The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-21
Head Of Chicago Department
Has Force Looking For
Detectives Murderer.
WAS KILLED WIEH
HIS OWN REVOLVER
Robert, Alias Teddy Webb 10 The g.,
Looked for-Killed Oflcer Has.,
Yesterday, When Latter Tried to
Arrest Him.

Mcsweeny. in an order issued today
instructed his subordinates to gel
"Robert. alias Teddy Webb. chauffeur
Tor the automobile bandits, who shot
and killed Detective Hart yesterday
dead or alive" After assigning every
available detective to search for Hart'i
slayer. Mcsweeny said he expected
Webb to be arrested within few
hours. Mrs. Isabella Hastings. In
whose apartment the murder Of Hart
occurred. broke down and made q
when questioned by the police today
She is said to have given information
which will lead to Webb's capture.
A climax to the search for members
Of the auto bandit crew came late
yesterday with the shooting cnd kill
ing Of Detective Peter Hart with his
own revolver. supposedly by one OF
the gang.
The detective was shot through the
heart with his own revolver when he
entered a fiat at 1917 South Wabash,
be an accomplice Of James B. Perry
q confessed bandit, now under arrest
After shooting Hart, the man es-
capped.
The two other detectives who were
aiding Hart in watching the fiat rush
ed into the room soon otter the slayer
had fed. Hart died before they
could summon a physician.
The police theory is that Hart laid
searched his prisoner and that the
suspect by ruse obtained the weap.
on and shot the detective.
Woman Is Arrested.
"A woman friend. Isabella Hasting.
40 uYohh 1nA <hn na13oo IN ssSS, N
the fiat today. They learned the sus.
pect had an acquaintance there and
that 1t was probable he either would
call or telephone her this afternoon
She was placed under arrest shortly
after noon, and the three detectives
were ordered to walt Tor Webb.
Arrangements were made with IN
occupant Of another nat IN the build.
ing to notify the detectives Of the
Hart was told that their man had ar.
rived and was on the second floor.
Hart hurried upstairs and into the
front entrance. Evidently he encoun.
tered his slayer Immediately, for the
other two detectives attracted by the
sound Of a shot, arrived in the fiat
within few minutes and found Hart
near death.
The shooting took place only short
OlSLduC6 lAOhA a S0AdS0 ssAASss sAsS ~
lice have had under surveillance
awaiting the appearance Of the own.
er, who was alleged to have been q
"fence" for the bandits.
The woman under arrest was identi-
fed as Miss Isabella Hastings. sister
Of Mrs. Michael Casella. whose hus-
band was a witness to the shooting.
Witness Tells Story.
According to Casella's story. Webb
was not in the fiat when Hart arrived.
but knocked at the door few min.
utes later. The detective admitted
Webb had covered him with q re.
and when Hart laid his revolver on
table, the alleged bandit attacked the
detective. It was while Hart was hold
Ing his prisoner on the floor that Webb
obtained his revolver and shot him.
Casella said he was so badly fright
ened that the thought Of interfering
did not occur to him until after Webb
had fed.
It also was learned last night that
Webb was in the fiat. hiding behind q
piano, when Miss Hastings was arrest
ed. He fed soon afterward and was
returning to obtain his suit case when
he encountered Hart.
Webb and Frank Nadia. the garage
owner, were arrested last Saturday
night on charge Of speeding. The
police were looking for them at the
time, but neither was recognized,
though Nadia signed his own recog-
nizance to appear in court yesterday.
He did not appear.
Perry. 1t develops. warned Nadia
that the police were after him last
Saturday by talking "pig Latin" over
a telephone in the presence of the po-
lice. The confessed bandit told the
police he would arrange a meeting be.
tween them and Nadia II permitted ia
telephone him. and II he was assured
Nadia would not be prosecuted. Per-
~ talked to Nadia and made an ap-
pointment for the police which the
garage owner failed to keep. Yester-
day an. attorney for Nadia promised
to surrender his client but he failed
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