The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-29
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Salt Lake City. July pa story
Of revenge Is believed by the police
to lie back OF tho murder of Len
ardo Piro, an Italian bartender, at .
o'clock this morning Piro was EN-
ployed in a saloon at Fourth West
and First South streets. He was pre-
pairing 10 close the place when tho
front door opened. A man, partial.
ly masked, stepped inside while a
second man held the door open.
The first man, without a moments
hesitation. pointed revolver at Piro
and shot him between the eyes, kill
Ing him instantly. The murderer
quickly stepped back through the
door and vanished.
colored waiter toying with a
billiard cut ia the back of the room
>was the only witness OF the crime.
Hearing the report of the revolver.
Pntrolmen Wicket aud GriffithS ran
from West Second South street 10
the saloon No one was in the sa
loon when they entered. and, upon
looking behind the bar they discov'
cred the body of Plro. The ball bad
entered his head at the point whore
the bridge OF the nose enters the
forehead Death was In all prob
ability instantaneous
Upon the arrival of the police Fag-
an, who had run out of the saloon
after the shooting. returned and gave
the police his version of the murder.
When questioned, be told the follow
ing story:
story of the Sole Witness.
Il WIS standing at the pool table
shooting the balls around by my
scif-just sort OF practicing- Sud
denly two men entered the saloon.
Both wore black slouch hats and
black suits and had their faces Gov
cred with black rags. tied just below
their eyes One held the right hand
swinging door open, and the other,
the one With the soft orange-colored
shirt, had a revolver in his hand. a
long black gun.
Without word this man pulled
the trigger and the bartender fell
70 the floor The man who did the
shooting turned to look at me. bus
when the shot went off went out
the back door AS | was going out of
the door | saw the man who did the
shooting turn In my direction and no.
tced his orange-colored shirt / also
saw him start 10 run out.
Just before the bartender was shot
lie jumped back against the cash
register and seemed 10 he reaching
for something He never had Il
chance"
After the arrival of Patrolmen
Wicket and Griffiths, they immedl
ately telephoned headquarters. and
Sergeant Roberts and Parolmen
Cleveland and Egbert responded. \
thorough examination OF the premls-
cs was made for any clue which
might throw light on the motive for
the shooting, but nothing was discoy-
cred
James Tedcsco. the proprietor of
the saloon. was notified and went
Immediately To the scene of the muir
der He said that PRO had been IN
his employ as bartender since July
l and had always worked on the
night shift According TO Tedesco,
Pro came TO this city about five
months ago from Helper, Utah. and
was 26 years of age He was mar
lied just before he came TO this citY.
In his coat pocket was round a card
CT the Western Federation OF MIN
Crs, showing that he had joined that
organization as a miners helper. He
was a member OF local union No 2$7
and had joined the union on Novem-
her IS. 1907 Lying the floor beside
the body was a .32-calibre Colts au,
tcmatiC revolver. fully loaded and
with one bullet in the chamber.
Tedcsco said that so far as ne
knew PRO had never had any
trouble with any one He could as
sign no reason for the murder
The police are inclined to believe
that Piro was the victim OF the Malta
society. He was not known to have
received and Black Hand letters
siGce he had been in THIS city.