Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-11
MURDERED MEMS /
BROTHER SAYS He !
KNOWS SLAYERS
Declares He Recognized Them
AS They Were Running
from the Scene.
REVENGE FOR DISCHARGE
SAID TO HAVE BEEN CAUSE
One Victims Family Due from
Italy TomorroW-Woman
Pedestrian Shot.

The police of the Third precinct
today are running down every possi-
BILE clue in an effort to apprehend the
men that shot and killed Caspar and
Joseph Provinzano, of 43 Monroe
street, at Monroe and Downing
streets early yesterday morning.
The police admit that they have
very little to work on except that
the four assailants are known
1t is believed that they left town
Immediately after the shooting and
the police of nearby places have been
notified to be on the lookout for
them. 1t is expected that an arrest
VIII be made before the day is over.
Woman Also wounded.
Besides the two brothers who were
Killed, woman, Mrs. Lizzie Rich-
ards, of 90 Adams street, was also
shot during the fusillade which took
place, and awakened the Italian resi-
dents in the vicinity of Monroe and
Downing streets.
The affair took place at 7 o'clock
yesterday morning, when the streets
We're practically deserted, and the
absence OF witnesses has handi-
capped the police considerably.
Detectives Miller. Bell and Daniele.
of the Third precinct. and Special
0fhcer Baker, who. with Litutenants
iuite and Maier, of police headquar-
ters, are working on the case, sue
eeeded In rounding up five witnesses
Ihe witnesses are Salvatore Prov
ingano younger brother OF the two
murdered men; Cassetto Leonardo. of
bl jackson street; Vincenzo Yencey.
OF s6 jackson street, Joseph Goll-
stein, of 146 Van Buren street, and
Joseph Rosenberg, of the same adj
dress. All were paroled as witnesses
The younger Provinzano was in
such hysterical condition following
the affair that he had to be taken TO
the City Hospital for treatment La
ter he was brought back to the Third
precinct in company with Yencey and
detained in the witness room over
night.
Salvatore Provinzano was sitting in
the parlor Of his home dressing when
the shooting took place According
to the story he told the police he
rushed from the house when he heard
the shots fired and saw his two broth
ers lying In the street while their as-
sallants were scattering in different
! directions.
The motive for the crime is said TO
| have been revenge The Proyifizanos
and the four men who are alleged to
have done the shooting were all en-
ployed on one of the boats plying be-
tween here and Coney Island. Cas-
par Provinzano was foreman of the
gang,
Discharged One of the Men.
A little over week ago he had a
quarrel with man named Salvatore
Lonet and discharged the latter.
Three other men, Salvatore Badala.
Diego ftIID ~ Col, 10
lano, quit in sympathy with Loneti
and swore revenge on the Provin-
zanos.
The brothers were on their way
home when the four men stepped
from the hallway of house and
| opened fire on them yesterday morn
| ing.
Salvatore Provinzano says posi-
lively he identified the four men in
| question as the murderers of his
| brother Because of his hystericaI
condition Detectives Miller and Bel
had very difficult time in getting
| him to tell what he knew about the
case. 1t is said that fifteen or six
teen shots were fired during the en-
counter.
The police found two revolvers, one
under stoop in Monroe street, with
! three bullets missing, which it is be-
lleNeu was thrown away Dy one OF
the assailants in his flight. and an
| other near the body of one of the
| brothers
No bullets had been fired from this
| gun, and it is thought that Provin-
| zano tried to draw his gun in self
defense but was shot down before hs
| had a chance.
CaSpar Provinzano died on the way
to the receiving room at the City Hos
pital and his brother Joseph an hour
later. Caspar's wife and two chill
dren are expected here tomorrow
| from Italy.