The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-20
Last Nights Dispatches.
CRIMINAL.
Further Particulars OF the EAR rest of the
Frye Nurderers "A Whole Chapter
of Crime

Further Particulars of the ARREST of the
Frye Eurderers "A Whole Chapter
of Crime.
BosToN, Aug. i9.-Ardito is % years
OF age, Nicolo lG The former is two
months in this country and fad from home
to escape the consequences of a murder
committed there. The latter is two years
here Another Sicilian is involved, one
Larry O'Neil. 1t appears that Nicolo
knew the habits of Frye. and he and his
| pals arranged the job to murder him and
get his money, which they thought was a
very great amount They arranged A
game of billiards with Frye and then in
duced him to show them the house,
| When they reached the cellar the Greek,
who was armed with a pair of barber $
shears, attacked Frye furiously. and after
a desperate struggle, in which Frye begged
! the boy Nicolo to spare his life, ArditO or
dered Nicolo to shoot, and terrified by
threats he did so, causing instant death,
They rifed the pockets of the murdered
man, then captured the silver ware, left
the house and met in Hanover street with
Larry. A barber friend reiucta ntIy bid
their booty in the chimney, but subse-
| duSutiJ iIty tuOh IL away duO uiNluCU IL.
Larry's real name is SaTi Chevvairo He
/ IS eighteen years Oid ,sslow and Of medium
weight He made his escape through not
| being known to the police. -Four persons
were arrested, the boy Nick, the Greek,
one Bandiera, who formerly knew the
plot, and Jos. Denato, proprietor of the
barber shop on Fleet street. where the
stolen property was concealed. The police
are still looking for the Sicilian, Larry
| O'Nell.
| PROVIDENCE, Aug. I9. -Chas. Penfeld
was arrested to-day on a requisition from
the Governor of Illinois, and sent back to
! answer charge of highway robbery in Chi.
cag0.
FALL RIVER, Aug. l9.-Geo. B. Durfee,
ex-treasurer Of the Mechanics Mill was
| arrested this evening, charged with the
EN- mbezzlement OF S35, 900. Efforts to secure
bail at $35, 600 were unsuccessful. Paine,
the defaulting treasurer of the American
Linen Mill, has left Fall River. It's feared
his defaleation will be much worse than
reported. A warrant for bis arrest was
issued tonight.
EUREKA, New. Aug. l9.-The coal war
has broken out afresh. The sheriff posse
attacked coal rancho at Fish Greek be
tween Sunday and dark last evening.
Many shots were fred. Five Italians were
killed, six badly wounded, and several
prisoners taken. None of the sheriff
posse received a scratch in the fights This
causes many people to believe that the
coal burners were not armed, On the
other hand, the messengers report that the
Italians fired the first shot The exact
truth cannot be ascertained until the re-
turn OF the Coroner. The Sheriff party
numbered nine men. The messenger
asserts that they were confronted by l0(
Italians, all well armed Gen. Sabiu
commanding this division, had on yester
day issued All order relieving the military
companies from active duty On iearuius
this morning OF the Fish Greek fight, he
promulgated another order mastering them
all in again.
SARATOGA. Aug. l9-Another Su
!, preme court justice has refused a new
trial in the case of Hillaire Latremoville
sentenced to be hanged tomorrow for tht
murder Of Catherine Dunsback near Co
hoes, april last. Counsel will ask tht
governor for a reprieve to give time tol
the application for a new trial to the Su
creme court of justice at New York
Latremoville is resigned to his fate. Hi
time is chiefly occupied in prayer anC
meditation The scaffold was erected to
day.
CHEToPKA, Kas., Aug, 10 The detail
OF eight soldiers which left Vinitia, lndial
Territory, 10 search Of Capt, Secrest, the
mail contractor who has been missing three
weeks found the body with large bulle
wound In the head and nearly eaten up by
wolves, some lS0 miles southwest of Nini
tia and 30 miles from the stage route
While there, the soldiers we're told there
was gang Of fifty despergdocs in the hill
in the noighborhood, who sent the soldier
word that If they wanted to see them, Il
come on. Ii this .&ng Is as large as rep
! resented and there is good reason t
believe it is, the border towns Of KaUsa
along the southern line are in danger o
frequent raids from them, and some pro
tnctiou ought to be offered By the state o
United States authorities, One town
: Careyville. has already been successful
pillaged by them, and if nothing is done t
capture and prevent them they will tr
l their hands oh other and larger towns
; The soldiers found 10 trace of the othe
three men who accompanied Secrest, an
the snpposition is they were also mul
dereG.