The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-07-05

body was In such condition that the
ambulance was Immediately sent foi
and when 1t arrived the body was NOV
ed by the attendants. When the ex
treme state Of decomposition was seen
the Idea that the body was that oi
Fatu was given up and the police were
preparing to cope with another murder
or suicide mystery. After the body
had been placed in the ambulance
/ however, a search was made IL thr
clothing of the man and the noteb1oR
containing the message written IN
Roumanian was found together Wit,
a small amount Of change and a fey
papers which were Of no Importance
FATU GDENTIFEEU.
The papers found on the clothing of
the dead man were turned over tn Sol
ONION Glaser, who is acquainted with
the Roumaniau language, aud he
/ quickly translated the message which
mad been written after the murder of
the Halmagye woman and told the DO.
lice that the body was that IL Fatu
The health authorities were called
up and when the condition OF the body
was told them they refused permission
to bring II into the city. It was then
decided to take II to the iuiirmary and
bury II In the potters' field after the
remains had been viewed by Coroner
March The body was moved but
the local authorities we're informed
that the infirmary attendants could no.
prepare grave last night and that
unless the body was removed from the
vicinity the trustees of Plain township
would enter suit The police finally
decided to send men TO the pOttars'
field to prepare grave and inter the
remains Of Fatu and this was done last
night after the coroner had viewed the
body.
POLICE THEORIES.
II is the opinion of the police that
Fatu. after the murder of his common
law wife, ran TO the swamp and hid
there until he despaired Of escape an,
then decided 10 end his own life. An
er the shooting Fatu was chased by
two men, one of them a brother TO the
woman he had shot. and disappeared
In the swamp at a spot not far fror
where his body was found yesterday
on the night following the murder
there was considerable excitement In
the Jungle" district owing to the ru-
NOR that Fatu had returned aad az
saulted one man and vowed that h.
would get two people In addition to
his wife and then leave the country.
The police secured the vicinity that
night and searched every spot where
IL was thought he might be but with.
out success and since that time moth.
ing was heard or seen of him until
yesterday afternoon. It is also said
that several persons remember Of hear.
ing a shot on the day of the murder
which seemed 10 have been fred IN the
vicinity of where the body was found
and this Is thought 70 he the one with
which the desperate man ended his
life
TALK OF MURDER.
Before the coronsr's Examination
last night there was o theory adyanc,
ed by many TO the eject that Fatu
had been murdered for his money
by the two companions rumor sad
were with him on the evening after
the murder II was said at the time
Of the murder that Fatu was plentiful
ly supplied with money but this story
has since been denied aud no substan.
tiatinn of II has been found Tho |
murder theory was based on the state /
ment that the bullet wound which IL
to have ended the life of the
was on the top Of the head
and that II would have bocn impos.
sible for him to have fred the shot
placed the gun IN the position In which
L was found and dropped his arms b.
lis sides as they were yesterday. Cor.
,ner March said last night, however
hat the wound was one that could
rave easily been made by the man
himself and that the position OF the
'evolver and body was not such as
would lend any strength 10 tho murder
heory,
FATU's CRINrE.
The crime for which Fatu paid
'enance In the lonely recesses of the
wamp was committed early on the
morning OF June "a and was one OF
he most heartless and cold bloodcd In
he police annals Of tho city Fatu,
'ho had Just beon discharged from
he wOrlShouse. where he had served
sentence for mistreatlng his wife.
tole up to the back door of her home
nd fired the first shot at her from
utside the door az she was STOPPING
yer the stove preparatory TO getting
reakfast for her boarders, The wo,
ian staggered TO the door Of her bed .
pom and attempted 10 get to her bel J
ut Fatu followed her, firing three u
lore shots. of which two took effect,
nd the victim OF his murderous hate
up on the floor llfeless
nd bleeding heap Tho sound of the "
looting aroused brother Of the mm
sred woman and boarder and they y
lught sight OF the murder and gave b
lase. They were barefooted, how 4
ler, and he outfooted them and they >.
st trace Of him at the edge OF the
vamp In which his body was found. 9
he police were Immediately notified
the murder, and made a search of :
70 city and surrounding country and