The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
SUSPECTS ARRESTED.
Two Sens Of suuny Italy in Jail Charged
With ths Bloody Tragedy at windbsr-
FaAxK sAp0IsoE srlLL az IAaeg.

FRANK NAPOLEON STILL AT LARGE.
Antonio Medina and James Trunzo.
two Italians. were committed to jail
Frida, morning. charged with being &C
cessories 20 the Easter night tragedy at
WIndber, when lve nen were slashed 10
death in a drunken orgie held in a
brothel conducted by a dissolnte French
woman, named Steux. who is also in jail
where she is being held as a witness.
Squire Sell. the Windher Justice OF
the Peace. who has been vigilant In run
ming tho. r1idrderers to earth, was in
Somerset Monday. He expressed the
opinion that the men now ia jail are not
the guilty parties, although many cir
cumstances which have come to the
knowledge of the officers of the law point
70 them as being able to give Information
which would lead to the arrest OF the
murderers, If they can be induced TO tell
all they know about the bloody affrsy.
Since their Incarceration Medina and
Trunzo have been kept separated and
neither OF them has been permitted to
hold any conversation with the Steux
woman.
Medina was captured In an old house
between Lilly and Cresson, Cambria
county, and Trunzo was apprehended on
train as Il arrived al Lilly last Thurs
day morning. by two officers from Wind
ber who were In pursuit Of Medina.
From the evidence sdduced at the Cor
oner's inquest 1t WAS made to appear
that Medina was in the French woman's
shanty on the night Of the murder, in
fact witness named Roll, who is being
held in jail as 8 witness, testified that
Medina had admitted 70 him that he was
present 10 the shanty OF Mrs. Steux and
that he was going to leave Windber and
go TO the house OF fellow eountryman
near Lilly. The Windber officers, melted
to extraordinary efforts in the hope OF
securing the 500 reward offered by the
residents Of that piacs for the apprehen-
sion Of the murdsrers, became convinced
that the men wanted were not far from
Windber, and when they learned that an
Italian woman was carrying food into
the mountains they became convinced
that she WAS furnishing it to the men
suspected OF the awful crime. Their
suspicious were communicated to Sheriff
Saylor, who visited Windber last Tues
day night, and with a hastily organized
posse raided number of Italian shacks.
This of course accused the whole Italian
population and when the Sherif's posse
finally located the hiding place of the
alleged criminals the gamo had flown.
The Italian woman no doubt had com
municated the news of th- Sheriff's
presence to the men. Medina went to
the house of his fellow countryman near
Lilly as he had told Roll he would do,
and be was captured there by Constable
DIETRICH. Medina was very much agitat-
ed when the offieer placed him under
arrest. DIETRICH teiephoned TO Windber
that be had captured Medina and Deputy
Constable Scott, OF that place, left imme-
diately afterwards to take charge OF him.
When the train on which Scott was riding
reached South Fork he recognized Trun-
20, who was standing on the station plat
form. Trunzo entered the car and before
the train reached Lilly Scott placed him
under arrest.
The prisoners were taken to Johns
town Thursday afternoon, where they
were kept in the city lookup until the
following morning, when they were
brought here and lodged in jail.
The prisoners are both young men.
Medina claims to be unable TO speak
English, but Trunzo is capable Of max
ing himself understood. Both men had
been around Windber for some time
prior 70 the tragedy, bat it is reported
that neither of them had steady employ
ment.
Up to this time no clue has been learn
ed Of Frank Napoleon, the Italian, who
is alleged to have used his stiletto with
such deadly effect.
Il is reported that a Windber officer has
secured blood-stsined apron which will
figure ia the coming trial. The apron is
alleged to have been worn By the Steux
woman. She was 10 have become The
wife of Napoleon and it is reported that
the officers have the marriage license,
which was secured from the Register
and Recorder Of Cambria county in their
possession.
There was great excitement in Wind
Der following the arrival Of the news that
the two suspects had been captured, and
at the instance Of Superintendent Cum
ningham, OF the Bsrwind-White Com
pany, the prisoners were not taken TO
that place, but were brought direct here
and placed in Jail.