Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-09
Effort to Locate John SansaIoni,
Under Grave Charges.
ACCUSATION OF MURDER
Death Of One Man Results From Stab
Wounds Inflicted.
ANOTHER IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Trouble Over Cigarette Late Satur.
day Night-Italian Alleged to
Have Used Stiletto.

+ On a charge OF numbering Arthur w
Winters and Of attempting to murder Silvia
Bartolani. who also may die. Sansaone
Giovanni Basilie, alias John Sansaloni, an
1taiian OF - Wunder's court southwest is
being sought by the police all over the
city and by several detectives from police
headquarters
Sansaloni, as he is known by his COM
panions here. is held responsible by the
police for inflicting the stab wounds on
Arthur Winter and Silvia Bartolani about
Il o'clock Saturday night. the two men
who We're taken to hospitals early Sunday
morning, as stated in The Sunday Star
winters, who was in a state of insen-
sibility when found near the corner of list
and { streets southwest. never regained
CONSCIOUSNESS, and died about o'clock
Sunday morning at the Emergency Hos
pltal. His body has been removed to the
morgue and an inquest will it Is expected
De he'd tomorrow morning.
Bartoiani was found at LIST and streets
northwest shortly after l O'Clock. bleeding
profuseiy from a stab wound and with his
lntestines protruding. He was trying to
get home from LIST and streets south
west when found, and Policemen Terry and
Saunders of the sixth precinct sent him at
once to the Casually Hospital. He Is in
which the cutting done, passed through
Bartolants body Just below the eleventh
rib on the left side. Internal complications
are feared by the surgeons and they do
not express confidence in his recovery.
Detectives After Perpetrator.
On this case Of probable double murder
Detectives Warren. Mullen and Evans were
assigned yesterday from police head
quarters. Lieut.. HollInberger and several
officers from the fourth precinct were on
the case all day yesterday and last night
After several hours of investigation the
mystery regarding the identity of the as
Salant of the two men was cleared I'D in
the opinion of the police, Sansaloni being
held responsible.
The trouble. which ended in the death Of
one man and the serious injury If not
death, to a second. started over a cigar
cite. near Winters home, 234 list street
southwest, which is close to the entrance
of Wunders court, an Italian colony. Win
ter met SansalOne and another Italian who
gives the name of Nicola Custato. near the
mouth of the alley on LIST street and asked
Sansaloni for cigarette. The italian 1t is
declared, rolled cigarette for Winter and
Winter put 1t in his mouth. Then Winter
asked for a match, and Sansaloni stated
that he did not have one.
That started the trouble. Winter making
some remarks which the Italian did not
like. They quarreled for several minutes
Silvia Bartolani came along the street at
this juncture, and. hearing the trouble,
tried to act as peacemaker.
Stop fighting and go home" he said to
Sansaloni and 1t was that remark. the
police say, that caused the stabbing Of
Silvia. Sansalonf replied that he could
look out for himself and told Silvia to
get away. according to the latters state
ment. Silvia did start away but as he
did so, it is alleged. sansaloni plunged the
stiletto into Silvia's side. Silvia, fearing
worse attack. ran away towards his
home. AS he did so he felt the blood gush-
ing from his side, and grew weak When
he reached Purdy's court northwest he
was unable to go farther, and then went
to the home Of his friend, Alfred JOSIE Ill
Purdy's court. and asked for assistance.
Josie undertook to help Silvia to his home
B streets northwest Silvia was found by
the police and sent to the hospital.
Sansalon1 Slabs Winter.
After Silvia ran away from the group
at Sd and c streets southwest, Winter and
Sansaloni renewed their quarrel over the
cigarette and the match. 1t waxed warm
and. it Is alleged, that then Sansaloni used
his ugly weapon again. burying 1t in VIM
ter's chest. Winter fell to the ground with
a gasp and SansalOne and his companion,
CuStato, ran away.
his house In Numbers court, and Sansa-
loni chased him there.
IF you tell on me, I kill YOU too" San
saloni whispered to Custato, according to
the latter's statement to the police.
When Custato was taken into custody
he denied having any knowledge of the
stabbng. Finally. however, he was closely
connected with the affair by other witnesses
and Silvia Identified him as being the COM
panion of the man who welded the knife
Then, under the cross-examination OF the
detectives and by the help Of Policeman
Oriani, who speaks Italian. Custato told
the of the fight stated above hold
ing Sansaloni for the crimes. His story
has been partially corroborated. and the
police are thoroughly convinced that San
salon Is the man they want.
Makes His Escape.
Sansalone made his escape Immediately
after the threat toward Custato, and his
whereabouts now are not known
Winter lay near the entrance to his own
house for over half an hour. bleeding from
the terrible open wound in his chest. his
life slowly ebbng away. About 1 o'clock,
two colored girls passed the point and
saw the body. They quickly went for
policeman. and Policeman Herbert Of the
fourth precinct investigated. He found the
wounded man unconscious and called for
the patrol wagon. Winter was then hurried
to the hospital. He died. as stated about
O clock
AS soon as it became known that Winter
was seriously stabbed. Lieut. Hollingberger,
Sergt. Kaucher and Policemen Herbert.
Hayden, Holz, Rollins, Halloran and Clay
began roundup Of all who were In the
vicinity of the crime at the time. The 1tal-
ian colony was searched with a police drag
net, but no trace of the wanted man has
been found.
A warrant charging Sansaloni with muir
der. was issued this morning from the
Police Court and the warrant was placed in
the hands of the detectives The police are
finding much difficulty in tracing the assail
ant.