Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-28
Testimony Of Local officer In
strumental in Securing
Conviction.
WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER
Italian Arrested Here for Canadian
Authorities Handled With Dis
patch In Dominion Court.
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Greenwood. b. c., May 27.-the trial
of francesca Ciddeo, charged with
dynamiting a public inn and klllins;
the proprietor's daughter, was conclud-
ed here today The Italian was found
euilty, and he was sentenced Ia he
hanged July 81 Quick time was made
IN the hearing, the evidence being over
yhclmng, and all black for the de-
fendant Among those who testified
mr. the crown was Deputy t. s. Mar
shal Lucfan b. Smyth Of. salt Lake
City, Utah. L. S. a. Officer Snyth as
sisted the Canadian officers in arrest
ing Ciddeo in Salt Lake. officer De-
Wit Of the provincial patrol had traced
The fugitive through various of the
United states to Salt Lake city. Utah.
Upon reaching that city, officer Dewitt
was given every possible bit of assist
nnco by the United States marshals
office in Salt Lake City. Deputy Mar
shall Smyth took part in the arrest of
Ciddeo. This was accomplished peace.
ably by a very ingenious scheme cid
dec was found lettering i'm saloon
officer Dewitt and Mr.. Smyth worked up
a conversation and in due time had
escorted the murderer into a Jail office
Giddeo thought he was entering an en-
ployment agency. When realizing that
to officers Dewitt and Smyth This con-
fession, as described by officers Dewitt
and Smyth, played an important part
in the trial 1t being the crowns best
testimony. Deputy Marshal Smyth will
leave for Salt Lake In a. day or So.
Ciddeo was arrested in this city Feb.
g. OF this year after he had been fol-
lowed for a year and half, the chase
leading from British Columbia to Salt
Lake through Montana, Washington.
oregon. Colorado and Utah. The It
allan blew up a hotel in Niagara. b. c..
In November. 1906. When the hotel
fell In ruins and fire broke out Louise
King, daughter of the proprietor was
found among the debris but could not
be reached in time to save her from
death. Ciddeo and number of other
Italians had been boarding Mt the hotel 4
ana on the day of the dynamiting. cid
deo had been drinking Mr.. King had
nnouneq the foreigners that they would
nave TO leave and this announcement,
followed by bad whisky had filled cid
deo's heart with n desire for revenge
Cluaeo disappeared and William
Johh Dewitt, went to work on the case.
me wanted man was finally traced to
SAT- Lake. The officer had never seen
aim anu tne Italian did not know the
ohiver Nluueo was under a pair of
49,, A. 80, 'iv hidHk ms peer III
q saloon IN the foreign section on west
Second south on the evening of March
81. Ciddeo &was led into the Office of
me county jail by the Canadian of
ncer and Deputy Marshal Smyth
Hhen the iron door changed behind
nihl ne turned upon his captors with
.. snari OF rage but seeing he had been |
d. ne made no fight Later in |
ne evening ne told the two officers or |
oIoWins up the hotel. He was given "A |
preliminary hearing before Commits
Sloher Baldwin here February IA. pap
ers were sent TO Washington ana ex-
tradition papers issued The confeAed
Gynamiter was taken back 10 British
Columbia
Among the witnesses who teetiaad
mere before Commissioner Baldwin and
" the final trial in Greenwood was
Mrs King, mother of the murdered