The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-22
He IS Still At LARGE
Murderer Medala Not Yet Apprshsndsd, Al
though Holly Pursued.
INQUEST OF THE CORONER'S JURY
Last Night Testimony Was Taken of
Over a Score of Witnesses The
Italian Residents of Old Forge Are
Very Reticent-The Search Yet
Continues Without Effecting Up to
a Late Hour Any Capture.

The inquest on the murder OF Eman-
uel Loro last Sunday at Old Forge by
Crincenzo Medala was held last night
at Edward Fallons' hotel at Old Forge.
A more bloodthirsty or uncouth lot of
human beings could hardly have gath.
cred than the suffocating hordes of the
murdered mans conntrymen VINO
crowded around to be- called IN turn to
give testimony before the jury.
Coroner Kelley and the jury were on
the scene early in the evening and the
spot whsrO the murdered man fell was
inspected. After that, the tedious en-
deavor of extorting testimony relative
to the crime was begun. The first wit
uess asked to testify was Antonio Esy
tanyn. When the first shot was fired
hs was sitting In room at his house
reading prayer book. He saw the
two last shots fired by the murderer.
As he watched the murder, the distance
the men were apart seemed to him
about twenty feet. He boarded in the
hotse of Antony Grecho. The mur-
derer also lived there. but the witness
was not able to state 1t Madala was in
the habit Of carrying o revolver, al
though he knew that he kept one in
his room.
Joseph Salvi, whose promises were
searched by Sheriff Fahey on the day
Of the murder, was n0xt sworn. His
testimony was brought out by force
and he showed q disposition to hold
back something he could tell. Nothing
important was ELECTED from him.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY.
John Harvey, who owns a stable
close by the scene. went to feed his
horses for supper. He heard the shots
and on turning saw Medala running
away and he held o smoking revolver
in his hand. He saw tho dead man in
few minutes and life had left the
body.
The man with whom the murderer was
boarded nsxt heard. He said that Ne.
dala always owned pistol, but be did
not know whether he CARED it with
him on Sunday. He heard the shots
about o'clock in the evening and saw
the man VINO fired them run into the
house Of Joseph Saloi
The wife OF Saloi was next sworn
and she denied that M.dala was kept
iu hiding in her house. She saw him
enter the froot door and dash through
the house toward the back door and
start for the Sibley mountain, That
was all she knew about the case.
Angelo Scarlo saw Medala come out
of his boarding house aud walk toward
Sslvi's barber shop. They met Loro
who said to Medals:
Don't you want to pay for those
three shavSs?'
Sunday me no pay anybody, was
MedaIa's reply. Loro said, you must
give mo them or | will make you"
AT this Medala struck him and just
after delivering the blow he whipped
out his revolver and discharged fivs
bullets into Loro's body without
taking three minutes to do the deed
Medsla then ran as fast as he could fac
and witness did not see him afterward.
WARNING FOR MEDALA.
Mike Caputli saw Loro in a position
that appeared as If ne were begging
for his life. He rushed out and caught
Medala by the coat and was told il he
did not 60 he would meet the same
fate. Medala then ran toward Joseph
Salvi's house.
VIM. Hazelton said he saw the men
together and heard them using very
angry language. He could not uuder-
stand what was said. as 1t was spoken
in Italian, but without what seemed to
| him any provocation whatever, Medala
struck Lero in the face and followed it
up with firing the bullets OF his reyol-
yer as fast az he could pull the trigger.
Two or three men tried to grapple
| with Medala, but he assumed the at
titude as ie he would fire into the
people around.
There were nearly a dozen other
witnesses, but their testimony did not
differ from that Of the witness quoted
above.
After the witnesses wers all ex.
amined the jury retired and rendered q
verdict thar Emanuel Loro came to his
death by bullet wounds from pistol
in the hands of CrincsnZo Medala.
THE sHERlFF's SEARCH.
All Of yesterday Sheriff Fahey,
County Detective Shea, an Italian of
Old Forge. who was acting rs guide
aud who is acquainted with the mur.
dsrer, and Edward Barrett, Of Pltlston,
secured the hills along the Mountain
Valley road in quest of Medala.
They drove all day in a carriage and
believed they were on the proper trail.
When they had reached point on the
summit of the mountain the vehicle
gave way, and the most convenient con.
veyance that could be got to continue
the journey was farmers lumber
wagon. The scent was kept up all d ay
aud into the night
A rumor was prevalent at Old Forge
during the night that capture had
been made aud many gave credenee to
the story.
Some Of the party returned before
night and the report was nullitisd
Sheriff Fahey aud County Detective
Shea reached thiS city at midnight and