New-York tribune., 1922-06-12
Gun Fights in
Street Result
In Two Deaths
Man Killed and Brother
Probably Fatally Wound
ed by Armed Pair. Who
Rush From Coffee House
Gang Feud Ends Fatally
Italian Slain and Compan-
ion Injured by Father and
Two Sons i'm Brooklyn

One man was shot 70 death. his
brother and two bystAnders severely
wounded and hfth man slightly hurt
when two unidentified gunmen opened
a fusilladc Of revolver shots At Oak and
James streets last night shortly be
fore 5 O'Clock
Within fifteen minutes the police re-
ceived word OF another revolver killing
and the wounding Of one man In n close
quarters duel az CiassOn Avenue and
Pacific Street, Brooklyn.
Ralph L. Tore. OF 1865 Fifty-seeond
Street, Brooklyn, died on the way 20
Beekman Street Hospital in on ambu-
lance after the Oak street ARRAY.
Michael La Torte brother OF the dead
man. was wounded ard may die. Sal
vatorc De Franzia. thirty. OF g. Cath
erin. Street and Salvatore Collio.
for.;-dve. OF Cs James Street, were
sho' down when they tried 70 hide m a
doorway The three wounded are IN
Beckman Street Hospital
Gang Grudge. Say Police
According 10 tho nolicc the 7hooting
was due TO a gang grudgc. The two
la Torres, known 10 Police HcndquaT.
tiers are said 10 have been standing
near r. coffee house Of 7Oi. james Street.
when two men, declared by residents
~ the vicinity 20 nave Deer iialinns.
emerged from tne cafe and began shoot
inR The Ia Tones apparently iecOC
nizcd their assa.lants and rar.
Ralph La Tore fell mor,ally wounded.
and his brother who endeavored 10
assist him into roarby house, WAS
frcd at FIVE times. Ono shot struck
him IN tho abdomen The other two
men ran forward in an effort they
say. 90 aid the wounded. and we've fired
on by the gunmcn as they approached.
When thc shooting began james and
Oak streets were filled with women
End children taking advantage Of the
cooiness following rain. They began
scramble for safctf. Whilr bullets
ricochctoG from .hc hficA houses.
More than twenty detectives and re-
serve patroimen from OAK Street police
station swnrmcd 90 tho scene OF tae
afray. When they arrived several
thousand persons were packed into the
narrow streets and conflicting accounts
Of the direction taken hy the assassins
rendered pursu't futile
Children In Line of Fire
Near the corner o. OAK and lane
sTeets in = vacant LOT was q pcrsm-
hulating merry -go-round mounted on
wagon With q white horse in fhe
shafts. Five small children were rid
ng the miniature horses when shots
began 90 H.. The owner of the do
vice. observing that 81 wa directly M
tho line Of FIRE. whipped he horse.
which ran away and was stopped attrr
chase o. three blocks Al tho chil
dren we've shaken from thc.r saddles.
but none wa injured.
The police say the Ia Tore bro hers.
who arc recorded ~ the bureau ~
Identihcat or az Ralph sni nicha,i
Stella. have bfcu arrested numerous
times or charge. 81 dealing IN drugs
and other ofcnses
Detectives Of the hoDicifn squad
who made an effort last night 20 OBJ
tain information Gs 90 the cause Of
the shooting from Micnael Ia Tore.
reported that ne claimed ignorance
insisting that he had never seen either
OF tho assailants before
Killed in Revolver Duel
Salvatore Trembo. thirty-cight ~
1852 Pacific Street. Brooklyn. wss shot
and killed last night near the corner
Of Classon Avenue and Pacific Street,
Brooklyn, and hts companion, Anilio
Denderino. thirty. was probably NOR
tally wounded in a revolver duel with
Vincenzo Tannone, OF e4l Classon Ave
nue.. and his two sons. Alexander and
Fiipo.
Tannone. who j. nm employe. Of the
Bureau Of Highways. IL locked NJ at