Omaha daily bee., 1907-08-06
MURDER MANIA IN CHICAGO
Five Mysterious Assaults Cause -Four
Deaths.
POLICE HAVE NO CLEw AS YET
New York Greatly stirred Up over
Many CrimeS-HOst of Plain
Clothes Men Are I'm the
Service.

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-Five mysterious as
saults, in which four men were killed and
another fatally wounded, aroused the entire
police force to energetic action early today.
The victims We're:
FUsARJO ROCCO, found on the doorstep
Of his home. 12s Austin avenue. with two
stilleto wounds in his body. He had been in
stantly killed
EDWARD SMITH, a policeman. shot and
killed by an unknown man while walking
short distance from his home
JOHN L. BARBOUR, found dead on the
Illinois Central tracks. The head had been
cut on by a train and was found 100 feet
down the track It is believed that Barbour
committed suicide. but there are circum-
stances that make this doubtful.
JOHN NOUGHTON, died after being as
ssulted by three strangers at Thirty seventh
and Lowe avenue.
WILLIAM DONOVAN. dying Of bullet
wound in the abdomen. He was found in a
basement at AS Hermitage avenue and said
he had been robbed by three men. one Of
whom shot him when he attempted TO
resist.
In none Of the cases were the police able
to obtain the slightest clue to the murder
ers
NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-No further dis
orders as the result Of outbreaks Of mob
violence on the assailants Of women and
children were reported early today Many
parents are keeping their children indoors.
while the east side where Katie Tietzhaler
was maltreated and murdered. the thous-
ands Of children who play in the streets are
under the watchful eyes Of mothers sitting
at the windows and on their doorsteps.
The order given to all the plain clothes
men TO give their whole attention TO pa
trolling the streets indicates the seriousness
Of the situation. The numerous attacks
on children and the resulting morbidness
developed by investigations Of the cases.
the police think may develop homicidal
mania and make itself manifest in further
attacks and assaults
The mob attacks reveals a state Of public
evaporation approaching frenzy, which Il
IS feared may easily lead to serious dis
: order Prompt action by the police alone
. saved the two men accused on Sunday
from summary Justice, especially in the
} case Of George Kestner, q Russian book
binder. around whose neck the mob had
tied rope when the police reached him.
II is noteworthy that the other man at
tackled Louis Conconela. who was innocent
; Of any attempt at crime. indicates how
a
public agitation or excitement. The police
are bending every effort to give adequate
protection and TO further this end l.000
plain clothes men have been scattered
! about the city, particularly In the congested
quarters. the scene OF most OF the assaults.
Late last night the police received news
OF another attack. II occurred in the
suburb OF Richmond Hill Jennie Smith,
2 years old. was attacked by two men
while on her way 10 her home. Her
screams brought assistance and one of the
assailants was captured.
Nearly a LynchinE.
, The arraignments Of two Italians today
in Lee Avenue court. Williamsburg dis
closed another attempt made last night to
= assault young woman, Miss Sadie Hasen-
= fiug, niece Of State Senator Hasenfug. She
was walking with her hance last night
when two Italians. who gave their names
as John Montelon and Peter Condaso, at
tackled her. The Italians were overpower-
: ing Miss Hasenfug and her hance when
the girls screams brought q crowd. which
gave chase The Italians were finally
captured. A rope was brought and nifty
} men rushed for the Italians who were
being hurried 10 the station house by the
police. The crowd scattered when the
police came.
Terrible Crime at Dayton.
DAYTON, o., Aug. 5-Anna MarkowitE
"A years old, a pretty Jewish girl. IS dead
3 her body bruised and cut, bearing evil
dences of brutal mistrestment At hos
pitel with q mortal wound in his abdomen
! and his head mass of bruises, is Abra-
ham Gordon. young travelling man from
Indianapolis
4 Held on suspecion are James. Jacob and
4 n.
= the girl The crime occurred but a very
short distance from where Dona Gilman
was assaulted and murdered some months
ago.
. Gordon, also known as CohRn, went out
walking along a lonely road near the Ma
, tional Soldiers home yesterday. He was
accompanied by Anna MarkowitE and her
, younger sister. Bertha They had walked
to a lonely spot when the crime was COM
mitted. What took them TO this place has.
up to this time, not been clearly developed
The stor, Of Bertha. when she rushed
breathless ana terror-stricken to the Sol
diers' home. was that, while hsr sister.
I young Gordon and herself were strolling
I along a secluded path. a highwaymAn slip
ped unhearC behind Gordon and struck
b him with a blackjack. Gordon. she said.
turned about and as he aid 30 the high
wayman shot linn IN the stomach. As Cor
don fell, she says, the man made a dash
. for either hers~S OF her sister. Sic ran,
screaming, from the spot in terror, leaving
her older sister Anna. 10 her fate. Bertha
said she did not stop until she reached the
6 Soldiers home, Whcre she gave the alarm
The sheriff was notified and a pos
formed. They found Gordon almost dead.
= I A trail showed where Anna had been
dragged. They followed the besten-down
: path and came upon the body OF the girl
I lying in the weeds. The clothing had been
= nearly torn from the body. The arms were
1 crowded down over the eyes II 20 shut
out a horrible picture There were eVi-
: dences Of a fearful sIruEgee and or an as
3 sault The girl was dead from strangula-
5 tion.
b The Markowitz brothers and Eartha later
called al police headquarters - see what
: had been learned about the G ime- Cues
toned. the brothers are said 10 have d.
= mitted that their mother objected 10 further
attentions being paid by Gordon TO Anna
] Tha bvorHarg would NOT dHuv that they had