Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-14
PITTSBURG LIKENED
TO FRONTIER TOWN
Many Murders Occur During
Past Week.
ONE ATTEMPT AT cRucIFlxIoN


berries on the Highway, aoeompa-
MED with Violence Have Occurred
within Past "a Hours.
Putsburg, Nov. 10 .-Plttsburg ter
rorized aud likened to a mining camp
or frontier town. Is the tone Of ali
Monday mornings issues OF the pa
pers.
with three murders, q number OF
robberles, on the highway, accom-
panied with violence, and an attempt
at cruci1xlon in "a hours, added to
the large number that have occurred
during the past two weeks, there has
been such a 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 fashionable 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
gold watch and all his money, while
going home from the hotel Schenley.
whore he Is employed as a waiter.
lie will be confined 10 his bed for a
week with his injuries. Nicholas
Lewis. OF sharpsburg. few miles
from the city, was beaten and robbed
aud did not recover consciousness for
several hours.
Raymond white. OF DuQuesne. was
also found badly bruised with several
ribs broken lie also had been rob
bed and could give no description OF
his assailants.
The CrucIhxlon case was brought
10 light by the screams Of a woman
In tenement on Forbes street near
me Jones aud Laughlin steel mills.
Nclghbors rushed In and found Mrs.
Jean Mitchell. 10 years old. In the
kitchen. hudd'ed In a kneeling posi-
ton on the door with both hands
nailed 30 the draining board OF the
sink, with the blood running down
hor arms Alongside the hand lay
hatchOs, the weapon which had
been used 20 drive the two big nails
through her hands, and which was
then used 10 draw them out.
The woman was unconscious. and
Wa taken 20 the hospital. When
she recovered sho merely said that
she catered her Cat that morning.
something struck her on the back Of
the head. and she Gel, herself drawn
toward the sink. her hand pressed
down against the board and twO
nails driven through them.
Toe pollce arr hooking for william
NcCly. known a. william Mitchell
and tho husband Of the woman.
The days series ~ violent deeds
was further augmented BY the ecath
% St.riHia Randuci. an Italian. Who
VAS stabbed IN . hEht among rail-
rad lshorcra 10 . boarding house
Three ofhefa we're hahiy car an Nth
suiCtlcs and Nsors.
Peter NaEldeuci. an Italian. dlcd
N the Aneza eny hospital from q bul.
ic' sound Csased ~ Peter ToAora.
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shicA rodgfa Cbiectet and threat
saed 70 thcai 81 tac playcrs thumh
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s1tit.on Jo caryinE auay iae tAuwA.
ere ballet rfneiFascd N'tsdrrci's al
eomea, TIE SLAYER d unacr arrest.