New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-27
FUSILLADE IN PARK ROW
Italians Shoot Right and Left
BRIDGE Crozcd SCGtterS.

->,,o hundred Italians. strike breakers en-
Moved AT the Fail River Line piers, quit Work
NJ q o'clock last night and were escorted as
far as city Hall Park under guard or Rounos-
man Clute. OF the harbor squad and seventeen
policemen detailed 10 strike duty At PARK
Row the policemen turned back TO the per
The Italians separated. some going 70 the eie-
waited platforms OF the Brooklyn Bridge sor'ie
~ the trolley loops and a large party whose
homes were IN James and Roosevelt SITS. con-
timing I'D Park Row At the height OF the
confusion caused by the crowds returning from
The racetrack. a man whom the police say IS
Dennis CUrran, striker, threw d Or'oA iN'0
the crowd OF Italians
- struck 4 bystander but il was enough TO
excite the Italians 10 fury. and minute after
yard the crowd was terrified at the sound or
dozen pistol shots from Park Row. Just above
the bridge entrance. L seemed as II every
Italian in the party OF strike breakers had a re-
voIver and as II all Of them had drawn their
veapons together. The crowds in the street fed
20 any shelter that offered, down side streets.
into doorways, anywhere TO escape the shower
OF lead.
Detective Sergeant Calvin was at Park Row
and New Chambers-sct. He started IN the direc-
ton OF the fusiIlade and met the rush Of infuri-
ated italians coming toward him. One OF them,
Gt1sepps MarceIo, bore down on him with a
revolver IN his hand. Calvin seized the Italian
nv the collar OF his shirt The garment ripped
and the detective lost his grip As MarceIlo
broke away he turned and Aired three times at
Calvin
The first two shots went over the detectives
head but the third struck his breast The
Italian was so close that the powder burned
Galvin's coat and shirt front The bullet, trav-
cling under the skin. emerged at his right arm
pit, and was found in his coat sleeve by the am
bulance surgeon.
The wound troubled the detective little. and
he gave chase after Maroello up Park Row. The
Italian ran TO the drug store OF Benjamin Taub.
AT No. IT'S Threatening the clerk at the soda
fountain with the pistol he dived into a small
Office partitioned of at the rear. In the rear
wall Of this office was barred window.
II opened IN an areaway A short ladder
gave access to this window. MarceIo. with
Calvin pounding the door behind him. climbed
the ladder and tried 10 force open the window.
He could not, and still bent on escape, he
craWled into a narrow cupboard opening from
the rear OF che store and runR4ns along It's
entire length. This cupboard was dark and
lined on one side with shelves covered with
bottles ard lars Calvin had emptied his re-
voIver at MarceTo in his chase Of the Italian.
and he did not venture into the cupboard until
Taylor. o. the Oak-st. station. who had fol-
lowed him Then he entered the dark hole and
commanded MarceIlo to surrender. The Italian.
who was bleeding from a wound from Galvin's
revolver came out and gave himself UP.
A moment after Galvtn's encounter with Mar
cello. Captain Hodgins and Detectives MCGEE.
Maher and Higgins and Roundsman Powers. OF
the Oak-st station, saw the mob OF angry
Italians and frightened bystanders IN Park
Row CAPTAIN Hodgins seized the first man he
could Law hands on who proved TO be Aphonse
Rigero. OF No. $50 Mulberry-st RigerO had
his revolver In his hand and had been shooting
wildly with 1t The captain struck him on the
law and he dropped the revolver He rose
again and attacked the captain with a cotton
hook
The captain struck him another blow with his
fist and the Italian surrendered Detectives
MCGEE. Maher and Higgins and ROundsman
Powers, with the officers on post, then arrested
four other italians. All had revolvers.
Then the police found that John ]. Murphy the
bystander who was hurt, was lying in the saloon
at No . Chaubers-st.. with bullet in his back
He had been standing just inside the swinging
doors Of the place when the shooting began.
bullet crashed through the glass panel and en-
tered his back There plenty of excitement
in the saloon for while, as two other bullets
inbedded themselves in the door and wall and
another pierced a heavy oak door leading 10 a
stairway at No. 4. next door,