Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
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IN GANG FEUD HERE
Free-for-AlI Fight Ensues When
Shot Is Fired at Restau-
rant Proprietor -
VICTIM UNDER INDICTMENT

Two men were shot and killed early
this morning and three Seriously wound
ed rs the result of old feuds.
The shootings. according to the po-
lice, are the latest in a list of murders
and assaults among a lawless element
in the southern section of the city that
has kept the police busy for the last
two years.
s. The dead are:
Giovanni Cancello. fifty eight years
old. of 500 Christian street, and Ed
wardo Tersani. twenty six years old.
League street above seventh.
The wounded are:
Frank Costalione, thirty-on years
old. of 1903 Peter street, now in 81.
Agnes's Hospital with a bullet in tho
left side of the back Gaetano Bruno,
thirty eight years old, of GIL Washing
ton avenue. in the Pennsylvania Hos
pital with a broken left leg, and Michael
Marbani, thirty years old, of TAI South
Eleventh street, shot through the right
thigh. He is in the Howard Hospital.
Cancell6 and Bruno met each other in
a restaurant run by Canccllo at SIG
Christian street. Both men were sit
ting at q table drinking coffee when
Bruno, without warning. raised his cof-
fee cup and said Here's luck open
ing fire at Cancello as he did so, with
a revolver held in the other hand.
Cancello drew his own pistol and re-
turned the fire, while the thirty or
more patrons in the place made a mad
scramble for doors, windows and shell
tering counters.
Bruno and Cancello rushed to the
street. where, according to the police,
others drew guns and the shooting be-
came general. Cancello, having been
hit by a shot fired by some one in the
crowd, staggered back to the kitchen
of the restaurant, where he collapsed.
Costalione managed to reach Eleventh
and Ellsworth streets before he fell.
The others were picked up in the street
outside the restaurant.
Tcrsani was not identified until thi:
afternoon, ten hours after his death
when some of his friends saw his bod!
in the Morgue.
Patrol loads of policemen and plain
clothes men from the Second and Chris
tan and Seventh and Carpenter streets
stations soon arrived and six me
and one woman, Mrs. Marie Cancello
were arrested and taken to the Sew
enth and Carpenter streets station.
Little light vas thrown upon the af
fray at the hearing before Magistrate
Coward. Seven witnesses were held TO
o further hearing September %. Mel
held without bail as suspicious charac
tiers were Joseph Cimmino. of Seventh
street below Christian; Cesare CHA
zarola, of S26 CHRISTIAN street Bend
Monticello, of Wilder street abov
Eighth, and Gaetano Squambatti, Q
, 500 Christian street.
, Those held under $400 bail as mate
rial witnesses were Joseph di Cesaro
p of South Franklin street near Ellis
, worth Farelli Fcrante. same address
and Mrs. Marie Cancello.
. Detectives Heeneke, Hardimon, Gen
motif and Rago, with police details un
der Lieutenant Kcrns, are investigating
Cancello. according to the police, wa
D under indictment for the shooting Q
Vincent Petruzzclli, forty three year
ofh, of Eleventh street near Fitzwater
! who was shot October II, 1918.
Marbani was shot at 745 Sout
. Eleventh street, a garage, by Fran
Fischelli, twenty nine years old. @
$50 South Eleventh street. Fischel
n ia now awaiting n hearing at the Sec
ond and Christian streets station.