Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-05


A deliberate and cold-blooded muir
der took place yesterday morning
about II 80 o'clock on North Thir,
street, when Anttmo Pettine, a ston,
mason, shot ana fatally wounded Ben
edetto B%crardinelli. a stone contract
or, who lives mt 1let North Secon,
street, The slooting occurred il
front Of the feed store Of Toti & era
di, PIT North Third street. 1t is be.
lieved to have been the result of ar
anonymous letter received yesterda,
morninp at the store of Toti & Grad
and intended, it is alleged for Berar
dinelli.
Pettine shot his victim in the lef
side, just below the ribs. the bullet
penetrating the intestines and cuttine
a large artery, causing a rapid inter
nal h~emorrhage. He "a carried int
the store and a physician n ambu
lance called. Suon after he was
taken to the hospital, however, The
mar expired.
Several Mortified bystanders say
The tragedy. and saw the assassin rur
to Tijeras avenue, turn west, enter
an adobe building in the real of 30
North Third and disappear. He wa
later seen running north at Roma
avenue, ana he is believed to havr
ridden toward the mountains on a bi
cycle. The police and deputy she
ifs searched the city all the after
noon in quest of the man, but in vain
Shortly before the murder Berardi-
nelli, after seeing the let
ter, aCcosted Pettine on the street
and hot words followed. Pettine wen
away and returned soon after, saying
IF you want to fight, I'm ready
to fight"
Il know you've got your gun witt
you. but I'm not afraid of that" re.
sponded Rerardinelli, upon which thu
other deliberately drew a 32-calibe,
automatic revolver and fired point
blank at B|erardinelli. With the smok
ing revolver in. his hand he turned
and ran, While the e-witnesses were
too stupefied to try to stop him.
Marshal McMillin and Assistant
Marshal Kennedy were on the scene
a few moments after and followed
the trail Of the nan to where he haf
crossed several fences to Fourth
street, whore he had turned north
He was last seen at the corner o.
Roma and Eighth streets. There
was, however, a persistent rumor tina
he had secured a wheel somewhere
and ridden toward the mountains
Marshal McMillin and street Commits.
Stoner Tterncy were not more thar
five minutes behind the man. an6
how he disappeared is a mystery, a.
the marshal I'm a buggy and the as
assistant marshal on horseback. aided
by other police and deputy sheriffs
searched the northern part of the
town and nearly all the rest of il
thoroughly until late last night. MANY
houses wer searched. and it is not be.
loved the fugitive is inside the city
limits.
Coroucr'S Inquest Wednesday.
A corners jury was empaneled yes
terday afternoon and viewed the body
The inquest viii be held at 10 o'clocl
tomorrow morning. The jury consists
Of Ben Bottle, Noble Trimble. Otto
Rerger A. V Teoner. HUH TrottcJ
and John Hart. Fyr
The shooting caused intense excite.
mont i'm the neighborhopd of the
crime. and q big crowd quickly gath
cred around the body.
Tho ANONYMOUS letter.
/. Gradi, OF Toti & Gradi. dcniee
the published statement that nc
opened and read the anonymous letter
which caused the murder The lettc,
was addressed to Bererdinelli In care
Of Toll e Gradi. end was opene1
first by Berardinelli in the presence
of Gradi. II is said To be Of a yer,
adhesive and insulting nature.
"Pettine wrote IT," shouted Pe~ar
dtnelli. in amer. as he read the let
ter. IS then. by a peculiar coin
cidence. Pettine passed by on the
Was addressed 90 Be|rardineli in cave
and acCosted him angrilv. Pettine
around the corner then on his
wheel. evidently goin~ To- his room
for the gun with which he did the
decd
II is believed there was a trouble
Of long standing between the men.
According to James Coleman. a
negro shoe sinner. who says he saw
part Of the occurrence. B@erardineli
was advancing toward Pettine. and
the latter twice asked him 10 stop !
before he fired.
B~erardinelli. who until a short time
was in a stone contracting part
nershin with ". Damiano leaves p
wife. The re~oains were embalmed I
W sterdav NV Tudertaker Strong. and
viii be taken 20 the home at $50 his
morning The funeral viii likely be
Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock from
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