The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-17
P|ETR0 PERI
KILLED At A
BEER PARTY
SEVERAL MEN WERE PLAYING
cARDs-PERRl OPENED FIRE on
THEM AND LATER WAS SHOT
THROUGH THE BODY.


Pictro PERI is dead and Domenick
IFpofitO lies al the Cook hospital in q
serious condition, with little hope held
IOut for his recovery as the result ut
Ia pitched battle between six foreign
Grs at Monongah at about $50 O'CLOCK
Sunday morning.
The fight occurred in house on thu
West side OF the river, where the siN
.lmcn were having q beer party, three
kegs OF beer being in the house. The
lmcn were playing cards and some ar
Esument was started over the game, re-
Isulting in PERI leaving the house. re.
turning shortly with revolver, with
which he opened fire seemingly being
lmad at one man in the building. Peril
Twas cornered by the men between til"
lied and the wall, but succeeded in get
ting from behind the bed and fired one
shot which went through one mans
hand.
1t seems that the men were IN
House No. Nv. where the party had
been having quito a warm time, and
that Que OF the mon was stranger.
Is When PERI shot the strange MAJ!
Through the wrist. according to the
testimony which can be ohtatusd, the
stranger, WHO .cscnped fired into
-lferriss body, The buIleE entering his
Ilutt side, causing Ills death. The
Stranger escaped 0Lrlng the melec'
land has not as set been captlrcu, "a
Though the county officers, as we'll as
Ithc Mononeah police, are keeping Il
desc watch for the man. Officers in
nearby towns have also been asked to
keen strict watch tor the escaped
Imam.
1t seems that Pcrri's bullets were
lmeant for the stronger, but that one
%! them took effect in Fpoltos NECK,
l1ussing around the jugular veln, max
lug a serious wound which will likely
cause his death. aAnotlIer bullet from
pcrri's gun pierced the hand on ono
OF the C>.lrr men i'll the building, be-
fore he managed to draw blood on the
stranger by shooting him through tn"
wrist, after which the strange man
fired directly at PERI. PcrrI dropping
10 the r.OOl.
The body OF PCrrl is Today at the
cunningham mOrgue, where an autOpI
yy was last evening performed by Doe
tors Carr and Waddell, who decided
that the man had died from the wound
on his lett side, the bullet having
passed through his heart. Another
bullet had struck him in the head, but
the physicians said that this ';o"nd
EkWu llUL CuuaCu us uTutH'
The body is now held at the morEnr
rwaiting word from brother OF
FERRIS who. It is understood resides
4u Charleston.
Immediately after the stranger cs-
capcd, the tour men in the house noti'
lied authorities, aud chief OF the Mo-
iEOnSah Police Finley, rs well as physl'
clans reached the house soon after the
Trouble. lHpotito was sent to the Cook
hospital in this city, while the wounds
Of the ether men were dressed, and
the body OF the dead man sent to the
morgue in this city.
The local authorities were notified
shortly after and they went TO the
scene OF the fight, among the county
ctticors going to the coal town being
Prosecuting Attorney Tusca Morris
Sheriff Cal. b. Conaway, several dcp!'
Tics and County Coroner Frank a.
I
lloyd.
The coroner viewed the remains
and jury was called to see the body
Of the dead man. This jury will meet
later to hear the evidence in the case
The revolver used by PERI was
found later. and proved to be Il 81 cal
bre gun. Flo also had long sharp
piece OF steel concealed in his cloth'
'lbg. The officers are making efforts
to capture the nan who escaped, but
ihc has so fur oluded his pursuers, but
I&ill likely be captured before many
days have passed.
The following named men composed
the corcnets 1atY who viewed the yre