Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-13
GHECA Co.'s TRUNK YSTERF.
Efforts to Ferret Out the Murderer of
Philippe Caruso, of Pittsburg.

EhlHppO Caruso, OF I1ttSburg.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 4.-Francesco
Caruso, a brother of the man whose
dead body was shipped in trunk
| from this city to Pittsburg, called at
1 police headquarters and stated that
he and the deceased were engaged III
the business of pedd!ing lemons; that
at 8 O'Clock last Thursday morning
| Philippe left the house at IS Tilden
Avenue, where the brothers lived,
for the ostensible purpose of find
Ing a market IN some suburban
town for his lemons. That was
the last seen Of the dead man by his
friends. Francesca Caruso says that
when his brother left the house he had
between 5000 and $500 in his posses
sion besides the draft found in his
pocket. Whoever killed the unfortu-
nate did the work very expeditiously
and checked at the Union Depot
at 11:3O O'Clock, just two and
q half hours alter he left home An
drew Russo, the'man locked up at the
Desplaines Street station on suspicion
OF being implicated in the crime, has
! told SO many conflicting stories about
the matter that the officers are in
clined to think he is the murderer.
When first arrested, Russo admitted
that he knew Philippe Caruso, but de-
MED acquaintance with his relatives.
Yesterday, francesca, the brother,
was confronted with the prisoner, and
recognized him as an acquaintance.
The officers in charge OF the case
nave information which leads them
to believe that the trunk in
which the body was shipped
was bought at store near the home
OF the brothers. The police are now
looking for three Italians who lived on
the upper floor of rs Tilden Avenue,
the home of the Carusos. These three
men knew that Philippe had money in
his possession, and some suspicion at
taches to them, from the fact that they
vacated their quarters last Monday.
At late hour last night the police
had not found any of the three per
and Bonfeld, who have the case in
charge, expect to unearth some i'm
portant facts to-day.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 6.-Officers Morris
and ArOdo are working on the trunk
mystery case, but up to last night had
discovered nothing of any importance.
The main efforts Of these officers are
directed towards learning what ex-
pressman hauled the trunk to the depot
on the morning of its departure from
this city to Pittsburg. The brother Of
the murdered man was about the
central station during the afternoon,
but his ignorance Of the English Ian
guage made it impossible to obtain
any information he may have pos
sessed. The trunk in which the BODY
was shipped arrived last evening, and
was found at the Adams Express Com
pany's office on Monroe Street. Itwas
not claimed at midnight, and this was
attributed to the departure OF De-
tective Borfeld for New York by the
evening train, accompanied by Fran
cesco Caruso. The explanation OF this
new move is based upon information
derived from Pittsburg officers. They
state that the Italian who came
through with the trunk continued on
to New York, and his description cor
responds with that Of the man who is
represented as having checked the
trunk at the Fort Wayne depot in
Chicago; also with one of the men who
lived in the same house with the
Carusos on Tilden Avenue. His pur-
pose in going to New York must have
been to take the steamer, and Detec-
tive Bonfield will try to hold him off.
The trunk is a large, fine one, covered
with paper and tied with cords, the
sides being sealed, but the lock open.
1t will probably be taken from the ex-
press Office this morning.