BROWNTOWN MAN SHOT DOWN IN FRONT OF HOME
Murder of Charles Attardo Was the Result of Another Italian Feud
18 BULLET HOLES IN BODY
Charles and Louis Conzagra Charged with Crime - Victim's Brother Witness
Charles Attardo, aged 31 years of 171 Railroad street, in the Browntown section of Pittston, was shot and killed last night while he was standing in front of his home, talking to his brother, Louis Attardo, at 9 o'clock last night. According to a statement made by his brother, as the victim of the murder shouted "Charles and Louise Conzargo got me last night," as he fell to the sidewalk.
On the strength of the younder Attardo's statement that he ran after the Conzargo brothers and recognized them under the light of the street lamp on Pine street, County Detectives McCabe, Moyles, Chief of Police Newcomb, of Pittston, and Sergeant Allerdyce, arrested the Conzargo brothers last night and taken to the Pittston lockup. They were arrainged for a hearing before Squire Loftus this afternoon.
Dr J.A. Jennings of Pittston performed an autopsy over the dead man at the undertaking establishment of Jacob Graziano and found eighteen bullet holes in his body. County Detective Connolly declared that the shots were fired from a twenty-two calibre revolver.
Charles Salzo, aged 38, of 178 Railroad street, was standing in the doorway of his home as the shooting was taking place and was shot in the cheek by a stray bullet. He was not seriously injured. The police learned that a terrifying feud had marked the relations between the Attardo and Conzargo brothers for several years. The Conzargo brothers are employed as contractors in the mines and are very well known in the Italian section of Pittston. When the police asked the men this morning whether they knew anything of the crime they declared they knew nothing about the murder. The police say their records will show that it is not their first experience of being charged with serious crimes.
The detectives learned last night that the Conzargo brothers' desire to kill the elder Attardo was not aroused last night as they were told that the men now under arrest followed Louis and Charles last week on an excursion.
While in that city, the police were informed, every attempt was made to provide an opportunity to commit the crime that was committed last night. Charles Conzargo, the police say, fired three shots at Attardo in Pittston three years ago but the wounds were not fatal and Conzargo was never tried for the shooting. Attardo's record is also known to the police, who say that he was among the number of Italians chased by a crowd of the enraged Pittston citizens on the night Parke Clelland was killed on Railroad street on June 12, 1905. Attardo, however, was never officially charged with participation in that famous case.
A co-incidence of the shooting last night is that the murder was committed within a few feet of the spot where Sam Luccine, Italian detective of Pittston, was shot three times several years ago. The Conzargo brothers were with Luccine when the shooting occurred and were arrested on suspicion of having lured him to the spot. Neither was held on the charge however and nothing could be proved against them.
TWO PITTSTON MEN HELD FOR MURDER DISCHARGED TODAY
Commonwealth Could Not Present Direct Evidence Against Brothers
WITNESSES RELEASED
Relatives and Friends of Charles Attardo Denounced the Law
Because the commonwealth could not present and direct evidence that would connect the defendants with the murder of Charles Attardo at Pittston on Sunday November 11, Judge Strauss after a habeus corpus hearing this morning permitted Charles and Louis Consarga to be discharged while Angelo and Ignatio Carruba, of New York, who were held in the Pittston lock up as material witnesses were also released.
The action of the court did not meet the approbation of the relatives and friends of the dead man, and after the hearing the denounced the law that permitted the defendants to secure their freedom. Mary Attardo, the aged mother of the victim, was the most bitter, and with speech and gesture, she condemned what had taken place. She created quite a scene outside of the court room, and Chief of Police Newcomb advised her not to give vent to her feelings, as the action of the court did not prevent the rearrest of the men should more evidence be obtainable to hold them.
Chief Newcomb stated that he was apprehensive of trouble at Pittston and in way of precaution advised the relatives and friends of Attardo not to take their grievance back to Pittston and cause any disturbance. He urged there was still time if any injustice had been done. The Attardos insisted, however, that every witness had not been called.
The hearing revealed a love romance with the spectators in the court room did not anticipate. It was the theory that the murder of Attardo was committed out of revenge by the Consargas and that the Carrubas knew more about the crime than they would reveal. It was also thought that possibly they came to Pittston to aid in the crime.
The testimony, however, developed the fact that Louis Consarga had taken out a marriage license to wed a sister of the Carrubas and they came here in advance of the wedding. Before the wedding the tragedy occurred, and the four men were arrested. The suspects were all able to produce their military registration cards. The commonwealth relied on the evidence of Luigi Attardo to hold the defendants, but it appears that the story he told on the stand was not the same as that he gave to the authorities in the first instance. It is thought that he altered his testimony out of fear for his own life. District Attorney Slattery appeared for the commonwealth at the hearing and Attorney William H Gillespie represented the defendants.
