The daily sentinel., 1914-07-31
Motive Unknown But Police Ger
tain Murderer Of G. H. Peter
son is Brother Of Man Now in
County Jail.
THE ALLEGED KILLER ESCAPES
Peterson, 233 South Seventh
street; employe OF Grand Valley

Peterson, 233 South Seventh
L street; employe OF Grand Valley
Irrigation Company.
Suspected Murderer: Augustine
Sapanaro, former High Line tunnel
miner, and alleged bootlegger.
In Jail: Sam. Sapanaro, brother
of suspect, who denies guilt and
knowledge of the crime.
Motive: Unknown, but probably
revenge, following quarrel.
Within twelve hours of the time
the murder was committed, the po-
lice department has succeeded in
Identifying the body of G. II. Peter
son. building a wall of suspicion that
amounts to a certainty about Angus
tano Sapanaro, brother of Sam
Sapanaro. who was taken into Gus
\ ttody last night. -. '..- --4--s. ----ls-
Peterson was an employe of the
Grand Valley Irrigation company.
and also worked for Supt. NJ. J. Sui
livan on the latter's ranch. He re-
sided at 2s3 South Seventh street,
but it was not until this morning
that Mrs. Peterson, after night of
sleepless waiting. learned of the
tragic death of her husband.
About 500 O'Clock last night shots
were heard near the coal chutes in
the southern part of the city, and
Dudley Rodd, hostler saw the tla-ho3
of revolver as six shots We're
fired. Twenty minutes later num-
ber of railroad men on their way
toward the river stumbled over the
body of Peterson, who was not den
titled until an hour later and then
only by tattooed name on his lett
forearm. The police were called, and
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Callahan's parlors, where an autopsy
was held late in the evening.
Although six shots were fired, only
five took effect What was probably
the first entered the left arm as
| Peterson was standing sidewise to
his slayer. 1t lodged in the muscles
of the breast and probably was not
fatal AS Peterson probably wheeled
around two more missiles entered his
back. and, penetrating lungs and
heart, passed completely through
him. Another bullet pierced Peter
sons hand, and the fifth probably
struck him as he fell, for 1t entered
the buttock and ranged upward. No
attempt was made to locate it, as
the two other bullets produced ia
tai wounds.
Terrible Accuracy.
feet from the door of shack in which
the Sapanaro brothers lived. At the
corner OF the place five empty shells
from .32 automatic revolver were
found, and these correspond with
the bullets extracted from the body
1t is believed that the murder was
the result of exceptionally accurate
shooting in the dark, as the slayer
probably never left his place and
Peterson could not have run far af-
ter the first shot was fired.
In the cabin was half-empty box
of cartridges similar to the shells,
but Sam Sapanaro was not in the
place when the body was first dis
covered He claims that he was in
the Strangers grocery and when he
reached his house the crowd had
gathered over the body.
He admits that his brother, Angus
tino. was in the house when 'he left
and a Western Federation of Miners
card, belonging to the latter was
found in the house. Evidently the
owner had left in hasty flight.
AS the police reconstruct the de-
tails of the crime. Peterson was
leaving the place, probably after hay-
ing quarreled with Sapanaro. The
distance of his body from the door
, would have given the Italian Just
} enough time to secure a weapon and
locate his target in the dark. Peter
, son probably heard the gunman leave
, the house. and was standing at right
, angles to the weapon as the first shot
, was fired. The others came in
quick succession and Sapanaro walt
ed only to procure his hat and ran
, into the dark. He had an opportuni-
, ty to leave on all the night trains,
and the police have little hope of cap
, turing the man.
DR.. II. S. Henderson performed the
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