Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-05
FUSE OF BOMB IS
!. FOUND CLOSE TO
BURNING PAPER
Owner Of Saloon Thinks Man
Seeks Revenge for Being
Told to Keep Away.

What IL believed to have been an
attempt at revenge on the part Of an
unidentified man was frustrated last
night at 1913 o'clock, when Jacob
Masqualine. passing the rear of the sa-
loon of Donate De Giacomo, saw a
blaze in the cellar, ran down and ex-
tinguished 1t, and found the fuse OF a
bomb within a few inches of the burnt
paper. At the time there were eleven
families sleeping In the house.
The bomb, which the police say had
enough dynamite In 1t to blow up the
house. was turned over. to Captain C.
Albert Gasser, of the bureau of COM
bustibles.
De Giacomo told the police today
that an unidentified man who had been
permitted to sleep until Sunday in a
meeting hall on the first floor of the
building, had threatened him when
De Giacomo had told him to keep
away.
'1n get you tomorrow" is what the
man is credited with saying.
De Giacome is the owner of the
saloon on the first floor. The building
is a three-story frame affair. with a
hallway in tho middle and rooms on
both sides. On the first floor, opposite
the saloon ts . meeting hall De Giacomo
rents out TO italian societies. It was
| infthis room that the man suspected of
the attempt was accustomed to sleep.
On Sunday afternoon an athletic
club. called the Piquart Club. was
meeting In the hall. An italian came
in, and, after an alteration. was or
dered out. The athletic club members
appealed to De Giacomo who backed
them up. and ordered the stranger not
to show himself again on the premises.
This morning the saloon-keeper told a
STAR reporter that he had for some
time contemplated the step. as the man,
who was apparently idle, seemed al
ways to be supplied with enough money
| to buy drinks. The neighborhood.
which is largely Italian. was aware of
the trouble between the saloon-keeper
and the man. Last night. when the
news OF the bomb was spread about.
there was much excitement. and 1t was
not until long after midnight that the
neighborhood quieted down.
Masqualipe, who found the bomb.
lives at so Prospect place. a few doors
from the saloon. BY chance he hap
pened to pass near the rear Of the sa-
loon last night.
What first attracted my attention, 50
he explained today, was the form OF
man. resembling this fellow De Gia-
como speaks of. running away from
| the rear of the saloon. I looked down
the cellarway and saw q bright light.
ran down, and with my feet stamped
out the papers 1 found burning there.
Lighting a match to look about fur
| ther saw this black iron bomb. about
the size of muskmelon, lying at my
feet. The fuse was directly over the
rest of the paper piled up. where had
stamped 1t out before. I told De Gia-
como about 1t then"
The bomb was directly under the
meeting hall. At the time there were
twelve men In the room. members Of a
small society. who make the place their
regular rendezvous. 1t is thought that
| the suspected man mistook them for
members of the club who had brought
about his eviction from his usual Sleep
| ing place.
De Giacomo. who rooms in the rear
of his saloon on the first floor, has q
wife. Mrs. Pasqualine De Giacomo, and
| three small children. In all there are
about fifty-five people in the house.
The police have the name. 1t is said,
of the man De Giacomo suspects Of the
deed