Father: Gaetano Attardo, born in Italy
Murder of Charles Attardo Was the Result of Another Italian Feud
18 BULLET HOLES IN BODY
Charles and Louis Conzagra Charged with Crime - Victim's Brother Witness
Charles Attardo, aged 31 years of 171 Railroad street, in the Browntown section of Pittston, was shot and killed last night while he was standing in front of his home, talking to his brother, Louis Attardo, at 9 o'clock last night. According to a statement made by his brother, as the victim of the murder shouted "Charles and Louise Conzargo got me last night," as he fell to the sidewalk.
On the strength of the younder Attardo's statement that he ran after the Conzargo brothers and recognized them under the light of the street lamp on Pine street, County Detectives McCabe, Moyles, Chief of Police Newcomb, of Pittston, and Sergeant Allerdyce, arrested the Conzargo brothers last night and taken to the Pittston lockup. They were arrainged for a hearing before Squire Loftus this afternoon.
Dr J.A. Jennings of Pittston performed an autopsy over the dead man at the undertaking establishment of Jacob Graziano and found eighteen bullet holes in his body. County Detective Connolly declared that the shots were fired from a twenty-two calibre revolver.
Charles Salzo, aged 38, of 178 Railroad street, was standing in the doorway of his home as the shooting was taking place and was shot in the cheek by a stray bullet. He was not seriously injured. The police learned that a terrifying feud had marked the relations between the Attardo and Conzargo brothers for several years. The Conzargo brothers are employed as contractors in the mines and are very well known in the Italian section of Pittston. When the police asked the men this morning whether they knew anything of the crime they declared they knew nothing about the murder. The police say their records will show that it is not their first experience of being charged with serious crimes.
The detectives learned last night that the Conzargo brothers' desire to kill the elder Attardo was not aroused last night as they were told that the men now under arrest followed Louis and Charles last week on an excursion.
While in that city, the police were informed, every attempt was made to provide an opportunity to commit the crime that was committed last night. Charles Conzargo, the police say, fired three shots at Attardo in Pittston three years ago but the wounds were not fatal and Conzargo was never tried for the shooting. Attardo's record is also known to the police, who say that he was among the number of Italians chased by a crowd of the enraged Pittston citizens on the night Parke Clelland was killed on Railroad street on June 12, 1905. Attardo, however, was never officially charged with participation in that famous case.
A co-incidence of the shooting last night is that the murder was committed within a few feet of the spot where Sam Luccine, Italian detective of Pittston, was shot three times several years ago. The Conzargo brothers were with Luccine when the shooting occurred and were arrested on suspicion of having lured him to the spot. Neither was held on the charge however and nothing could be proved against them.
TWO PITTSTON MEN HELD FOR MURDER DISCHARGED TODAY
Commonwealth Could Not Present Direct Evidence Against Brothers
WITNESSES RELEASED
Relatives and Friends of Charles Attardo Denounced the Law
Because the commonwealth could not present and direct evidence that would connect the defendants with the murder of Charles Attardo at Pittston on Sunday November 11, Judge Strauss after a habeus corpus hearing this morning permitted Charles and Louis Consarga to be discharged while Angelo and Ignatio Carruba, of New York, who were held in the Pittston lock up as material witnesses were also released.
The action of the court did not meet the approbation of the relatives and friends of the dead man, and after the hearing the denounced the law that permitted the defendants to secure their freedom. Mary Attardo, the aged mother of the victim, was the most bitter, and with speech and gesture, she condemned what had taken place. She created quite a scene outside of the court room, and Chief of Police Newcomb advised her not to give vent to her feelings, as the action of the court did not prevent the rearrest of the men should more evidence be obtainable to hold them.
Chief Newcomb stated that he was apprehensive of trouble at Pittston and in way of precaution advised the relatives and friends of Attardo not to take their grievance back to Pittston and cause any disturbance. He urged there was still time if any injustice had been done. The Attardos insisted, however, that every witness had not been called.
The hearing revealed a love romance with the spectators in the court room did not anticipate. It was the theory that the murder of Attardo was committed out of revenge by the Consargas and that the Carrubas knew more about the crime than they would reveal. It was also thought that possibly they came to Pittston to aid in the crime.
The testimony, however, developed the fact that Louis Consarga had taken out a marriage license to wed a sister of the Carrubas and they came here in advance of the wedding. Before the wedding the tragedy occurred, and the four men were arrested. The suspects were all able to produce their military registration cards. The commonwealth relied on the evidence of Luigi Attardo to hold the defendants, but it appears that the story he told on the stand was not the same as that he gave to the authorities in the first instance. It is thought that he altered his testimony out of fear for his own life. District Attorney Slattery appeared for the commonwealth at the hearing and Attorney William H Gillespie represented the defendants.
