New-York tribune., 1910-07-30
MADMAN MURDERS TWO
Granite Contractor at Quincy,
Mass, Also Wounds Three.
POSSE SEEKS THE SLAYER
Mother of Assailant and Manu-.
facturer Dead-Another
Man Dying.

Quincy. Mass. July 29.-After killing
two persons ard wounding three others
at whom he had shot in an unexplained
frenzy. Louis ResteIIi, a granite con-
tractor made his escape late to-day
and tonight was at large His mother,
Mrs Rose Restelh, sixty-fve years old,
and Henry Z. Hardwick, ffty-six years
| old. one Of the most prominent granite
manufacturers in this city. from whom
ResteIH rented his place of business, are
dead.
Gaspare Restelli. forty years old, a
| brother Of the assailant and murderer,
has three bullet wounds in his body, and
| is not expected to live Benjamin
Bishop, also g granite manufacturer, is
suffering from two bullet wounds, one in
the hand and another in the thigh, and
| c. Theodore HardWick, brother of the
! dead man and his partner in business,
will be crippled for life by a shattered
| kneepan, the result Of one Of RestellfS
shots
The reason for Restelli's sudden frenzy
was not evident tonight, but it is sug-
gested that money troubles may have
caused him to become denented. To-
night he was the object Of d man hunt
headed by Mayor William T Shea, in
which militiamen, policemen. fremen
and citizens Joined.
Asks Mother for Loan of Money.
About > 80 o'clock this afternoon Res
tell called at his mothers home in Traf-
ford street. South Quincy. to ask her to
Z Of <3-1 ne
had sought for several days. No one in
the neighborhood heard any shots, but
her body was later found in the house,
pierced by several bullets
Hea ding for his brothers place Of
business in Penn street. ReStelh met
BENJAMIN Bishop. had some words with
him and drew 2 revolver. Bishop Crap
pied with him and managed TO secure
the weapon only TO have the maddened
Italian draw another and fire several
shots. two OF which took effect.
ResteIE next went To his brother Gas
pare's granite manufacturing establish
ment, and left him lying on the floor
OF his Office. suffering from wounds
which. it is feared. will result in death.
Taking possession Of q horse and
buggy, Louis drove at an ordinary pace
to the office Of the Hardwick company.
in Common street. where he killed Henry
Z. Hardwick and wounded c. Theodore
Hardwick. both members Of the firm
Without any outward sign OF excite
ment Restelli walked IeisureIy out Of
the office and started toward Adams
street At this point the police lost track
Of him and the search tonight. which
vas begun within a few minutes of the
shooting of Mr- Hardwick was appar-
entity without a definite objective point
Militia, members Of Company K, 9TH
Regiment OF Hingharn- t1rashed the
bushes and searched quarry holes in the
surrounding hills and In broken and
rugged country in the quarry section.
May Have Planned Shooting.
Il was the belief of the local police
tonight that RestelH had made his es-
cape To Boston py trolley car AS evil
dence that he deliberately planned his
wholesale shooting, the police declare
that he pawned in Boston within few
days d diamond ring and purchased two
Colt reVolvers and ammunition Hiring
a buggy to-day from a Wollaston livery
stable. he paid a boy five cents TO ride
with him and hold his horse when he left
the carriage.
1t is known that RestelIi had tried re-
peatedly to borrow money from his
mother and his brother to enable him TO
handle a pending contract. It is under
stood also that, failing TO secure the
his contract TO both the Hardwick and
Bishop firms, without success. His fail
ure is believed by the police TO have
r,ror1Dted him to wholesale revenge.