The evening world., 1912-07-23

tH'e HfSt ala 10 l.tt.c ieSS!e IiCrUluer
pending the arrival OF the ambulan e
fror, Bellevue. told an Evening World
reporter to-day that Just thirty min
utes elapsed between the time OF the
shooting and the appearance OF tho
frst policeman.
FIXES THE TIME OF DELAY eY
WATCH.
'T know what am talking about"
sald La Manila because was keeping
the time by the watch. was forced
20 give my FIRST attention to the little
girl who was shot and l could not get
TO the telephone in the drug store to
call up Bellevue for several minutes.
thought a policeman would be there to
do that. When none came l rang up
the hospital myself. The shooting oc-
CURED almost on the minute Of $50
o'clock. The ambulance came at .. and
the policeman came little after that"
Others who witnessed the shooting
and who were In the drug store watch
Ing the drug clerks ministrations to tho
little girl who had received q bullet
from . gangster's revolver In her eb-
domen, bore out La Mantia's statement.
A woman who lives in Twelfth street
near Avenue B said che had seen one
crowd Of the warning gangsters moving
under her window with children fol.
lowing.
The curious children kept AZ the heels
Of the gangsters. she said. until they
had turned south on Avenue B. and
onos or twice one OF the gang turned
and tried TO wave the children away.
for their presence left . clear trail Of
We gstaway. Yet, though children fol-
bowed the retreat!ng gangstsrs. there
WAS not q policeman in sight
zone Of tho men who had done the
shooting was wounded" this witness
Of The ARRAY said: He had blood
pouring from his neck and from his
risht hand and he was cursing loudly.
The blood left trail on the sidewalk.
but did not see any policemen follow
tnR that trail then or at any other
dine, though I watched"
NOW THE CAPTAIN EXPLAINS
THE CASE.
oApG. John d. Ormsby Of the Fifth
strsst station In which precinct the
shooting occurred. explained the ab-
eenoe Of policemen from the scene OF
the shooting to-day by saying that un-
Oar orders from Headquarters whom
ever q public band concert Is given in
one Of the citys parks the policeman
whose bsat included that park must be
in attendance. The policeman whose
beat covers that portion o; Twelfth
street where the gauge battled was In
Tompkins Square Park, Ave blocks
away from the scene. the captain de-
elared.
CAPT. Ormsby said police investigation
had determined tho number or those
involved in the shooting a. only four
Or nva II was not gang war. hc
said, but the result OF a row In q saloon
on Twelfth street near Avenue A. He
sa!d that no progress had been made
n capturing any Of those involved
IN ths shooting.
Tsssie Bierbauber 10 one OF family
Of four: . sister Mary, aged two. Ed
ward. seven. and Joey. four. being this
other three. Their father Is laborer
and their home Is In the big tenement
house OF No. sos East Twelfth street
Tsssie was out on the street playing
with Johnny Schmelze and Herman
-Ginsberg in front OF Alexander Bias
fuss undertaking shop At No. SO7 wher
the shooting began.
vincenzo Mazzarello. who lives on the
fourth floor of No. AS East Twelfth
street, was playing with some othel
boys of his age In the middle Of
Twelfth street when several mer
stepped from q doorway OF the build
ing at No. 900 and opened fire on sew
sral Others, who lodged into a door
way next to Undertaken Bla sius's shop
All who were witnesses Of the shoot
Ing agree that between thirty anI
forty shots were fred. and that fifteen
men were involved in the shooting
The battling gangsters were abou
equally divided between each side OF
the street
After the first volley both sides cam,
out in tho open and began 10 run fol
Avenue B. firing scattered shots
Little Tessie Bierbauer was lying Imply
on the sidewalk In front OF the under
taking establishment. Joseph Siam. hel
uncle. who lives In the same tenement
came out from behind the refuge HI
had instantly taken in a doorway
lifted the child IN his arms and carried
her to tho drug store.
But no one knew that the MazzarellC
boy had ben shot until his older brother
discovered him. grooming In his bed
The youhgster had climbed the fou
flights TO his room. undressed ant
tucked himself in bed without whimper
ips q word to anyone Vincenzo wen
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