New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
KILLS TWO; WOUNDS BOY
Disagreement Over Custody OF
Baby Cause of Shooting.
PARENTS OF INFANT DEAD
Slayer Had None Of His Own and
Was Angered at Losing Child
Intrusted to His Care.

Love for child led To the murder OF 'No
persons and the wounding Of third III
BROOKLYN yesterday The slayer was the
childs uncle. who had come 10 iooA -
fhe little one as his own. and the Victims
were the chid's parents. VINO han s0us"
TO reclaim him. Their son was shot III '''e
leg. The case IL one Of the most unusuai
That the police Of the borough nave hau W
deal with In some time. The killings mao
their inception in the desire or Giuseppl
Redis and his wife. whose home Is at No
27s ist street. for child. They had none
OF their own. and Redis's sister. Nrs Rose
Del Basco. and her husband. Rairaelo Del
Rasco. had several. The Del Bascos then
lived in Newark.
year ago last spring one OF the Del
Rarco children died and the mother was
so criefstricken that she could no longer
give proper attention to the baby Nlcolo'
two years old Then the chlldless coupe
asked a loan of the little one. and their re-
quest was granted. Nlcoio TOOK UP MS
home I'm Brooklyn on May 2, 1910.
After a few months the mother began "
wish her baby back home. but her Dro,ler
and sister-in-law were loath to give MN
up. At last the Del Bascos moved TO BROOK
lyn and the husband opened oarper Shop
al No. 700 Washington avenue the laiiily
making their home in the rear. BY Ihis
time the quarrel over the custody OF the
child had grown warm.
The parents about ten days ago asked
Justice Scudder OF the Supreme court loi
writ Of habeas corpus to colnpei Tue
uncle and aunt to give up Nicolo. Inc
court told the uncle that he must prove
Improper guardianship on the part o. lHe
parents IL he would retain the little one
hut adjourned the case until October l, per
hitting the child TO stay at its LIST street
home
The child's mother went 10 lss street yes
terday morning while her nrother was
awav from home and seized the 1ttle Iel-
low az he was playing in the hal"aS'
Mrs. Reds saw her and flew 10 the rescue
The women struggled desperately, but the
mother conquered and carried Nicolo on 10
Washington avenue At noon Reds ap-
reared. He was highly excited.
II want Nicolo," he shouted.
The child was in an adjoining room with
an older brother, Frank Del Basco.
Won can't have him." returned Mrs. Del
Basco He is my son and l am going 10
keep him
AS she spoke her brother shot her IN the
mouth and she fell dead. Her husband ran
10 A bureau and caught up his revolver
but before he could use it bullet entered
his heart and he dropped. Reds then
turned and ran 10 the barber shop, the
smoking weapon in his hand. Rocco Del
gasco A brother Of the baby, was there
and tried to stop the slayer. Reds fired at
him twice. and one bullet lodged In his leg
Neighbors had collected on the sidewalk
bv the time Reds reached the street, but
no one dared interfere with him. because
Of the revolver I'm his hand. Among those
attracted was Patroman John Leonard
Of the Grand avenue station. lie gave
chase. but Reds made small effort to es-
cape. He stopped and gave up his revolver
and went readily 10 the station house. lie
was put i'm a patrol wagon and taken 10
the F1atbush and the Fifth avenue police
courts before a magistrate was found at
the Adams street station. There he was
held on the charge Of homicide.
The man seemed 10 think only Of the
baby after he had been placed in cell
tie ran about, uttering strange cries. from
time 10 time calling ont "Bambinoo The
.'',a nlbino" had been taken from its blood
stained surroundings by the police and
placed in the care Of the Chlldren's Soclety.