New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-27
Trio Shoot When Monkey
Trips Saloonkeeper Who
Held Them at Bay
3 Held as Witnesses
Assassins Escape-Old Muir
der in Cafe May Have
Been Motive

HedlH lla!ldN ShlcS, Is ploOl against Inv
Sunday liquor law, as was well known
to the friends Of Michael Quattrone. In
the cool gloom of Quattrone's back
room, at 81 Mulberry Street, yesterday
afternoon were the proprietor himself.
Frank Cascagno, Of Tompkinsville,
Staten Island Jackino Scabbo, one
armed organ grinder, whose money was
tethered TO the leg Of his chair; Tony
Marone, the bartender, and three
others.
Cascagno and the organ grinder were
playing cards. From across the street
at SO Mulberry Street came strains Of
music which set the monkey to hunt
ing anxiously for his tin cup.
Grinder Proud of His Pet
"See him." said his proud owner,
pointing with his one hand while Cas-
cagno dealt the cards. THE little beast
thinks il time to collect the money"
ut is the wedding of Jimmy Fusco
and Madeline Fulgelli," said Quattrone.
your smart little animal might have
remembered the gay trappings at the
front door. Soon the party will return
from the church in Mott Street and
there will be music indeed. Already
some one comes. | must put on my
coat"
The three men who entered, however,
were not members Of the wedding party,
nor had they come 20 summon Quat-
trone to fiesta. The pupils of his
eyes contracted as he recognized them.
Walking abreast, they marched across
the room and halted within pace OF
Quattrone, who gave not an inch of
ground and returned stare for stare.
A silence fell. Neither card player
moved to pick up the cards that lay
before him. Those at the other tables
gazed at the tableau. their beer mugs
forgotten. Toney Marones arm paused
in the automatic scrubbing Of the bar
Only the monkey peered evilly from
behind Jackino's chair and chattered
his teeth reprovingly.
A resounding smack sounded. one
of the strangers had slapped Qusttrone.
But still no word was spoken. Quite
deliberately and coolly Quattrone
walked behind the bar and stopped to
open a draGer. When he Strengthened
up he held an automatic pistol levelled
at the three intruders.
Trio Cowed by Revolver
"Cowards, 20 now or | shoot he
said quietly. -,
AS he smoke he advanced around the
end OF the bar, and the three men slow
w retreated in even rank, faces 10 the
pistol, as Quattrone walked forward
They had reached the door into the
tenement house hall, and one was
fumbling behind his back for the latch
when Jackino's monkey leaped at the
back OF a chair as Fl to give parting
scolding 20 the unwelcome guests.
The tether was just too short, and
the monkey halted in midair and
clutched frantically at the chair back,
lust reaching it with his toes, and sent
il Gathering 10 the floor between Quat-
trone's feet It tripped QuattSne and
sent him sprawling. A revolver fasned
in the right hand of each of the three
men at the door and roar OF shots
and rolling, pungent powder smoke
filed the room.
One bullet sped straight to the heart
Of the PROSTATE Quattrone. Jsckino
dropped squarely upon the unfortunate
cause of the disaster, shot through the
back. Tony Marone leaped the bar TO
his employers aid just IN time to eaten
one Of the flying bullets in the back
and another in the left hand.
Cascagno slumped face down upon
the cards he had not yet picked up A
bullet, which the organ grinder wouid
have stopped had not another already
dropned him, had struck his opponent
in the head. The other customers fran
ticsllv sought shelter behind whatever
obstacle offered, and were still cover
ing in their hiding places when the po-
lice arrived.
Assassins Disappear
Not one of them saw the three men
depart They remembered only that
for an instant the wedding music
sounding for Jimmy Fusca and his
bride had blared bravely into the
smoke-flled room, and they had caught
the chugging OF motors as Jimmy, and
Madeline drove up with the wedding
party. That, the police say, was when
the three assassins had opened the door
and walked out. They took their re-
volvers with them. and even picked up
and carried away the pistol with which
Ouattrone had threatened them.
Not one of the guests who thronged
the sidewalk across the street saw them
depart. and the banter with which they
greeted the bride and bridegroom
helped to cover the noise of the shoot
inp. Tenants in the house soon spread
the alarm, however, and presently
Jimmy and Madeline and the feast
which was spread on the top floor OF
SO Mulberry Street were forgotten
Such crowds surged about the dingy
saloon that the reserves were called
from the Mulberry Street police station
in order 10 clear a passage for the
wounded TO the ambulsnces.
Two Killed. Two Badly Hurt
ouattrone was killed. Cascagno died
later in the Hudson Street Hospital.
Marone and Jackino are still alive, but
their wounds are serious. When Jack
mo was lifted from the floor something
brown and furry and extremely indig-
nant, which had chewed its tether
through about fifteen minutes too late
TO benefit It's master, leaped 70 the bar,
thence TO a steam pipe and departed
through the ,ransom.
According to the gossip of the neigh
bCIbood, which also told OF murder in
the saloon two years ago, of which the
police could find no record, Quattrone
had a contract TO furnish food 10 n
camp Of laborers upstate. There had