Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-03
Quincy Police Think They
Have Mad ResteIIi.
Crowd Of 600 Join In Man
Hunt al So. Braintfee.
Police Arrest Three Neither Of
Whom Is Man Wanted.

Quincy, Mass, Aug. 2.-Although the
Quincy police and the citizens gener-
ally put in busy day today, running
down what for a time looked like
good clue. Luigi Restelli, the much
sought double murderer. is still at
large tonight Six hundred persons
Joined the police in the man hunt to-
day, searching a swamp off Pearl
near South Braintree, following the
statement of John ReardOn Brain
tree boy. who told of having been ac-
costed by a man answering the de-
scription of Restelli. Three men fell in
to the tolls of the police during the
search, but in each instance it was
soon proved that they were not the
much sought man. Two of the men
proved to be simply knights of the
road while the third. the one the Rear
don boy first saw, claimed that he was
on the way to Plymouth in search of
employment.
The first two We're quickly released.
but the latter was held at the Quincy
police station for further questioning.
He gave his name as John McGilvary
OF Roxbury. He admitted that he had
asked the Reardon boy for food and
water, dlCnOuPl llle TAU dOeS iiol tliiiiN
that he is the same man. After ques-
tioning him for some time. McGilvary
was allowed to depart late in the af-
ternoon and Immediately headed for
ROXbury.
The residents of Quincy are still as
determined as ever that Restelll sha'l
be captured, dead or alive. and tonight
continued plans for his taking. A petit
ton is now being circulated by prom
inent citizens asking that reward b"
offered for his capture. Money is ais"
being subscribed for the purchase Of
dynamite with which to charge the
quarry holes in the North Common
section. Many persons still believe that
the man has drowned himself In one
of these quarry holes and that the use
Of dynamite will bring the body to the
surface and thus relieve the feeling or
suspense which hangs over the city
Quincy, Mass, Aug. "A small boy
came running into the little village OF
South Braintree Just before noon Tues
day with the report that man armed
with two reviewers ana who looked like
the much wanted Louis Restelli, an
Italian murderer, had held him uD on
Pearl street and demanded food and
water The boy said he got him some
bread and water, after which the man
slurk back into the bushes of Monati-
quot river swamp.
A dozen officers were rushed to the
scene in automobiles.
Monatln,lot swamp lies about two
miles from lEe scene OF fridays shoot
ing in South Quincy. The density Of
the bushes makes It a good hiding
place
Peail street. which leads across the
swamp to the hills looking toward
South Weymouth, was filled with en-
nlcves of the shoe factories at the noon
hour Tuesday. while hundreds of peo-
pie streamed ur there in electric cars
and automobiles to be on hand at Il
possible capture. Restelli knows the
country very well. us his militia COM
panv stationed at Braintree, frequent
ly used it in the field operations.
Fifty policemen from the local force.
as well US from Milton. Braintree and
The metropolitan force surrounded the
swamp by noon and began to beat
through the bushes from Pearl street
toward the Braintree station. Several
0tncerS were stationed TT vantage
points near the Braintree station. anu
a couple of them armed with repeating
rifles, climbed trees. Everything was
cprIucted SLOWLY and less than quar-
ter of mile was gone over in half an
hour.
The boy told the police that he was
looking after his fathers cows in a field
off Middle street. when he suddenly
came upon a man lying on haystack
The man jumped up and pulling out a
big revolver demanded food and water.
The boy gave him his lunch and the
man backed into the swamp The de
scription Of the map closely resembeld
that of Restelli.