Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-11-13
.PITTSBURG LIKENED
TO FRONTIER TOWN
Many Murders Occur During
Past Week.
ONE ATTEMPT AT cRuclFlxIoN
Three Murders, a Number of Rob-
berries on the Highway, accompa-
MED with Violence Have Occurred
within Past "a Hours.

within Past "a Hours.
Pittsburg, Nov. 12.-Pittsburg ter
Torized and likened to a mining camp
or frontier town, is the tone of all
Monday mornings issues of the pa
pers.
With three murders, a number of
robberies, on the highway, accom-
panied with violence, and an attempt
at crueifixion in "a hours, added to
the large number that have occurred
during the past two weeks, there has
been such public demand for extra
police that Mayor Guthrie and Direc-
tor of Public Safety Ridgway Sun
day night put on number Of extra
police without legal provision for their
compensation, trusting to the effect
of public clamor upon the select and
common councils for favorable ac-
ton upon this move.
The record for "a hours besides the
murder of Henry f. Smith, a young
business man of the fashiQSable east
end, who was shot by burglars, who
entered the Smith home, is extended
by the robbery of Charles r. Law
wrence, early Sunday morning at
Fifth avenue and Brady streets, al
most in the heart of the city.
Lawrence was knocked unconscious
with a slungshot and robbed Of a
gold watch and all his money, while
going home from the hotel Schenley,
where ne is employed as a waiter.
He will be confined to his bed for
week with his injuries. Nicholas
Lewis, of Sharpsburg, a few miles
from the city, was beaten and robbed
and did not recover consciousness for
several hours.
Raymond White, of DuQuesne, was
also found badly bruised with several
ribs broken. He also had been rob-
bed and could give no description of
his assailants.
The Crucifxion case was brought
to light by the screams of a woman
in a tenement on Forbes street near
the Jones and Laughlin steel mills.
NeighbOrs rushed in and found Mrs.
Jean Mitchell, 19 years old, in the
kitchen, huddled in a kneeling posi-
tion on the floor with both hands
nailed to the draining board of the
sink, with the blood running down
her arms, Alongside the hand lay
a hatchet, the weapon which had
been used to drive the two big nails
through her hands, and which was
then used to draw them out.
The woman was unconscious, and
was taken to the hospital. When
she recovered she merely said that
she entered her fat that morning,
something struck her on the back of
the head, and she felt herself drawn
toward the sink, her hand pressed
down against the board, and two
nails driven through them. :
The police are looking for William
Neely, known as William Mitchell,
and the husband of the woman.
The days series of violent deeds
was further augmented by the death
of Stiriffia Randuci, an Italian, who
was stabbed in a fight among rail-
road laborers in a boarding house.
Three others were badly cut up with
stilettos and razors.
Peter Nazidenci, an Italian, died
in the Allegheny hospital from a bull
let wound caused by Peter Todora
Nazidenci was playing a mandolin to
which Todora objected, and threat
ened to shoot off the players thumb.
The threat was carried out, and in
addition to carrying away the thumb,
the bullet penetrated Nizadenci's alb
domen. The slayer is under arrest,