The New York herald., 1921-12-12
z shot, ONE KILLED,
NEAR HEADQUARTERS
Hester and Baxter Streets
See Exciting Chase After
Street Affray.
ONE SUSPECT TAKEN
Policeman Leaps From Sec
Ond Story Window to
Capture Shooter.
SHOT II TIMES; LIVES
Man Attempting to Hold Up
Newark Cafe Fired On by
Score of Patrons.
SHOT II TIMES; LIVES

TWO men were shot, one lnortally.
at Hester and Baxter streets last night
so near to Police Headquarters that
the sound of the explosions OF the
revolver reached the HEADQUARTERS
Building. The chase after the man
alleged to have done the shooting.
John Savarino. 1Z5 Bridge street
Brooklyn, swept north in Baxter
street, along Grand street. skirtine
the southerly end of Police Headouar-
ters. and north in Lafayette street
ending at Broome street, where the
arrest was made.
At the head of the pursuers were
Patrolman Gaetano Christiano of the
Alexander avenue station, The Bronx,
and his brother, Patrolman Vincenzo
Christiano of the Classon avenue sta
ton. Brooklyn.
They. had been calling on their
mother, in 204 Hester street. When the
shots were fired Vincenzo dashed down
the stairs and rushed toward the crowd
ut the corner. Gaetano thrust open a
window and leaped into the street from
the second story, unhurt, and was off
on the chase before his brother gained
the bottom landing.
Clemente Siclara, 60. OF 153 Mulberry
street. shot in the head. lay on the curb
He died a few hours later at Gouverneur
Hospital. A few feet away lay John
vitale. 140 Mulberry street, with a red
line across his head where bullet had
skinned. Running north in Baxter
street. it was alleged, was Savarino,
pistol in his hand. warning back his
pursuers.
Tripped and Captured.
Gaetano Christiano reached Grand
street TO find people shouting: HE
jumped on o carr The policeman ran
after the car, and some one aboard It
pulled the bell at 1t reached Lafayette
street A wild eyed man sprang off and
headed up Lafayette street. Gaetano was
almost alone in the pursuit, but his
brother was making fast time behind
him. There was brief struggle as
Gaetano tripped and captured his man
az Broome street The two Christiano
brothers took the captive to Elizabeth
street station.
Savarino had no revolver when ar
rested. Later Andrew De Petro. s
handed to Detective Cavanaugh a revoi-
yer. which he had picked up in Hester
street. 1t had been fired three times.
At the Elizabeth street station a crowd
jeered Savarino. and one woman became
furious with rage. She was Minnie
Galetto of 139 Mulberry street. But
neither from her nor any of the others
could the police learn what caused the
shooting.
shot Eleven Times; Lives.
Al attempt to hold up bartender in
cafe at 215 Halsey street, Newark,
early yesterday morning resulted in
rapid revolver play. in which fifty shots
were fired, eleven of which entered the
body of the alleged holdup man. Peter
Saratella. EIe is alive in Newark City
Hospital He was shot three times in
the right side of the face. twice in the
left side. twice in the left arm. once in
the right hand and three shots grazed
his head.
Patrons of the cafe. who were sitting
at screened IN tables playing cards, were
said to have fired all of the shots but
one. Saratella is alleged by the bar
tender. James Kane. tao have fired one
shot to enforce a command, "Put up
your hands"
The card players being screened, Sara
tella, the police said. thought the bar
tender vas alone. AS the shot, alleged
to have been discharged from Saratella's
weapon. sounded the men at the tables,
with perfect bead on Saratella, began