Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-09-03
MANCINELLI
AND REEL FEUD
is RESUMED
Former S Brother Threatens Tony,
and Latter Assaults Maa
WhO Shot Him.
TWO ARE LOCKED up
Charges and Counter Charges
Pile Up in the Famous
Italian Case.


that the famous Mancinelli-Reel feud
case was settled, 1t was again
brought into prominence last night
and this morning by exciting devel-
opments.
AS a result, Tony Reel was con-
fined in a cell in the lookup in de-
fault of $1,000 bail for a hearing
tomorrow morning, on a charge Of
assault with intent to kill, preferred
by Frank Mancinelli Joseph Man
cinelli., the complainant's brother, is
under $500 bail to await the action
Of the grand jury on charge of
threatening to kill Reel last night.
Since Mancinelli and Reel return
ed to this city after the shooting af-
fray at st. townsville, N. Y, trouble
has been brewing and the police pre-
dicted that sooner or later one of
the men would attack the other.
Last week Reel went to Recorder
Pickersgill and told him that Joseph
Mancinelli, a brother of Frank,
watched HIS house continually. Last
night, shortly before 7 o'clock, the
two men met on New Brunswick ave-
nue. and had an alteration. After
the argument Reel went to the police
station and swore out a warrant for
the arrest of Joseph Mancinelli
claiming that the man had stopped
him on New Brunswick avenue a
short time before and threatened to
kill him
The recorder issued the warrant
and In less than Ave, minutes Joseph
Mancinelli appeared and wanted a
warrant for Reel. He was placed
under arrest at once and the recor-
der, who had not left the police sta
ton, fixed bail for a hearing this
morning Mancinelli could not fur
nish 1t, so he was locked up for the
night.
Frank MancinelIi in Row.
This morning, shortly before 1880
o'clock, according to a statement by
Frank Mancinelli, he was attacked at
New street and New Brunswick ave-
nue. by Tony Reel and another man.
II was walking along" said Man
cinelli, when / saw Reel and a
strange man approaching. Reel said
If you want to shoot me, come and
do It now' l said, I don't want to
have anything to do with you The
man who was with Tony then started
to take revolver from his pocket,
but he put 1t back again. did not
want any trouble, SO l ran down the
street as they came towards me.
Tony followed with his hat in his
hand and struck me at the corner of
Division street with his cane. He
kept beating me while / tried to de-
fend myself, and when l was in
front of the lumber yard he grabbed
me and threw me down on the steps
of the building. He bit my finger,
scratched my face and eyes and tried
to Kill me. -
Mancinelll finally got away from
his assailant and ran to the police
station, where he told his story.
Lawyer Harry Cook, of New Bruins
wick, who is Mancinelli's counsel,
was notified and said he would come
here at once.
Frank Mancinelli who presented
sorry appearance, went to DR.. J s.
Hays office, where his wounds were
dressed. One eye is in a serious
condition and his right arm was bad
| ly bruised by the cane blows.
Reel and his friends appeared at
court at 8 o'clock, but pending the
arrival of Mancinellps counsel the
recorder adjourned the case until 8
o'clock. Reels friends went and en-
gagged Lawyer Joseph e. Stricken,
who came to the hearing but took
no part in the proceedings.
Before the first part of the case
was heard, Lawyer Cook, as soon as
he arrived, had the recorder issue a
warrant for Reel on a charge of as
saulting Frank Mancinelli with in
tent to kill Chief Burke served 1t
on Reel, who was in court.
Joseph Mancinelli, on charge of
threatening to kill Tony Reel, was
arraigned first and pleaded not gull
lty. Reel was sworn and said that
Mancinelli had attacked him last
night and that he used his cane in
defense. Mr. Cook asked Reel If he
hadn't hit Mancinelli with the cane
first, but this he denied. The prison
er was then held under $500 bail to
await the action of the grand jury,
He furnished 1t and was released.
Reel was then arraigned on a
charge OF assauIting Frank Manci-
nelli with intent to kill. He pleaded
| not guilty and at the request of
Lawyer Cook, who said that Manci-
nelli. his client, wanted to produce
witnesses, Recorder Pickersgtll ad-
| journed the case until 8 O'Clock to-
morrow morning and fixed the bail
of Reel at 81 900.
The recorder then, at the request
of Lawyer Cook, issued John Doe
warrant for the arrest Of the myster-
ious stranger who was with Reel
this morning.
Reels friends secured q bendsman
for him before noon.
Hole without Light.