The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-30
MURDER,
Again a Shocking Murder Sum
day Night-The Murderer
Captured.
Arthur Catabani Slabs Reinhard
StOn in the Abdomen in
Cold Blood.
STOLL DIES THE NEXT DAY.

Another of those regrettable stab
bing ARRAYS which have been so
numerous and familiar in this city
during its history took place again
Sunday night by which Reinhardt
Stoll lost his life and Arthur Catabani
now languishes behind the bars in
the county jail charged with willful
murder.
The affair is one of the meanest
which has ever transpired. Accord
ing to eye witnesses the deed was
premeditated and planned in cow
ardly manner. Facts developed,
showed that several Italians and
Others were engaged in playing pool
in the saloon run by Stoll Bros, at
the corner of Fourth avenue and
Sheridan street. In some manner a
row was started and several were
badly battered about the head with
cues. Catabani was one of the agrees
sive parties and Stoll who was attend
ing the bar ordered him from the
place. He went out and according to
all accounts waited at the corner with
the firm intention of doing some one
an injury. The fight on the inside
waged warm and Stoll again went to
the door for the purpose of ejecting
another of the combatants Catabani,
when Stoll stepped through the door,
stabbed his victim in the abdomen
severing several intestines.
Stoll was removed to the hospital
and DR.. Wunder Immediately took
charge of the case, performing an
operation for the purpose of reunit-
ing the severed intestines which was
successfully accomplished, but it
seems the mans constitution was I'M
able to stand the shock and he died
the following night.
After the stabbing at the saloon
the murderer went home and went to
bed. Chief Garrison with one of the
eye witnesses of the deed went to the
boarding house where Catabani board
ed to arrest the man. He found him
in bed and upon being told what was
wanted, said he was not the man as
he had gone to bed at o'clock that
evening. This was mighty poor lie
considering the fact that he had just
left the saloon.
At the preliminary examination
held before Judge Cowling Monday
the prisoner was bound over to the
grand jury and in default of $1,000
bail was taken to Duluth Tuesday
morning by Chief Garrison, Excite
ment during the night, after it was
found the victim had died, ran high
and considerable lynch and shooting
talk was INDUCED in. In consequence ,
it was deemed advisable by the officer
to secretly remove the man. He was
taken down the track where the pas
senger train was boarded in the
morning.
An inquest over the remains was
held Tuesday at Gleason's morgue by
Deputy Corner Sheppard. After
hearing witnesses the jury after a
lengthy elaboration returned a YER
dict that Reinhardt Stoll came to his
death by means of knife wound in
flicted by the hand of one Arthur
Catabani and that said wound was
inflicted in willful and malicious
manner calculated to cause death.
The verdict means murder in the
first degree.
The latest affair has again demon
strated that it is about time some one
got his deserts for using knife.
Heretofore several have been tried in
Duluth but always received either a
light sentence or were let off entirely.
Some of our responsible citizens were
heard to remark that should Catabani
not receive what he deserves, they
would see that something was done to
| the next man who used a knife if
they had to pull the rope themselves.
| The funeral took place this after
noon from the Catholic Church, Rev.
| Father Smrekar conducting the cere-
mony The funeral was largely at
tended as Reinhardt was general
favorite, peace loving and lawabiding
He was about % years of age, native
of Germany and had resided in Ely
for six years. He leaves two brothers
and several other relatives in this
city to mourn his untimely death.
He was to have been married next
month to respected young lady in
this city and his death falls heavily
upon her who thus early is bereayed
of an intended husband.