Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
PITTSBURG LIKE
4 MINING CAMP
CITIZENS ARE TERRORIzED BY
CRIMINALS
Three Murders and Many Robberies
Reported Within Twenty-four
Hours-Extra Police
Demanded
BY Associated Press

by Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, Pa. Nov. 12.-Plttsburg
.terrorized and llkened to a mining
camp or a frontier town. is the tone OF
all this mornings's newspapers.
With three murders, a number of rob-
berries on the highway accompanied
by violence an attempt at cruci-
flxion in twenty-four hours, added to
the large number that lave occurred
during the past two weeks, there has
been such public demand for extra
police that Mayor Guthrie and Director
OF Public Safety Ridgway last night
put on several men without a legal pro-
vision for their compensation, trusting
tc the effect of public clamor upon the
select and common councils for favor
able action upon this move.
The record for twenty-four hours, be-
sides the murder of Henry F. Smith, a
young business man of the fashionable
east end, who was shot by burglars
who entered the Smith home, is ex-
tended by the robbery of Charles r.
Lawrence early yesterday morning at
Fifth avenue and Brady streetse, almost
in the heart of the city.
Lawrence was knocked unconscious
with a slung shot and robbed of a gold
watch and all his money while going
home from the Hotel Schenley, where
he is employed as a waiter.
He will be confined to his bed for a
week with his injuries.
Nicholas Lewis of Sharpsburg, few
miles from this city, was beaten and
robbed. and did not recover conscious
ness for several hours.
Raymond White of Duquesne was
also found early yesterday badly
bruised with several ribs broken. He
also had been robbed, and could give
no description of his assailants
Screams Attract Neighbors
The crucihxion case was brought to
light by the screams of a woman in q
tenement on Forbes street, near the
Jones e Laughlin steel mills. Neigh
bors rushed in and found Mrs. Jean
Mitchell, 10 years old, in the kitchen,
huddled in a kneeling position on the
floor with both hands nailed to the
draining board of the sink, with the
blood running down her arms.
Alongside the hands lay a hatchet,
the weapon which had driven the two
big nails and which was then used to
draw them out.
The woman was unconscious and was
taken to a hospital. When she recov-
cred she merely said that when she en-
tered her fiat 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 in.
The police are looking for William
! Neely, known as William Mitchell, and
the husband of the woman.
The days series of violent deaths was
further augmented by the death of
Sciafia Randuci, an Italian, who was
stabbed in fight among railroad
laborers in boarding house.
Three others were badly cut up by
stilettoes and razors Peter Nazidenci,
an italian, died in the Allegheny hospi-
tai from bullet wound fired by Peter
Fodoro. Nazadenci was playing a man.
-dolin, to which Fodoro objected and
threatened to shoot off Nazadenci's
thumb. The threat was carried out. aud
in addition to carrying away the thumb
the bullet penetrated Nazadenci's abdo-
men. Fodoro is under arrest