New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
FIVE CUT IN RIOT Of
ITALIANS OVER HOE
Police Believe Three Men Came
from New Jersey to Avenge
Affr0nt to Owner.
HOSPITAL NURSES IN PANIC
Reserves Twice Called Out to
Quiet Brooklyn settlement
Many Shots Fired and Sew
eral Prisoners Taken.

A stabbing ARRAY In which five people
were cut, which started over the disputed
ownership OF hoe and in which SIX ar
rests we're made after the reserves nad
been called out twice. caused panic
among the nurses of the Brooklyn Mater
nifty Hospital in ST. Johns Place, BROOK
lyn. about 1 30 yesterday afternoon.
Friday afternoon Joseph Crosse. four
years old, who lives on the second moor
of No. 496 St. Johns Place, was playing
In vacant lot. when he found noe
He was about TO use IT. when Mrs FRANK
Amato declared It belonged to her. anu
ordered him 10 throw 1t down. The chlld
ran CRYING to his mother, Mrs. JENNIE
Crosse. and the woman and her mother
Theresa Serpico, ran to the lot ana en-
tered into an argument with MIS- A"hs'o'
insisting that the boy be permitted "
keep the hoe. Mrs Amato is sald 10
have threatened that they would near
from her on Sunday
The Crosses were aroused yesterday al
ternoon by hearing pistol shots IN tlie'l
hack yard. They rushed 10 the kitche"
windows and saw man who MADE the
death sign and shouted de6antly ana
aimed his revolver at them. Two o'"ei
mon then entered the yard, and LOUIS
crosse his wife and Mrs. serpico ran 10
| the yard. -,,.o.
Ry this time the sound OF the reVoi'er
had created some excitement IN the he'e"
borhood. and the nurses OF the brooh'y" ="
Maternity Hospital came to the "ihdo"s ;
in fear. A crowd gathered at lhe IIon'
Of the house and the cries OF the ihiu'
ated Italians caused some one 10 sehu Z"
call for the police reserves. Nheh '''.
reserves arrived Anthony Gorestaho' -
M 22l West 2lst street. GutehpeIk' ~ -.
7 and DenneteO Dalesanto, OF NO --'
/ E,,lnon avenue. Ho0okeD, VINO hao
sl,uned ont Of the house just before were
s.en nv James Berg. of No 40 81 Jonn
Place. Brooklyn, from his stoop' lie '0''
/ lowed them -.-. ,,.
The two jumped on Ninth aNehue ''' >
running toward Prospect Park. MT bere
! olso pof on the car and warned the lho-
! ,or,,a, ,o stop when he came To ponce
man This happened a quarter OF i'''e
! ,ror, th4 scene ~ the fight. faFoIIud'i
! pooers OF the Grand avenue stauo"'
,,,rned aboard the car and arrested tue
! mon vino offered no resistance.
/ THO reserves. upon entering the mousse
q, No 4gs st Johns Place. FOUND t"dt
eve pcople had been injured In the aH'uy'
Tbev called DR. Vinicombe. OF inc
swedish Hospital. and after treating al
saba,o Vrenollo. Of No. 0i 2th street
! uoboken. was taken to the Grand ave-
nue. station under arrest.
! While the doctor was patching up the
nrlsoner a girl ran in and shouted Inc!
bave started II again. Some one Il sho.
! mis- time A dozen policemen VINO hdu
! haor gathered about the injured man
rusbed bareheaded and coatless out 10
( restor, order. with Captain Murphy III
tho lend They discovered that PatroI-
man lanes Rogers had found shotgun
! in the house and had accidentally u!s'
/ ohargad II. smashing a hole In ceiling
Dr Vinicombe found that LOUIS ''roSSo
had lost SO much blood from his culs
,b,t h.. had 60 be- removed TO the nos
nital Frank Amsto was held az an as
Gallant and James Serpico was charged
r.,,h stahbing Frank Amato over the rlSn'
cvo louis Crosse was also placed under
/ arrest.
detectives believe that the stabbing al
fray had been pre-arranged ana that the
,bfee men from New Jersey had come "a
brooklyn for the purpose OF obtaining
vengeance for the afiront Mrs. Amato hau
suffered on Friday.