Skip to main content

'Assault in the The daily morning journal and courier (New Haven), 1880-1900'

TWENTY-FIVE AND COSTS

Item

Title
TWENTY-FIVE AND COSTS
Source
Evening Journal (DE)
Date
1/1/00
page
1
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85042354/1900-01-01/ed-1/?sp=1&q=assault&r=0.34,0.295,0.414,0.249,0
Crime
Assault
Subject
Criminal assault, weapon
Race of alleged offender
Italian
Gender of alleged offender
male alleged offender
Gender of alleged victim
male alleged victim
Law enforcement involved
Police officer
Stage of the Legal System
arrested, charged, fined
Location
In state, Wilmington DE
Length of story
118
Description
TWENTY-FIVE AND COSTS
Peter Pessario, an Italian, living near Sixth and Hawley streets, was arrested last night by Officer John Long on a charge of assaulting Michael Johnjakaki. From the evidence produced this morning, it seems that Peter became involved in trouble over a bottle of whiskey, the result of the altercation being that Michael received a cut on the right cheek and a gash on the right wrist.
When Officer Long’s attention was called to the fray, he found Peter hiding in a cellar next door to the house where the fight occurred and arrested him. A fine of $25 and costs was imposed. When Pessario was arrested a genuine Italian stiletto was found in his pocket.