The New York herald., 1922-07-05
BOY, 5,.KLLS SISTER;
ANOTHER, HIS CHOM
Deaths of Girl, z, and Youth,
Is, Result From Playing
With Firearms.
THREE SHOT MOTORING
Little Girls Riding in Brook
lyn Wounded by Passing
Fourth CelebratOrs.
THREE SHOT MOTORING

Tony Diruzias, who is only five years
old, shot and killed his seven-year old
sister Maria yesterday afternoon in
the dining room of their home at
Mamaroneck, N. Y, but he had nc
idea that she was going to be hurt
when he pointed the revolver at her
and pulled the trigger. He thought
the weapon was machine for making
a loud noise, for earlier in the day he
had seen an older boy shooting a
pistol to celebrate the Fourth of July
So when Tony found something just
like the thing this boy had used he
thought he was very fortunate.
Tony and his sister are the children
of Joseph Diruzias, a laborer. and the
family moved yesterday into the house
at Mamaroneck. The furniture was
all in the house, but it had not been
arranged, and bureau was standing
In the dining room. In one of the
drawers of the bureau was .3S caliber
revolver, heavy weapon, and it had
but one cartridge. Tony, rummaging
about for something to play with,
found the revolver and was Fascinated,
because 1t had not been very long
since he had heard something that
looked like it make a most terrible
noise.
He took the gun up In both hands
and went into the center of the room,
where his sister was arranging a rug.
He pointed It at her, and told her to
listen while he made a loud noise
Maria was busy and did not pay very
much attention 10 him. but when he
insisted that she stop and listen. she
turned. She knew nothing of pistols
and revolvers, and was not frightened
because he was pointing the weapon at
her. Tony pulled the trigger. expecting
to hear the loud noise, but the firing
pin clicked on an empty chamber In the
cylinder.
''Yar said Maria. you can't make it
go off,
II can!" cried Tony. and holding the
gun in both hands he pulled the trig-
ger again. This time the pin fell on
the one cartridge in the gun, and there
than even Tony had expected. and the
sound of 1t, and the sight of his sister
falling to the floor with a bullet in her
abdomen, so frightened the little boy
that he tainted. Both he and Maria
we're lying unconscious on the floor,
with the revolver between them, when
their mother came running In.
She thought that both had been killed,
but in a minute Tony opened his eyes
and told her what had happened. She
called in a physician, who sent Maria
to the United Hospital at Rye. where
the little girl died two hours later on
the operating table Tony was not ar
rested. but the authorities told his
mother to keep him in the house until
the Coroner could hold an inquest.
George Van Dine, II. of 104 North
Main street. Paterson. N. j., was shot
and killed yesterday by his brother
Thomas, 12, while they were playing
! indian. Thomas found revolver in the
house and broke" the gun. believing he
had taken all the shells out. He over
looked one. Suddenly a shot was heard
end neighbors rushed in and found
George dead on the floor and his fright
cned brother still holding the revolver.
The bullet had struck George in the
heart and killed him instantly. His
brother was taken to the police station
but was released later to appear In the
Recorders Court this morning.
Three children were shot, one of them
seriously. at Washington and Flushing
avenues, in Brooklyn, last night, when
three men in an automobile that passed
the one in which they were riding fired
several shots They we're Joseph Bor
den. Is, of 100 ST. Marks place, Fan
ME Borden. o. his sister, and Samuel
Simon, 10. of the same address. Joseph
was seriously wounded
The police later arrested three men.
who gave their names as Max Rubin
of 265 South Second street. Brooklyn,
and Herman and Joseph Rosenberg. Of
213 East Fourth street According to
the police Rubin admitted having fired
the shots.