Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-15
A ENATB INDEED.
A son OF SUNNY ITALY WHO WAS EXCEED
ING SMOOTH.
BE Came Here With Plausible and Picturesque
Story of Two Murders, Said BE Had the
Murderer Located, Imposed on the POios,
and Robbed Three Local Dagoes.
Hs Left Just in Time

head and shoulders above any similar
artist who has recently appeared in this
community.
He was an all-around slick one, for he
knew how to spin plausible story, to
work it up to his pecuniary advantage,
and just when to skip out and leave his
dupes to hold the bag.
And yet he was only Dago-an IN
assuming and MISUNDERSTANDING spec!-
men Of despised race, whose chief oc-
equations in this part Of the country are
'sella da banan," handling ida monk"
and performing the most laboriOus sort
of work
The Roman we are about to introduce
had a soul above work, however. except
so far as he could work" his fellow
countrymen and any others who might
/ come his way. He boarded at the Wind
sor part Of the time while here, and left
the city with just SLIGO more than he
brought TO town, as nearly as could be
! figured out last night.
At present the police are hot on his
trail, kilograms being sent TO a number
of points last night, and they will be
| followed by hundred or two descrip-
tive letters to-day, and it is to be hoped
be will be rounded up and brought back.
The gentleman of whom we write
came to this city last Friday, and on
Saturday he called at police headquar-
ters, and in the most guarded, convinc-
ing and plausible manner told his story.
He gave the name Of Antonio SuppeilO,
and said he was from Denver, Col. BE
presented letter from the Chief Of
Police OF Denver, another from Super
intendent of Police Byrnes, of New
York, a third from officials of Noting
ham, England, aud fourth from NJ. j.
Lowery, superintendent OF the electric
light plant at Hoboken, N. j., all giving
him an excellent character, and saying
he was deserving of all aid and help.
The letter from Hoboken and Noting
ham said be was an electrical worker,
and competent in that line.
Having thus secured a good impress
sion on the part of the police, Suppello
said he was on the trail Of a fellow
countryman named Antonio Lumbargo
who had murdered Louis dominica,
whom Suppello said was his own step
brother, in Denver, January ., 1893
He further said LumbargO had also
killed q man in ST. Louis, previous to
the date given. Suppello said there
was a large reward in Denver for the
murderer, and that be would also give
$500 out Of his own pocket for
his arrest. He further stated he
had learned from a sister Of Lum-
bargo's, In New York City, that
her brother was working at Wheeling,
in a coal mine, the sister not knowing,
when she told this, that the man MUIR
dered in Denver was relative of Sup
pe.lo's He further stated that after
tho commission of the crime in Denver
barge fled east, and the Chief OF
H,uce Of Denver teIegraphed the fact
90 Caief Hennesan, Of st. Louis, wheu
the latter replied that the fugitive was
also wanted there for previous muir
der Suppello said be had been on
Lumbargo's trail ever since the COM
mission Of the crime, that he proposed
to see him captured If he spent years OF
| time and went broke IN the effort etc.
Suppelo then unfoded his scheme to
capture the murderer. II was for the
police 50 get him position in an cleo
| trio plant where he could make ar
rangements to employ three or four
| Italians, paying them we'll out OF his
own pocket This, he said, would at
tract attention in the local Italian col
ony, and Lum6argo would be sure TO
come TO the surface after one
of the good jobs, and would be
an easy capture, as while he
| knew LumbsrgO, the latter did nOt
! know SuDpello. This looked plausible,
backed up as it was by the excellent
/ seasons Suppello gave, and his knowl-
edge of the habits OF his cOuntrymen,
and the police took him down 10 the
plant OF the Wheeling Electrical Com
/ pany, explained the situation to the
management, and Suppello went 70
work. This was on Saturday, and Sun
! day Suppello registered al the Windsor.
As he predicted, the thing got noised
| about among the Italians, and on Mon
! day Young Italian named Massena,a son
OF Louis Massena, and another named
! Vincenz Gargello applied TO Suppello for
! Jobs at the works, and got them, he
/ first bringing them to police headuuar-
tiers that the officers might see that
everything was regular, take their
names, etc. On Tuesday Frances Patti
and another. Eame unknown, were also
/ brought TO the City Hall by Suppello,
and were then taken 20 the electric
plant and put to work. Between times
Suppello told the police that his scheme
was working nicely, that a cousin
/ of the murderer had already applied
/ for work at the plant, that il vas only
q question OF q few days until Lum6argo
himself appeared, etc, and on Tuesday
be gave $500 in ten dollar bills 10
Young Massena Gnd sent him with 10 10
a bank to get three 500 bills, which
transfer was made. This exhibition OF
ready cash. aud the good clothes aud
| generally prosperous appearance Of
Suppello produced q profund i'm
pression in the local Italian
colony, the members OF which fairly fell
over each other in their anxiety 20 OBJ
tain situations, and saI up late at night
that they might scrape al acquaintance
/ with the prosperous Roman.
By Tuesday. however, the police had
begun to look q listle askaRce AZ Sup
peIl0, ana he. Observing this, was yary