The Washington times., 1909-09-19
EVEN THE FATHER
OPPOSES THEORY
OF BLACK HAND
Significant Words Mean
Vengeance, Say Those
Who Heard Him.
MAY BE HELD BACK
BY FEAR OF HARM
Weird Recital of Little Girl Who
Escaped Only Clue to
Murderers.
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a man who works in his carpet works.
and they returned with the two chill
dren. Fannie did not tell us imme-
diately that she had beer shot. Fred
dy Was sick. she said. and she could
not make him go home. 1 noticed the
blood then.
"A man shot me. He shot Freddy
too the child said finally. We called
up the police station to. know if any
children had been reported missing
Three were gone from their homes.
said the pollce--two girls and a boy
Theresa is dead. She is down there
in the canal Fannie interposed here.
and a moment later Mr.. Gray had found
her dead body. We gave the little boy
some milk. Despite the terrible wound
'n his breast, the exact nature of which
we had not then ascertained, he drank II
eagerly. and when we tried to take the
glass away he held out his hands appeal
ingly for more. In a short time Nthe
father and mother of the wounded In
fusino children came. have never
Witnessed a more pathetic sight than
the greeting between the two and their
father and mother. I can't remember
well what happened then-we were all so
upset had tried to get Fannie to tell
me who shot her. She said she did not
know the man. but that Theresa had
said he was her godfather and that his
name was something like Michele or
Magiss- We could not understand her
broken English.
Fails To Identity
Any Of the Suspects.
Since her removal TO the hospital de
tectives. Interpreters and Fannie's
mother and father all have joined in an
effort TO have her give the name Of
the kidnaper she insists that it is
something like Michele. but although
several Italians Of this name have been
brought before her. she shakes her
head stolidly each time and says:
That's not the one"
For one Of her years. Fannie Infusino
gave remarkable description Of the
ASSASSIN. He was tail and ugly OF
countenance. she declared. and wore a
black SLOUGH hat, whose edges. however.
were not pulled down, and had a long,
black mustache. She even noticed that
the hat was tilted backward rather than
forward on the Italians head. More
than twenty men in all, answering in
part the description given, have been
marched before the little girls cot at
Paxton Hospital. only TO be met with
a shake OF her head. followed in turn
by look Of extreme relief on the face
OF the suspect.
For the first two days following rhe
tragedy the condition Of Fannie Infuslno
was so grave that no one was per
mitted TO see her. with her recovery
now practically assured. the restrictions
have been in part withdrawn and she
is undergoing daily the ordeal Of gazing
upon the sullen features Of her >coun-
trymen who are brought slngly or In
groups 10 learn their fate.
She seems almost Ike a woman upon
occasions like this. although the solem-
nifty OF the affair never seems 10 impress
her Frequently she plays with a new
doll or eats a bit Of fruit or cake as
the mon are brought in 10 confront her.
and while officers. with a double incen-
tive OF gaining a large reward and pun
ishing a cunning. cruel criminal anN-
iously watch her every expression.
"She viii not tell me everything" said
the father disconsolatelv TO me. 1T
don't know whether # IS because she
does not know, or whether she is
afraid-whether he threatened TO kin
her One time she saws that such
threats were made. and again not"