The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-13
ANOTHER BALBo.
AN rrAIIAN MuRDERER SUPPOSED
TO HAVE BEEN CAPTURED.
Wanted at omnhn, Nebraska, for the
Murder Of FcIIow.Countryman.-
Both the Parties and the
OaIcer In Charge Old
Residents Of
wheeling.

for Italian murderers, though If lew
more meet with the same fate here, one
would imagine that it would deter others
from coming to this city.
On Tuesday, the Chief Of Police OF this
city received the following circular:
500 REWARD
will be paid by the Governor ofNebraska
for the arrest and delivery to the Sheriff OF
Douglass County, at Omaha, Nebraska, Of
William Gazolo, alias William Gazzello,
alias Fred Miller, alias Abram Miller, alias
Stagnino, pronounced Staneno,) for the
murder OF Louis Zerga, an Italian, at
Omaha, July 9th, 1880. Gazolo is about
30 to 81 years old, 5 feet 10 inches high,
black hair, (some claim 1t to be dark
brown, mixed with gray, nicely healed
scar under the chin, weighs about 100 TO
lCO pounds, square shoulders, yellowish
colored face, rather spare; black eyes,
very large Roman nose, and large nostrils,
brown moustache, and small goatee on
under lip. Had on black hat, brown
corded coat, ash color Jean pants, flannel
shirt, cheCkered blue and green with red
front pieces; swings very much when
walking and throws one shoulder much
higher than the other, carries head most.
Ily downward and at times throws head
ouite back and speaks to himself goot
deal, old shot wound through left hant
coming out near wrist, writes and speak
English pretty well, and also some Span
ish. French and broken Bohemian; claim
to trade with horses. He also had witt
him good dark cashmere suit, and will
try to represent himself to bel priest ant
Detective.
Was from the sth to 10th Of July a
Atchison, and in Atchison and Brown
county, Kansas, about Muscotah ant
Marat; and is known by Italians at Kan
sas City, st. Louis, Nashville, Leaven
tWoFth, Cleveland, st. Joseph, Atchison
junction City, Newton, Wichita, Pueblo
Denver, etc. Drinks good deal, play
pharo and pool, and treats everybody
about saloons. Visits houses Of Ill fame
Gszolo was at Newton, kansas, in jai
January 18th to Goth, 1880, for shooting a
frail woman from Wichita, had a stoler
horse with him, which he afterwards haC
at Junction City and then sold it at Oma
ha. From information obtained in Kansas
he is travelling from place TO place, drink
Iing, and assisted by his Italian country
men. All in all, he is an odd, mean.look'
ing and acting fellow, Dragging OF his light
and scrapes. An additional reward OF s2Ol
lis offered by an Italian named Martin, o
Chicago, for Gazolo's arrest.
GEO. H. Guy,
II sheriffof Douglass County.
4 ~, nupuu nanufp
The handsome sum Of $500 offered i
: the combined rewards, urged our excel
ent force to great care, which was iartne
i stimulated by the local interest IN TN
case awakened by the following note:
OMAHA, August s.
Chief Of Police, Wheeling:
DEAR SIR:-Louis Zerga, mentioned il
the within circular, was for years lrui
dealer in your city. The murderer, Ga
: zola, better known as Staneno, l think wa
/. also OF your city at times. He is q gam
bier, murderer and thief. wish yol
would make every effort 10 get some clu
to the Whereabouts Of Gazelo. No matte
where he is, will go for him.
was resident Of your city from 1856
to 1858, and worked in wagon shop oil
Market street for G. A. Froebe. Give m
regards to him and Gotleib Bayha.
Respectfully yours,
HENRY GREBE,
Deputy Sheriff.
Wednesday night about 5 o'clock Lieut.
McCully saw man at the fruit stand Of
, the corner OF Market and Twelfth streets
u the same one at which Pietro Balbo, tn
Italian wife murderer recently hung il
New York, was arrested-who seemed h
him to answer the description in the cir
cular. His dress was similar, and he hal
scar on his left wrist that might hav
) been made with bullet. He ARRESTED
! him, and put him in the lookup to avail
Identification by the Omaha officers. Th
man says he has only been in the countr,
\ ten days, having come here from Cali
fornia. he processes to be utterly ignor
ant Of the English language, and tn
officers had difficulty in conversing will
! him. He is almost undoubtedly the mar
wanted, however, and the police have eyi
: dence that he has been in the Penn
sylvania oil regions for some days
He had on his person about $500 II
: gold when arrested. He will be photo
graphed by Parsons to-day, and the por
trait sent to Omaha to aid in identifying
the man. A telegram was sent yesterday
announcing his arrest.