The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-23
LONG0 LIKELY T0BE
BROUGHT BACK HERE
District Attorney Lewis Has Taken
the Preparatory Steps to Effect
His Extradition-Letter An
nouncing Longo's Arrest.

Tony Longo, alias Antonio Luongo.
the slayer of Police officer James
Golden, of Dunmore. will likely be
brought back here for trial. District
Attorney w. +. Lewis has taken the
preparatory steps to effect this extra :
dition.
When arrested in Italy. Longo
avorred that he was not a citizen OF
the United States, and the Italian au-
thorities, at the behest of the Ameri-
can consul, were proceeding to try him
there.
When this fact was communicated
to District Attorney Lewis. he set an
investigation afoot, and secured UNI
deniable evidence of the fact that
Longo was naturalized here, and that
he. at one time, circulated a petition
to be appointed a police officer of Dun
more.
Yesterday Mr. Lewis sent word to
Justice of the Peace Cooney, of Dun
more, To send in a transcript of the
case against Longo This will be sub
mitted to the next grand jury, and
If an indictment for murder is found
the effort at extradition will be made
The letter announcing the apprehen-
sion of Longo and preparation for his
trial is appended:
Regno D'Italia. Ministero d Grazia Gilst2ia
Del Guilt. Drehione Gcneralc. Deell Atari
Cvili l. Pcnali. Jfnco Triduzioni.
Victor Emanuel the Third, through the Grace Of
God and the Will oi the Nation, King OF Italy,
This day, Ith of December. 1900 in Poten,a
TIL" Department OF Indictments at the Court oi
Appeal of potcnsa composed with the Hon: First
cav Francis PajaniS president; Second Cav.
Nrclius Augcrio, councillor; Third Cav. Frederic
Bonito.
THE COURT
Having read the acts and the request Of the
Attorney General
Whereas, Antonio Luonso from Piaponc hap.
pcned to kill in Dunmore (C. s Of Amcric y
James Golden, police officer, and for this crime
the inquring magistrate at the tribunal Of Mcll
initiated a trial according to the Section +
Of the penal code, against said LuongO, who
now is dwelling in Italy.
Whereas, 1t is necessary TO have first. all the
acts which must have been taken up through
the authority of the place where the crime was
committed.
Having seen the Section So Of the code O,
criminal procedure pronouncinG in the council
chamber according to the request OF the attor.
ney general.
The court hcgs the judicial authority Of
order that il may he pleased 10 send in the
legal form at the attorney general Of this court
all general and specific acts concerning the mur-
der committed in Dunmore on the person OF Mr..
James Golden, police officer
The public prosecutor at this court is hereby
requested to provide for the fulhlment OF this
decree.
Thus pronounced in the council chamber on
the day, month and year aforesaid.
Il
Frederic Bonto, John Scoppi, vice chancellor.
A true copy-The Chancellor.
tSigned) John scoppi
A true translation from the Italian language.
V. G. Magini.
A local precedent for this is found in
the case of the murderers of Paymaster
Flanaghan. on the mountain back OF
Miners Mills. One of the murderers
VINO was not citizen, was tried in
Italy. The other, "Red-Nose Mike,
who had taken out naturalization
papers, was brought back here from
Italy and tried in the Luzerne courts
Both were hung.