Evening journal., 1909-06-28
WAITED A YEAR
FOR VENGEANCE:
Her Husband Murdered, the
Widow Shoots Down His
Supposed Slayer
FIRES FOUR BULLETS
INTO MAN ON THE STREET
By UnIted press Leased speeIal VIC

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
NEW YORK, June 2s.-After waiting for
whole year for vengeance. and after
having been told by the police that they
could not take a hand in the case. Mrs.
Mrs. Louisa LaBartia. a widow. aged 25,
to-day mortally wounded Dominica Ver-
sagia aged 49, The woman's husband was
killed Just a year ago to-day and she
believed that Versagia had killed him. To-
day she waited for him at a corner and as
he passed on his way to work she shot
him four times. one shot following an
other in quick succession, while thous-
and men women and children on their
way TO work in the factory district ran
screaming in all directions.
The unconscious youth was removed to
a hospital where It is declared he has no
chance TO live. The woman is in iail where
she declared that she is satisfied with
what she has done.
Mrs Labartia had a new revolver con
cealed beneath her apron and waited until
her victim should pass.
When Versagia saw her he threw his
hand to his hip pocket as II 10 pull re-
volver But the woman who had studied
out her plan Of vengeance. was not 10 be
cheated She was quicker than he. Her
first shot struck him I'm the abdomen and
he turned to run. Mrs. Lahartia fired
again. The second bullet entered his side
a third in the back and he toppled to th'
/ ground The woman stood over him anc
| fred fourth 1t penetrated his left hand
/ She was about 10 pull the trigger FOR th'
/ NTH shot when Morris Becker sprang for
ward and knocked the weapon from he
/ hand.
Panic on the Corner.
There was the widest panic on the cor
ner. At the sound of the first shot the hu
man stream Of factory employees broke an
the crowd scattered in all directions
when Versagia fell the crowd closed Il
on the pair and it was with difficulty tina
the police we're able to get the body int
an ambulance.
At the MacDougal street police station
the woman told her story
my husband and came from Reggie
Italy" she said quietly. "Versagia ais
came from there. He was a tailor in Res
eio and my husband was an umbrell
maker They knew each other but wer
not friendly.
"soon after we moved 10 New York m
husband began to receive threatening lei
ters Then one day he was shot in
doorway near our home I was left penn
less. My little baby died because l coul
not take care OF IL.
Then ! swore a vow TO xiii the mui
derer Of my husband. I searched every
where for a clue. For a year have As
no other aim in life A few weeks ago. a
unsigned letter came to me II said yot
husbands slayer is the Dominica WI
used TO come and take him out at nights
! investigated. found out that Versag
was a member Of the Back Hand an
that the letter spoke the truth.
'I went 10 the police. I showed them n
letter and told them what I had four
r out They said they could do nothin
n They would not even arrest Versagi
v Then I saved my money and bought a r
} volver. I practiced every day so that
s could hold my hand still. I found ol
- where the man lived and that he pass'
that street every morning. I went the
and shot him. I am glad Of It. / hope !
viii die"