The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-13
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10 The MURDERER or HARRY
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PITTsBURG. Nov. 1S.-The murder
en- Of Harry F. Smith IS still at large
Two suspects were taken, bat the Pc
lice feel certain neither Is the right
man. The only clue being followed is
that Of the revolver left behind by the
murderer. Where was the gun pur.
cbaseds That Is what the police have
been trying hard to learn. They have
even telegraphed the manufacturer OF
The nxolxer asking IL he can recall to
what iobber the gun was sold. giving
It's number and caliber. Inquiries at
hardware establishments has failed to
yield anything definite, as there has
been a great rush lately; by citizens
to buy weapons to defend their if:cs'
and their homes.
The funeral of Harry F. Smith will
be held this afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
There has been IN unprecedented
rush to hardware stores within the
past few days by citizens to buy guns
so they will lie ready to receive BLr-
glars in thu future. Members OF some
East End families have been divided
into watches" 10 guard the homes,
so great is the fear of visits by bur-
glars.
Police Inspector Robert Gray. Of the
Oakland district, yesterday afternoon
arrested two Italians. who gave their
names as Charles BuIcInI and Cuts
seppI de Giovanni, both Of Second ave-
me, In connection with the search for
the murderer OF Smith. There was
u bullet wound in RuicinFs thumb. He
attracted the attention Of the police
while having the wound dressed in a
drug store. Giovanni was greatly in
terested in Buicini, and both will be
held until an explanation Of how But
cini received his wound is obtained.
T'he police, however, are doubtful If
either of these Italians can be con-
necteI with the Smith murder. They
think the man who committed this
crime was m expert.
Police Superintendent McQuaIde
said last night he had no information
upon which to warrant any statement.
1--WE are simply doing everything We
can and hope for the best results.
= he arrest Of the two Italians may
lead 10 something or may not
Detective Cecil G. Rice, at the sug.
sestlon of Superintendent McQuaide.
sent telegram through the New
York police to the Harrington & Rich
ards Arms Company, asking II it could
tell to what jobber revolver No. 1922.
caliber 80, had been sold That Is the
rumber Of the gan used by the muir.
t;erer. Good clues haYo been obtain.
ed in this manner before
With 40 patrolmep,. drawn from tho
''short hour" list OF every district in
the city, Police Inspector Bailey and
Captain Robert Emmett Of the East
End police station beg9n their second
nights vigil for the apprehension, OF
the murderer of Harry Smith last
night. Il
The work was renewed under diff!
cult circumstances, yet the East End
police were not discouraged. The
first snow storm Of the season. snow
whose fl3l;es downtown people only
saw in the mir, man,led the entire
East End.
Railway Employees Help.
All the East End employees of the
Plttsburg Railways Company are now
acting as detectives, They have been
Instructed to keep careful tab on al!
Suspicious persons who may be seen
on their cars at any Of the irregular
hours. They are doing it, too. In.
tul1ively the street car conductor pos
sesses Quick powers of observance. He
sizes up the man behind the news
paper who has not paid his fare. He
learns the faces of his regular Gus
TONERS as he does the streets. He
may not say anything, but he is as
strict watchkeeper on the charac'
ter Of his passengers as he is on the
fare register.
Two Allegheny officers were detail
ed yesterday on possible clue in the
Smith murder. 1t was said that an
unknown man, slightly wounded, had
arrived in the eastern part of ALE.
gheny from sharpsburg early Sunday
morning, ard 1t was surmised that. the
r.sallant in the Elgin avenue tragedy
might have reached sharpsburg
Highland Park and across the Butler
bridge. Nothing could be heard Of
the stranger, however the original tip
to the Northslde police being based
on tho veriest rumor
Sending Crooks to Workhouse.
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