Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-08
WILD CHASE is FUTILE
Policeman on Car Behind Unable to
Catch Up With Fugitives.
DEAD MAN AN ITALIAN
Card in His Pocket Indicates He
Was Visitor in New York
From Pittsburg.


nue. A was the scene OF a murder and a
wild chase in a trolley car after the per-
petrators about 80 o'clock this morn
ing. A night watchman on his way
home saw two men shoot third with
whom they were walking and lap on
swiftly passing car. A policeman who
was near at hand heard the shots.
Communicated the neat car and drove
at terrific speed down the deserted thor
oughfare after the fugitives. But the
nurderers had too long start.
The dead man was an italian. fiashily
dressed. whose pockets were garnished
with a stock Of ammunition and busi-
ness card bearing this inscription:
Antonio Gregorio. Suits made to or
der speciality. All kinds Of repairing
done. Candies. etc. 1905 Lincoln avenue,
E. E., Pittsburg. Pa"
The man had received two wounds, one
in the left temple and one in the left
breast, either of which would have been
fatal. The shots were fired by revolvers
of heavy caliber.
Heard Men Quarreling.
James johnson, night watchman in a
department store, was on his way home
when he saw three men coming In his
direction along Avenue 4. No one else
was in sight up and down the street and
his attention was attracted by the loud
tones in which the three men were talk
Ing. This was between I'd and Sd streets.
They were not more than hundred
feet from him when they halted In front
of No. 80. Their voices rose higher,
and when one of them turned to go back
the other two leaped upon him. He kept
his feet. struggling to throw them on
when two shots suddenly rang out
This ended the fight. One man had
dropped to the pavement and for a mo-
ment the other two stood regarding him
and exchanged few words. Then they
caught sight of Johnson. At the same
time a 14th street car came bowline
down Avenue A on its way to Brooklyn
The pair jumped aboard and were
whisked away. although Johnson shouted
frantically to the conductor to stop. He
thought it strange that the motorman
that he had shut himself up tight from
the cold in his vestibule. He took the
numbers on the car.
Patrolman Burke of the 9Th street po-
lice station heard the shots where he
was standing at the corner of Houston
street and Avenue A and came running
up. Other policemen were near at hand
and had soon reached the place where
the murdered man lay on the sidewalk
johnson described what he had seen.
Car in Wild Chase.
AS soon as the next car came along Pa
trolman Burke jumped aboard and told
the motorman to make a dash after the
car ahead, and risk their lives, if neces-
sary, to catch up. as two assassins on II
were trying to get away.
The car leaped ahead with such burst
of speed that it nearly left the rails,
and tore down Avenue A, toward the ap-
proach of the Williamsburg bridge. The
other car had such a start that they were
unable to bring 1t into view. 1t seemed
that the pas engers who were in such
hurry must have held their revolveis at
the head of the motorman, for the car
made as good time as the one which
pursued. Upon reaching the loop Patrol
man Burke gave up the chase.
Ambulance Surgeon Flattery from Belle
vue said that there was no occasion
for his services. The man had died in
stantly. The body was taken to the
5th street station. The victim was rather
good looking. His hair was long and
black. parted in the middle in two glossy
billows. Besides the business card
twenty-one .22-caliber cartridges were
1ound in his pockets. On the back OF
the card was scraw.ed something in
tended for verse. 1t could not be made
out completely. even by an italian de-
tective. The man had on a light gray
oyercoat, with the trade mark Of CaSner
&, Co.. 459 Fulton street. Brooklyn. and
a black suit Of clothes, with the name
of r. Solomon & Co., Ptttsburg.
The police have no clues as to who the
murderers are.