The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-11-23
Killed at Rendezvous by An In.
tended Victim of a
VERY BOLD Robbery.
Handed Over Only Twenty,Elght Dollars
Instead Of Five Hundred and
then Shoots the Woufd.Be
Robber, Who Dies Later
at Ills Home.

. There are many queer, things hap
pening in New York every week, and
the following from The American tells
OF one of these strange happenings in
THAT great oity.
In the centre Of the throng that al
ways swirls in the daytime around
Mott and Grand streets, Now York,
Munziato Legsto, identified later by
Governor Aoriteli es 3 member of
the "Blaok Hand" was shot to death
Wednesday by Enrico Revone. of No.
127 Hester street, apparently In self.
defense.
In the Mulberry Street Station,
Pavone, who had surrendered to Pat.
rolman Wilson after tho latter had
threatened to kill him If he didn't
stop running, said quietly:
/ am glad killed him. He tried
to make me pay $500 to his society,
the Mano Nsfo,'- what you call the
SBlaok HanG--and he tried 20 make
mo oTtake woman who is on ELLIS Is.
land asrrny wife,"
From the garbled English the mau
used, the police believe Lsgato was
engaged In sn attempt TO have Pa
vone aid him in work similar to that
of the EsSt Side cadets. The symp&
thy Of the police Is with the prisoner,
who IL looked up In Heaf quarters
awaiting the result OF the Coroner's
investigation.
Pavone has q wife In Italy. He has
alaved to save enough money to bring
her to New York and establish 8
homo. When he had collected the neo
essary amount, he was 30 joyful he an
J, nounoed that he was about to send a
money order to his native country.
He SAYS Legato heard the proudly
made boast and demanded $500 from
him. Legato is alleged to have said
thai If the money were not paid his
life would be the forfeit. An add.
tional proviao was made, the prisoner
swears by which he was to claim as
his wife . beautiful young woman de.
tatned at Ellis Island.
Z "a u Rpns,S tdpnthing, but be bQnaht
eyoiYof> quo tis ss5arUlo w 0dnesds sIy
and loaded III. li
When Lhad tho gup," he said, VI
knew I could take care OF myself, ant
chat the law would protect me after
I had protected myself. F"
The two men met at Mott anc
Grand atreets Wednesday,. Legato hat
named the rendezvous. PGv0ne, Will
ing to compromiGe, handed over 928
Logato demanded the rest OF the mon
ey. Pavone said he hadn't 1t.
The prisoner swears that Legatt
then made quick movement for hi
back pocket, where the police late
found u loaded revolver. But P@vont
jerked his gun from his coat pocket
hlled Lsgato full Of holes and fed.
Pstrolman Wilson pursued him
shouting:
stop, or I'll blow your head offP"
Pavono would not stop, but pode
strain tripped him, and Wilson Jump
cd on lno iugitive. Turning on hi
back, Pavone naid quietly:
Don't ahoot. Here's my gun"
W ilson took tha. weapon, and, FOL
lowed by crowd of perhaps tw
Thousand, took bis man to the static
house. Pavone was cool-cool aS Ice
He said:
Sergeant, If didn't shoot first
y would have baen dead man. ap
willing to tell the truth and expos
the dirty work Of this gang"
Coroner Aoriteli and Detective Ser
geant Patrosini are reported to con
slider the shooting as an affair tina
may lead to the rounding up OF
blackmailing organization on the Eas
Side.