Evening journal., 1895-04-29


Portuondo & Co, this city, in November,
1879, and was sent to prison for three years
and nine months This sentence was i'm
mediately followed by two years for rob
bing houses in Reading, and again on
Aug 2, 1886. he was given six years for
another burglary His last sentence wes
ton months, imposed on June 22, 1892
for robbery, and after His rcltase on April.
22 $685. he was lost sight Of until he
gave himself mp 20 Coroner Ashbridge.
At the time Of her disappearance the
woman wore jewelry worth S2, and
had in the bosom OF her dress four 81, 600
government bonds. When they moved to
the Eleventh street house in 1879, Logue
had secreted seyon OF these 81, 600 bonds
undor the carpet OF tho stairway telling
no one but Cutaiar where they were.
When he returned from New York. he
found that Cutaiar had stolen one Of the
bonds and sold it to Drexel for 81, 045.
OF this money he gave 81, 900 to Sallle n,
Camp who afterward became his wife,
but upon Logue's threats he got the mon
ey baol, and returned it to him Cutaiar
and his wife lived at the house for year
after Johanna's disappearance when foul
odors coming from under the kitchen floor
made the woman so sick that they were
compelled to move away. After that the
house had numerous tenants up to the
time Of the discovery.
Tho warrant for Cutaiar's arrest was
sworn out by Logue on April Of this
year, and six days later he was taken into
custody. Then search was made for Eek
ert the journeyman, and at first IL SEEM
cd like q hopeless search. The police OF
every city were put on the trail, but to no
avail. but finally Detective Geyer found
him in barber shop on Houston street,
New York, whore for a long time he had
been shaving from go to 80 metropolis 20.
licenen week.
Made One Man Insane.
Friole was found in Philadelphia. His
mind soon after became unhinged from
fright and it became necessary TO send
him to the insane department Of tho Phil
adelphia hospital. After he had been sent
there it was found that by some strange
fate the superintendent of the ward IN
which no was lodged was Alphonso Gu
taiar's father. the accused murderer ant
| Fricke was hastily transferred. The for
mer owner Of tho house, 124S North Eley
onth street. where Cutaiar' first shop was
committed suicide some time ago, ant
| Coroner Ashbridge has become almos
prostrated from the arduous labor of trao
| ing out the multifarious olews.
After Cutaiar's arrest several attempts
| were made to extort a confession from
| him, and he narrated a number Of detail
cd stories Of the crime, naming Logue q
| the porpetrator but eventually he brok
down, and on April II told the true story
| IIo said that when the woman signite'
| her intention OF returning to New Yorl
she was intoxicated, and he induced he
to wait until he could accompany her {
the station, Ho took her up stairs AM
made her cet into the bed with her olothe
| on Then lie AYERS, to prevent hepfror
getting away before he could go with her
he bound her hand and foot. This wa
at 2 o'clock in the evening. -Four hour
later he found her lying on her face, wit
her head under the bolster, smothered
death in an evident attempt to break he
bonds The next day he buried the bod
under tho kitchen floor He admitted HAY
ing taken her jewels. but denied an
knowledge Of the 81, 600 bonds which sh
was said to have in her bosom.
The original story told by Logue wa
borne out in every detail by tho investigt
tions by the coroner and the detective, br
they further found that Curaiar had +.
years been pursuing crooked career. Il
had robbed many persons for whom
had worked, including the Prudential Il
surance company upon whom he tried {
J work a bogus claim, and had stolen lari
quantities Of gold and silver from varioI
places, melted 10 down and sold it. Wit
! these facts in view his story of the woma
being accidentally smothored is general
discredited, and &c is believed that be deli
erately murdered the woman. An il
Quest win ho hold next Wednesday.