The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-07
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HILLS GIRL AND WOUNDS HER
I 8 sWisaeEMa5SE.
blayer Mobbed and Beaten by Eel
low.Workers Before the Arrival
Of the Police.

Az New York, Thursday there was
murder done In the grimy Bweatshop
OF Heller 81 Co., ut 81 Spring streeb.
Antoinetta Nacioci, d pretty nine
teen. year. old italian girl, who was to
have beeI o bride in two weeks
time, war esnt through the head and
the left breasp SsSSS died instantly.
The young man whom she was 10
nave married, VincenzO Loyora, was
shot, too, but his wounds arc nos
serious. He ia now in ST. Vinoent's
hospital.
The man who Ia charged With the
shooting Ia Giuseppe Figlia. He ia q
little wizoned-up bit Of a man, and an
expert tailor. 10 iB said that 10 was
the jealousy which the little tailor
aroused In Antoinetta Naoiooi and
her sweetheart, who, though they
had worked in the Bweetsbop more
than two years, could not Ga ,al the
newcomers work THAI led 20 the
fatal shooting. The girl, nor fellow.
employees say, had Gauutod EIglie
with his puniness until he had boom
gosrded beyond endurance.
Whom Elgli8 had been dissrmed,
after dtaoharglng the BULLETS, which
killed the bride. lobe and wounded
her betrothed, the sweatshop work.
erB bounced upon the marauderer aud
almost tore him to pieces before the
police arrived. 1t was necessary 10
call out tho reserves to get Flglis to
the Mulberry street station in safety.
He required the attention OF @ sur.
ge0n before he was looked up. He
was badly out and bruised.
The shooting occurred a6 moor
Thursday. Flgiia, according to the
stories that the sweatshop workors,
had gone to the sink 10 wash his
hands before eating his frugal lunch.
AS he was standing there, securing
the CRIME from his sbubby fingers,
Antoinetta approached.
As soon as she csme within speak
Ing distance, the girl, 1T is said, ad.
dressed TO the little man some insult.
Ing remark. Then, it Is charged,
she spat In his face.
The red color rushed over Figilia's
BWarthy features at tho insult which
the girl had offered him. The two
were standing within three feet OF
each other. FIglia pulled a revolver
from hiB hip pocket. He fred twice.
The first shot penetrated tho girls
left check and ranged upward. The
EecOnd entered her left breast and
pierced the heart. Withoub o CRY the
girlfell to the floor.
LRvOra, her sweetheart had wit.
messed all that happened. He rushed
upon Flglia, paying no heed TO the
r%0volver's smoking barrel. TIE tail.
or fred twice more.
One shot broke Lavora's jaw and
uhe other lodged in the fieshY parh of
his right shoulder. But the wounds
failed to stop the rush. With blood
streaming flom his shoulder and face
he grapppled with his sweetheart 3
murderer and the two rolled about to.
gethei looked in each other'g arms.
AS soon SO the revolver had been
wrested from him, the other workers
took courage enough too attack him.
They came upon him in a body. They
struck him with their fists aud kick
ed him az he Wribhed On the floor,
trying In vain to shield his body
from Ghe DlsWs that wore being rainod
upon IL. One of che workers picked
up Figlia's revolver, and had it level.
ed In the prostraue mans direction,
when policeman Fulvey appeared.
Fulvoy had time to grab bis arm and
seizs the revolver before he had o
chance to fro.
Decteotive McLauQhlin Joined
Tulyey. They had to draw their
clubs to drive the in~furiated
Italians back from their prisoner
Mclaughlin sent in a call for the
reserves, and not until they arrived
was 1T deemed safe to take Figlis
through the streets to the Mulberry
STU police station.
Vinconzo Lavora was removed to
ST. Vincent's hospital.
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