The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-13
BLooDHoUNDs THERE.

From evidence that they have in
hand, the police believe there is no
doubt the crime was committed BY
members Of the Blank Hand. The
entire police and detective force
has been put to work on the case
and they have three bloodhounds
owned by the private detectives of
the New York Central.
Two suspects have already been
placed under arrest. and are being
given third degree >. police head
quarters.
The children have beer missing
from heir homes since last night
and their parents and a posse Of
Italian friends had been searching
the Italian quarter for hours. The
police had not been notified for
some time.
While making his rounds al an early
hour today. the milkman, while pass
ing over the culvert. in a secluded Dor
ton OF ne city. saw what he thought
10 be a sleeping child near some trees
in the ravine beneath the culvert The
ravine had been used as a dumping
ground by the city
Horrifed by Scene
The man thought it was a lost child
who had fallen asleep there and walked
down the steep hin to PICK up the baby.
In gully he was horr1hed 70 find the
three children lying in a great pool OF
blood. They were in a huddled mass.
almost on top of each ,.her. The man.
greatly frightened. ran until he found
the nearest policeman and the alarm
was given The parents were notified
and the two living children rushed bv
the police TO Paxton Hospital 1t is de-
clared Fannie cannot recover. The little
girl has a terrible bullet wound in her
abdomen, but recovered consciousness
long enough to. tell her story 10 the
police The little boy, her brother, had
a bullet wound in his arm and had lost
much blood. but the PHYSICIANS believe
he will recover.
According to Fannie's story she and
her baby brother we're playing WITH
the Percopia girl late yesterday after
noon in fron5 Of the Percopia home
when an unknown man approached
them.
He beckcned TO Teresa to accom-
psny him She agreed TO do so and
called out to her two little compan-
ions: Come on; he is my god
father. The smaller children started
to accompany them. but unwiuingly.
until assured by the stranger thar
their parents would not be angry.
Under a Culvert.
The route along which the stranger
led the children ran under the cul-
vert and thence to an, isolated spot in
the rear Of the cemetery. This spot
is almost totally hidden from view
by olump Of trees on one side and
the cemetery wall on the other.
When this lonely spot had been
reached. the Italian. without a word
Of explanation 70 the children, drew
a revolver from his pocket and shot
Teresa through the abdomen. She
fell unconscious TO the ground and
the man stood by and watched her
die, a few moments later.
The other children did not seem To
realize what was occurring They stood
still until Teresa died. Then the man
turned his weapon on the Infusino gu
and shot her in almost the same place
- -1.f,
ing mortal wounds. The baby boy had
begun TO shout and cry and the Italian
turned the revolver ON the ba.,y HIS
aim was not so good and the baby VAS
shot through the right arm Thinkiny.
evidently. that he had killed ali threc,
the Italian placed his revolver in his
pocket and hurried away.
The Infusino giri was unconscious fos
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