Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-28
Police Think Man Who
Shot Condor at the Adel-
phia Was Gentleman
Thief" But Coroner's
Agents Are Working on
New Theory.


then ended his own life rather than kill
another man in his dash for liberty, had
other motives than burglary when he
entered the Condor apartment. An in
Nestigatlon is being made In New York
along these lines.
On the other hand, City Hall detec-
uVes announced this morning that they
believed the man was a gentleman
burglar who went to the hotel solely
1or robbery. They base their opinion upon
information found at 1905 Race street
where 1t has been learned the man had
room for two weeks before the tragedy
Detective Paul says he will not be salts
ned with this theory until the New York
clues have been run down. It is believed
that the man worked as an assistant
electrician at the Palace Theatre there.
lie lett suddenly, saying he had an Of
Ter In Buffalo, and the authorities OF
that city are now trying to learn whether
such man arrived in Buffalo. Mr.. Paul
believes the Buffalo story was n flake"
and that the man then came TO Philadel-
phia.
WHO WAS CoPELLO?
Paul says that the Identification Of the
picture OF the dead man by Mrs. John
o. Cope, of the Race street address, is
undoubtedly correct. Mrs. Cope's hus-
lively identified tho man as Fritz Co.
pello, who registered as lodger at her
house on November 10.
Mrs Cope. who is i'll in bed, when
shown the picture also identified the man.
He registered under the name of Copello,
and the writing on the register Is identical
with that on pieces of paper found in
the mans pockets, But. as Paul points
out, the mere naming OF the man as
"Copello" does not clear up the mystery.
That the man was a burglar of the
eommon type, Paul does not believe. He
learned in New York that he was we'll
known on Broadway and was looked
upon rs a well-to-do and well-dressed
man In the restaurants and theatres he
frequented around Broadway and fth
street.
Nothing has been found to prove that
the notes found In the mans pockets
leading to the belief that he was a no.
bleman, were forged. The fact that he
had an Italian name proves nothing, 1t is
said, for many Austrians from the sec
tion in which Copello is supposed to
have lived have Italian names.
Headquarters Detectives Emanuel and |
Glonetti believe that the gunman had
been working in hotels in New York |
until the police were too hot on
his trail. Then he came to this city. He |
never left his room until afternoon, some
times not until after o'clock. His |
clothes were of the best material and he |
had little trouble In passing himself off |
as n guest at crowded hotels.
From the information In their possess |
sion the police now believe the man had |
had poor luck in this city. They think he |
went into the upper floors of the Adelphia
intent OH burglary, and not hold-up; that |
he was unable to gain admittance to any
of the rooms or found nothing of value
and that, becoming desperate, he resolved
upon a hold-up to get money.
This theory Is borne out by the fact
that not a single piece of United States
money was found in his clothing when
he was searched. The few coins of small
denominations he had were Mexican.
There was nothing else of value in his
pockets. No money or valuables were
found in his room.
Mrs. Cope is Convalescing from the ef-
fects of a recent operation. She was un-
able to go to City Hall, or to the Morgue
to view the body. so detectives took n pho
tograph of the dead man to her home and
she positively Identified 1t as that OF the
man who registered under the name of
Copello, This is the name found on slips
of foreign tracing papers in the suicides
Further identification was made by
means of the laundry marks on the col
lar worn by the suicide the night of the
shooting. Collars found in his suitcase at
the Race street room bore similar marks
Detectives took the suitcase to City Hall
and carefully examined It. They then de-
clared their belief that Copello was a we'll
dressed and nervy hotel burglar made
desperate by number of failures,
KNOWN IN NEW YORK AS
GEORGE"
Coroners Detective Frank Paul has re-
turned from New York. where he OBJ
tained several clues to the identity of the
suicide. He found that the man was
known in the restaurant life about 47th /,
street and Broadway as George"
Nothing of his occupation or movements
N that city was known by attaches of the
Inspector Faurot, head OF the New York
detectives. has several men at work on
me case today, trying to clear up the New
York end Of It, Coroner's Detective Paul ,
and the detectives mere feel that the
end OF the case Is settled ,
With the identification. Examination OF 4,
he Bertillon and finger print records at
New York is proceeding SO far 1t has
developed nothing
Apparently Copello was a clever thief +
Ina had eluded all the efforts OF the 4
police TO trap him. His picture is not
n the New York roguss' gallery. De-
ectivs Paul today declared that in his [
opinion the man was "a Rafies." A
ToLp COPE HE WAS A COUNT. c
''He was we'll known along Broadway" d
aid the detective "Men who had met h
lim told me he was known as a good n
port, generally well supplied with money,
always dressed in the best of clothing !,
ma with no visible means OF support" =
According to the story told by Cope, the =
cd ging house proprietor, the man came %
o hls house at 8 o'clock on the after y
Don OF November 20 and registered as =
'rltz Copello. He told Cope he was an !,
.ustrian count Cope says he spoke :
title English. He said he was an cleo =
rician and had been out OF work for
ONE time. The man usually slept until
O'Clock IN the afternoon and remained
ut late at night. N
The statement Of the Austrian Consul
I New York that the papers found on
he body OF the suicide indicating that
Z WAS an Austrian of noble birth and "a
former offieer in the army Of that eoun- "
y had been forged serve to eompllcate
ather than TO clear the case, IN the opin- 81
N Of detectives - -
The Austrian Consul declared that no n
ncer had been cashiered from the army -
his native land since 1900. lie declares Al
ist from the papers found b the pockets ~
the suicide he would say the mAh Hs- IT
: Intimate knowledge 81 tte movements =
Auatrlan tro6us however. what rse e
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