The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-25

Custody as He Was Disembarking
at Naples--Interesting Account of
the Incidents.
Word was received in this city yes
terday that Angelic Pelozi, who is be-
leved by the county authorities to be
the murderer of Antonio Spinello, at
Mooslc, had been taken prisoner as he
was disembarking from the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm II at Naples, Italy, on
Thursday.
Spinello, it will be remembered, was
shot about 7 o'clock on the evening of
oct. 20 last, on the road leading from
Moosic to Old Forge.
The murdered man had boarded
with Pelozi and 1t is generally be-
lieved tina be became enamored with
the Ia er's wife, thus causing Pelloso
to become Jealous.
The shooting was witnessed by James
Passero, another boarder who was
walking along the road with the other
two men. He says that the two men
quarreled and that Pelozl fired five
shots at Spinello, two of them taking
effect.
The murderer then ran down the
road and disappeared and all efforts
to locate him proved fruitless. 1t was
finally learned that he had embarked
for Italy and the authorities at Naples
were notified to detain him.
CAN BE BROUGHT BACK.
There is no question but that the
fugitive can and will be brought back
to this country for trial. County De-
tective Leyshon satisfied himself on
this point at the outset of the case,
when he received a strong intimation
that Pelozi would try to get to Italy.
The treaty between this country and
Italy prescrlbes that If the accused
has been naturalized here he can be
extradited; otherwise he is to be tried
there, as was the case in the accom-
plices of Red Nose Mike" Pelozi was
naturalized in the Lackawanna county
courts in 1894. The eXtradition papers
are being prepared and will be pre-
sented to the governor for transmits
Sion to the secretary of state at once.
In all probability County Detective
Leyshon, who is personally acquainted
with the accused murdered through
his connection with the Merolo case,
will go to Italy to identify him and
bring him back.
An Italian detective whom Mr.. Ley
shon had assisting him in the case
brought information that corroborated
a tip the county detective received that
Wnn1H on n yyh he
believed he would be safe, and whence
his friends in Old Forge believed he
could not be eXtradited.
The county detective went to Hobo
ken at once and posted the detectives
there to watch the outgoing Steam
ships for the fugitive.
WATCHED THE GANGPLANK.
On the Saturday following the muir
der, when a big liner was to leave for
italian ports, Mr.. Leyshon, with three
detectives and three officers assigned
him by the chief of the Hoboken de-
tective force, watched the gang plank
while 900 Italians were embarking
Each of the officers had a photograph
of Pelozi, as did also the company s
ticket agent at the wharf. Several
lllCl lcStIllDllllS IelOHl were SpOlleu
but they proved to be some one else.
When County Detective Leyshon
was leaving the wharf he accidentally
encountered Lawrence Semenzo, an
Old Forge police officer who had Of
fered to help the county detective find
Pelozi. Mr.. Leyshon was somewhat
dubious as to Semenzo's sincerity and
thought to test him. He was asked
what brought him there, where he had
been and whittier he was going. He
said at first he came down Thursday
but later admitted he arrived or
| Thursday. He, of course, said he was
| in pursuit of Pelozi.
Semenzo was shadowed and the re.
ports brought to Mr.. Leyshon proved
as he suspected, that Semenzo was
| playing him false, and that instead OF
being in pursuit of Pelozl he was lay
! ing himself open to. suspicion. that
his false statements and known friend
| illness with the accused murderer
would give rise to.
Being confirmed in the belief that
| Pelozi was i'm the neighborhood of New
| York and that he would go abroad ar
an italian boat, the county detective
made the rounds of the steamboat com.
| panies conducting trips to Italy and
| posted them to watch for the fugitive
! generously distributing photograph.
and printed descriptions.
THOUGHT 1T WAS POLOZI.
On Nov. II, just as the Kaiser vii
helm III had passed down the bay the
ticket agent at the wharf, happeninl
to meet Detective Louis S. Wenthal
who was permanently assigned on the
! case to help Mr.. Leyshon, Informed
him that he had stamped ticket OF {
| man named Pelozi, who, 1t now oc
CURED to him, answered the descrip
tion of the Italian whom he had beer
| inquiring about.
Detective Weinthal was much chaC
rined that his prey had escaped
| through such thoughtlessness, but, a.
| Pelozi was located and his description
known and unvariable he was content
County Detective Leyshon, upor
being informed of the facts by Distric
| Attorney John r. Jones, made requisi
| tion through the state department fol
| his detention upon the arrival of The
| ship at Naples, where 1t Yves yesterday
| due to make it's first stop.
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