New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-22
VICTIM OF VENGEANCE
SiCiIian'S Throat Cut and BODY
WantonIy Stabbed.
MORE THAN 20 WOUNDS
Young Man Apparently Dead
Two Days-Scene Marked by
Signs of Furious Struggle.

A murder Of apparent vengeance ana
Black Hand ferocity was brought 10 hght
Yesterday afternoon in the Canarsie sec
ton Of BROOKLYN. when a group OF laDorers
vending their way homeward across the
farm OF CoIoggrio Pisciotto, at Nesta ana
Vienna avenues. CHANGED upon the body OF
Young sicilian. the throat cut terribly
and more than score Of wanton stlietto
wounds upon the chest and back. Inc
body was later identified as that OF sal
vatore Contione. thought 20 nave hau NE
home az Mineola. Long Island, and to nave
been employed in road construction IN tla'
neighborhood by the Hicks Johnson Con-
struction Company. OF Long Island lily
The first man 70 catch sight of the pody
was Dominic Tostilis Of No. III LhperIs
avenue. Brooklyn. Blood covered the Iscr
from the wound In the neck and from lesser
gashes on the forehead. and blood mao
soaked the gray suit Of the victim. ho"lhs
from the knife wounds above the hearI
Tostiis and mis- companions were quick 10
inform the police Of the Canarsie station
These were soon on the spot and unhesitat-
inglv pronounced it case Of murder. II
appeared that the body had been lynx
where il was for az least two days.
About the spot where the man lay there
were evidences Of a desperate struggle.
The ground was trampled down and near
the outstretched. lfeless hand lay re-
volver with one chamber empty. No bull
let wound could be found on the dead man.
and II was assumed that he had used the
weapon in an Intellectual attempt at de-
fence. Nearby also four caps were found.
one ~ them apparently Contioncs g. They
are the only material clews which tho po-
lice have 20 work on, bur thev arc OF Itte
promise all Of the caps being Of cheap ma
terial and commonplace IN appearance.
They indicate. however. tho police say,
that more than one man vas implicated IN
tho crime.
That tho murder was not for purposes or
robbery was evidenced by the fact that
some money. still remained In the pocket Or
the victim. The number Of the wounds, all
most any one Of which might have caused
death and the apparent fury with when
they were inflicted. led the police 20 adopt
the vengeance theory. They are of the
opinion that Contioue was lured 10 the
lonely spot where no was found and then
set upon by several assailants The streets
that run past the Pisciotto farm are not
much travelled and. even If they We're IT.
would be- difficult FOR any one passing 10
observe any happening on the spot chosen
a search Of Contione's body brought forth
p hunting knife with deerfoot handle
which, besides having no signs Of blood
upon IT, was TOO small 20 have inflicted the
wounds, the police say There We're, besides,
three envelopes. which furnished the first
clew 70 the victims identity. One OF them
was a pay envelope from the Hicks John
son Construction Company with the marks
NO. 90 and IS To-" on the second was
written CoutiOnes own name. and on the
third the name "Gaetauo CironnI" Both
OF these bore In the upper left hand corner
the stamp Of one Pietro Dinnela. who runs
a steamship and banking agency ar No. 100
Stone avenue.
Dinnella was summoned 20 the morEue
20 which the body was removed last night
and identified II as that o. COnuOne, OF
whom. however. ne knew hardly more than
that his postoftice address was Box IS,
Nineoa. Long Island. lie said the young
man had arrived en- this country about two
years ago from Sicily and that ne was
married Having met him merely in d
business way. he knew no more
Captain john kuGne, or the Canarsle sta
ton is working on the case with Contra.
Office Detectives Joseph Thompson, Bat
tieUre and SimmOnetti. They say numDe
OF strange Italians are in the vicinity OF
the murder now. working on the Long ISL
and Railroad tracks and on the tanafSle
branch Of the BROOKLYN Rapid Transit
lines They believe something may be
learned from them.