The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-08
On Last Lap Of
City Campaign
BLACK HAND crime
Continued from First PACED

he was from the South Side. and from
his mutterings Il seemed that he was
trying 70 say his home was on the
South Side. Wheeling. The Cameron
police state that he gave his home as
Wheeling when examined by them.
With the exception OF a few broken
remarks the man could not be under
stood II IS thought that he left this
city last week and was followed by
tho Black Hand throughout the Fair
mont coal regions and attacked while
returning home.
Girls Talk.
Following their brave act. the two
Miller girls became very nervous and
were unable 20 20 20 Cameron during
the evening 20 identify the suspe cts.
but will do so TO-DAY. II the suspects
are identified by the girls a prclim-
mary hearing will be held during tho
morning.
Speaking Of the attack the girls
state that they wcre on their way
home when they saw the two men
walking down the railroad The
pcddler was sitting near the fire with
his back towards tho men and did
not see them until they attacked him.
lie made "a brave effort 20 resist but
men strike him several blows and then
20 through his pockets. by this time
they started screaming for aid. and
tho men started running MP the track.
Prisoners Talk.
when the two suspects were seen in
their diurv little cells in the Cameron
ial by an Intelligence reporter thev
both denied their guilt The men were
laying on cots in the iail and seem
frrI- were not the least biz concerned
over their arrest. tn fact. they stated
that they had Intended applying FOR r.
nights lodging az tho Jail and were
satisfied with the arrests and would
he abIs o. prove on abb to-day by "a
farmer. where They stopped Tor sup
psr or tlr time the attack was COM
mltted This farm houae fs located
three miles west ~ Cameron end the
men stated that until their arrest they
had never entered fhe town
They gave fhrir names aq Edward
Peer NJ Sow Jersey and WI Howard
~ Canton Roth 0ra umbrella ped
dlers and carried their packs on their
backs Howard stated that hts former
occupation wac n cook and that venra
agO he worked in Cameron. They
stated chat fh.v came t0 Noundavifa
from Athens. OBJ. end fhon started
walking east m fs generally thought
chat they Orc not Tho right men and
thaf ff1'inna mrmhcr4 ~ tho Mafa
were The rulifv persons
Aidinu camorra.
That agents of The Wafa ere work
inc iu fhIq vicinity securing money hv
threats from Italians Tor tho defense
~ che fhrtF-0to members ~ the
Cnmorra. now on trial in Italy. ~ fhov
ore doing ln Chicago and other cities
is che opinion ~ police officials ~ this
vicinity. who have been Instrumental
Dol running down a number 90 Nom
beers ~ tho society. During recent
weeks r. sumhcr 20 strange italians
have c0ren fo fhi4 Vicinity. whore n
branch - tho society Del known fo
..isf and several crimes have been
.nmmIffrcl ln Eruwood and vicinity.
chief Gnrvcr. of tho Ecnwood police.
who has boon rurrreaful Boz ruuuiu-
down number ~ tho ring leaders Ia
WORKING ou clues now fhf may lead Oh
the arrest of Oh number OF Italians and
clear man" of the deep mysteries on
tho society.
Few Arrests
Tho q shadow tho members ~ fha
H'1.f Hand who commit murders
vanish altar the crims are committed