Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25
Surgeons Find Italians Wound
Not Necessarily Fatal.
BULLET NOT DISCOVERED
Police on the Search for Manarino,
His Assailant.
WORD SENT TO OTHER CITIES
Shooting in Fruit Store Yesterday
Followed Protest Against Par
TALLY in Gift-Giving.

Following the shooting yesterday after
noon of Frank Cristando by his father
in-law, Frank Manarino, in the latter's
room at his store at 100 I'd street north
west, Inspector Boardman, chief of de-
tectives, sent out a general alarm to the
members of the local force and to police
exert themselves to capture the assailant.
Owing to delay in notifying the po-
lice the fruit dealer was able to get
good start. The shooting, it is stated.
occurred about 1:15 o'clock, and it was
not until about 2 o'clock when Policeman
Thomas Quinlan Of the sixth precinct
learned of it. He hurried to the house
Of the wounded man, 116 B street north
west, saw that he was sent to the hos
pital and started the police investigation.
An operation was performed at the hos
pital shortly after CristandO reached
there, but the bullet was not found. The
missile entered the left side a short dis
lance below the heart. but the surgeons
who performed the operation found the
wound was not necessarily fatal.
Cause of the Shooting.
When questioned about the trouble the
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pital that his father-in-law shot him
while they were disputing about money.
but he was unable or unwilling to ex-
plain the entire trouble.
It was ascertained by Precinct Detec-
tive Armstrong and other members of the
force that Cristando had gone to see his
father-in-law to discuss the gift Of 500
by Manarino to a daughter-in-law. Girls
tando, the police were told, demanded
why his wife did not. receive the same
present as her sister. In the dispute
Andrew Zerega. the clerk in the store,
said he was not paying much attention
to the conversation and declared he
could not tell what the men were talk
ing about.
Police Begin Investigation.
Cristando left the store Immediately
after he was wounded and went home.
Policeman Quinlan found him there in
conversation with his wife, but being
unable to understand the Italian language
he could not catch the drift Of their
conversation.
What's the trouble?' Policeman Quin-
Ian asked.
mo trouble, no trouble" Cristando re-
sponded. what trouble are you talk
ing abOut?"
Pulling the shirt of the young man
and pointing to the blood on 1t, the po-
ing. Cristando objected to going to a
hospital. He said he had already sent for
an Italian physician and he wanted none
other to attend him. He declared he
was suffering no pain and insisted that
he did not want to leave his home, but
Quinlan finally persuaded him that the
hospital was the place for him.
A few minutes later the ambulance
from the Casualty Hospital appeared in
front Of the house, and Cristando was
soon on his way to the hospital.
Dragnet for Manarino.
While Cristando was being hurried to
the hospital the police were busy send
ing out a description Of Manarino. The
last seen of him, so far as the police
learned yesterday afternoon, was at the
entrance to the store Of John A.
Anselmo, northeast corner Of Sd and +
streets northwest. Manarino bought
the fruit store from Anselmo, it is
stated. but had not finished paying for
it, and, the police say, it was for the
purpose Of telling Anselmo to go and
take possession Of the store that he
went there.
Manarino called to say farewell to
friends, telling them he was going
away.
What's the NATTER" one Of his
friends asked.
Never mind, was his response,
you'll hear about it,"
ManarinO. the police were told, head
cd in the direction of II street after
leaving the grocery store, and it was
suggested that he may have boarded
one of the cars of the Washington, Bal
timore and Annapolis line He is d
bricklayer. and worked at his trade in
Annapolis for about two years. His
son in-law came to this city from New