The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-19
Houghton Department
SEEKS SUSPECTS
AT ISHPEM|NG
Search for Perpetrators of Super
ior ARRAY Continues

The search for the perpetrators Of
Sunday nights murder at Superior. in
which Albert Ruelle of Chassell was
killed. extended today to Ishpeming
where two suspicious characters, an
swerng the description of two of the
men were seen early today. Under
sheriff Heikklla left for the Hematite
city and word is expected from him to-
night
The Ishpcming clue is the result Of "A
report that a man boarded the South
shore train near Chassell late last
night and allghted at Ishpeming
Meanwhile the search throughout
the county continue and deputies have
been stationed in the woods south of
Houghton and along the range towns.
Question Cause of Death.
Further investigation Of the case
has disclosed several more facts that
were unknown yesterday morning.
When Ruelle's body was taken to
Krclwitz's morgue yesterday after
noon to be prepared for interment it
was discovered that the unfortunate
young man had bullet hole in his
back. The wound had been undis-
covered up to that time.
Az stated in The News last evening
the women concerned in the case and
also Frank Bishop, who was in the
ruadhouse at the time were frighten-
cd into Mysteries and gave very inco-
herent answers To questions asked
them. They failed to state when in
terviewed that the four Italians had
fired any shots but the finding OF a
bullet in Ruelle's back proves this lat
ter fact. The question that arises
now is whether he died OF the bullet
wound or blow on the head from the
butt of one of the Italians revolver.
Two Suspects Get Away.
Sheriff Cruise and his force have
worked INCREASINGLY to apprehend the
suspects. Two OF the Italians, who
were later identified as Vito Torelli
and Nick Cuicco Of Dodgeville. were
arrested yesterday afternoon by Dep
uty Leiber while they were driving
along Sheldon street in n single rig.
The deputy took the men in their rig
To the county Jail. on arriving there
he summoned Undersherln Heikkila to
assist him and while so doing the ltal-
ians whipped up the horse and drove
away. Deputy Woodward happened to
be the only officer armed at the time
and the fired several shots after the
fleeing men. but missed.
The two men dashed down Albion
street to the east, turned up the hill
towards Franklin street and got as far
as No. shaft house at Isle Royale
when the rig overturned. They aban-
doncd the vehicle and took to the
woods.
Undersheriff Heikkila and Deputy
Sheriff Chellew Immediately organized
a posse Of 100 men and they spread
out in the woods i'm their search. 1t
seemed impossible for the men to es-
cape as the woods were entirely sur
rounded.
Suspect Arrested Last Night.
Last night party of deputies head
ed by Deputy Sheriff Luchessi of
South Range brought in an Italian
named Giuseppe Umbrella who was ar
rested at Chassell about 80 o'clock.
Umbrelli was not identified by the
women but is held at the Jail.
Umbrelli and another man hired a
motor boat at Dollar Bay yesterday
afternoon and were taken in ii to
Chassell. where they left the boat and
started to walk the railroad track to-
ward a lumber camp. Luchessi and
his party saw the men on the track
and ordered them to stop. Umbrella
stopped but his companion ran TO the
woods and refused to halt even when
the command was reinforced by re-
volver fire. He got safely away. UNI
brell denies all knowledge of the af-