The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-12


| which had been spread about the place.
He told of having driven with Detec-
tive Cornwell and Detective Oriani. the
Italian expert of the Police Department,
to the hoIhe of Tony Milanc, at IS
Schott's alley. and OF Milanos arrest
and his words, when told Of the fire in
his shop: Somebody tried to harm me. p"
Just at this point a messenger came
Coroner hewitt, who turned to DIR.
Thompson and said: Your client wants
to come back" For moment the in
quest rested until Myrtle Smith again
entered the room. --.
Watches Italian Closely.
With her eyes fixed on the Italian,
who sat but few feet away from her,
hat in hand, listening intently to the
testimony OF fifteen-year-old Edward
Slattert, Myrtle Smith showed no signs
of kyAeria. She heard young Slattery
tell how Harry Smith and the "mys-
terlous woman in the yellow dress"
went to the Emerald drug store about
o'clock last Saturday: how the woman
wished to use the phone, but could OBJ
tain no change for a 25-cent piece, and,
10 obtain the money. She listened while
he told of watching Harry Smith cross
Massachusetts avenue and disappear
around the corner OF the Chinese laun-
uEEt next uOOT 10 WHICH 1Ohy' thS
shoemaker by trade" mended shoes.
The eyes Of everybody in the room
except one were on the slim black
haired boy. who was testifying. That
one pair of eyes were Myrtle Smith'G.
She was living the testimony of the
boy. She was seeing her baby brother
walk to his death, and when young
Slattery said. II die not see him
again." there was a shrek and crash
OF overturned chairs, and the girl trans,
iafn
launched herself at the prisoner.
q Scene Unprecedented.
When they carried Myrtle Smith from
the room they took her to the APART
ment of Assistant Morguemaster
George Runnels, above the morsue. She
was like a maniac. She withstood the
strength OF five men, and, breaking
away from them, rushed about the
apartment seeking an escape. Fuurn'-
ture was overturned and bric-a-brac
smashed before she could be brought
under control. She then was taken to
the fire station next door, where the
doctors worked over her for some time
before they could retore her.
Never in the history of the Wash
ington Morgue has there been such
scene enacted. Hundreds Of per-
sons who could not gain admission
crowded about the doors OF the little
church-like structure. and when the
shrieks of the frenZied girl came from
within, they fought and surged to
break through the heavy screen doors.
The police forced them back, and
finally cleared a lane through the
press.
Several Witnesses.
When the excitement within died
down, several witnesses were called,
among them ohm Russell. a newly dis
covered witness, found by Detective
COrnwell and Detective Berman this
morning. He Is a Waterman in the
Census Bureau, and testified that he
was walking near Milano's shop Sat-
urday evening between and q o'clock,
when he heard shrieks coming from the
little place.
Il was filled with horror, and I rushed
around to find the police, but 1 could
locate none of them"
Mrs. Francis Hooper, of 404 H street,
and Matilda Clagett, a colored woman,
heard screams coming from the shop
between and 6 o'clock Saturday after
noon. Mrs. Hooper declared she saw
a man struggling with a boy, and so
did Earle Armay. Neither identified the
man who was beating the boy.
Child Bought Coal Oil.
Then out Of the hall came a little |
brown-eEed "Bambino." She wore a |
print dress. She was Mag
gle Milano, the -six-year-old child of the |
prisoner. In low. chicken tones she told |
how she purchased cents worth of |
coal oil for her father Saturday night. |
,t A;s hi his little daughter took the stand.
looked straight at her. His face soft !
ened, he smiled when she told her |
story. but Coroner hewitt would not let |
her proceed, and advised Detective /
Orlani to lift the child from the stand.
The testimony of Detective Oriani was |
the last, he closing at lbs o'clock.
Prisoner Photographed.
TONY the Shoemaker by Trade" was
taken to police headquarters this morn
ng to be photographed. He is one of |
The strangest prisoners who has ever
come under the Bertillion measurements
If Photographer Sandberg. ) While sew
eral hundred curiosity seekers stood BE-
'ore the building. craning to see within |
The photographers room, and while |
others crowded into the hail., 50 great |
was the morbid curiosity Of the throng |
ID see Milano, the Italian was measured |
and his picture added to the District |
And while Milano was being cata-
ogued, the parents of the little dead
boy, whom the police believe came to
his death because some one misunder-
stood the effects Of a nervous affection
for an intentional insult, and struck him
down in sudden rage, were making
for the little fellows
funeral. The arrangements are in
charge Of DR.. J. Lawn Thompson and
DR.. B. X. Leon.
A little white casket will he borne to
st. Paurs Catholic Church tomorrow
morning. All that remains Of Harry
Elton Smith will be laid away, but the
fight to fix the responsibility for the /
ieath beyond all peradventure and
1oubt must still go on.
Italians to Aid Wife.
So detectives now are endeavoring to
determine the truth of report that a
strange Italian called at the office
where Miss Myrtle Smith, sister of the
lead boy is employed. and yesterday
ssked for an Interview with her. II
such a maJ exists, they say, they
-ather think that 1t was only one of
hilanos friends. who wished to see
whether he could aid his fellow-country-
nan. |
Other members Of the Italian colony
ire preparing 10 and .Antoinette Milano.
he slim. silent. dark eyed wife OF the
nan now held by tie police She and
Ter two bambinos> have heen alone in
he little brick house In Schott's alley, |
where. in the downstairs room. empty
ave for the pera mbulator for the
Youngest Of the Milano brood hangs a
ife-siZed colored crayon of Col Antonio
dilano, Artileri Italia. that was, and
rho now has to explain how a little +
10Y came to be slain In his shop,
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