Father: Gaetano Attardo, born in Italy
BROWNTOWN MAN SHOT DOWN IN FRONT OF HOME
Murder of Charles Attardo Was the Result of Another Italian Feud
18 BULLET HOLES IN BODY
Charles and Louis Conzagra Charged with Crime - Victim's Brother Witness
Charles Attardo, aged 31 years of 171 Railroad street, in the Browntown section of Pittston, was shot and killed last night while he was standing in front of his home, talking to his brother, Louis Attardo, at 9 o'clock last night. According to a statement made by his brother, as the victim of the murder shouted "Charles and Louise Conzargo got me last night," as he fell to the sidewalk.
On the strength of the younder Attardo's statement that he ran after the Conzargo brothers and recognized them under the light of the street lamp on Pine street, County Detectives McCabe, Moyles, Chief of Police Newcomb, of Pittston, and Sergeant Allerdyce, arrested the Conzargo brothers last night and taken to the Pittston lockup. They were arrainged for a hearing before Squire Loftus this afternoon.
Dr J.A. Jennings of Pittston performed an autopsy over the dead man at the undertaking establishment of Jacob Graziano and found eighteen bullet holes in his body. County Detective Connolly declared that the shots were fired from a twenty-two calibre revolver.
Charles Salzo, aged 38, of 178 Railroad street, was standing in the doorway of his home as the shooting was taking place and was shot in the cheek by a stray bullet. He was not seriously injured. The police learned that a terrifying feud had marked the relations between the Attardo and Conzargo brothers for several years. The Conzargo brothers are employed as contractors in the mines and are very well known in the Italian section of Pittston. When the police asked the men this morning whether they knew anything of the crime they declared they knew nothing about the murder. The police say their records will show that it is not their first experience of being charged with serious crimes.
The detectives learned last night that the Conzargo brothers' desire to kill the elder Attardo was not aroused last night as they were told that the men now under arrest followed Louis and Charles last week on an excursion.
While in that city, the police were informed, every attempt was made to provide an opportunity to commit the crime that was committed last night. Charles Conzargo, the police say, fired three shots at Attardo in Pittston three years ago but the wounds were not fatal and Conzargo was never tried for the shooting. Attardo's record is also known to the police, who say that he was among the number of Italians chased by a crowd of the enraged Pittston citizens on the night Parke Clelland was killed on Railroad street on June 12, 1905. Attardo, however, was never officially charged with participation in that famous case.
A co-incidence of the shooting last night is that the murder was committed within a few feet of the spot where Sam Luccine, Italian detective of Pittston, was shot three times several years ago. The Conzargo brothers were with Luccine when the shooting occurred and were arrested on suspicion of having lured him to the spot. Neither was held on the charge however and nothing could be proved against them.
TWO PITTSTON MEN HELD FOR MURDER DISCHARGED TODAY
Commonwealth Could Not Present Direct Evidence Against Brothers
WITNESSES RELEASED
Relatives and Friends of Charles Attardo Denounced the Law
Because the commonwealth could not present and direct evidence that would connect the defendants with the murder of Charles Attardo at Pittston on Sunday November 11, Judge Strauss after a habeus corpus hearing this morning permitted Charles and Louis Consarga to be discharged while Angelo and Ignatio Carruba, of New York, who were held in the Pittston lock up as material witnesses were also released.
The action of the court did not meet the approbation of the relatives and friends of the dead man, and after the hearing the denounced the law that permitted the defendants to secure their freedom. Mary Attardo, the aged mother of the victim, was the most bitter, and with speech and gesture, she condemned what had taken place. She created quite a scene outside of the court room, and Chief of Police Newcomb advised her not to give vent to her feelings, as the action of the court did not prevent the rearrest of the men should more evidence be obtainable to hold them.
Chief Newcomb stated that he was apprehensive of trouble at Pittston and in way of precaution advised the relatives and friends of Attardo not to take their grievance back to Pittston and cause any disturbance. He urged there was still time if any injustice had been done. The Attardos insisted, however, that every witness had not been called.
The hearing revealed a love romance with the spectators in the court room did not anticipate. It was the theory that the murder of Attardo was committed out of revenge by the Consargas and that the Carrubas knew more about the crime than they would reveal. It was also thought that possibly they came to Pittston to aid in the crime.
The testimony, however, developed the fact that Louis Consarga had taken out a marriage license to wed a sister of the Carrubas and they came here in advance of the wedding. Before the wedding the tragedy occurred, and the four men were arrested. The suspects were all able to produce their military registration cards. The commonwealth relied on the evidence of Luigi Attardo to hold the defendants, but it appears that the story he told on the stand was not the same as that he gave to the authorities in the first instance. It is thought that he altered his testimony out of fear for his own life. District Attorney Slattery appeared for the commonwealth at the hearing and Attorney William H Gillespie represented the defendants.
