Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-10-28
SHOT AND KILLED.
Barto HOlolva, of Jessieville, Shot to
Death Early Thursday Morning
at Home of Nick DeAlfonso.

Ddi W K1olOlVd, OF JSSSlSVllle' III IS
alleged that Hololva was attempt
ing to break into the house at the
time. Two boarders at the place
of the shooting, Anton Velluto and
Carmine Stella, gave themselves up
to the police and were placed in
custody. Stella admitted that he
was the person who did the shoot.
ing which proved fatal to Hololva
The story of the tragedy as Civ
Ell by Mrs. Nick DeAlfonso at the
coroner's inquest yesterday fore
noon was that she was awakened
shortly after midnight Wednesday
by disturbance at the kitchen
door of her home. The home is
located on the east side of First av-
enue north of aud but a short dis
tance from Silver street, and Mrs.
DeAlfonso kept boarders, there be-
ing several men in the house at the
time OF the shooting. She arose
and went to the door and found
man attempting to gain entrance
and declared that he had broken
off the screen door on the outside
and pushed in the door opening in
to the kitchen. She ordered him
away and at the same time called
to the boarders upstairs. Velluto
posted himself in the upstairs win
dow and Stella came down stairs
and went to the assistance of Mrs.
DeAlfonso, who testified that Vel
luto fired several shots from the up
stairs window and that the shots
were fired to scare the man away.
She also testified that Stella upon
nearing the man pushed him out
side and pulled in the screen door
and then fired FIVE shots at him.
Stella then went outside to look for
a policeman, she said. Chief of
Police James Collins and Patrolman
Anton Gastaldi had heard the shots
and were hurrying to the scene
when they met Stella, who inform
ed the officers that burglar was
attempting to enter the DeAlfonso
home. Upon arriving at the home
the officers found the body of Hol-
DIVA lying between the fence and
the storm shed off the kitchen.
They called an undertaken and
Coroner Charbonneau took charge
of the remains.
While the officers were away
seeking the undertaken a peculiar
incident in connection with the
tragedy took place, for upon their
return they found 38-caliber re-
volver on the dead mans body,
which, it is thought, was placed
there by some one in the DeAlfon-
so home connected with the affair,
as the gun was not there when the
officers first examined the body
Stella aud Velluto were placed un-
der arrest and next Wednesday
will have their hearing. But one
of the shots fred at Hololva took
effect, the bullet entering the right
breast ranged downward, touched
his heart and emerged in the skin
on the left side of his back. The
shot was fred from a 80 caliber
revolver and no doubt caused IN
slant death. The autopsy was per
formed Thursday afternoon by
Drs. T. J. Hambly and c. c. Ur-
quhart. Hololva was 28 years Of
age and was employed at one of
the Oliver Iron Mining Co. S mines
at Ironwood. Wednesday morning
he drew his pay and it is thought
came to Hurley and spent the day
in the saloons in the lower block
near the river. 1t is not known
whether he was intoxicated or not
but the general opinion is that he
was under the influence of liquor
and was rambling around and with.
out any serious intentions caused
the disturbance at the DeAlfonso
home. Oscar West testified that
at about half past twelve some per