Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-14
DELLA ARRESTED
Nan Who Cut a Fellow
Countryman in the
Brooklyn District.

Mike Della, an Italian stone mason
residing In Waterville, stabbed Gull
seppe Capio OF So Bishop street last
night, intiicting an ugly cash in the
mans abdomen. He was removed to
the Waterbury hospital and operated
on at 11:30 o'clock by DR. Maloney, as
sisted by DIR Farrell and DR.
Crane. The stabbing occurred
in the saloon at the corner of
Bank and Jackson streets and
was the result of difference between
the bWo men over q game OF cards, all
though prior to the cutting nothing
was said which would lead anybody to
lieve that trouble was brewing. Ca
pio is Well known as elevator man at
the Apothecaries' Hall Co, where his
courteous treatment of all who use
the elevator has made him many
friends. The stone mason came into
the city to talk with Carpio about
building the cellar OF a house which
the latter intends to- put up, but it
seems they failed to agree ON the fig
ures and it is supposed that this had
something to do with getting Della
out of sorts. Anyway, the two men
were standing at the bar after having
hand at the cards when Della
plunged the weapon into Capio and
then flew down the railroad track. Su-
pernumerary officer Colesanto gave
chase, but failed to capture the offend
er. The injured man fell into d chair
where he remained until Dir Farrell
arrived who ordered him removed to
the hospital
Capio's injuries consisted of a
two-inch wound on the right side OF
the abdomen, allowing about ten
inches of the small intestines to es-
cape through the opening. A wound
about three-quarters Of an inch long
was discovered in the protruding in-
testine from which was exuding the
contents thereof. The wound in the
bowel was sewed up and then to re-
turn the bowel into the abdomen it
was necessary to enlarge the original
abdominal wound, which was then
closed. The patient rallied well from
the operation and his present condi-
ton is favorable. 1t will be impossir
hlc to give prognosis for a few days
and if peritonitis does not set in he
viii recover.
Attorney Meigs and Detective
Dodds took an ante-mortem state
ment from the injured man this morn
Ing.
The only weapon found upon Della
when taken into custody was a jack
knife, not large one, but capable of
performing effective work.
The case was promptly reported at
the police station, the proprietor of the
saloon coming into the center to give
the authorities such information as he
had on the matter. Detectives Dodds,
Kennaugh and Keegan hired a team
and drove hurriedly to the Naples,
near Frosts bridge, where Della lives
and fought their way past four fero-
cious dogs up to the house and when
they got there they found Supernumer-
ary Colesanto outside the door wait-
ing for the contractor to return home.
The place was searched. burt he was
not There and nobody could give any
tidings of him. This morning about
4 O'clock officers Patrick Hayes and
Thomas Dodds saw a man on the side
walk ncarthe Welton fountain and sus-
pecting that he was the fugitive placed
him under arrest. He made some
slight objection to going to the police
station, but the presence of two officers
evidently showed him the folly OF re-
sistance and he accompanied them to
the lookup. He proved to be the
right person. The prisoner was ar
raigned in court this morning and was
held without examination until to-
morrow morning.