New-York tribune., 1910-09-05
Aged Woman Shot Down by Son.
ln-LaW While Shielding Son
from Bullets.
KILLS SHERIFF IN STREET
Mob Chases Assassin with Mag
azine Revolver Through East
side-Fight Began
Over Cards.


and woman. one is dying in Gouver-
neur Hospital and three others are seri-
ously wounded. The dead are:
HOFFMAN, Hyman. thirty-etght of No y
dent Of the Bell Patrol system. shot twice
il the head.
LAMPIDUCE. Mrs Maria. sixty-5ve, Of No.
Lampiduce. shot through the stomach.
THE WOUNDED.
GRCT7 otto. twenty-five ievelry clerk Of
10. pelancey street. shot in the abdo-
men dying at Gouverneur Hospital
LEVINE. Nathan thirty-fve. No SO Broou7e
street. shot in right thigh
mALLoNARD. Bernard. rhir-y-thr-e. No 11s
ChrysJie street shot IN left arm.
sARAGOssA. Sebastian, thirty-one, No. 11s
Chrvstie street. shot in right eye.
Sebastian Sarasossa keeps a grocery
store in the basement at No. 11s Chrys-
tie street and his mother -in-lav. Mrs.
Maria Lampiduce lived there with him.
Her son. Vincenzo. has also been living
there for some time. Yesterday after
noon Giuseppe Saragossa- who lives Al
No i Monroe street, called on his
brother with a couple Of friends. The
party had plenty TO drink, and sat down
to game Of scoop which is q favorire
card game among italians, In the course
of the PLAY 4 dispute arose between
C-uiseppe and Vincenzo and some bad
names were called.
Killed Protecting Son.
The two men agreed to withdraw to
the ward upon which the store opens
Hardly had they got out when Giuseppe
1 Saragossa is said 10 have drawn a re-
vover Mrs. Maria Lan1piduce and her
son-in-law both rushed out to try to
stop the row. but Vincenzo had pulled
a magazine revolver. and the firing be
gan.
One Of the first shots from Giuseppe
struck his brother in the right eye, and
still continued her efforts to protect her
son and she received 4 bullet in the
stomach She died Instantly.
Appalled, by what he had done. Gu
seppe boIted through the living rooms
and his brothers store As he reached
the street PatroIraan Hurley, of the Ed
ridge street station. who had been at
tracted by the shots. captured Giuseppe
with the revolver still in his hand.
Hurley had just started for the sta
ton with his prisoner when Vincenzo
Lampiduce rushed out in frenzy. He
asked where his mothers murderer had
gone. and started in pursuit He went
ir the wrong direction. however, toward
Broome street. According to Emanuel
Tickossky, a sixteen year-oId boy, he
went along until Bernard MallOnard, Of
No. % Goerck street attempted TO in
terfere with him and make him drop the
gun For his pains Mallonard got
bullet in his arm He was attended later
by DR.. Hughes. Of the Gouverneur Hos
pital, and went home
After shooting MaUonard. Nincenzo
turned back and in front of No. 319
Broome street Nathan Levine. who has
the reputation in the neighborhood Of
being strong man, tried TO stop
Vincenzo, but got a shot IN the thigh.
Kills Man in Street.
The neigh borhood was aroused by this
time, and as Vtncenzo making his way
to Chrystie street, saw the crowds as
SEM bling. he retreated. Hyman Hof-
man. who lived with his wife and nine
children at No. l. Attorney street, hap
pened along, and. being a peace officer,
attempted to arrest Lampiduce. Two
shots pierced his brain and he fell dead
on the sidewalk.
VinCeuzo started down Delaney street
toward the Bowery, and Otto Grutt, a
clerk in the jewelry store at No. II De-
lancey street. tried to stop him and got
a bullet in the abdomen. from which he
is likely TO die at Gouverneur Hos
pttaL
The appearance Of man with q maya
zine revolver. which he deliberately re
loaded as he marched down Delaney
street caused considerable stir on the
Bowery Lampiduce emerged near
Miners Theatre. where the crowd was
thick around 4 O'Clock. A special pa
trol an, who name was not ascertained.
turned the corner just as Vincenzo came
up The officer struck Lanlp1duce's hand
with his nightstick and the revolver fell
TO the sidewalk.
Patrolnen Sondericker and Jacobs, OF
the Delaney street station. were re-
turning to their posts after supper when
tey heard the shooting and the cries Of
the crowd which was following the man
Al a respectful distance. They came up
in time TO help out the special policeman
and take charge Of the prisoner, who
showed considerable fight.
Woman Gets Revolver.
Harry Edison. a fifteen year-old boy
of No. f34 Bowery. told the police that
he saw the revolver drop and picked it
ND while Vincenzo struggled with the
officers. He was holding il for the pc
lice. he said when an Italian woman
ran I'D grabbed it out Of his hand, and
pointing II at him told him to beat it,
II he did not want TO get shot The |
woman. he says. put the revolver in the |
bosom Of her dress and disappeared in |
the crowd.
captain Day. Of the Eldridge street |
station. had already ordered out the re-
serves, and they reached the spot where |
yfncenzo vas held barely in time 10 help |
his caDtors save him from the fury of |
the mob of several thousand persons |