New-York tribune., 1913-11-19
THREE FALL in
STREET GUN FIGHT
Fusillade Starts in Front of East
Side Clubhouse-Police Pick
Up Twelve Pistols.

Three men are known to have been
shot, and all of them are in a serious
condition, and many more are believed
to have been wounded, in a fierce gun
fight which took place late last night
between gangsters. For ten minutes
the gangsters battled, and more than
fifty shots were fired.
One faction Of the gunner fought
from the rooms OF the Robert Veloc
Club, at No. SO James street and their
opponents fought from the street in
front of the club Hundreds of per-
sons, including detectives. watched the
fight, afraid to break through the open
space in front of the clubhouse, which
was swept by bullets while the fight
lasted.
When the police reserves from the
Oak street station finally charged the
crowd and fought their way into the
INiubIlOhot Nllitt Ail'li NNlt lOulQ
wounded, and these, with four others.
were made prisoners.
Twelve guns were picked up in the
club and in the street after the battle
ended
Detective Lieutenant Reed and De-
tectives Moore and Lochin were a
block away from the scene of the shoot.
ing, at 11:30 o'clock, when they sud-
denly heard several shots fired. They
rushed to the spot, and when they got
there they found crowd Of several
hundred persons gathered in a semi
circle about the battling gunner.
II was one of the most deliberate
the police had witnessed for long
time. The detectives blew their police
whistles before attempting TO handle
the situation themselves. When the
gangsters heard the whistles they
wavered, and then resumed the fight
II was not until those on the out
skirts Of the crowd saw the reserves
running toward the spot and cried out,
Here come the police" that those in
the street threw their guns away and
disappeared in the crowd.
The men in the club windows desert
ed their posts at the cry Of police. and
as the detectives and the reserves
rushed into the building. the men in
the club jumped from windows and
made their way to the roof of the
building and to nearby buildings.
In the interior of the rooms occupied
by the club three men were found lying
on the floor, terribly wounded. Tony
Genario, twenty-five years old, Of Nos.
Il and 10 Catherine street. was shot
in the left arm, and his left eye was
shot out; Frank Fallypydrone, Of No.
134 9th street, Brooklyn, thirty-three
years old, was suffering from two bull
let wounds in the back. and ii was said
by the ambulance surgeon who attend
ed him that he would die, and Frank
More, twenty-four sold, Of No.
Oliver street, was so badly shot in the
legs that it will be necessary to ampu-
tate both limbs.
Four other men were arrested as they
tried to get out of the building. They
said they were James Fazio. twenty
two years old. Of Nos II and 10 Catha'
rine street; Joseph Ponzel, twenty-eight
years old, Of No. I Oliver street; Man.
uel Savilla, of Nos. II and 10 Catha'
rne street, and James Ross, twenty
eight years old. Of No. % james
street.
The men, including those who were
wounded, were all charged with feloni'
Gus assault. Those not wounded were
taken To the Oak street police station
They refused to tell anything. The in
jured men were taken to the Hudson
Street Hospital.
Detectives started to investigate the
cause of the shooting Immediately, ou'
the men under arrest were sullen anu
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