New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-13
WIFE IS SHOT DEAD
IN FIGHT At SUPPER
Daughter Seriously Wounded
Trying to Save Mother
from Angry Father.
SLAYER IS ARRESTED
Tells Police He Didn't Mean to
Itjure His Child, but Ad-
mits Killing His
Wife.

After killing his wife and seriously
wounding his daughter Mary, eleven
years old. Vincenzo Campanelh, shoe
maker, thirty-six years old. rushed
through the rear yard of the tenement
house at No. Oh East Seth street,
jumped several fences and attempted
10 shoot Charles Curing, who hurled a
brick at him. When cornered by three
detectives he fired two shots at them.
He was finally dubbed into submission
by Detective Lieutenant Ticho and De-
tectives Cousins and Ryan a short dis
lance from the East SSth street station.
where he was taken, charged with
homicide. Campaneli admitted killing
his wife, but said he did not mean TO
shoot his child.
10 the detectives as he was being led TO
his cell.
The Campanellis lived in a modest
fiat at the Seth street address for sew
eral years, and according to the neigh
bors they seemed to be happy until
Campsnelli lost his job some time ago.
when he and his wife had a quarrel.
Last night Mrs. Campanelli. who had
for a long time, came home and was
preparing supper when her husband
entered. They renewed their quarrel.
which the family living next door said
uos q piohtIy bapnepipr
Don't you so out tonight they
heard the man say. Then several
shots were fred and they rushed to the
street.
consciousness last night she was taken
from the Reception Hospital 10 Belle
vue, where she told the detectives that
when she saw her father point a re-
volver at her mother she ran TO save
her.
Don't shoot mamma pleaded the
little one, as her infatuated father fired
three shots. two entering the body 81
his wife and the other shattering his
child's Jaw.
81 don't know anything more" said
the girl as she lapsed into unconscious
ness. The detectives attempted to
learn whether she saw her father dis
charge the pistol
Detective Lieutenant Ticho and De-
teotive Cousins were on car when
they heard the shots. They ran in the
direction OF the shooting just as the
neighbors began fleeing TO the street.
Campanelli, in the mean while, WAS
about TO race through the house at No.
JO7 East S7th street, when the janitor,
Charles Curing. stood in his path and
ordered him TO stop.
A shot from the fugitive's gun forced
the 1anitor TO retreat. Campanelli con-
tinued his fight through the yard Of
the house occupied by nr. Herman
Schwartz. in Avenue A, between seth
and S7th streets. He then ran through
the hall into Avenue a and was max
ing his escape when the three detec-
tlves surrounded him.
Assistant District Attorney Theron
Strong said last night. after he had
examined the prisoner. that letter
had been found on him which indi-
Gated that the shooting had been pre-
meditated. Mr.. Strong said that the
letter showed that the man had orig
inally intended to kill his wife and
himself week ago.
According to Mr.. Strong, the man
failed TO Kill himself because he lost
his revolver in his struggle with the
detectives when arrested.
Tony, six years old, and 1gnatius,
ten. sons Of the shoemaker, were found
By the police under a bed in the apart
ment an hour after the shooting. They
we're taken to the Children's Society.