The evening world., 1911-05-13
Eight Lads Give Police Re-
markedly Clear Description
of Tragedy at Flat House.
TRIGGER PULLED TWICE.
All Agree Bullet Sped on Sec
ond Attempt, and Hickey
Admits the Shooting.

fhs eight ehums OF nf,ecn-year-o ld
Bartholomew Peluso. who IL In a cri'l-
cal condition at the Flower Hospital
from . bullet In the back which was
fired Al him last night by Frederick
Hickey. janitor Of the Donac apart
ments at No. 900 West Forty-ninth
street. sat In the West Forty-seventh
stree, station house an hour after the
shooting and put down on paper. In
their own way. just how the tragedy
occurred. when they were brought to
IN station house they were all eager
to tell their stories.
"Now. you boys sit right down In the
back room and write out exactly what
you saw" suggested Lieut.. Kerr. pass
ing around sheets OF paper and pencils.
hke q schoolmaster. The little fellows
sprawied all over the big table In the
back room and wrote their stories OF
the tragedy as they had seen It.
Boys Graphic Stories.
Here Is what young James Judge. NJ
teen years old. OF No. 40 West Fifty
sixth street. wrote:
was standing and talking TO
Bollo Peluso In front OF No. $40
west fory-ninth street when the
man came running up the stairs
and told us to go away. Bollo did
not go and the man. Hickey. pulled
the gun out Of his lefthand pocket
and shot. but the pistol did not
shoot and he pulled the trigger
again and It shot Bollo In the back
ana he fel! and rolled around IN
his back and Hickey ran down
into the basement again and could
o DO seen again.
JAMES JUDGE.
80 West Fifty.sixth street
Young Judge was the dying boys par
ticuiar chum.
/. Fnteen-year-old Oscar youngsters.
who. according to his statement. was
not one Of the party Of young mischief
makers who had incensed Hickey by
hurting an ashcan down the basement
stairs. the ciatter OF which brought the
janitor up the stairs. made this state.
ment:
I. Oscar Y~oungberg. was walking
across the street OF Forty-ninth
e'"eet near sth Avenue. turned and
- a man. Mr.. Hickey. make .
kick at a boy. the boy rum. and
somebody threw some kind of a wet
rag Mt Mr.. Hickey. who ducked.
then pulled a pistol and shot Bar
tholomew Peluso. who staggered
and fell. Some big boys picked him
up and brought him TO the drug
store.
This was written by myself and
my own free will.
OSCAR YoUNuBERG.
Gives Same Version.
Joseph Rando's statement is as fol-
lows:
About SEQ p. NJ. I was talking TO a
friend OF mine right across the way
from the auto garage. I seen Mr..
Hickey chasing Bartholomew Peluso
away from the railing. Then I saw
q little boy throw a piece OF rag at
Mr.. Hickey. n then Mr.. Hickey
drew q gun from his left coat and
fire . shot at Bartholomew Peluso.
Then ! saw three boys take him to
the drug store. Yours respectfully,
JOSEPH RANDo.
3l2 w. tyth street.
This u my statement from my own
will.
The c~learest and most graphic state
ments Ii that of htteen-year-old Johnny
Carroll. who wrote:
Al 80 =. NJ. I was coming from
Eighth Avenue and saw a crowd OF
boys standing by the Donac apart
ments. met my friend. Joseph
hando. and we stood there awhile
and saw sotebody throw a rag at
the superintendent. The boys ran
and bartholomew Peluso was stand
Ing by the railing and as he run
with the boys Mr.. Hickey fred a
shot and hit the boy In the back.
He walked a few steps and fell to
the ground and cried; II am shot-I
am shot" and the blood begun to
pour from his back.
Before the boy got shot. some little
boys threw a garbage can down the
stairs and Mr.. Hickey threw bottles
at them. When Mr.. Hickey shot the
boy he run downstairs. Sergt. n
and ! went down the cellar and