The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-02
ASSAULT IN ITALIAN COLONY
THIS NOON MAY RESULT FATALLY
Italian Laborer Has Skull Crushed by a Blow From
Coal Pick in the Hands o f a Countryman- Trouble
Supposed to Have Arisen Over a Robbery.

Ill feeling which existed over a
robbery In the Italian colony in the
Erie yards In West Marion this morn
ing eliminated in what will undoubt-
edly be murder during the noon
hour today.
AT 1916 o'clock the Erie switch
Ing crew found an Italian laborer
lying on his face just outside the
door of box car in which he made
his home, with his skull crushed and
his face crushed and pleading. Be
side the body the crew found heavy
coai plck-the instrument with
which the man Is thought to have
been hit.
chief OF Police McDonough and the
Hess and Markcrt ambulance were
summoned and the injured man re.
moved to the Marion City hospital
When the ambulance arrived at the
hospital the italian was still breath
ing but DR.. A. Rhu, who attended
him. stated that there was but one
chance in a thousand for his recov-
cry.
An examination of the Italians
head showed that his skull was bad.
so that the mans brains were seep-
ing through the opening. making a
mat of his thick black hair. Several
pieces Of bone were removed from
his head. leaving a hole about three
inches in diameter
A short time after the arrival Of
the ambulance at the hospital. three
italian laborers. breathless from run
ming, and bewildered by fright and
anxiety, dashed up the steps and in
to the hospital. In the hall they
found the laborer who was thought
10 have been with the man at the
time of the assault, and they i'm.
mediately began shrieling questions
at him in their native language.
The man would not talk, and to
all inquiries as to how the accident
occurred, returned the answer 81
don't know" Grief-stricken at the
misfortune of their countryman, the
men stood weeping, u pathetic little
group. repeating over and over again,
the inquiry. 'Will he dle?'
Upon being questioned. the spok-
esman of the group said that the
mans name was Rosario Organe.
who came from italy four years ago.
lie is twenty-six years OF age and
has a wife and baby in italy He
has a brother In New York. He had
expected TO bring his wife and child
20 this country soon. and was saving
mp money for their passage to
America.
according to story told the police
an Italian whose name is Sebtstiano
Fopi, known at the Erie transfer as
~. 5003. was robbed of four dollars
and a New York draft for 500 this
morning. Organo IS said to have in
formed the robbers where Fopi had
concealed the m aey.
IT Is the opinion of the police that
Hopi struck Organo with the coal
pick as he and three other Italians
are missing. But one man was seen
running from the box car about the
time the injured man was found and
later four Italians were seen going
west on the Erie tracks. cities wes
of Marion have been notified.
Fopi Subscribed az being about
six feet tall, raw boned with blacl
hair and swarthy complexion. He
was wearing a long gray overcoat
when seen this morning. No othe
description of the other Italians who
are missing was given to the police
Mr.. Buck, satin and light gun metal
bumps, each kind with bow. buckle
and strap: also Mr.. Buck hi. button
shoes, just received by Beatty & Long.
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