Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-29

who murdered William
in Newport, Ky, March
&, was taken into custody, and
export authorities were notified
s fellow, who seems TO have gone by
the mama of John Nick, in Fairmont,
bpt who insisted here that his name was
Frank Roma, was arrested in company
with vIncenzo Mini, on telegram
charging the twain with robbery. The
second party went under the name OF
AHck Sandree Nippoco at Fairmout, but
here gave the name Of Vinceuzo Mini
A telegram was sent TO Newport yester-
dav afternoon. reciting the resemblance
eERoma TO Poll alias Bohne, and an an
swer was received last night, saying ne
was not the right maR, as the murderer
had been arrested. Another telegram
was sent 90 Fairmout, telling Of their
arrest for robbery. and Mayor IL. NJ.
Fleming telegraphed 70 hold the men,
and an officer would be in on the nrSt
train. He arrived late last night.
Yesterday a letter was received at
HEADQUARTERS from Justice 7. A. Elem
ing. of FairmOnt, reciting that Harry
DeIaqatta. Of that place, had made COM
plsiDtthat his house had been entered by
two Italians named Nick and NlppOco,
and that they had stolen a ten dollar
ACCORDION. new revolver costing
SO go three silk hand 6erchiefS, red
mufier. a pair Of shoes, a pair OF gloves,
and a number of other articles. The
Two men were supposed 70 have come 10
Wheeling. An alarm was sent out 10
the force, and thus the matter rested
until about a quarter Of one o'clock,
when two Italians entered the residence
Of C.. III. Tracy, 90 No. a. Twentieth
street. Mr.. Tracy occupies the ground
floor, while Mr.. Robert Darrah lives up
stairs. The men tried the parlor door
of Mr.. Tracy's residence, but being uE-
able 10 get in, they went up stairs.
There Mrs. Darrah saw them, and the
men took 20 their heels aud ran
over 10 the corner Of Market
and Twentieth streets, where they sat
down on the steps OF the Y. NJ. c. a.
building. About this time Mr.. Tracy
came along and being informed OF
THAT had happened, went over to the
t--- the TWO men, and then went
TX aud ladder house for pO-
he found Officer Donovan,
zen the men saw the officer they
Rich. followed them as far as
snty-secoud and Jacob streets, where
oyerhauled them, and with Mr..
racy's assistance took them back TO
the hook and ladder house, and thence
20 the CITY Hall. When searched, Nick
alias Roma, was found % have
a razor and a five shot revolver on
his person, while NiDpoco alias Mini
had tine new revolver and q murderouS
knife. made of a butcher-kniie blade
stuck into a roughly whitfield out pine
handle. They also had with them the
stolen ACCORDION, bundle of silk hand
kerchiefs and the muller and
Roma had new pair OF shoes
on his feet. No money was
found upon them. They were locked
up. and the FajrmOnt authorities noti-
fed AS he looked az Roma, IL struck
Chief MCNiChol that he had seen his
mug before somewhere, aud he took
down his book Of photographs and rec
Ords OF people who are wanted, and ran
over 10. ThgrS be found a photograph
which looked much like Nick alias
Roma, with the hame Charles Poll alias
Bohne attached, and a printed deScrip-
tion OF the man which answered that of
Nick alias Roma 90 a 1T, while the
picture was an exact reproduction Of
b A fu.Hf
ward of $3.50 for Poll and stated that
on March 5th he had killed William
Sprouts. The prisoner was at once
brought up from the cell room aud was
closely examined and 10 was the verdict
Of every one that he was the right man
but be wasn't
A REGISTER reporter saw Roma in his
cell. he said he had come from Phila-
delphia TO FairmOnt, where he stopped
i've or siX days, and then came on 20
Wheeling He had been in America
sixteen months. He SAID ne came TO
Wheeling Sunday. He admitted that
be had worked in Fairmont, but claimed
be did not know Harry Delagatta, the
man who lost the accordion and other
stuff which they had in their possession.
When asked If MS partners name was
not NapOcca, he said il was not, but
was VinCenzo Mini The Covington in
formation described the murderer as
house painter or harness-maker, but
Roma stoutly denied that he knew any
thing about either one Of those trades.
He was very restless aud uneasy while
being questioned, and could look no one
10 the eyes while talking. The men
are evidently tough customers, and are
certainly thieves, while the tools they
carry and the way Roma's description
and cOUntenance tallies with the Gov
ington matter makes il tOlerably GER
tain that be would be a murderer in adj
oition upon slight proyocation.
Mayor Fleming and Delagatta arrived
on the late train last night. identified
the goods and men and will take them
back to-day.
Alleged to Be Thieves.
Yesterday morning q telegram was re-
eeived at police headquarters from
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