The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-08
lone MORE VICTIM
| FALLS BEFORE FIRE
| OF DEADLY GUhMEN
Four-Day Tally Shows Goth
am Death List
of Five
lGANCSTER MEET FATE
AT HIS RIVALS HAND.
| Feud War Between Bear Cats
and Chicerellos Results
in Death Of Italian W.
Leader W

NEW YORK, May IA four-day
tally of the work of the gunner OF
New York shows a death list Of hve.
Two of the FIVE were policemen, killed
In their duty. because a gangstAr
wanted revenge upon another gang
ster, because of a sheer, and re-
fusai to pay back 81 loan.
| The other three on the death Ast I
were of the type of their killersn
and there is no proof that the city
Is worse off because of their passage
The list: s
William H. Heaney, probationary
policeman, killed as he tried to stop
a gunman on Saturday night. IS
David Miner, a clerk, eighteen
years old. of 1872 Rutledge street. 4
williamsburg. Shot at the Brooklyn
end Of the Williamsburg bridge Tues
day night by gunner who were after
him. Scores of persons were put In
danger by flying bullets.
Gunman Gets His.
John Rizzo, twenty-three years old.
Al Stanton street. Killed Saturday
night by Oresto Shillitoni. Rizzo was
/ gunman himself.
Antonio Scamorino. So Union
street, Brooklyn. Killed In Harlem's
Little Italy early this morning.
| Policeman Teare, killed Saturday
night by the murderer Of Heancy and
| Rizzo
Today's killing WAS of an italian
by an Italian, and was the outcome
OF a gang feud between Bear Cat
I.evy's gang and the Chicerelio gang.
| Scamorino was member OF the Chi
/ cerello gang. and by fake message
Scamorino was Induced to 60 to One
Hundred and Sixth street and Second
avenue. 1t is said that the ma a1nes
which brought him to his death w4n
word that his girl would meet him.
| The Italian knew that he was In
danger in Little Italy. He left the
elevated at Third avenue and walk
ed through One Hundred and Sixth
street, keeping in the middle Of tho
street. He turned south on Second
avenue, and forgot himself In 10 f1r
as he walked on the sidewalk. re-
Numbering. however. to keep on the
edge of the walk. He walked q few
doors and a shotgun was stuck out
Of a hallway and fred. ScAmerin0
fell dead. There have been no Ar-@
rests The murderer was 20 calm In
escaping that he took the shotgun
| with him.
On Tuesday night Miner was cross
ing the bridge. AS he arrived ut tina
Brooklyn plaza three youths walked
up behind him. One Of them stuck
a revolver against Miners ribs and
pulled the trigger. The three men
ran in different directions, firing shots
back as they ran. They finally dis
appeared in one OF the tenement
houses under the bridge.
Detectives on Trail.
Although scores Of detectives have
been looking for Shillitoni since Sat-
urday night, when Policemen Teare
and Heaney were killed. and gang
man Rizzo was killed. the search hass
thus far been unsuccessful The
shooting came because Rixxo. sue
cessful and powerful gunman. with
a following large enough to make
him a candidate for the gang leader
chip, left vacant by the retirement of
Jack Sirocco. borrowed . revolver
from Shillitoni. a consumptive. whoi
has tried to get fame a. q fierce ana
desperate man. With that revolver
Rizzo shot Isidor Streler. and whsn
pursued by policemen. he ran down
into the subway and along the tracke.
| He was caught and was out on $3,-
900 bail when Shillitoni demanded ~
for that revolver.
This was Saturday night in 4 pooh
room at 241 Mulberry street. Rix1O
laughed at the consumptive. and
pushed him away. Shillitoni went out
and later came the shooting. Heaney
and Teare were killed as they tried
to arrest the killer.
Heaneys funeral was held from hi6
| fiat at TIT Prospect place today. Full
police honors were accorded him. ana
the police band played dirges In thes
procession. Commissioner Waldo AM6
Deputy Commissioners Dillon and Me-
Kay were present. The young widow.
married less than year, who Is soon
to be a mother. broke down.
Ready Now for Duffy.
| NEW YORK, May with former
Police Inspectors Dennis Sweeney
John J. Murtha. James e. Thomp~
son, and James f.. Hussey. conviCte4
on conspiracy charge. District A.
torney Whitman began today h1QR
preparations for the trial OF Sergeam
Peter ]. Duffy, alleged by the STATE
TO have been collector for Inspec4c4
Sweeney. AH
District Attorney whitman VIII
1 tied up for a week or 70 with A1l1&
! prosecution Of the Anhut case, aHX 4
| with the presentation OF the 6tllWo
matter before the grand jury.
soon a. he finishes these two n1S
! tiers, he will move the trial Of 0G@
geant Duffy. Duffy win be tria&
one or two charges. both inv0lS
bribery.
The four ex-inspectors convten
| Tuesday night have Lost their ~
lions In the police department. RI
| have lost their pensions sS
| Justice Cot will be aitting III
| criminal branch Of the &upQ
court in June, and probably IT
I fn5 rfVS1ding JuJklc3 Is tH9I y - T.
pulfy.