Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-06-01
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McsIilIin Not Surprised.

When shown the above telegram
this morning Thomas McMillln, chief
of police, said that he was not sur
prised. In fact he said that he had
felt sure all along that Pettine had
never left the territory and that soon
er or later he would give himself up.
The whole country was flooded with
reward posters and pictures of the
man Immediately after the crime was
committed and there was little possi-
bility of him getting out of the coun-
try without being detected. Pettine
was well aware of these conditions
and he has been kept advised on the
movements of the authorities, so it
is said, and has constantly received
assistance.
The city department was very ac-
tive Immediately after the killing in
sending out literature describing Pet
tine and putting the officers of neigh
boring cities on the lookout for the
murderer.
Sheriff Refuses to Talk.
Sheriff Perfecto Armijo is reticent
on the matter. When asked about it
this morning he refused to either
deny or confirm the report. He said
that he was not i'm a position to talk
on the subject of Pettine's arrest He
said that he was afraid that publicity
would interfere with certain plans.
His office and the territorial mounted
ponce ndu Dttu WOIhlHB OH llle case
with the theory that Pettine was still
In the territory but whether or not
either had been successful in finding
Pettine he would not say,
Pettine. who was a stone mason,
working at his trade in this city, shot
Berardinelli, another stone mason,
shortly before noon on the fourth day
of February. The tragedy took place
npth frI OF in, nf
| business house of Tou K Gradi, and
was the result of a business misun-
derstanding in the first place and fin
ally as the result of a letter, supposed
| to have been written by Pettine. This
| letter was not signed, but Berardi-
nelli thought that Pettine wrote -.
What it contained. however has not
been made public. 1t is written in
| Italian. The letter was left at the
store of Toti q Gradi and was opened
there. 1t is the general supposition
that it slandered Berardinelli for
when he read it he became very
angry. He had just finished reading
it when Pettine passed the Tou *
Gradi store.
The Shooting.
"There goes the man who wrote
| that letter" he said and ran TO the
| door. BerardineIli accosted Pettine
and it is said that he began abusing
him.
"You can call me bad names; you
are bigger than | am rejOined Pet
tine, but don't you touch me-"
Pettine continued on his way then,
| but came back i'm about fifteen min
utes. Berardinelli was still standing
| in front of the Toti & Gradi store.
| Pettine walked up to him.
| What were those names you call
ed me?" he shouted. He pulled a
shining pistol from his pocket at the
| same time and fired. The bullet
struck the victim in the abdomen.
Berardinelli fell, then got up and
staggered towaN the door of the
store and fell again. He was removed
| TO the hospital and lived about three
| hours.
After the shooting Pettine ran
| through the northwest part of the
city with the pistol still in his hand.
| He was last seen as far as the police
are aware, near the Summer Garden
a resort just outside the city limits,
| near the American Lumber company
| mills.
Surrender Work of Catron.
1t is said that Thos. b. Catron, of
| Santa Fe, is attorney for Pettine and
| IL is believed that II was through MT.
! Catron that the murderer negotiated
| with the authorities for his surrender,
! and 1t is believed that the conditions
| OF the surrender nave Deen agreed
upon Mr.. Catron recently visited
| here on business. Pettine, it is
| thought, will leave his hiding place
| in the mountains and go to Santa Fe,
where he will give himself up 10 a
| member of the mounted police, with
! the understanding that he be permit
! ted to await trial on bond.
| The bond will probably be issued
! from the BernalillO county district
/ court, so that it follows that Pettine
! will be brought here Immediately af-
| ter his surrender.
GOVERNOR NAMES NEW