New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
SHOOTS HIS PURSUER.
alleged Slayer of Barber Hounds
Detectire. but Is 4rrested.

Lieutenant Rocco Cavone. one of the best mem
bers of Lieutenant Petrosinos staff of italian de-
teetives at Police Headquarters. living at No u
Thompson street. narrowly escaped being murdered
by Nicolo Bonanno in the latter's home at Kings
land. y. j. yesterday morning Cavone tried to
arrest Bonanno He fred at the detective, but the
bullets missed Cavone's brains by inch or two.
nflictipg painful but not necessarily fatal wounds
Bonanno, who is accused of having killed Mari
Caeti. young barber. at his home, No. $50
East 2Sth street Christmas morning. escaped
from his house after shooting Lieutenant Cavone.
but Detectives Daniel Devote and John Botti, who
were guarding the Bonanno house from the out
side saw the fugitive leap from the roof to the
street, and gave chase.
Bonanno turned upon his pursuers and fired at
them he The detectives tried to shoot
him. but failed. Their bullets barely missed the
fleeing Italian. and when Bonanno found that Botti
was fast gaining on him he darted into a clunp of
bushes the road and fired a bullet into his
cheek The bullet did touch his brain. the
desperate man had expected but he fell to the
ground and dropped his revolver
The detectives gave only a hasty glance ct the
fallen man. and turned him the custody of
Constab BILE Mcintyre, of Kingsland The detectives
concerned about their leader. who they
knew had been seriously wounded. II his in
struction his assistants to get the who
plugged me- and having accomplished that duty
they returned to aid him.
Lieutenant Cavone had gone into the Bonanno
house positive that the man he wanted was hidden
there somewhere. The alleged murderer was not
found in the living apartments. so Cavone braved
trip 10 the garnet. Bonanno at the head Of
the narrow stairs waiting there with revolver in
hand for the detective. Without warning two
shots rang out. and Cavone realized that he had
been wounded. Bleeding and stunned. the detective
retreated and made his way to the station Of the
Delaware. Iackawanna Western Railroad. from
which the agent Paul Wales. promptly summoned
Or. J. w Clarke. II after this that Detec-
tives Botti and Devoti took up the pursuit.
DR.. Clarke found that Lieutenant Cavone was
not fatally wounded. and suggested that he be
to New York Accordingly Mr.. Wales arranged to
have express train. bound for New York. stop
Kingsland. and Detective Cavone was assisted
aboard.
At the New York terminal o, the Barclay street
ferry ambulance awaited the wounded detective.
There, too. Assistant Police Commissioner
Wood. Detective Sergeant Petrosino and others.
Lieutenant Cavone taken TO St. Nincent's Hos
pital and there received prompt attention II was
thought that the wound his left hand might
stnen the arm. but the other wound was not con-
sidered all dangerous. The detective asked that
the OF the shooting be kept from his wife
until could her.
The crime for which Bonanno wanted vas
the murder Of Mariana Caeti. The latter mar
ried only a weeks ago 10 an italian girl from
New Jersey. His only rival Bonanno. who IS
forty years old and has a fourteen years old.
On Christmas morning Caed answered knock
his door and shot twice. The fact that Bo-
home about the time Of the shooting made the
tectives look UP Bonanuo. For two days they
shadowed his home al Kingsland. He en-
ployed with gang the Delaware. Lackawanna
& Western Railroad. but by the de-
tectives-
Lieutenant Cavone was certain that Bonanno was
in the house. and he concluded 10 take a chance
by going in and arrestinG the supposed murderer |
A hundred OF Bonanno's friends and coup-
trymen the shooting They became very much |
excited. but of them offered help the ac- |
cused man.
Constable Mcintyre used Bonanno's horse !
and delivery wagon comfy the wounded pris- |
oner 10 the Hackensack Jail. which place Justice
of the Peace Byron committed him. Deputy Sheriff |!
Walter Scott sent the prisoner to the hospital at
iIackensack. and he will be guarded by constabes !
until he can be removed the jail. Requisition |
papers will be hurried along. that Bonanno may |
be brought to this city for trial Should the muir |
der charge fail, the Bergen County authorities at |
Iiackensack say Bonanno will be held there for at
tempting TO murder Lieutenant CaVone.