Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-05
SYMBOL ON CORPSE
London Anarchists Victim
Marked With Letter ''S."
CLEAN-CUT WOUND ON FACE
Peter the Painter" at Large, Po-
lice Believe
OUTLAWS THOUGHT NUMEROUS
Attempt at Rescue Is Fesred-Five
Persons to Be Arraigned
Friday.
CLEAN-CUT WOUND ON FACE
OUTLAWS THOUGHT NUMEROUS

LONDON January Another element
Of mystery drve1o7ed today at the iu-
quest into tho death of Joseph Beron.
whose mutilated body was found on Clap
ham common last Sunday.
The murder is attributed by the police
"a the Houndsditch anarchist -hurglar
gang. tHo members of which were killed
In the raid on their den Tuesday.
The physicians Who examined Beron' :
body said that they found on each cheek
letter IS The Witnesses declared that
this deliberate cutting Gid not cause
death was quite symmetrical and obvi-
ously svnbolical of a secret society. They
had never seen anything of the sort be
fore
The inquest was adjourned to Janu-
AIRY so.
The police accept the theory that Beron
Zation of vei1ed purposes, who left the
sign of their order upon the body of the
victim.
"Peter the Painter Alive, Maybe.
The police are rot satisfied that Peter
tho Painter was one of the two men
killed in the Sidney street battle and are
working on the theory that he is alive
and is still at large
Throughout the night 200 arm d officers
secured the district Of the East End where
the outlaws are supposed to have lived.
Another spectacular hight is promised
should the fugitive be cornered.
Further examination of the charred re-
mains proves the utter hopelesSneSs OF
identifying either of the bodies.
Fearing to take any risk, the police are
cOntlnuinS their search. They hope TO
get information which will enable them
to discover other members of the band
Large Band of Anarchists.
They are more than ever convinced
that they are dealing with a large and
We'll organized anarchist gang and that
as long any of its leading members are
at large there can be no guarantee of the
safety of either the police or the public.
Extraordinary precautions are being
taken liz connection with the police court
proceedings Friday against those now IN
custody, the authorities evidently fearing
that an attempt will be made to either
rescue the prisoners OF wreck the court.
highly disqueting further develop
ment is the discovery OF large quantities
of gelinite in field at the Berkton gas
works near WOolwich, which there is
strong ground for suspecting was placed
there by members Of this gang to avoid
their hiding places.
Immense crowds watched the search of
the ruins of No 1UO Sidney street yes
terday. No more bodies were recovered.
\ score of automatic pistols were found
in the debris.
One Injured Man May Die.
1t is now believed that Police Sergt
Leeson, who was shot when leading
charge on the house, and the fire super
tendent, Mr.. Canning, who was hit by
falling hearthstone, have chance. of re-
covery, but that District Officer Pearson,
of the fire brigade. will die. King George
today sent messages of sympathy to the
injured men.
Five people, including two women, sus-
pected Of being connected with the
Houndsditch crime will be examined on
Friday.
Officials at police headquarters when
shown today dispatches from New York
and Boston saying that the authorities of
those cities believed that the outlaws
killed Tuesday were members of ID gang
that had operated in America. said that
the local Investigations had not produced
the least confirmation of such a theory.
The names mentioned in the dispatches
do not indicate any connection between
the two bands Of criminals.
DR.. Thomas. health officer of Stepney,
characteriZes the Sidney street occurrence
as lynch law He comments upon the
absence of the slightest attempt to put
out the fire or 10 rescue the besieged men
from the flames