Father: Gaetano Attardo, born in Italy
Murder of Charles Attardo Was the Result of Another Italian Feud
18 BULLET HOLES IN BODY
Charles and Louis Conzagra Charged with Crime - Victim's Brother Witness
Charles Attardo, aged 31 years of 171 Railroad street, in the Browntown section of Pittston, was shot and killed last night while he was standing in front of his home, talking to his brother, Louis Attardo, at 9 o'clock last night. According to a statement made by his brother, as the victim of the murder shouted "Charles and Louise Conzargo got me last night," as he fell to the sidewalk.
On the strength of the younder Attardo's statement that he ran after the Conzargo brothers and recognized them under the light of the street lamp on Pine street, County Detectives McCabe, Moyles, Chief of Police Newcomb, of Pittston, and Sergeant Allerdyce, arrested the Conzargo brothers last night and taken to the Pittston lockup. They were arrainged for a hearing before Squire Loftus this afternoon.
Dr J.A. Jennings of Pittston performed an autopsy over the dead man at the undertaking establishment of Jacob Graziano and found eighteen bullet holes in his body. County Detective Connolly declared that the shots were fired from a twenty-two calibre revolver.
Charles Salzo, aged 38, of 178 Railroad street, was standing in the doorway of his home as the shooting was taking place and was shot in the cheek by a stray bullet. He was not seriously injured. The police learned that a terrifying feud had marked the relations between the Attardo and Conzargo brothers for several years. The Conzargo brothers are employed as contractors in the mines and are very well known in the Italian section of Pittston. When the police asked the men this morning whether they knew anything of the crime they declared they knew nothing about the murder. The police say their records will show that it is not their first experience of being charged with serious crimes.
The detectives learned last night that the Conzargo brothers' desire to kill the elder Attardo was not aroused last night as they were told that the men now under arrest followed Louis and Charles last week on an excursion.
While in that city, the police were informed, every attempt was made to provide an opportunity to commit the crime that was committed last night. Charles Conzargo, the police say, fired three shots at Attardo in Pittston three years ago but the wounds were not fatal and Conzargo was never tried for the shooting. Attardo's record is also known to the police, who say that he was among the number of Italians chased by a crowd of the enraged Pittston citizens on the night Parke Clelland was killed on Railroad street on June 12, 1905. Attardo, however, was never officially charged with participation in that famous case.
A co-incidence of the shooting last night is that the murder was committed within a few feet of the spot where Sam Luccine, Italian detective of Pittston, was shot three times several years ago. The Conzargo brothers were with Luccine when the shooting occurred and were arrested on suspicion of having lured him to the spot. Neither was held on the charge however and nothing could be proved against them.
TWO PITTSTON MEN HELD FOR MURDER DISCHARGED TODAY
Commonwealth Could Not Present Direct Evidence Against Brothers
WITNESSES RELEASED
Relatives and Friends of Charles Attardo Denounced the Law
Because the commonwealth could not present and direct evidence that would connect the defendants with the murder of Charles Attardo at Pittston on Sunday November 11, Judge Strauss after a habeus corpus hearing this morning permitted Charles and Louis Consarga to be discharged while Angelo and Ignatio Carruba, of New York, who were held in the Pittston lock up as material witnesses were also released.
The action of the court did not meet the approbation of the relatives and friends of the dead man, and after the hearing the denounced the law that permitted the defendants to secure their freedom. Mary Attardo, the aged mother of the victim, was the most bitter, and with speech and gesture, she condemned what had taken place. She created quite a scene outside of the court room, and Chief of Police Newcomb advised her not to give vent to her feelings, as the action of the court did not prevent the rearrest of the men should more evidence be obtainable to hold them.
Chief Newcomb stated that he was apprehensive of trouble at Pittston and in way of precaution advised the relatives and friends of Attardo not to take their grievance back to Pittston and cause any disturbance. He urged there was still time if any injustice had been done. The Attardos insisted, however, that every witness had not been called.
The hearing revealed a love romance with the spectators in the court room did not anticipate. It was the theory that the murder of Attardo was committed out of revenge by the Consargas and that the Carrubas knew more about the crime than they would reveal. It was also thought that possibly they came to Pittston to aid in the crime.
The testimony, however, developed the fact that Louis Consarga had taken out a marriage license to wed a sister of the Carrubas and they came here in advance of the wedding. Before the wedding the tragedy occurred, and the four men were arrested. The suspects were all able to produce their military registration cards. The commonwealth relied on the evidence of Luigi Attardo to hold the defendants, but it appears that the story he told on the stand was not the same as that he gave to the authorities in the first instance. It is thought that he altered his testimony out of fear for his own life. District Attorney Slattery appeared for the commonwealth at the hearing and Attorney William H Gillespie represented the defendants.
Father: Gaetano Attardo, born in Italy
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