Evening journal., 1905-05-11
ROBBED ON HIS
WAY TO THIS CITY.
Italian Held Up in Chester
County, Pa, Near Della
ware Line
ELECTED BY TROLLEY CONDUCTOR

Pierion Talvacchia, an Italian of
twenty two years, who arrived at New
York last Saturday from his native
country and came to Wilmington on
Sunday night. was held up and robbed
by seven highway on Monday evening
near Marshall Brothers paper mills
In Kennett township, Chester county.
Pa. The robbery was committed with
tn few yards of the Delaware State
line. The victim lost q new suit Of
clothes and other effects but S2t in
italian money, which he possessed
was handed back TO him by the ban
dts
The Chester county authorities are
at work on the case. and are being
aided by the Wilmington police, but
up TO this afternoon no clue had been
obtained TO t..e perpetrators.
Travacchia went to the home Of
Dominica Sustillo. a fellow country
man, who resides at No. 600 Orange
street In this city, and remained there
until Monday afternoon when ne start
ed for Avondale. Pa. TO visit his
brother-in-lnw, Angelus Sustillo. a
brother OF Dominica, who lives near
the latter place and is employed as a
gardener.
The newcomer, who cannot speak a
word of English. went to Brandywine
/ Springs by trolley and proceeded from
there over the eWst Chester. Kennett
land Wilmington Electric Railway Up-
on reaching Kennett Square he be-
came confused and got or the car.
Realizing finally that he was in the
wrong place he boarded car for
Brandywlne Springs intending to re-
turn TO Wilmington.
on the outward trip he expended an
the American money he possessed
thirty cents, and when the conductor
of the inward bound car came for the
fare a uarter of mile this side OF
kennett Square. Talvacchia produced
Ian italian franc worth twenty cents
1.-THE conductor refused 20 take IL
lwhereupon the donor offered him an
italian gold piece worth S4 This was
lalso spurned and the rider was elected
Tat clifton Mills, three miles from Ken.
nett Square.
lie was in n secluded spot betweel
the snuff mill woods and Marshalr
clearing waiting FOR the next car q
larrive. when the seven highwayme
came out Of "a dense woods nearby
Two Of them seized him and wer
b knocked down. The others pounce
. upon him, however and after tal1in
his grip rihed his pocckets They wer
, evidently afraid Of detection n the
= took the Italian coins and returnel
, them TO him.
The robbers appropriated n new sui
Of clothing and threw an old suit q
the italian. They then disappeared Fl
the woods and escaped. Talvacchi
i boarded the next car and gave the con
ductor an italian silver franc whicl
he accepted for the fares
The victim reached Wilmington III
same evening and reported his loss &
Dominica Sustlllo at whose home h
spent the night. on Tuesday Sustil
accompanied the stranger to Avondal
where he met his brother-in-law. III
returned TO this city last night AM
; this morning started to wor. as a tailor
for Henry Curfey at no. 2it Yves
Seventh street He is still making nj
home at No. 6O9 Orange street.
Talvacchia was seen at Curfey'
store this afternoon by a reporter q
b The Evening Journal and with Nh
e Curfey acting as interpreter he nara
! ted the affair. He said that he say
e his grip lying in a field after he ha
( boarded the second inward boun
Z trolley car. but he did not alight an
{ get IT,
o. Dominica Sustillo has secured tn
] services Of Detective Charles n. Gil
r. len and M. J. Monihan, Of Kennel
] Square. I'm an effort to capture m
y lassailants He has also retained eN
j Judge j. Frank Bah. Of this city,
I laid in the case. The robbery wa
+ committed before dark and was IA
4 most daring ever known in that local
& ~.