The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-20

VlOuS meeting OF the pOdy, out MT. Ar
mold failed to attend that session.
countrymen a great deal. 1t is believed
| that they feared he might reveal some
| of their secrets should he become too
| intimate with Americans.
The trail of blood which the murder
er left as he Travelled to ST. Paul
was discovered by Detectives Helm
and Hanson and Deputy Coroner IT.
vine, of Minneapolis, at daylight yes
terday morning. They Immediately be-
gan following it, and it led along
| streets, cycle paths and across lots to
| Prospect park drops of blood being
plainly visible on the ground every
| few feet.
Find a Pool of Blood.
The trail was picked up in the park
after little search. Drops of blood
were found along the path of the man
on the snow, and several impressions
of his foot were also noted. These
were carefully measured by the de-
teetfves. Half way through the park
large pool of blood was found on
the snow. rea7 y. .ro.flt.tge
Here, it is thought, the escaping man
stopped long. enough to bind up one of
his hands, which. Was probably badly
| distance, but 1t was followed slowly to
University avenue. and thence along
| University to Raymond avenue.
Another pool of blood lay on the
| sidewalk in front of Antonio Cesto's
shoe shop, which is just in the rear Of
the candy store. at the corner of Uni
versityloand Raymond avenue. The
doorknob was covered with blood, and
the panels were heavily spattered, as
he xxYlv1
that the injured man had made strenu-
Gus efforts to effect an entrance.
The shop was entered by the detec-
tives with a skeleton key and while
they were searching it, the proprietor,
Cesto, arrived. He at first told the
police his name was Candioto and said
that he had spent the night with friends
on Western avenue in Minneapolis, re-
| naming over there so that he could
make some purchases of leather early
| in the morning.
Cesto Contradicts Himself.
| He denied all knowledge of the crime
and aided the officers in following the
| trail. AS he walked along with the of
| f1cers he was closely questioned, and as
some Of his statements were conflict
ing, 1t was decided to send him to Min
| eapoliS for further examination
The course of the wounded man led
from the shoe shop along University
avenue to the Transfer bridge, where
1t disappeared 1t was picked up again
| on the st. Paul side of the bridge and
followed as far as Dale street.
AS the trail neared Dale street, it
was evident, that the mans wounds
| were bleeding less, as at times only
three drops of blood was found in a
| block. The end of the trail was reach
| ed shortly before noon.
| After working about in every direc-
| ton for several blocks in an endeavor
| to secure some further trace of the
| fleeing man, the detectives sent back
to Minneapolis for bloodhounds. Two
young hounds that have had little
training were sent and Immediately
| placed on the trail. The dogs got away
In good shape several times, but their
| scents were all wrong and the ami
mails were thoroughly baff1ed.
ST. Paul Police Work on Case.
The find made by the Minneapolis
police was reported to Chief O'Connor
and he Immediately placed dozen men
on the case. Joseph Puglesa, the only
Italian policeman In the Twin Cities,
was specially detailed on the case and
accompanied by Detective Daily, of st.
Paul, and Hicks, of Minneapolis, he
| made the round of the Italian settle
ments, working until after midnight
| without success:
The st. Paul police are confident that
| they will land their man as they be-
lieve he is secreted in ST. Paul and
cannot be gotten out of town without
| discovery. Both Corodona and the muir
dered man are we'll known in ST. Paul
and have many friends here
Trace of Corodono is expected to be
| secured through the aid of BattaIia' s
friends, who agree with the police that
! Corodono was one of the rnurderers.
IF Corodono is in ST. Paul we are
bound to find him. said officer Joseph
Puglesa last night, ''for Battalia' g
friends will discover him and are GER
tain to inform me-
Search Italian Quarters.
The st. Paul police began their
search in the Italian district around the
| corner of Twelfth and Robert streets,
| spending the entire afternoon there.
The search was taken up in the even
| ing in the vicinity of the high bridge
and later in other portions of the West
| side Every. resort known to be fire.
| quented by members of the Italian Sc
cret organizations was thoroughly
searched.
The police have not yet gained any
| direct evidence that a Malta society
exists in the Twin Cities, but they are
convinced that there is one with head
| quarters either in st. Peter or in South
Minneapolis, as cliques of Italians are
known to have held secret meetings in
| various parts of the city at various
| times during several years past. These
meetings have generally been attended