The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-11
WITHOUT pRovocATIoN
Murderer Escaped But Posses Are
Out I6oI<ira for Hosslble Hiding
Place Of AssaiIant
Of Fierelia.

pnonse FiOrella, an Italian iaborer,
employed on the water power, was
shot and instantly killed By an nm
known American.
Many stories regarding the shoot
ing are prevalent but the one that
seems most probable was secured this
morning from man who had assist
ed the authorities in a vain endearor
to locate the murderer and who was
on the scene Of the crime a few min
utes after it happened.
Fforella, accompanied by his cous-
In. John Lambra, and James Farr I'll,
track foreman for Stone & Webster,
went to Hamilton early in the after
noon to visit with a friend, who was
soon to leave for his native country.
After spending some time there, they
started for the Iowa side of the river
and at the corner OF Broadway and
Second street, they stopped to wait
for car.
Waiting for Car.
! While they were waiting, an Ameri-
can. described as a medium heighth
man, wearing a dark suit and dark
cloth cap. and evidently the worse
fer drink, passed them, remarking as
he did SO about the numerous
Dago in this country.
Hearing the remark, Fiorella, took
1t up and followed the man across
the street, and demonstrated with
him for abusing his countrymen. Far
reN, IN turn. followed Fiorella and
pleaded with him to let the fellow
alone and keep out OF trouble. He
finally succeeded in getting Fiorella
away and turning around, the pair
started back across the street, where
Lambra, the cousin of the slain man,
was standing.
About the time they reached the
middle of the street, the man to whom
they had been talking, reached into
his pocket and drawing a revolver
from his pocket, took deliberate aim
and fired three shots At the first
shot, Fiorella stumbled and went to
his knees. but Strengthened up and
grasping Farrell by the coat in a con-
yulsiye grip, exclaimed, my friend,
/ l am killed" AS he said this he
/ pitched forward and died almost in
/ stantly.
Watches Victim Die.
The murderer calmly looked on
while the victim was dying and seem
ed in no hurry to get away from the
place, until he heard people, attract
ed by the shots, running to the scene.
Il He then turned and fed toward the
north. Many people followed him but
he soon distanced his pursuers and
disappeared in the darkness.
The bullet that killed Fiorella en-
tered his back, slightly to the left OF
the spinal column and below the
shoulder blade, passing directly
through the heart
Albert Rees, laborer on the dam,
was perhaps the closest man to the
tragedy, aside from the principals,
and when he heard the shots he ran
toward the falling man, shouting to
the murderer that it was dirty,
cowardly trick" At this outcry, the
murderer turned and fed, dropping
his cap, in his haste. This was pick
ed UP by Rees and turned over to the
city marshal, who soon arrived on the
scene
, The companions of the murdered
man were so overcome by the shock
that they were of little use and Rees
. went to the dead man and felt his
: heart and pulse to see If he was still
alive. Finding the man dead, he
}. closed his eyes and called the police
A posse was Immediately formed
;, and an effort was made to locate the
= murderer but without success. Sheriff
: McAdams, of Carthage, was at once
;. notified and he turned the case ovel
4 to his deputy. Thomas Link, of War
y saw, who is now working on the case
% The body of the murdered man wa.
o. taken to the undertaking establish
" ment of A. L. Macarthur and Corone
" j. A. Barr, of Fountain Green, called
I'd An inquest was held Immediately an,
so verdict in accordance with tn,
IN above facts returned. States Attor
I'd ney Clyde P. Johnson, of Carthage
N. who arrived in Hamilton this morn
ing, stated that an autopsy would b
made and the bullet taken from tn
ne body at once.
1t was nearly four hours after tn
shooting before Lambra and Farrell
In recovered sufficiently from the shoe
and nervousness imposed by the al
fair and could talk coherently abou
- the trouble. They then corroborate
the story told by witnesses, which
10 given above. They say that Fiorell
was about thirty-fve years OF age an