The New York herald., 1922-11-05
TWO MEN SHOT DEAD,
ASSAILANTS ESCAPE.
Unidentified Man Is Killed in
Bootleg Quarrel in
Saloon.
ONE FEUD VICTIM ALSO
Assassins Pour Bullets Into
Italian Out on Bail for New
Jersey Murder.
ONE FEUD VICTIM ALSO

Two men were shot and killed last
night in Manhattan-one an assassina-
ton in Avenue A, which is relieved 20
have been the outgrowth Of an old
Italian feud, and the other in saloon
mt Eighth avenue and 1921 street in
fight that the police believe was started
by boot,egging quarrel. In both cases
the me. who did the shooting escaped.
The man who died in the fight in the
saloon had not been identified at 2
o'clock this morning. He was about 2S
years old and was shot through the head
The police believe he was not taking part
in the shooting that caused his death.
Two other persons, one q woman of 3S,
and Thomas Barrett. So, of $50 West
l2tSt street, were taken from the saloon
to Harlem Hospital in critical condi-
1ion Barrett was shot in the stomach
and the woman in the right hip and right
breast.
Detectives from the West 123d street
station, working under Capt. Hubert
Callahan traced most of the facts of the
shooting through Otto Koltz of 147 West
115th street, a taXicab driver, who said
that at Fourteenth street and Eighth
avenue two men stopped him at IL
o'clock last night, got into his car and
told him to drive to Thirty sixth street
between Ninth and Tenth avenues They
left him and returned in five minutes.
telling him to drive to 122d street and
Eighth avenue.
Go Into saloon TO Shoot.
Koltz said the two men told him to
stop at the southeast corner and to leave
his engine running. They got out and
went into the saloon on the northeast
corner, bought a couple of drinks from
the bartender, Harry Mcdonald of $50
West 121st street. and then walked to
the back room, where three couples
among them Barrett and Mrs. Bessie
Bradley, Al, of $50 West 112th street
were sitting at their drinks.
Within less than a mrute according
to the bartender the shooting began,
and six shots We're fired rapidly, while
the two men who had got out of the
taxicab backed out of the room with
rcvolvers drawn. Fourteen men who
We're lined up at the bar scattered to
make way for them. In the meantime
Koltz, the chauffeur, had crossed to
cigar store. The two men ran out OF
the saloon, jumped into the empty taxi
cab and disa ppeared east in 122d street,
with the chauffuer running after them.
In the back room the unidentified man
was found lying dead on his face near
She entrance 10 a wash room 1t is he
lieved he was in the wash room When the
shooting began and ran out just as one
of the men fired. The woman and Bar
rett were lying beside their table. The
police were unable to obtain any infor-
nation from them as to what started the
quarrel--whether it was whisky or
women. The bartender said he knew
Barrett as a bootlegger.
Struck by "a Fusilladc.
Frank Puma, 40. laborer. of sos
East Twelfth street, was standing at
Twelfth street and Avenue A last night,
his hands thrust in his pockets, when
a fusilade of bullets began to rain on
him. When it was over Puma had
wounds in the chest. the side and the
wrist He died in Bellevue Hospital.
Celia Kullman, aged Z. of 514 East
Twelfth street, who was nearby, was
wounded in the hip.
Detective Cassetti of the Fifth street
station, who questioned Puma at the
hospital said Puma was under 100000
bail in connection with the murder of an
Italian near Asbury Park y. j., several
months ago. His arrest followed con-
fession made by man named Fontano
now serving a twenty year s. ntence for
the same offense.
In the hallway near where the shoot
ing occurred detectives fouru two re-
volvers. Blood spots thera led the
police to believe another man was shot.