Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
His New Suit DispIeased Ap-
petite, Witnesses Say.
WAS INTOXICATED
Peacemaker Stabbed by Man Who
Was Afterward Killed.
FOUR WOUNDS FROM BULLETS
Two Knife Cuts Also Found by
Physicians on Body Of Slain Man.
Defendant Is Committed.

There was no woman in the case. The
/ shooting was the result Of a drunker
brawl"
This declaration was made by Detective
| Oriani this morning. when Coroner New
| lit was about to begin the hearing OF
testimony at the inquest held at the
| morgue over the body of Angelo Appe-
tito, who was shot and fatally wounded
by Giovanna Ambrosia.
A verdict holding Ambrosia to await
! action by the grand jury was rendered.
| The defendant was committed to jail.
The morgue was crowded with -1tal-
ians, friends Of the prisoner and or mis-
victim. Coroner hewitt and Assistant
United States Attorney Turner expert
| enced difficulty in getting the correct
spelling of the names Of the principals
and witnesses to the Christmas holiday
tragedy.
Giovanna Ambrosia. accompanied by
Policeman Cowne. who had arrested ana
disarmed the prisoner, appeared at the
| morgue and was given seat at the
table with his counsel, Attorney Walter
p Plumley.
Six Wounds on Body.
The first surprise came when DR..
Charles s: White, deputy coroner. related
the numerous pistol and stab wounds
Appetite had received.
There we're four distinct gunshot
wounds said DR.. White. and two stab
wounds under his right arm
One bullet wound was in his neck. one
in his second rib, one in the left SIDE
and a fourth was in his left arm. The
right lung had been penetrated by
, bullet and a sharp instrument and the
stomach and kidneys had also been al
fected by both instruments.
Death was due to hemorrhage or the
lungs following the several wounds.
Giuseppe Benedetto. still suffering from
a stab wound received at the hands OF
Appetite shortly before the latter was
killed, was the first of the fifteen occu-
ness stand.
Appetite came in drunk and looked Tor
Ambrosia to kill him." witness said.
put him in q room to prevent trouble.
When he came out he stabbed me IN
the side"
He was stabbed with an instrument
resembling an iron icepick, he stated.
The instrument has not since been found.
Put Out by Proprietor.
Vincenzo Santulla. proprietor of the
boarding house at Al c street, was able
To make himself understood without the
aid of an interpreter. Appetite, he said,
was drunk as the devil when he came
| to the house.
Appetfto said something about Am
brosia wearing good clothes and having
only 10 cents in his pocket. Ambrosia
retorted he did have money.
Santulla said he heard Appetite say to
Ambrosia:
You're no good and I'll fight you to-
night
Appetite pulled at Ambrosia and the
latter struck him. They were separated
and Ambrosia went to his room.
II ordered Appetite to leave the house.
the boarding house keeper told the jury.
HE said it was too late to leave that
night, but that he would leave in the
morning
Witness went for the police when the
trouble started. The shooting was done
during his absence.
Saw Fatal Encounter.
Luigi Labello. asleep in room on the
second floor was awakened by the re-
port of a pistol shot. He awoke to see
Appetite stabbing at Ambrosia.
Ambrosia was telling Appetite to go
AWAY. Finally, he said, he saw AmbrOsia
fire two shots.
Dominica Sumandino explained that -Ap-
petito made fun Of Ambrosia's new suit
and caught hold of his coat. Ambrosia
struck Appetite and the latter returned
the blow They were separated and sent
to their rooms.
Witness said he heard Ambrosia tell
Appetite to keep out Of his room. exhibit
ing the pistol. He started to go for the
police he said, and was on the step when
the first shot was fired. Two more shots
were fired after he reached the lower
floor.
Dr. Walter Price. assistant resident
physician at the Emergency Hospital. tes-
titled that he went to the street house
about IL o'clock Monday night and took
charge of the wounded man. Appetite
was unconscious. and did not regain con-
sciousness before he died, yesterday
morning.
Policeman Conrad Reinhardt. who went
to the brickyard with Policeman COwne
and arrested Ambrosia. explained the cir
cumstances under which the arrest was
made. The prisoner at first denied that
he had done the shooting. Afterward he