The evening world., 1914-01-22
SLEW THE Doctor
ON LINER; MURDERER
ARRIVES IN IRONS
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steerags and toward the Grassy man.
who waved his empty pistol about
his head, but cunningly fastened 10
reload II a. tho physician ap-
preached. The doctors demeanor
Gained some OF the passengers and
curiously held them nearby a. DR..
ArriEo walked close to Cupertino.
In Italian he spoke soothlngly to
the man. and under his words the
immigrants eyes lost their Wild look.
He ceased TO yell and scream and
presently he was explaining TO the
doctor that he had meant no harm.
that he didn't know what had come
over him. and DR.. Arrigo, stu smil-
Ing and gsntis, vas trying 70 per-
suade him 70 sive UP the pistol.
For ten minutes. while the others
In the stssraSs watched. fascinated,
Or. Arrigo talked. Once he almost
had his hand ON the pistol. but
Cupertino slipped II back into his
pocket. DR.. Arrigo laid q hand on
his arm. He wanted to load him out
Of tho stserass whore help could DO
had from members Of tho ships crew,
but Cupertino seemed TO divine bis
intention.
gMPriED PISTOL INTO BODY or
His VICTIM.
With another yell the man broke
away from the surgeon and sprang to
table which stood beneath an open
portfolio. He made a. though to
throw himself through the narrow
opening. and, realizing that no meant
10 kill himself. DR.. Arr,go :eaped for
ward and grabbed his>enkles.
Quick a. . aash Cupertino grabbed
the pistol from hts pocket and fred II
ut DR.. Arrigo's head. The end Of the
gun was only few inches away from
the physician's face and the bullet
crashed through his brain. Cuper-
tinO leaped from the table and. bend
ing over the doctor. fired the other
seven bullets In bis weapon into the
doctors body.
While the reports Of the shots rang
out the Storage passengers stood ter
ror stricken and helpless. but a. the
madmah turned from his victim they
fed. Behind them rushed Cupertino.
his pistol, now empty, In hts hand.
to realize that the Wild man was jim
armed. The sight of the gun was
enough and Cupsrtino had clear path
to the rail. toward which he bottled.
But Third Officer Eugene Schmitz
had heard the reports and had heard
the yslls. He had seen the frightened
men and women tumblinE out Of the
steernye. Cupertino dashed past hin,
~ he made for the rail and Schmtt7
grabbed him.
OFFICER suDpuEp MAN AND
TOOK PISTOL AWAY.
The madman tried to throw him
OF. He struck At him with the empty
pistol and clawed and bit. but
Schmitx held on. He beat Cupertino
TO his knees. snatched the gun from
him and had subdued him whom SOW
eral seamen rushed up. Cupertino.
quiet now, was put In irons aud
locked up In the ships brig.
The body OF DR. Arrieo was carried
to His cabin and the ships surgeon ~
aiming II said that probably the first
shot had brought instant death and
that the Commissioner had not felt tn.
other seven bullsts
The Berlin was nearing Gibraltar
and when II touched DR.. Arrigo's body
was taken ashore to be shipped to hi
home In Florence. Then the Berlin
proceeded on her way To encounter .
three day storm. one VI the worst
Capt. Harrassowitz had ever expert
enced.
Cupertino will be tried tefors q
Special Board OF Inquiry. and II ID
probable that he will DO turned over
to tho German authorities. The muir.
der wss committed on the seas or
a German vessel. and that Govern
ment probably will assert its right OF
Jurisdiction.
GOV SAW TRAGEDY AND NEAR
~ LOST MIND.
What will become OF the forlorn 1T
tie Francisco u . problem. From hii
bunk, many yards from that Of hls
father. the boy witnessed the whole
AFFAIR. He saw his father shoot into
the floor. he saw him kill DR.. ArrigC
| and he saw him dash for the deck
| The sight almost robbed the child OF
his senses, He speaks no English
hut other immigrants aboard said TO.
day that since the tragedy he had
not spoken except to moan for hts
father. whom no was not allowed tt
see after the man had been captured
He may be sent back to Italy. though
whether he has relatives there or moi
tho immigration folk do not know
and tho boy seems unable to tell.
| DR.. Arrigo leaves q widow and tws
children In Florence. His wife wal
the youngest daughter of Oreste BIN.
boni. He wore two medals for dis
tinguished service In Abyssinia an,
Tripoli. Alberto Bimboni Of No. l6'
Lexington avenue IN q cousin of Mrs
Arrigo and. like his famous uncle, Z
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