Evening journal., 1915-09-14
KNIFE wound IN
LUNG Will KILL
ITALIAN 5 VICTIM
Ramoce Cuts Three Men in
Night Wrangle Over
Crowded Sidewalk
Claims SELF- Defense;
CLAD HE'S ARRESTED

the sidewalk at Second and Walnut
streets, between Daniel Wabanski.
aged 80 years. of No 201 Poplar
street; John kozik aged 25 years.
Of ferlin, Nd; Robert Weldin, Of No,
illS Walnut street, and Gerolamo
Ramoce, aged 27 years, homeless,
+ resulted this morning In the probably
fatal iniuring Of Kozik and Wahanski
Weldin was only slightly injured.
The four men got into a quarrel
about midnight last night. when the
three injured men accused Ramoce.
who is an italian. Of pushing them
off the sidewalk. The sidewalk Is
being improved.
Following the argument Ramoce Is
accused of drawing a pen knife and
slashing the three men. Rsmoce
then ran away and efforts to locate
him We're unavailing until this morn
ing when Chief of Police Black. on
hearing OF the case. ordered the
4 detective squad to search for the ac-
cused man. At the same time Chief
Black furnished Detective Sergeant
Green and Detective King with in
formation about the wanted man
Special Officer Mearns was likewise
sent 70 the Delaware Hospital by
/ Chief Black to ascertain the condi-
tiun of the injured man.
Within fifteen minutes after the
detectives had started on the case,
+ Sergeant Green and Detective Green
arrested Ramoce at Front and Wal
nut streets while he was walking
along the street. Blood was spattered
4 on his coat and when searched a
/ penknife was found on him. The blade
\ OF the knife had been carefully wiped
7 however, of all blood.
Il Ramoce was rushed to the Della
!, ware Hospital in the police patrol.
/, and Wabansh and Kozik who were
/, hardly able to whisper. Identified him
as the man who had cut them Wa
banski was stabbed IN the left side
i the blade puncturing his lung Physi-
AZ clans az the hospital said Wabanski
could not recover. KO2ik was stab
4 bed in the abdomen His condition
is critical. Weldin, who was cut on
(, the arms and side. was able to so
to his home
When taken TO the police station
after being idertified as the stabber,
Ramoce smiled and said to Joseph
D'Amico. the interpreter u cut two
men because they attacked me and
one ran away or I would have cut
him I am glad I am arrested. as
will have a place to spend the winter
and get plenty 10 eat"
A charge Of assault with intent to
commit murder was placed against
him but It is expected that this Will
be changed in case the men die.
Ramoce, when searched had S745,
lead pencil, drinking cup and the
knife in his pockets.
The prisoner said he came to this
country three years ago from the
Z southern part Of Italy. where his par-
ents and a brother live. He has no
relative here. He said he had worked
on railroad construction at Charles
! town. West Virginia and In New
!, York State. In addition to the coin
found in his pocket. Ramoce had a.
? time check bearing the letters IN "
\ G. II. r. Division No. /. No. E1O85" !"
!, Ramoce said he came here on a
Z freight train from Chester last Sun
day and last night, following the fight.
he slept in box car along the rail-
z road tracks near here.
WtldlH4 III a HidltMtUt 10 llt UtNtf-
'l tives. admitted that he and his COM
panions had an argument with RAJ
moce and that Wahansk had started
back to Ramoce, who drew the knife
and cut him. The others went to his
assistance when they, too were cut.
The arrest of the man who was a
stranger here several hours after the
assault, on information learned by
Chief of Police Black early this morn
ing established a record for the po-
lice department
Magistrate Lewis went to the hos
pital this morning with the detectives
and the deposition Of Wabanski wa.
taken, the condition Of Kozik beinf
such that he was no able to talk
Wabansh claims that as he and Koz
TX were walking past Second aac
Walnut streets Ramoce jumped a
them, sticking the knife in Kozik. Wa
banski said he ran with Ramoce fol
lowing and when they reached
point near Market street, Ramcos
: grabbed him and cut him. Waban
Al ski said he went to Walnut streef
l where he joined Kozik and Ramocs
. came along and attacked Weldin who
J was sitting on a pile of stones.
t Shortly before noon today Ram
I oce was photographed. Ramoce ap
peared to think 1t was an outing a.
J he laughed heartily as he was hand
euffnd IN notaofft-o Irfr.-