Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-29
CORNERED IN A CELL.
Servia Cornella Captured While Car
rying Counterfeit Money.
FIVE S. BILLS FOUND In HIS SHOE.
A Suspected Pickpocket Surrenders After a
Chase by officers.
QUITE A BUSY SUNDAY FOR THE POLICE

By a shrewd piece of work, early yester-
day morning, Inspector McAleese and De-
tectiyes Fitzgerald and Bendel discovered
what may prove the trail to wholesale
counterfeiting establishment. United States
Detective McSweeny is now working
on the case, and important Developments
are expected. Semia Carnella, a young
Italian temporarily making his home in
Pittsburg, was locked up about o'clock
Saturday night for deserting his wife.
When captured Carnella was running out of
house at Shingiss street and Old avenue.
His wife was after him at full speed, and
the office, seeing something was wrong, put
a sudden stop to the race. So Carnella was
put behind the Central station bars, charged
with desertion. He had a large roll of
money, which made the desertion charge
look all the worse against him, and it was
decided to get him into Jail as soon as posi-
BILE.
Objected to Going to Jail.
Detective Bendel found Magistrate Nc
Kenna, who went to the station and gave
the italian hearing at once. He was Or
dered committed to Jail to await further de-
velopments. Detective Bendel started for
the Jail with Carnella, but the latter pro-
tested in broken English and wanted to
remain in the station. Inspector
McAleese suspected something at once and
ordered him put back in the cell Then
preparations were made for careful watch
on the prisoner. The latter had scarcely
gotten back in his cell when Captain Silvis
went marching into the cell room leading
Detective Fitzgerald, who had quickly tied
an old handkerchief about his head and was
teigning drunkenness.
He was promptly hustled into a cell op-
posite Carnella. The detective kept up a
terrible fuss about his injured head, and
was beating about his cell apparently in the
widest state of intoxication. During his
antics, however, he kept keen eye on the
prisoner opposite, and soon saw him slip
something from a crack behind his bench.
The detective left his cell and went into
the opposite one. But Carnella was too
quick for him, and had slipped his treasure
out of sight.
Counterfeit Money in His Shoe.
Sergeant Gray was on hand in a moment
and soon had the Italian searched. Moth
ing was found until his shoes were re-
moved. Down in the left one the Sergeant
discovered roll of S. bills. There were
uNe VI IHeIl, anu OIL eAdullndlloH tHey
proved to be counterfeit. Carnella made a
struggle for his money, but he was
promptly settled.
Carnella was then clapped back into his
cell and Inspector McAleese started men
out for further facts in the case. The house
in Clark's court was thoroughly searched,
but nothing of Importance was discovered
Antonio Debold, Francois Debold and
James Gaergon were found there and ar
rested on suspicion. They were afterward
released, no proof being found against them.
As soon as the discovery of the money
was made Detective McSweeny was notified
and promptly began operations. What has
been done since cannot be learned, as the
police connected in the case all decline to
talk until further developments.