The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-04

MURDERER ARRRSTRD, YESTERDAY about
3 O'clock Defective Gilbert Carr, Of New
York, and Major ]. W. Sweeney arrested
an Italian named Pietro Balbo, on the
corner Of Twelfth and Market streets, on q
charge OF murder. From Detective Carr
we learned the following particulars ofthe
murder: ~.
BAl6o aud bis wife lived at 10 Rosettreet,
New York. He 10 about 80 years OF age,
and his wife little younger, Their mar.
ital relations have been very unpleasant
on account Of the jealous nature Of the
husband, as he Imagined intldelity on the
part Of bis wife, and Tuesday night about
10 o'clock Il eliminated In the murder Of
the'woman BY herhusband with q Btllletto,
their national weapon, cutting her
throat in two places and also cutting
out her tongue. The murderer then
took three gold rings OF curious pat.
tern of her fingers and escaped, crossing
the Commnnipaw Ferry about 2 A. n.
Wednesday and purchasing q ticket TO
Easton, Pa, then to this city, where he
was tracked and arrested. The body oil
the woman was not found until the next
morning at 8 O'Clock, when the mother OF
the murderer found Il, and at once intel.
ligence Of the affair was sent TO the station
houses by the reporters OF the press who
were the first on the grounds. Measures
were. at once taken to apprehend the
criminal, but he had escaped from the city,
yet his peculiar appearance attracted at.
tention wherever be went and finally led
10 his arrest. Detective Carr and Officer
Sparboro at once began tracking him
and easily kept trace OF him until
Easton was reached, where they learned
Of his purchasing q ticket to this city
whittier they followed him ut once, arriv.
ing here at 1880 yesterday afternoon and
at once reported their errand at police
headquarters. The description given OF
him by them at once identified him as q
man who had applied at the City Build.
ing that morning for work and who had
been referred 10 some one else. The
police were notified to keep look out for
him, and Major Sweeney and the New
York officers Sauntered out on the street
only to be greeted by the object Of their
search o. the first corner. He was taken
to the City Building and searched, and
upon his person was found ST. 10 in money,
pocketbook. an address 10 some Italian
in Virgin Alley, Pittsburgh, and three
rings, torn from the fingers Of his murder.
ed wife. There were also two cuts on his
right fore finger, inflicted in the strug-
gle. These left no doubt as to his iden.
tity, and he was locked up until the de.
parture Of the 4:20 train on the "Pewiky,"
as he agreed to accompany the officers
without the tormality OF o requsition.
Attic lookup he was seen by repre-
sentative ofthis paper, and Is a,man:undet
medium height, sWarthy as a Spaniard,
and has a "bad eye." He had very little
to say, and quietly submitted to be ietter.
ed with very uncomfortable pair Of
handouts, when leaving the city.
AT the time OF the murder he was en-
ployed on the new Brooklyn bridge, and
has only been three years from Italy. He
was seen by officer st. Myers on Thursday
night and watched by him as a suspicious
character. The New York officers deserve
great credit for the sagacity and dispatch
with which they worked the affair up,
being only twenty-iour hours behind the
man and working under the most disad.
vantageous circumstances.