The New York herald., 1922-06-12
Shooting of Last March Re-
suits in Murder Reprisal
in Brooklyn.
THUGS DISRUPT A PARTY
Bandits Who Dived Into Dead
Horse Dock Elude Po-
lice Gordon.

Two men were killed and four
wounded. two seriously, in two re-
volver battles last night in James
street, on the East Side. and in Clas-
son avenue. Brooklyn Both shootings
are believed by the police to have been
caused by feuds.
Raphael Stalla, also known as
Raphael Latorre. aged %, Of 1865 Fifty
second street, Brooklyn, was walking
along James street with his brother
Michael Stalla. also known as Michael
Latorre. when two men came OUT a
restaurant at 701a James street. across
the street, and began shooting at them
Raphael ran seventy feet and fell in
front of 39 Oak street. Michael, the
brother. ran. south into Oak street, but
had gone less than half block when he
was struck by bullet and fell into the
gutter. The streets were crowded with
women apd children. who started run
ming back and forth. climbing fire es-
capes and screaming The men who did
the shooting escaped in the excitement.
Salvatore De Franzia. 80. OF 81 Cath
arine street. was shot in the left side Of
his chest and may die. Salvatore Gallo.
45. of 6S James street, was shot in the
right side of the head. but will recover.
The story of the shooting in Brooklyn
goes back to March of last year, when
James Venderino. 1882 Pacific street.
shot Vincenzo Pannone and his wife.
Rosa. OF GAL Classon avenue. Venderino
was acquitted, but there has been bitter
ness between the two families ever since.
Yesterday afternoon Aniello Venderino.
brother Of James. was walking with his
brother-in-law, Salvatore Crembo. when
he met two Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pannone's
sons. Alexander, 20. and Philip. "a. Ven
derino and Crembo. the police were told
later. made threats, but both factions
passed on.
At 9 80 o'clock venderino and Crembo
passed the window Of Vincenzo Pannone
who lives on the ground floor of the
Classon avenue house. There were ten
shots In rapid succession. Crembo was
found a minute later on the sidewalk
He died an hour afterward in Cumber-
land Street Hospital venderino was
shot in the left leg. Vincenzo Pannone
was arrested. More than twenty wit
nesses were questioned last night by de-
tectives and by Assistant District At
torney Salvaggi.
The spectacular hunt of the police
through the district at the foot OF West
Thirty-ninth street. known as Dead
Horse Dock. for two bandits who dived
into the river after they had robbed the
proprietors of the West Shore Live
Poultry Market of $615 ended at daw
The men, had eluded the police.
Bandits early yesterday broke into
the grocery store of Raffaelo Rongo.
106 Mulberry street, near Rolice Head
quarters. drilled open a safe and got
away with $4,000 in cash, Jewels and
Liberty bonds. The electric drills lay
beside the safe.
An elderly man who said he was Dr.
Robert +. Brandt, a physician of 500
East 1S5th street, The Bronx. Is being
held by the police of Yonkers on
larceny charge and will be arraigned
in Yonkers city court to-day. Judge
Maurice Rosenwasser and Patrolman
John j. Mccarthy arrested Brandt I'm
a theater building in South Broadway.
Yonkers. on suspicion. The police said
they found in his bag a clock that had
been stolen from a dentist at Getty
Square. Yonkers.