New-York tribune., 1909-07-09
BURGLAR KILLS WOMAN
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he found was tan shoe of small size, dropped
by one of the men in 10Th street.
It was only six hours later that both men
found. Had Grio chosen to look after ms
own safety instead of trying to help his
wounded pal make a safe getaway, he prob
abby would not have been caught. for no mem
her of the Staber family was able to give the
police clear description of the men,
In the six hours which ntervencd between the
murder OF Mrs. Staber and the capture of the
men the Police Department was stirred up as
even the Bersin or the Sigel murder had failed
TO stir it. Inspector McCafferty sent out all
available from Police Headquarters after
giving them short talk that opened their eyes
He told them that he knew that they had been
laying down on him on the last big murder
cases. and that this time he wanted results
But although the men We're captured. the
Headquarters men had no part in 1t, though
they did work hard for a while. As soon as the
ira gedy had been reported at the 18th Pre-
cnct Acting Captain Farr communicated with
Brooklyn Headquarters. and in few minutes
more than a hundred men were in the neighbor-
hood at work.
Both burglars we're shoeIess. and one Of them
was without coat or hat One was known. too.
to be seriously wounded. and every hospital Was
ordered to report any revolver shot case i'm
medateIy it vas brought in. A pair Of low
shoes Of size which indicated their owner
an unusually tall man were found In tho Stsber
kitchen. placed carefully beside a single tan
shoe which broken out on one side. as
though its owner had bunion. 1t this lack
of clothes which brought the two prisoners in
the tolls.
FOUND IN CLUMP OF BUSHES.
Grio apparently helped his wounded com
panion for a mile or more to whore he VAS uIti-
bushes where Canarsie Lane runs into Utica
avenue Then he borrowed some clothes from
Nicola Belot, Sicau oobbler, who has little
shop near Utica and Church avenues. Belct
told the police Of Gro's visit and then At .
o'clock he saw the man again and demanded the
clothing back. The man refused. and Belot held
him. after d hard fight. until patrom3n took
him into custody. a small boy, II is said. gave
the police tip that the wounded man in
Canarsie Lane. and he was arrested less than an
hour later.
John Smith, The wounded man. was in a
sorry plight when he brought to the Flat
bush station. His whole right side blood
soaked and sort Of compress had been made
of four much soiled handkerchicfs and pressed
against the wound in bis side. Above and below
the shattered elbow. where Staber's wild shot
had hit him. tied two other handkerchiefs
touTniquets.
Farr was waiting for the prisoners when they
were brought into the Flatbush station Ed
ward Staber was unable to identify either one
positively although both admitted they had
been in the Staher house. Beot the shoe
maker. and a bartender named Dietz. who had
sent Grio TO the sicilian identified Grio
Then McCaferty told John Smith" that he
was likely 20 die and that he had better clean
up all the details of the shooting. Grio had
been quizzed but had remained silent, and the
detectives placed their hopes on the others
fears.
smith" said he knew Grio. but only as
Henry"
Where did YOU last see Henry" the inspec-
tor demanded. suddenly.
In East 18th street, where the shooting was"
the prisoner replied.
who did the shootng?'
The prisoner closed his mouth for good then,
! but his first admission that there had been
shooting broke down Grio's reserve. and he,
too admitted that he had been at the house.
Smith" refused to say anything about how he
came by his wounds.
NO THIRD MAN IN GRIO'S STORY.
After the wounded had been taken to
the Swedish Hospital, Grio taken 10 Brook
lyn Headquarters. He talked a little more
there, while the detectives searched the Rogues'
Gallery for record of the man. Grio said that
he was thirty years old, and was born in
Trieste He had nothing to say about the third
man. oscar" whom Smith mentioned just
before he taken away in the ambulance.
Both men have been living in a lodging house
under the Brooklyn end of the bridge, he said.
The Manhattan police found that Grio had
been sentenced to Sing Sing in 1903 to from
one to five years for attempted criminal assault,
and in 1897 he got similar sentence to Elmra
for grand larceny. He was known in these
cases as Alexander Metzler and Anthony Metz
Ter.
The odd tan shoe found in the kitchen was
tried on Grio. 1t fitted him. and where the
leather on one side had been strained it fitted
exactly over bunion his foot. Grio showed
himself TO be unusually intelligent. He speaks
French German and Italian. well as Eng
lish 1t was Grio and Oscar" according TO
Smith at the hospital, who entered the house.
smith" acknowledged that he went to the
house TO rob it, but said he had stayed outside
to act as 4 lookout for the two other men.
If this story is true, 1t will not relieve him
from any of the consequences of the murder
for under the law he would be as guilty as the
mon or man who actually entered the house.
Edward Staber had his right in a sling
q result of the fight. He naturally did not want
10 talk much about the affair, but finally told
his story 20 the newspaper men.
The thing which awakened mo, he said,