the door OF Big Franks shanty;
dozen men were inside, moking and
playing cards. Somebody shouted the
Italian for come in The three men en-
tered and instantly some one exclaimed:
THE Cosbrons!"
A dozen hands went feeling for dozen
knives OF guns. But the spokesman Of he
trio smiled sr,,, IN a modest and reassuring
speech, in substance, said:
Friends. one of orr,. countrymen is
grevious sick in New York. The doctor
have come a to ask for help. viii you give
a da mon?"
"A Calabrese saba da same ting once-a
before remarked Roman OF suspicious
p pssp hot I've s As aH mon an no more
Three Calabrian bands wnt wan ering,
and the smooth speech became harsh,
and the voices carried far. They were
heard by Pictro Battista and his son, Dom
inico over in Sodom.
There is trouble among the Romans
said the old man. who is sixty.
Somebody may need U.S." said Dom
inico, who is. perhaps, two and twenty.
Come"
They were not lacking in armament. When
they reached Big Franks shanty, every
body seemed to be talking at once, Dom
inico pushed open the door. His father
followed. just then Roman was heard
to suggest that each one chip in a dime to
the fund.
-Mska da quarter Dominica heard the
Calabrian leader say 1T is no much"
AS he said this he turned and saw Domin-
leo and his father. Instantly the Gala
About The same time Big Frank stepped
out OF his little room, where the money
and the supplies were.
Bang! Biff! Bang spoke three guns. or
one gun three times in quick succession.
was lying dead across the threshold Of the
little room. Not lire or dime could be
found there afterward. Old Pietro and
young Dominica were lying on the floor,
the former shot in the left shoulder. the
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