The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-02-20
LOCAL ITALIANS GIVE AID
Three Men Wanted for Double Murder
in Milwaukee May be in Hiding in
Kenosha but They Manage to Keep
Out of Way of the oh1cials.


Milwaukee police department, are in
Kenosha today seeking Giovannino
Severino and Albert Meggiore and an
unknown Italian wanted in Milwaukee
for the murder of Mrs. Jennie
Runzio and her son Ceramic Runzio,
on last Sunday night and the Milwau-
nee officials are working in conjunc-
tion with the Kenosha police in an eff
fort to apprehend the men wanted for
the crime. They seem to be convinced
that if the men are not in hiding in
Kenosha at the present time that there
are people in the Italian colony here
who can give information which will
lead the officers to the alleged MUIR
derers.
The detectives started in Friday
night making a search of the various
Italian colonies and during the even
ing a half dozen Kenosha Italians
were called to the police office to be
examined by the detectives. It is
claimed that on last Tuesday man
who was identified as Albert Meggiore
was seen in an italian bakery on
Newell street. The detectives went to
the bakery on Friday night and the
proprietor of the place identified a
picture Of Meggiore as one of the men
who had been his place of business.
He declared that the man was accom-
panied by two other Italians, but that
he could not identify a picture Of
Severino as one Of the other men. It
is certain that Meggiore is known tc
the Kenosha Italians and it is declar-
ed that he was here for some time dur
ing the month of December.
On December 9th last, when the To-
cal police arrested man in an Italian
saloon on the west side on charges of
carrying concealed weapons, Meggiorc
IS said to have been one of the com
panions of the man arrested. This fact
has been proven without doubt Eff
forts to locate the man arrested at
that time have been in vain and it is
thought possible that he may have
been connected with the hiding of the
three murderers in Kenosha. Chief
O'Hare has been furnishing every pos
sible aid to the Milwaukee officers.
On the day that the presence of the
three strange Italians was discovered
in Kenosha the Milwaukee department
was notified, but at that time the men
in charge Of the hunt for the alleged
murderers did not seem to think the
Kenosha clew of any value. In the
three days that have elapsed the three.
Italians have had every possible OPP
portunity to get away. A house on
Brockett street is being closely watch
ed by the detectives as it is thought
that the three men stopped at this
house on last Monday night. Inmates
of the place have denied all knowledge
Of the presence of the men and they
insist that no one has been at the
house with the exception Of the reg
ular members of the household.
The Milwaukee officers lay much
stress on the fact that Kenosha
Italians have been found to have
community of interests with Italians
arrested in Milwaukee in former years
and they think possible that the Mil
waukee men sought for murder may
be hidden by some of their friends in
Kenosha. Chief Jansen of the Mil
waukee police department, evidently
has great faith in the Kenosha chase
as he has declared that he expects to
have the men sought in Jail within
forty eight hours.