The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-17
Italian, Who May Face Muir
der Charge, Was Run Down
By Police Officers Near
Williamsburg.
HAD BEEN IN VICINITY
SINCE EARLY YESTERDAY
Was Making for Railway at
The Time-Unable to Talk
English and Gives No Ac-
count of the Affair.

Frank Polo, the Italian. was arrest
ed this afternoon in a corn field near
Williamsburg. He had been in the vi
cinity since early yesterday morning.
He was taken into custody by Ser
aeant McManus and Officer Roberts.
Polo is unable to talk English and pre-
tends not to understand the questions
asked him. The officers received
word of the presence of a strange ItaI-
ian in the neighborhood and drove at
once to the place. Enroute they met
a man who gave a description of an
Italian he had seen a short time be-
fore. The man was Polo. 1t is be-
Iieved he was trying to get to the rail-
road to board a train for Cincinnati,
where he has brother.
Joe Rrigo, the italian who was knit
ed Saturday night on Newman's Hill
by fellow countryman, Frank Polo,
is supposed to be the victim of a
dreaded Italian vendetta, which is
similar to a Kentucky feud. Rrigo
still lies at deaths door at the Reid
hospital but Polo remains at large.
However, the police think that they
have obtained clue as to the mans
whereabouts. Rrigos name was print
ed Roe originally.
The brother of the wounded man
was at police headquarters this morn
ing but he was unable to give any
satisfactory information. as he did not
witness the cutting affray. He gave a
good description of Polo. however,
which will assist the police material
ly.
In broken English Rrigo stated he,
his brother and Polo came from the
same part of Italy. He said that for
some time vendetta appeared to ex-
ist between his brother and Polo and
a few days ago the blood feud be-
tween the two men became more bit
ter, when it was reported about the
camp that Joe Rrigo had gone to the
boss and asked that Polo be discharg-
ed, because he was "no count" Rrigo
stated that his brother had never
done this but Polo firmly believed he
had done so.
Accordingly when Joe Rrigo started
for the city Saturday night to pur-
chase groceries for Sunday, Polo with
malevolent glances watched his depar-
ture. He then stated he was also 60
ing to town. The Italians in the
camp laughed at him. what for you
go?'-you only have a da MCKEE"
they jeered at him. He paid no atten-
ton to their taunts but skunk out into
the night after his enemy.
When Rrigo neared the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad bridge n dark form sud-
denly leaped upon him from out of the
shadows. There was a flash of steel
driven by a tawny arm that struck
lightning like four times. Polo heard
his victim scream, then vanished from
the scene. Rrigo's piercing shrek:
L am slain was heard by the Ital-
1ans at the camp and they hastened
to him, taking him across the river in
a phaeton. The police were notified
and took charge of the man and he
was removed to the hospital in the
city ambulance.
The crime was one of the most
blood-thirsty in the history of the
county and Rrigo's chance of recovery
is decidedly slim. Should the man die
and Polo be captured it is highly prob
able that he would be convicted of
first degree murder.