New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-06
Police Issue Booklet Contain.
ing Pictures and Full Data
of 0resto Shi||itoni,
a Suspect.
ALL CITY EXITS GUARDED
Commissioner Dougherty Says
He Has Witnesses Who Saw
Two Policemen and Gang
ster Killed and Will
Identify Murderer.

In their drastic hunt for the mur.
derer of two policemen and a gangster
on Saturday night, the police yesterday
sent out a general alarm in booklet
form for Oresto Shilitoni, an Amer-
canized Italian. Shillitoni writes his
first name as John.
! The pamphlet contains his finger
prints, handwriting, photographs and
enough other personal data to enable
the police of any city in this country
or Canada to identify him.
The oold-blooded murder Of the two
I patrolmen, William Heaney and
Charles Teare, has spurred all italian
detectives on the force In the hunt :Cr
Shilltoni, who Is also known under the
aliases Of H~rry Shields and THE Pa
per Box Kid" The latter alias. was
given to him by fellow gangsters be-
cause Of his having worked at one time
in paper box factory.
Full Description Of Subject.
The circular, which is in glarng
black type. is headed: Arrest for
murder Oresto Shilitoni, alias Harry
Shield, alias the Paper Box Kid" 1t
gives the foil wing description: Ital-
ian-American, age twenty-one years
Q9l3); height. feet 12. inches; weight,
125 pounds; slender build; thick black
hair, cut high up on back of neck; blue
eyes; dark yellow sallow complexion;
: skin quite rough; smooth shaven;
slightly pockmarked. Served term in
House Of Refuge. 1003-'05, and term
in Sing Sing Prison, 1909-'11. for bur-
glary. Associates with prizefighters
and is frequenter tf cheap grade pool
and billiard rooms, a,ioons, etc. Sbilli-
toni will probal ly endeavor to sail
from some American or Canadian port
to Europe, Cuba. West Indies, Mexico
South American ports.
In an appended note to members Of
the force the circular reads: Watch
for this murderer at all railroad sta
tions, trolley terminals. ferry houses,
|
cially at night time. Arrest on charge
Of murder. Wire or telephone at our
expense. when an officer with requisi-
tion papers will be sent"
The regular Italian squad at work
on the murder under direct supervi-
sion of Deputy Police Commissioner
Dougherty was augmented yesterday
by ten Italians of the uniformed force
attached to the Mulberry street police
station, to which precinct Heaney and
Teare were assigned.
Doueherty Discovers Motive.
Commissioner Dougherty said yes
terday afternoon that the murder OF
John Rizzo, which was primarily re-
sponsible for the death of the two po-
licemen, was the outcome of a quarrel
between Rizzo and Shilitoni over a
borrowed revolver.
Gangsters throughout the city gen.
orally are not in sympathy with Shilli-
toni. They realize the peril they have
all been placed in as a result of the
shooting OF the two policemen.
Commissioner Dou ,herty said yester-
day afternoon that he has several wit
nesses who will identify Shillitoni as
the man Who shot Rizzo, Heaney and
Teare.
Rocco Lorito. brother Of Matillo Lo-
! rito, who has been implicated in the
shooting, was arrested yesterday af-
! ternoon. He admits witnessing the
shooting from the doorway OF his
home, No. 247 Mulberry street, which
is but a few doors from where the muir
ders happened. but denied having rec
ognized the murderer. He was held by
Coroner Feinberg as material wit
| ness.
Commissioner Waldo said he under
stood the widow of Heaney would be
allowed 5000 year from the pension
fund There is some question as to
whether the pension fund provides for
the widow Of probationary man. The
Commissioner explained that he would
take the matter up Immediately.
Teares long rec ID assures a pension
to those dependent on him. The Riot
Relief FUND, which two years ago gave
$1,000 to the widow Of Policeman
Lynch, who was killed by negro. may
also take a hand now.