The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-30

Chains Around Murderer Tightening
Murder Believed Not to Have Been Pre-
mediated.
Lynn, July 29.-Alfred C. Williams of
Wakefield Centre, was arrested Wednes-
day night on suspicion of causing the
death Of John Gullio at Lynnfleld Centre,
Wednesday morning He was brought to
Lynn this morning and in the police
court was ordered held without bail for q
hearing Saturday morning
John Gullio, an italian "a years of age
had been employed on the farm of Warren
". Phillips, Lynnfield Centre. He lived
in a little house on the farm near the
Wakefield line. Shortly before a. m.
fire was discovered at the little house.
The house was burned and the body Of
Gullio in il.
Williams worked for two .Jrpnths in
| Phillips farm and knew Gu1.i6 and his
habits, and that he had money. Williams
| was not at his boarding place after mid
night Tuesday. Wednesday morning he
appeared in Wakefield. He was covered
with blood and very much excited
Money was found on his person which
he could not account for.
| State Officer Neal is hard at work on
the supposed murder of John Gullio at
tonight upon his return from the scene of
the fire said that considerable evidence
had been accumulated. In the room
where Gullio was burned to death was
found an oil can, which was peculiar, as
it is known that Gullio always kept this
can in an outhouse. 1t is also known that
Gullio had $175 or thereabouts on the
night of the fire and that he was in the
habit of keeping part of his money IN the
mattress and part in his trousers which
were hung near the bed.
The theory of the police is, that the
and knowing where the Italian kept his
money was going through Gullio's
trousers when the latter woke up. A
terrific fight then ensued, and Gullio was
rendered unconscious or perhaps killed.
The fiend then went to the outhouse and
taking the can of oil, went back to the
scene of the robbery. Here he endeavored
to clear away all traces of the crime by
sprinkling oil over the body of GulIio,
| and then after getting all the money, set
the fire and escaped.
Officer Neal stated tonight that Williams
room in Wakefield had been searched and
S75 in bills found under the carpet. A re-
gave no Indication of having been used
for some time, although it was loaded.
Williams Story In Wakefield
Wakefield, Mass, July 29-Ihe arrest
of Alfred Civilians of this town in con-
nection with the burning of John Guilio
at Lynnfeld Wednesday morning has
been almost the sole topic of conversation
here today Among those who know
something about Williams's whereabouts
on the night of the fire. is James Hickey,
with whom Williams boarded
Hickey says that Williams came home
about 4.80 Wednesday morning covered
with blood and apparently in an ex-
hausted condition. Hickey helped him
wash up and then Williams told him the
story of the hold up on the side of the
pond.
Hickey examined Williams carefully
and found number of scratches on his
face and throat and two or three abrasions
on his head. The nail on his left little
finger had also been torn off.
Williams told Hickey that he thought
it was about 1l30 Tuesday night when he
was assaulted, and he did not regain con-
scieusness until $50 the next morningi
and then he found himself down the en-
bankment on the shore of the pond with
one arm in the water.