New-York tribune., 1908-03-08
BLACK HAND MAN SHOT.
TRIED TO KILL FAMILY.
italian Bankers Meet Threats by
Fusillade IN Their Office.

Before a crowd of Italians in the bank at No.
240 Elizabeth street. PasQuale Patti. the pro-
prietor, and his son-in-law. Louis Cartiere, fired
three shots into the body of supposed Black
Hand agent yesterday. The had entered
the place in the afternoon with a revolver in
| his hand, and threatened to kill the banker and
his family. He is now in st. Vincents Hospital.
and the surgeons say he cannot recover. In an
ante-mortem statement to Coroner AcritelH he
said he Francesca Pallatro, alias Giuseppi
Sapia, o. No 241 Elizabeth street, and impli-
Gated several other Italians whom the police
expect 10 arrest to- day.
The bank remained open yesterday afternoon
to enable the depostors to deposit their weekly
earnings The place was crowded Patti and his
wife, Rosina; their son. Salvatore. and Cartiere,
who has charge of the branch postoffice on one
side of the place. We're behind the counter when
the man entered with the revolver in his hand
I'm going TO kill you and your wife and son.
he said as he raised the revolver.
Since January, when attempt was made to
blow up the bank Pati has kept loaded
volveV hand. Both he and his son-in-
law seized revolvers at the same time and
opened fire the intruder. There was rush
for the door. and Pe1atro fell TO the floor Patfs
first shot took effect but he and Cartiere con-
tinued fire.
namio and Macelli. who were near the place,
rushed into the bank, where they found Pati
standing the with smoking revolver.
Cartiere still held his revolver and Mrs. Patti
was unconscious behind the counter. AS they
entered Italian who in the place tried
to push past them, and he was arrested after a
struggle. At Police Headquarters he said that
he was Mchaelo di Augustine, but would give
no address. He said that he called at the bank
saw the before.
Additional policemen from Police
Headquarters and an ambulance was called from
St. Vincents Hospital Pallatro removed
TO the hospital and Pati and Cartiere
rested on charge of felonous assault. but were
later paroled in the custody of ex-Judge Pal
mieri. The revolver used by the and that
used by Patti could not be found when the police
made a search of the place after the shooting
There were either two three men who en-
tered at the sarne time Patti told, Coroner Acri-
telli. The foremost the man / shot
saw the revolver. and when he pointed it at me
he said. I'm going to kill you, your wife and
SON Then I grabbed my revolver. and as shot
l heard the click OF his revolver l fired six
times, and my and my son-in-law fired also.
"A bomb exploded in front of my bank about
four weeks ago. and the money spread
about the sidewalk. ] have also been receiving
threatening letters for the last fourteen years
and many persons have threatened me over the
telephone. I had the revolver ready for such an
occurrence
His story was corroborated by Mrs Pati when
she was revived and by Cartiere. Coroner Acri-
telli then hurried the hospital 10 get the ante
mortem statement of the wounded man. Oxy-
gen was administered while the Coroner asked
the questions, and the man became delirious
several times.
Il went this morning TO where the elevated
trains meet [the police believe that he meant
Chatham Squared and bought a pistol there, y
Pallatro said. Then 1 went to Pats place and
I said. Either you get arrested or I'll shoot
you and the whole family"
At this point an italian priest approached tho
mans cot and pleaded with him to tell the
truth.
You are dying" the priest said, "and you
should tell the truth"
The man then refused to tell whether not
any was with him when he entered the place,
but continued by saying:
II knew that was going to die tonight any
way. and I didn't care what happened"
According to the police the man murbled the
names of several Italians known to be the lead
ers OF one Of the so-caled BLACK Hand" bands,
and from his disJointed words 1t was gathered
that he their tool Pallatro has been IN
this country only few months, and the black
mailers 1t is supposed, played upon his ignor-
ance and forced him to attempt the shooting.
The surgeons found that one of the bullets had
entered Pellatros right shoulder and passed
downward into his stomach. Another struck
him In the jaw and came out at the nspe OF the
neck The third struck him in the hand.
On the night of January % a bomb was ex-
poded close TO the show windows Of Patti q
Sons bank where $40 coo in gold and bills
on exhibition The windows of the building
were shattered, but the bomb had no effect
the heavy iron bars covering the window, and
none of the money taken, although il
scattered about Both Patti and his son, who
at work in the bank rushed to the door,
but could see nothing of the bomb throWer. The
street was crowded with passersby at the time.
On February 10. detectives arrested Veto
Lauro. of No 35 Prince street Flushing but
nothing was proved against him. Patti at the
time of the explosion denied that he had
ceived any Black Hand letters. a little
than year ago there incendiary fire in
the Italian tenement house above the bank and
three daysago a bomb exploded in the hall
way of No. IA Eliza beth street
DEATH THREAT To IIInGE DIXIE