Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-30
ROCK ISLANDER
SLAIN IN RACE
WARAT CHICAGO
Shot From Negro Stronghold
Claims Life of Harold j. Brig
nadeIIo Of Fourth Avenue.

Like a message from the dead
came to Mrs. Harold ]. Brigna-
dellO this morning a postal
card written by her husband
yesterday morning, perhaps an
hour before he stepped into the
range Of fire from q mRkeshift
fortress and arsenal of negro
rioters on South State street,
Chicago, and went down to his
death. riddIed with bullets.
Wil1 start h0me this even
fng.7 he wrote. There was no
additional information regard
ing the success or failure of his
errand In Chicago. He casual
ly mentioned the fact that
@There is a riot In the city,
Harold BrignadelIo of 1928
Fourth avenue, as the Argus an
nounced Yesterday, was killed IN
the race riots at Chicago at 1880
o'clock yc~-~rday morning.
Afflicted oy illness. BrignadelIo
had been able to work only por-
tions of the time since coming here
Is months ago. A wife and two
7 onhs' old son were dependent up
him. The last few weeks has seen
i'm down on his luck and running
behind upon his household ex-
penses, and so to remedy this he
went to Chicago Friday night, hop
ing to secure loan from a friend
he had in mind in that city. He
was to return Saturday night.
Then he dropped out of the world
as far as HIS family knew. No
more was heard from him until the
Information In The Argus was read
last evening. Later, a telegram
was received from an undertaking
company in Chicago questioning
the disposal Of the remains This
Their, John Andrew Sbarbaro. 1877
Eugene street.
Identified by Pass.
Mrs. BrignadelIo thinks he was
identified by his arsenal pass,
which he has carried during the re-
cent months since he has been en-
p1oyed as a laborer for the arsenal.
He was born in Chicago rs years
ago and married in Rock Island
last November. There was no life
insurance and the widow was left
without means to transport the
body here for burial The Chicago
undertaken was ordered to give the
body into the care of an uncle of
BrignadeIIo's in that city, Frank
Brignadello, a real estate man re-
siding on the north side of Chica-
90, and who is the city alderman in
the 18th ward.
Today Mrs. Brfgnade1Io, mere
girl in appearance, though 20 years
Did in reality, is in despair and is
trying every possible way to find
means of going to Chicago or
bringing the body of her husband
here, that she may see him once
more before he is inferred Wal
ter e. O'MalIey gave her much aid
In this way by wiring Chicago.
Shot by Negress.
Brignadello was the victim of
perhaps the biggest of the African
strongholds discovered yesterday.
The home of Mrs. Emma Jackson,
negro woman, at 1921 South State
street, was turned into fortress
and arsenal by a dozen or more ne
groes. A number Of whites in the
street were fired on by the negroes
from the interior of the house.
Whether all of these whites were
participating in the rioting is not
known. As soon as the fire from
the house was silenced all the in
Iured were rushed to the hospital.
One of the whites died in the am
bulanee on the way to St Luke's
hospital He was later identified to
be Harold J. BrignadelIo.
Whenever whites attempted to
pass the Jackson house the crack
0f a gun and a squirt of flame from
its interior would leap for his life.
The craftsmanship was fair and a
humber were wounded. Patrolman
John Hayes of the South Clark
street police, at length noticed the
disturbance. He attempted to get
patrol wagon. but all the vans
as well as all the men at the South
Clark and other nearby stations
we're already in reduisition.
Capture Young Arsenal
A fire truck happened to pass
Just at this time. The patrolman
sommandeered the vehicle and,
having gathered several other po-
licer-r- returned to the embattled
..As-4 4ae house was surround
ed and finally entered Mrs. Jack
ION, another negress, and a number