The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-10-06
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
OF NEW YORK
A Resume of the Comedy and Tragedy
of Great City.
sibly "come back.'

Ple ~ Iiihesj over IN 1taly, and little
Vlncentl Gezzino, at Second avenue
and Houston street, followed the IL
lustrious examples of his forebears
when he stuck knife into a play
mates breast.
Little Vincenzo and Francisco AL
fordo were boxing, surrounded by a
group of playmates, with Vincenzo
having shade the better of it, when
Francisco's brother Antonio slipped
in and struck Vincenzo violent
blow in the mouth. The stricken lad
staggered, pressed his hand to his
mouth, and saw it was stained with
blood.
With look Of hatred, Vinccnzo
turned and ran to his home on STAN
ton street. He was not gone long,
and the boys were there when he re-
turned. With an immobile face he
approached, and with a quiet word
brought flame to Antonio's face.
Antonio's fist shot out. Little
Vincenzo took the blow smiling, but
the instant Antonio s arm had spent
its force and his body was unguardcd
little Vincenzo hand came from be-
hind his back like flash and the
fingers gripped nine-inch blade.
Little Vimcenzo struck swiftly, and
the blade was buried in Antonio S
body. As he fell, little Vincenzo
struck again, this time in the chest.
Policeman Heutte, Of the Fifth
street station, was nearby, and, see
ing Antonio fall, rushed forward. The
group of boys had dispersed silently
almost as the blade flashed. It had
come down to them from their faith
crs' fathers that what had taken
place was not to be spoken Of Only
little NinccnZo was there, standing
over Antonio, when Hcuttc arrived.
"Who stabbed him % asked Heut-
tc.
"I," said little Vinccnzo, laconi-
cally.
Later, word was received at the
police station that Antonio was NOR
tally wounded
"Antonio will dic,' they told lit
tie Vinccnzo.
Gle will dic,' little Vinccnzo re-
pcated, speaking the word slowly as if
confirming a fact he had long before
accepted.
Help! Burglars! Police! came siz-
zling over the telephone wire which
leads, into police headquarters.
East Fifty-fifth Street Station was
called up from central, and here the
desk sergeant dropped the receiver
banged the gong that is wont to stir
the reserves from "spades trump
in their pinochlc dreams to "clubs
trump in the onrushing patrol wa,
gon.
The call for help came from Miss
Elizabeth Smith. night nurse at the
Babies Hospital, owing to the fact
that she had observed a light in the
dining-room at an lmearthly hour ir
the morning
The night nurses were called into
consultation. and while the genera
consensus Of opinion was that the
burglar might be good looking anf
a desirable man to chat with, still NJ
chances should be taken.
Hence the call for help and tn,
"hurry-up' wagon filled with "gum
shoe artists and husky blue coats.
The hospital was quickly surround
ed, and with several subdued "hists'
the men in plain clothes entered ant
were escorted to the dining-room doc
| and told to "go as far as they lik
cd.'
And then Miss Smith made a nois
like hoop and rolled away.
The detectives found The dining
room in perfect ordcr-no window
opcn--no silver disturbed. and tn,
babies toy banks intact.
Suddenly the eagle eye Of one O
the "Shcrlocks' fell upon half
burned match in front Of the ic
| boX--also some crumbs.
"Aha,' he hisscd, and his com
panions calculated "g-r-r' and wait
ed, with drawn revolvers and mayb
with ovcrdrawn bank accounts.
My massive brain deduces," H.
exclaimed. "Listen -
"flcrc is the ice box, here tn
crumbs, here half-burncd match
! Nurses arc human and have appcti
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