Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-10-02
NEARLY KILLED IN
A STABBING AFFRAY
Salvador Pascente Received Ug-
ly StilIetto Wounds.
Result of Quarrel Over Ten Cents-Vie-
tim Now In Hospital and. As
sailant Uncaptured.

A serious stahbing ARRAY took place
on Maple street, in front of the Bos-
ton store, Saturday night, between
two Italians, Salvador Pascente and
Frank Fratto, in which the former re-
ceived stilletto wounds that nearly
cost him his life.
These men are both laborers, mem
bers Of a force specially employed by
the Northwestern railroad company,
to assist the various section foremen on
this branch of road to clean up their
fall work. There are about 20 of
them, temporarily making their head
quarters in cars sidetracked at this
station.
On Saturday evening. according to
the story told by the foreman of the
gang, who speaks very good English,
the men were playing cards in the car
and the winnings were to be spent for
refreshments. Pascente had won 40
cents and thirty of it had been invest
ed in the purchase of two water
melons, at L. Alt & Sons store.
Pascente, Fratto and a third man,
one of the gang. had some words
over the expenditure of the remaining
ten cents. and being quite noisy were
ordered to 60 out of the store.
After getting out on the sidewalk
with their melons and some other
purchases in their arms, the alterca-
tion was resumed, when suddenly,
Frattto whipped out a long narrow
bladed stilletto and aimed a trust at
the jugular vein in Pascente's neck.
Instead of accomplishing his purpose
the knife struck Pascente in the left
side of his face, on tbs jaw. lnfiicting
a wound about three inches long,
which it afterward took 20 stitches to
close.
A second thrust of the stilIetto
caught Pascente under the left lower
rib, penetrating six inches or more in
depth but making a hole not much
larger than a pencil. Fratto i'm
mediately disappeared from the scene,
but made his way to the car. where he
got an overcoat and a few other things
and made his escape before the news
of the affair reached the gang.
The third Italian remained with
Pasente and supported him to the post
Office corner. blood streaming from the
unfortunate mans wounds at every
step. DR.. s.. W. Doolittle CHANGED to
be in the Country Clubs rooms. over
Ats store, and was at once summon
ed and the sheriff's office notified,
Pascente was carried to Doolittle
Bros. hospital in the same block, and
an operation followed.
The abdomen was opened and the
bowels taken out and carefully ex-
amined. 1t was found that the Knife
had missed the heart narrowly, had
punctured the bowels in four places
and cut a hole in the stomach ia
which a mans thumb could be in
serted. These were all carefully
washed and closed and the opening in
the abdomen sewed up. 1t was a
very difficult n successful operation
and the patient now has a normal
temperature and bids fair to RAPIDLY
recover.
Fratto made his way to Montfort
in the night on foot and reached there
early Sunday morning. 1t is said he
got transportation to a point near
Galena on a work tram Sunday
forenoon evaded arrest and it is
thought react Chicago safely, where
he doubtless has friends who will be
able to secrete him successfully.
Pascente is a clean and gentlemanly
appearing Italian. much above the
average of his class, and speaks but
little Ensli 3h. lie is 81 years old
and claims to have a wife in Italy.
whom he has not seen in several
years and has d brother-in-law ia
Chicago. He expresses mainly a de-
sire to live that he may wreak ven
geance upon Fratto. whom he swears
to find and kill.
The Drs. Doolittle have q hospital
and a reputation as skilled surgeons
of which Lancaster may we'll feel
proud. The sanitary operating room
is equipped with everything need
ed in modern surgery and every
thing is most s~crupulously steri-
liked, and a 500 candle power
electric light makes operating
possible at night as we'll as by day.
Pascente can we'll be thankful that he
was fortunate enough to fall into such
capable hands in his very critical
condition.