Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-04
QUICK VENGEANCE.
A Section Boss Dupss His Fellow
Workmen ard Escapes TO Italy
Where He is Found BY 0re Of the Men
r---- Wiz ~ ILL., W.-"s-J -..L az
Head Severed from
His Body.

S,nEEF, TArY. n. Y, December 3.--FrOm
the time construction was first begun on
ih'S part OF the West Shore Road until
Juiy las; Emile Taurnier Frenchman.
lad charge OF a gang OF Italian laborers.
He had ready command Of the Italian
tongue, AID his few years residence in
America gave him very fair knowledge
Of the English. Every Saturday night
when his gang nee@cd 10 come 10 town for
the purpose Of trading, and. in facH, when.
ever any member Ot the gang wanted 10
deal with the people about mere Faurnier's
linguistic accomplishment would Hlways
secure him the office OF interpreter. Afer
n while hc va. treated Hs
ASOrt OTGcncrnI business Agent
iIr the gang, and finally his control over
tie movements and finances OF the mem
bera became absolutely sutOCrstic Through
him they made their savings bank deposits,
and all moneys intended to assist poor rela.
ives Cf members Of the gang over in Italy
passtd through bis hands. lie also owned
a saloon out on his section, and every mans
place depended upon response at the
nightly roll call in his bar room. lie once
explained to brewer OF this city the
source OF his rapidly acquired wealth by
ying that over his bar and at cards play.
d in his place he "miIked the gang"
Matters became very much tangled, how
ever, and fearing the climax, Fsurnier se.
cretly disposed OF his saloon ownership and
On The last day OF June left these paris
between Dusk and Dawn.
Owing to their ignorance. strange sur
round;ngs. and the loose manner Of their
dealings with faurneT no complaint Was
TIED sgsnst him by his victims, though IL
xss estimated that he left here with tl3..
30. all OF which he laid up since becOm.
ing foreman Of the gang. Lucsrne Puzslii,
the most intelligent member OF the gang,
and who knew more about Faurnier than
I'D any oi his fellows. was d"frauisd by
he ltDguist out OF some 81 ,iU He com
uuDICstrd with parties in bis native town.
where also lived some OF Faurnier's rels.
uvss. and IN this way learned that Faur.
nier had opened up n public garden IN
Lodi. whsEe he was telling interesting stO-
res Of California gold diggiD and other
American
Money Making Opportunities.
Puzelli sailed for Havre the latter part OF
August and going directly 10 Italy was IN
Lodi about the middle OF September. AZ.
ter shsdowing Faurnier for several days.
be disguised himself one evening. and 90.
ing 10 the garden found sitting alone a. a
table. sippiDg his wine, the man whom be
had crossed . sea and q continent in search
Of. He took q chair at the same table, and
entering into . con versation with the Old
section boss, listened 10 rosy story Of how
be had won q fortune in the California
mines. As the evening advanced the men
became well heated with drink, and Pu-
zelli finally losing his self control, jumped
up. and reaching across the table seized
Fsurnier by the hair and
Hacked Away NJ His Threat
with an ordinary dull penknife, until the
detaulter's head was almost severed from
iis trunk. Puzelli attempted an escape.
but q day or two after the murder he was
oYertaksn et R8yenna, ss be was rowing
away from the city in the skif. These de-
tails reached here by mail to-day 10 letter
from the prisoner OF Lodi 10 his gang, ap-
ptaIing them 20 move in his defense.
Money and evidence, IL Is believed, will be
forwarded 10 him soon. Some merchants
OF Schenectady suffered small losses, bot
the main portion Of the stolen $1,000
came from the ItalianL
TIE grave robbers captured 10 Philsdei.
phia are not a. bad - those mothers who
are life robbers by neziecting the cough Of Q