Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-05
SLY IAGO Is SHOT BY
ITALIAN DESDEMONA
AVENGTNG ISLANDER
Tables Turned on "Villain"
in Little Italy" Ver-
sion of Shakesperean
Tragedy When Wife
Fires Shot.

Lucia zaffarano, a 17-year-old bride.
Of 4oS6 Olive street lie under arrest be-
cause, the police say, she tried to Kill
Ernest Cavallo. whom she had known
In Italy and later In Philadelphia be-
cause he poisoned her husbands love
with stories Of past acquaintance with
her.
"I did 1t to prove loved Mike and
not Cavallo,' she Is said to have cried
as she was being taken 10 the police sta
tlon.
II told her to shoot him" Mike" the
husband of a few months muttered, the
police declare, and then relapsed into
silence.
Cavallo is lying between life and death
in the Pennsylvania Hospital, with
bullet In his breast and another in his
stomach. Lucia Zaffarano and Michael,
her husband. are prisoners.
When the girl started shooting with
revolver, which she kept concealed In the
pocket of her coat, last night her hus-
band, who had followed her all day.
either to get evidence for a divorce suit
against her or to see her wreak ven
geance against her alleged traducer.
rushed upon the scene with his own re
volver The police say the girl, after
WuundinE Cavallo, clinChed with him and
the two fell over together The latest In
vestigations of the police have been de-
voted to learning whether the husband.
who shot his own pistol, aimed 1t into
the air or at the rival who lay bleeding
on the floor. The shooting ARRAY oc-
Cured in Cavalos confectionery shop at
S17 South l1th street
Cavallo knew Lucia and her family In
Italy. Seven months ago the girl came
to this country to marry Zafarano
They were very happy in their little
home at 1855 Olive street, in West Phila-
delphia, far from Little italy" and
90 al IA p,iGrhiaynnu talk Rnt
Cavallo was an old friend of Zaffarano's.
too. and the young couple began to see
a good deal of him
Cavallo talked to Zaffarano about the
young girl he had known in Italy. Zaf-
farano went home after hearing a par
ticularly mean story about his wife, beat
her, gave her s5 and told her to go
and shift for herself. Then he left her.
she was seen crying at the window of
her home all day Thursday. Neighbors
wanted TO help her, but none of them
could speak Italian and she could speak
no English. She went out yesterday and
bought herself n revolver with the s..
The nelghborhood of 18th and Catha-
rlne streets was terrorized last night by
shot after shot People rushed out of
doors, the women hysterical, the chill
dren crying. Lucia had found the man
she hated and was using her revolver.
Cavallo. who is 43 years old, lives at 722
South 10th street, where 1t is said he has
wife living sin the country" as neigh
bors vaguely describe the place. He was
standing In front of his shop when Lucia
came along She wore a short, blue serge
coat She held the revolver in the right
hand pocket and fired through the coat.
Meanwhile Zaffarano, who had been az
frenzied by the break in their domestic
life as his wife, had been making in
quiries to learn whether Cavallo had
spoken the truth.
He said today that he had learned that
on January 4, three days before he and
Lucia were married, Cavallo had taken
the girl to his home under some pretense
and there attacked her after threatening
to shoot her with a revolver which he
brandished II she resisted
He followed his wife about yesterday
to learn whether this was tine true version
of the affair in January or whether the
girl was in love with Cavallo and was
deceiving him.
But he had learned the truth too late
His wife had begun firing AS he rushed
down 1lth street he took in at glance
what was happening. Pulling his own
revolver from his pocket he fired in the
air in his wild remorse and alarm. Two
policemen who stood on the corner had
10. All they saw was young girl stand
ing in front OF the staggering cigar store
man, with her hands in her pockets,
According to Special Policeman McGin,
who rode In the patrol wagon with
Michael and Lucia after the shooting,
with the wounded man lying at their feet,
Cavallo moaned, "Why did you shoot
me?" Before Lucia could reply Michael
cried, II told her to shoot you!"