Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-07
ANOTHER BRUTAL CRIME.
Added to New Works Long List
Several Arrests.

New York, Aug. Gone OF the most
brutal of the crimes which have swept
over New York and vicinity recently
was added to the long list OF assaults
on women and children Monday, when
Lucca FOntzz was locked up in the po-
lice station at New Brighton. Staten
Island, charged with assaulting An
toinette Taluci, two years old, with
whose parents FontZz boarded. FOntzZ
was left to care for the little girl while
Mrs. Taluci went out to make some
purchases. The mother had not gone
far when she heard the child scream.
She quickly returned and found Fontzz,
she says, in the act of attacking the
child.
When he saw Mrs. Taluci, Fontzz
rushed from the house. Mrs. Taluci fol-
lowing him. Her cries brought out the
neiShbors and soon mob was IolloW-
ing the flying Italian. He was over
taken and severely beaten by men ana
women until policeman appeared ana
with club and revolver fought the
crowd and conveyed the prisoner to the
police station. The child, on the Or
ders of Judge Marsh, was examined by
IA physician, and FontZz was held iii
$4,000 bail on a charge of criminal as
sault. The child is seriously injured.
Angelina Condarti. a 6-year-old child.
was found terribly bruised In thick
ct near the village of Linoleumville,
staten Island, this afternoon. she had
been attacked by an unknown man.
John Ambatra, an Italian labOrer,
was arrested in Brooklyn Monday af-
tcrnonn on a charge of attempted as
sault on Grace Winters, eight years
old, and Amanda Barber, nine years
old.
Daniel Labor was arraigned in the
Essex Market court, charged by Lena
Weinstock, II years old. with assault
ing her, and Frank p. Body. barber,
was in the same court charged with
attempting to assault 9-ycar-Old EN-
ma Diamond.
William Hoffman, is years old, was
arrested Monday at his home in Port
Richmond, Staten Island, on suspicion
that he knows something about the
death Of Sophie Heckler, the servant
girl who was found murdered in the
home of her employers in ed street
Saturday, after the house had been
robbed. The police say that Hoffman
was paying attentions to the girl and
believe that he was the last one to see
her alive.
Deputy Police Commissioners
O'<eefe who is in charge of the police
department during the absence of Com
missioner bingham. Monday asked the
mayor and the board Of estimate and
aportionment for funds to employ an
additional 500 policemen. The request
will be acted on Wednesday.
The police are making every effort
possible to stop the crimes which are
being daily reported. but seem help
less Most of the crimes are commit
ted in little frequented places. in cell
lars and dark Railways. and it seems
almost impossible to prevent them
Mothers throughout the city are ter
ror stricken, and incidents which un.
dor ordinary circumstances would be
passed over without a second thought
are magnified Historically, and scores
| of reports are MAIDS daily to the police
| which have practically no foundation
| in fact But with all this the situation
| is serious and this fact is realized by
| the police as much as by anyone else
| Thomas Anderson, a labOrer, aged 2
years, was arrested in Brooklyn to.
night, charged with attempt to assault
5-year-old Julia Slcischer. He was held
May Mace. n girl of 16, accused Cuts
] eppi Triestre, an Italian. Her screams
attracted attention and soon crowd d
| 500 men and women were chasing thu
Italian. He was overtaken and beateI
| numerically until half dozen police
men rescued him.
| Israel Israelson accosted Freda Ber'
kowitz, aged :, in 151st street. Monda!
hight. A crowd soon gathered about
| the man, who was rescued by the
police.