Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-30
THEIR STORIES.
.,,,,u clRU8O TELLS WY Hl MUIR
DBR2D BIS
an, Countyman Near Wslls6uFg-ih'
caFFl'0l A. =. Which BE Will b Confined for
Tb-Gsllos Story Of the Crime

tr+erview with the prisoner
fI0u 'r.ruso, imprisoned for the past
T'ran', led with the murder OF his
I'.r, 'n aopptryman, Francesi Gallo, on
i'-l sa-,s Heights, opposite steu0env'lle'
Ar'''- ,bs editor Of the PGR-HGRdle
1 sd. ?, We gather the following facts
S. ~, - o,isoner is about 20 years Old
Inv NY. s mali and youthful looking DE
'i'l.- -, in this country only few
BIS o'' Tia came from Calabria' France.
yea -. cave the following account OF the
..d I'D !, Joe BentOIlo acting gas as inter tie
H'''. . 81 first met Gallo at Paris Pa,
prefer, 49, Years ago, in saloon, where
s5Jl. ~. III tSer set up to a number OF my
] l2a .-o CsIr9. without being invited,
i, ..-j the party and drank TOO, aI' SI.
o.-55 calling me q ID 1901 IOI
sl'l 5. IN INV money in that way
slel-i.-57 ~ d fight. Gallo being much
Ill', .gl ~ man. whipped me. After
i2s s 60 vs lid not meet again until
'- s.-'s over a year ago In PlttSOuFg.
!. ..,,' s,rroached me and asked "haJ
g-.. doing and where l was gong
] pa" wa +tat il was none Of his business
u y. LED into a saloon and called
l-- ~ Gallo followed me into the
i,t 49, The bar keeper misunderstood
o-jsr and set out two scnooners'
- -' srain partook without being IN
van Ieff the saloon with Gallo al
w. -,srs and be thus followed and dog
-' ma until night, when he secured
80. ot the same house l did. Next
ling / went to the Union Depot
--5 bo1rht a ticket TO SteuOenVlIIe
--- -.EeC 4 p. Gallo followed mo
y.s l ~o, a ticket also. He boarded the
A-- raj, Ibid. did not relish tins
'--.f,raI logging aS 1 was AFRAID ne
..rI AGAIN heat me. At the Steu0en-
r..s 5ap1r asked him why he was
,..,ufrr me and where he was going
-.., rsrried that that was his business
80 y-. sons friends, invited them into
. -,lsoo and ordered beer. Again Cal
=, v.thout invitation, made himself
.-sof rhe party. After lettering a0ou'
.ro streets for some time l started IoI
..s fsrry boat, telling Gallo l was goln 3
o. ,,7r, for q friend on the West VIZ
....s. side. as I thought he would then
900 pa I was afraid of personal In
irrv from Gallo, who still followed me-
si.sr crossing the river we went up the
--H-o,d toward Wheeling Junction
Gallo was behind and struck me IN tne
rs.. with his fist. / lied and ran up the
art9get away from him. He pursued
,-,bb.1g at me and finally caught me by
trserm. He drew his knife and threat
srs5 IN KIN me. AT this point l drew
nv revolver and shot him in the head.
NJ LET 20 of my arm, stood for a second
srI made az me again. At the point Of
nv ristol he wheeled and ran just as
s-si again, b { ing him In the back III
--rred again. toward me. asking me u
nut away my revolver, make up ana o.
i-ends. he came toward me with M
knife i'm his hand. With the other u
rrred ont a SIO-bill and offered II q
me- 1 picked it up, tore it into severa
pieces aud threw 10 back at him, telIinl
im did not want his mon y
7 started back toward TIT
Junction, leaving Gallo leaning again
ree. do not belong to any score
organization; had no acquaintance with
the deceased before coming TO tht
country; did not want his money;
killed him because ! was afraid hC
would Eill me; 1 have never received
aid from any Of my cOuntrymen; have
been without money and without
friends"
Gallo was a much larger man than the
prisoner. and the statement, made after
'le life sentence was passed, is prOba-
5y,ue. lie was in much better spirits
after making his statement than since
bis capture.