Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-07-14
Assassin Escapes Arthur 0. Free
man a WOOdsman of Shippen
Township, the victim of a Brutal
AttaCk-Tragedy Occurred in
Limestone, N. Y.

Arthur o. Freeman, a woodsman
was fatally stabbed by Nick Perozzoli,
a. IIai an, at Limestone, n. Y, at II
O'Clock, Friday night. Freeman was
taken tC the Bradford Hospital, where
he dieo at II O'Clock, Saturday morn
ing.
Freem an and friend, Thomas Cum
nigham, drove Friday evening from
Rice Brook, where they were employed
on a woo d-cutting job, to Limestone.
Shortly before IL O'Clock they met
PeroZzoli and Angelo Reeo, Italians,
who invited them to go to an Italian
saloon and have a drink. Freeman re-
fused and expressed his views of Ital-
ians in very forcible terms. Reco
objected to the language of the woods
man and invited him to fight. Free
man was not averse to fistic en-
counter and the pair with Cunning
ham, Perozzoli and another Italian
whose name has not been learned cross
cd the street to n dark spot for the pur-
pose of setting the dispute. Freeman
started to remove his coat and
Reco stood directly in front of him,
ready to fight While Freeman had
his coat partly off and was in position
where he was unable To defend himself,
Perrozzoli leaped at him like tiger
and drove a stilleto into his abdomen.
One thrust was sufficient and the as
sassin without word ran down the
street and disappeared in the darkness.
The cowardly thrust was delivered SO
quickly and unexpectedly that Gun
ningham did not know that his friend
had been injured until Freeman started
to run up the street, crying IA he ran,
"pve been stabbed ~ The wounded
man ran in the direction of the w. n.
Y. X T., traction tracks and collapsed
on the steps of Carey's candy store.
L. j. Garin, the employer of Freeman
was quickly notified of the stabbing
and ran To the spot where the wound
ed man had fallen. He found him
lying I'm a pool Of blood aud in a semi
conscious condition.
The wounded man was given temp
oTary relief aud later was brought TO
Bradford and hurried To the hospital
la Stills ambulance. lie was accom-.
panied by L. j. Garin aud Thomas
Cunningham. DIR. Hogan was sum
moned To attend the wounded man
and found him IN a precari0us condi-
ton. The wound In the abdomen was
deep one aud the severing OF a large
artery was causing internal hemorrn-
ages. The man had lost large
quantity of blood and was Ia such "A
Weakened condition that bat little
could be done for his relief
Saturday morning, District AttOr-
ney G.. W Cole, Sheriff ). ~ Whea-
ton, Under Sheriff g. l.. M0sher aud
John Marsh, who IA connected with
the Eric railroad, arrived la Lime
- fIHs4N at t4lM AnaF.Ia
HeeO under arrest az an accessory. Ito
was placed Ia the Limestone lookup
and Whea questioned exhibited the
customary Italian retioeaee. Tie ad-
mlttcd that be- had quarreled with
F Freeman, bat would not aeknowl ledge
+ that he had aeea feroz1uli WELD the
Eniie.
Tho distFlet attorney and sheriff ac
eompauivd by Mr.. Marsh went 90 Brad
ford about 10 u'elock and went to the
hospital when they HruuEsa HH anti
m0Ftem statement iFom kFeemau
uhleh practically auhslantIatad the
taota as statea ahoye. taTltar Ia the
daY the wauuuea mau maaa 4 slate
ment to chief Murray, which, la ds-
tail, Was simliaf g. the oue given g.
the GatlaraHgus euunty officers.
n,atFiot Attorney Cniu lularmed
reporter thai feFutsQii bad hesn eu
uluFed in limestone Iur ahont three
raFH. Three seeks ago ia sent tu
bradford sud secured empiaf usnt pa
the runHtfuetl - Aufk Hf tha Is h a
4 railroad bss5 Weuu sac Iaauif and
SEES Coca NnFk recently hH haa
ln hrahhtfa anH aaflY lu thn neeNIHs
mfta Amauia HesH auA sHafAef WHl4u
ssut o. Limestone aHd lFisa 81 ssi q
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