The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
THUMB PRINT CLEW
Nay Identify Little BOylan
Girls Murderer.
BLOOD STAIN ON RIBBON
Police Find Bit of Blue SILK that
Might Lead 20 Capture of Italian
Fiends-New York Quarter Deeply
Aroused by the Crime-BeIieved
that Another Girl Is Missing.

New York, June 2S,-A blOod-stained bit
Of ribbon, bearing the clear imprint Of a
thumb and three fingers. will. according
to Capt. Walsh, lead TO the arrest of the
slayer of Viola Boylan, whose mudlated
body was found in a coal bin In the cellar
Of her home. at 2290 Second avenue,
The bit Of light-bue silk had been found
from the chllds frock, and was found
near where the body lay. The finger
prints are very clear. and Capt Walsh
declared that an enlarged photograph viii
show an exact chart Of the fingers Of the
murderer.
This latest clev has given Capt Walsh
hope for an immediate arrest, which, he
said, might be made before the day is
over.
No absolute trace Of the two Italian
suspects has been found. They have faded
away. and the police thus far have been
unable to locate them Hundreds of men
and women know them, and a ready ven
geance IS in store for them II they are
caught.
Excitement in the neighbo raood was
undated to-day. for the preseHoe Of the
mutlated body Of the child in her home
was in the minds Of the throngs who
pressed about the little white casket.
viii BE Buried To-day.
She will be buried tomorrow, with play
mates for bearers and the whole district
as her mourners. The Rev. Dr. Wall
rector Of the Church Of the Holy Rosary
1lsth street, between First and Second
avenues, will oficiate.
In speaking Of the crime, DR.. Wall said
4 knew this child, no one other than
her own mother ought TO have known
her better than J. She was a sweet pure
little girl. one Of the sweetest that I have
ever known. She knew that badness was
around her. but only as she might view
some horrible nightmare Il was only
last Sunday that We gave her a prize foI
good conduct
NO punishment is too great for q
thing in human form that would commits
such q crime. I have received many com
plants from mothers in the parish, boti
by word and through letters. Conditions
are deplorable.
4 have investigated those Of them tina
I could and I found that my worst fears
are borne out II is not alone through
the confessional thar a priest can learn
Must stamp Them Ont.
II now call upon every right-minde,
these dcns % iniquity and these breedin.
places of vice for those OF tender years
Detective Petrosino and his right-hau,
man, Botti. brought to headquarters TO
day Nicolino CasseN and his brothe
Giuseppe. They were put through th,
third deerce by Capt McCaderty 10 dis
cover the whereabouts Of their brothe
Antonio
Never, never said Nicollno. a gian
in size. Il would rather so 70 prison
than stand this questioning. l know no
where my BROTHER is but II I did know
I would not tell"
Giuseppe was just as uncOmmunicatlv,
and refused to talk. He said that IN,
only thing he knew was that his brother
was innocent
There is no doubt that many Of their
countrymen in Little Italy know wher'
the guilty men are Atr0ci0us as IN.
crime is, their friends refuse 10 give IN
formation that would result in their cap
ture, if they are guilty. or their surreude,
if they are innocent This attitude o.
the part Of the Italians docs not serve Z,
make for good feeling IN the neighbour
.