The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-03
.CHIQAlLR|Y DOESN'T
PAY HEROIC TONY
Disciple Of D'Artagnan Takes
Up Cause Of Girls Friends
and Lands in Court.

It's a funny world !!
such was the probable soliloquy
Of Antonio Delligatti, an Italian
schoolboy, who was fined this
morning when arraigned before
Mayor W. W. Conway in police
court charged with assault and
battery on Junior Freeman an
other school boy.
Doesn't Mention Girls
Young DelIigatti. who looks to
be about I 4, carefully avoided any
statement about girls when first
questioned by the mayor. When
other witnesses testified, however,
that Dell1Satti's real reason for
fighting Freeman was that5l he mad
mistreated two young ladies, the
Italian lad told the whole story.
Several friends Of the boys were
present at the trial and listened
attentively throughout the hear
ing. After it was all over, Delhi
gatti's' older brother paid the
younger's fine and took him home
Four other school boys who We're
nearby at the time of the fight
were present as witnesses.
AS the lads filed into the police
court room they looked more like
a troop Of Boy Scouts on a. hike
than anything else. DelliGatti
came first and seated himself in
the prisoners chair Freeman
came next and sat beside him.
Persons who did know the prin-
cipals in the case were at first
confused as Freeman, with his
dark hair and skin, has more of an
Italian appearance that does Dell1-
gatti who has a light complexion.
''Dago" and ''Hunl<y''
Antonio Delligatti, you are
charged with assault and battery
on Junior Freeman, on Maple
avenue yesterday afternoon short
Slv before / O'Clock. Are YOU
guilty or not guilty??" asked tho
mayor. formally.
We'll, 1 had a fight with him,
sir said Antonio.
Mayor---Why were YOU fighting.
him?
Prisoner-well, he called me a
"dago" and told everyone he could
lick me.
MayorWas that the only rea-
SOM
Prisoner-Well, he said that
all the hunkies in the United
States ought to be shot"
Mayor-And then what SF
Prisoner-Then I hit him.
First Witness Called
Joe Arcuri, an 11-year-old boy,
was the first witness called.
IF City Attorney--Tell US what
you know about the case.
Witness-I came down the
street with Tony and he asked me
to hold mis- hat. I did. June was
standing against glass window.
Tony went over to him and told
him to get away from the glass
because he was going to hit him.
Attorney--Who was going to
hit him?
Witness Tony said he was
going to hit June. He didn't set
away and Tony hit him on the
right jaw and Knocked him into
the glass and broke it. 9& They
rolled into the street. fighting. A
man came along and parted them,
holding Tony while Tatio the
shoemaker. held June. The man
went and called the police.
Attorney-Did you hear June
say anything about "dagoes' or
"Hunkies?.
witness heard him say that
"all the 'dagoes' in the United
States ought to be shot
Attorney-When did he say
Witness-June said it right
before his face in front Of the
store.
Other Witnesses
John Downing and Kenneth
Wright were called and testified to
practically the same thing as did
Arcuri. Wright also heard the
remark about shooting the "da
goes. He added that Tony asked
June: Come on out in the street
do you want me to knock your
head through the Window to
which June was said to answer,
I'D like to see you make me go
out in the street, It was then,
Wright said. that Tony hit June.
n Henry Ambrose told the mayor
that there was a girl mixed up in
the trouble Tony said June was
trying to run over her out at the
fairgrounds Sunday night" said
Henry. "and that he hrew her
down and hurt her"
DO you know any other reason
why Tony should have fought
him p asked City Attorney -. J.
kerDs.
Well, I heard something about
il Tony didn't lick June, Tony was
going to get licking from his
answered the witness.
NIismderstands the Mayor
THAT viii be all, said the
At this Tony became excited
This amt a fair trial. he
cried. .'I haven't got to tell my
story yet"
The mayor smiled at this.
Il was just eScusins the Wit