Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-06

burger, .. WoOurlng, John ". DAVIS, Ii.
l.. Myers and John James.
James McCullom testified that he was
walking down Centre street; when in
front OF Capece's store saw Dmerio
coming out Of his own shop; when with
In fifteen feet OF him heard a report
and saw the barber fall to the ground.
| He saw smoke, but did not know where
1t came from. Had seen Officer Mollick
| uptown and ran back to get him.
j. P. Mcdonald heard the shot and
came out OF his store; saw Dimerlo lying
on the ground with his wife over him.
DR.. Brackets testimony was very i'm
| portant. His examination Of the dead
man showed sixteen wounds Inflicted by
| buckshot on the left side OF the body;
the bullets entered upward at an angle
Of 20 degrees; one shot pierced the heart;
sevon Of the bullets were removed.
This angle, it is said, would CORES
pond with the direction bullets would
take If fired from gun resting on the
window sill in the Capece cellar, and the
course OF the balls in the body, from
right to left, is also considered Identical
with the course which charge would
follow under the same conditions.
Pascal Scanderala denied all know
ledge OF the shooting; said he was in a
shoem aker's shop uptown when he heard
of the murder; did not know OF any
trouble between Capece and Dmerio.
The testimony OF the police and others
who were present Immediately after the
shooting occurred was taken by the jury,
but no direct evidence against the
prisoners came out
The hearing WAS then adjourned to a
future date and Scanderala was dis
charged, it having been proven that he
was not in the neighborhood at tho time.
cApEcE FORMALLY ACCUSED.
County Detective Richard Jones ar
rived from Wilkesbarre last evening,
and after acquaintng himself with tho
facts swore out warrant against
Capece, and . o'clock today was set as
the time for the hearing before Squire
Shoyln.
PRISONER HELD FOR TRIAL.
The hearing began at 80 o'clock this
afternoon and continued until o'clock
Capece was represented by Attorney
John M. Carr, OF Freeland, and the COM
monwealth by Abner Smith, of Halle
ton.
Pauline Capece, a daughter of the
prisoner, saw her father cleaning a gun
after the shooting occurred. She was
upstairs when she heard the report OF a
gun.
The testimony OF several other wit
nesses was heard by the justice, and the
prisoner was held without bail to answer
the charge of murder.
lie was remanded to the borough lock-
mp and will be taken to tho county Jail
tonight.
WHO TIE VICTIM IS.
Rudolph Dmerlo, like all the other
persons who are figuring prominently in
the tragedy, was born in Italy. He WAS
about 81 years Of age and came to Free
land seven years ago. According to
several OF the neighbors he did not get
along peacefully with his countrymen,
and had quarreled with several of them
during the past few years. 1t is reported
that the deceased and Capece were
known to not be on friendly terms.
The dead man is survived by his wife
and a seven-year-old son.
The funeral will take place at o'clock
tomorrow. The remains will be inferred
at ST. AIMS cemetery.
MURDERER MUST BE FOUND.
The feeling In town is that no efforts
should be neglected and no expense
spared to capture the guilty person. 1t
is the most cold blooded murder ever
committed in this section Of tho county,
as the assassin was undoubtedly waiting
for his victim, and the quality of shot
used is evidence that the gun was fired
for the purpose of killing.