THE OBNOXIOUS BUTCHER ACCUSED of selling meat to Italians on his way to a Synagogue. Over fifteen hundred men, women and children participated in another meat riot at Brownsville this morning.

A wholesale meat dealer named George Davis was assaulted and injured and two policemen were quite seriously hurt. The policemen were endeavoring to escort Davis to a synagogue which he wished to attend when Davis was surrounded by the mob. It was not until the reserves arrived that the man was rescued and the crowd dispersed.

The riot broke out about 10 o'clock this morning. It was the result of a meeting held at Metropolitan Saenger Hall in Pitkin avenue, where Davis was accused of refusing to close his shop and of selling meat to Italians. The police were also denounced for their interference in the disturbance of last Monday. Davis lives at 10 Belmont avenue, and when he started out from his home the rioters were soon on his trick and in a short time the crowd swelled to thousands.

The synagogue was only a short distance but when policeman Block came , the crowd was already roughly handling Mr. Davis. There was a tussle with the ringleaders, in which the policeman took part. Policeman Adams soon joined Block, but the two officers could not disperse the crowd, which became angrier every minute. It was not until the reserves arrived on the scene that anything could be done toward driving away the assailants of Mr. Davis. The reserves used their clubs right and left and the blows which the nearest of the rioters received had the effect of opening a passageway.

Davis was taken home and then it was discovered that Policeman Block had come out of the scrimmage very much to the bad. He had been hit on the head with a brick. His shield was torn off and his uniform was practically in tatters. Two prisoners were taken. They are Max Horowitz, 25 years old of 79 Osborn street and Samuel Shapiro of 207 Osborn street.

As soon as the prisoners had been locked up in the station house the crowd again assembled. The mob surrounding the place was larger even than that which threatened Mr. Davis. It was some time before the police could again disperse it. Shapiro seemed to have been the leader of this second revolt and he was locked up for that reason.

It was a cart belonging to Davis which was seized in the first riot. At that time the mob destroyed the meat by pouring kerosene oil over it. Davis is the only dealer known to be selling meat in that section of the city. He has not attempted to sell to his Hebrew brethren, but has confined his sales to the Italians, who seem not to have the same prejudice against the meat trust. Policeman Block was blamed for the summary action taken on the occasion of the first disturbance, and it is probably due to that fact that he received the brunt of the attack.

The rescue of Davis and Policemen Adams and Block was made by the reserves under the command of Sergeant Dulfer. Further riots are feared this evening or Monday. A meeting has been called at the same hall for Monday night. It is possible that the police will attempt to prevent another assemblage there.

Manhattan Italians in Riot 1902

 Exciting Scene in Tombs Police Court When Ziropoli, the Alleged Murderer, Was Arraigned.

The Tombs police court in Manhattan was filled to overflowing this morning with excited Italians, relatives, friends and partisans of Antonio Ziropoli, the alleged murderer, and Pietro Guardino of 397 Hudson avenue, Brooklyn, the man who was murdered in a fracas in Elizabeth Street, Manhattan yesterday.

Every seat was early occupied, the aisles were choked with people and the rear of the court room contained as many as it could possibly accommodate. Women predominated, swarthy complexioned Italian women, with flashing eyes, disheveled hair and muttering lips. Many of them gesticulated violently from time to time, making threatening motions toward the dock where Ziropli was being arraigned before Magistrate Hogan.

So threatening was the attitude of the crowd that the detectives in charge of the prisoners were afraid to take them through the court room, as is usual, to the coroners' office, after the magistrate had directed the officers to arraign them before the coroner. Instead, they were taken down stairs through the court prison, out into the street, then through a side door into the coroners' office.

In arraigning their prisoners the detectives told Magistrate Hogan they had the alleged murderer, Ziropoli, and some other prisoners they wished to have held. What these other prisoners were was not put before the court. On account of the threatening attitude of the assembled Italians, and the fear that a riot might be precipitated, the magistrate told the detectives to take their prisoners to the coroners' office at once.

There the two factions were separated, those of the Ziropoli party being taken to Coroner Brown's room, before whom the arraignment was made, and the Guardino party to Coroner Goldenkranz's room.Before Coroner Brown the officers arraigned Antonio Ziropoli, 82 years old of 128 Elizabeth Street and his wife, Carmelio, 51 years old, charging them with the murder. They were held as principals and sent to the Tombs. In addition the following were held as witnesses and sent to the House of Detention. Michael Ziropoli, 20 years old, son of the alleged murderer: Leo Guardino, 27 years old, of 117 Elizabeth street, brother of the dead man; Mary Purigina, 27 Years old, of 126 Elizabeth street: Lorenzo Maistola, 29 years old, of 118 Elizabeth street: Rosie Guardino, 18 years old, widow of the dead man; Kate Guardino, 16 years old, sister of the dead man: Stephen Guardino, 20 years old, a brother, of 123 Elizabeth street, and Accurzo De Chiarello, 14 years old of 149 Elizabeth street.

Mrs. Ziropoli was in a hysterical condition and had to be supported. Rosie Guardino, the wife of the murdered man, was also hysterical. Her hair was down her back, her eyes red with weeping and she appeared on the verge of collapse. Many of the witnesses and others in the court rooms bore marks of the fight which was on when the murder was committed.

When Detective Sergeants James T. Galligan and Joseph E. Burke, with Patrolmen Henry J. Hauck and James J. McGaugh, who had charge of the prisoners, started to remove the witnesses to the House of Detention, there was much confusion. The Italians, apparently had had no thought of being locked up and there was more weeping on the part of the women, and muttered curses from the men when they were taken away.

The murder was the result of a row precipitated through Pietro Guardino putting up his horse and carriage in Ziropoli;s stable without having asked permission. Pietro Guardino had gone over to Manhattan from 367 Hudson street, Brooklyn, where he was a fish dealer, to visit his brother Leo, who lived at 117 Elizabeth street. After making merry at his brother's house for some time, Pietro went to get his rig. He was met by Michael Ziropoli, son of Antonio, who demanded why he had put up his horse and carriage without having first asked permission. Angry words followed and the men came to blows. A crowd gathered and the fight became general. At its height, the police alleged that Mrs. Ziropoli, wife of Antonio, handed the latter a knife and that the old man plunged into the crowd and thrust the knife into Pietro Guardino's neck. The wounded man died on the street before medical aid could reach him. The fight went on for several minutes, scores of Italians taking part in it, and it was a long time before the police were able to quell the riot. Coroner Brown announced that he will begin the examination tomorrow at 11 A.M.