Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-31
BOY KILLS HIS
CHUM At PLAY
MataWan Lad Heartbroken
at Fatal Result of Childish
Prank

MATAWAN, Dec. 31.-John Nun
ziato, eleven years old of oak
Shades, sits in his home today wide
eyes dry, suffering the fortunes Of a
breaking heart, while the body OF
his little chum and playmate Ginto
Piazzo, ten years old, also of Oak
Shades, lies cold and still on a slab
in the undertaking parlors of Harvey
Bedle in Keyport. Piazzo's death was
the result of a blow on the back of
the head which broke his neck and
which was administered by Nunziato
at 1 O'Clock yesterday after noon
while the two boys were ~fooling In
front of their home. County Deteca
tive John Smith who with Borougk
Marshal John Mulsoff investigated
the a declared the death of.
Piazzo to be an accident, and Nun
Ziato, who was arrested and taken
before Borough Recorder Gustav
Gesswein, was later released in the
custody of his father. n
According to County Physici1
Hartman of Keyport, who view
the body and gave the burial PERM
Piazzo had been given a cent
spend and was returning from I'll
store with some candy. On his W;
home he had to pass the home of n
chum, and Nunziato was comin]
from his house with a two quart jul
enclosed in a bag. Nunziato was go
ing after some vinegar for his par
ents.
The two boys met in front OF NUM-
ziato's house and both exchanged
greetings. Then in a spirit of fun
the boys began fooling. During the
course of the play. Nunziato swung
the bag containing the jug into the
air and when it landed it struck
Piazzo on the back of the neck.
Without a cry, Piazzo, who a second
before had been a happy go lucky.
boy. sank in n heap to the ground
and did not rise. The screams Of
Nunziato soon brought assistance.
but Piazzo was past aiding, his neck
had been broken and he died in
abou ten minutes time.
Piazzo's parents and relatives
gathered together last night to make
arrangements for the funeral Of
their boy. 1t is not a very happy
heart is broken: the tears that
III Od6 az III 6OliAS ICl1cl are UdSl
flowing now, but the pain he feels
within brings a too keen realization
that his little playmate and chum
has departed never to return.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 31:-In
an effort to save his mother from
being struck over the head with a
chair by his father, Messina Quag-
~liarello, sixteen years old, of Oak
Tree, grabbed the .32 calibre gun
hanging on the wall and shot the
father, Tony Quagliarello. in the
back on Saturday. The boy is lodged
today in the county Jail charged
with atroeious assault and battery
with intention to xiii, while the
father is recuperating ~cm the shot
wound at the M~uhlenterg hospital
His condition is favorable, hospita.
attaches said this morning.
According to the authorities. the
father returning home from work ri
Saturday began to quarrel over the
preparation of the dinner, The A.
gument grew to a point when the
father picked up the chair and 5e-
fore he was able to strike his wife
he was made helpless by the gun
bullet of his W son. Tony stegger-
ed to the floor clinRing to the chair.
The authorities notified OF the shoot
ing apprehended Messina and took
him to the county sail.
Tony has been in the clutches or
the law this year, when il was al
legged that he shot ard killed his.
brother-in-law, Peter Mele, on &c.
tober %, 1922 In a row at n party
given at the Oak Tree farm house
He was acquitted on the charge Of
murder on the direction of the late
Justice James ] Bergen and later
tried on a charge of m-anslaugh-er.
and here was acquitted of the
charge by a jury