Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-20
ALLEGED MURDERERS
Men Arrested in New York to b.
Brought to Alexandria County

The alleged murderers in the Clark
Staten. Fa.,mystery case, who nave
been placed under arrest in New
York, will be brought to Alexandria
County the latter part Of this week
! 20 answer the charge lodged against
them.
The suspects burglar-n,urtierers,
are Michael Folidi alias ]. Dunmond,
thirty Two years old, i natlye-born
Turk. and Spiro de Bone, forty-four
;ea.'s old, Greek. Their arrest was
he result of tell-ta;c evidence dis.
Covered IN the vicinity Of the Fir-
:inia home Of Mrs. Hattie A. Hughes
, .:F'rlrkie Harris where the double
tragedy occurred, two persons hav-
ing teen killed, and Mrs. Hughes
herself, having been seriously beaten.
! C?andal Mackey, Commonwealth
attorney for Alexandria County, and
! Detective Charles Evans, Of local
! police headquarters, left last night
! FOR New York where they will ar
Yange for The Interstate eStradition
Of the prisoners. Mr.. Mackey yester-
lay requested reaaisition papers
from Gov. Stuart Of Virginia, and
! these will nc sent to New York by
next Friday morning. Friday Morn
! irg Sheriff A. Fl. Barbour. Of Alex
/ andria County. will leave for Albany
/ \. Y. 10 take charge If mis- prison.
! ers, and is believed they will I've
/ brought here Saturday afternoon.
Sncn after the tragedy sleuths
! working on Cne case turned their
! eve: toward New York as the city
! har,oring the murdcrcrs. The first
: clcw To give them Ghis task was the
! discovery Of a soft green hat and
/ Il cipped-ol sweatband, the latter
: bearing the name and address of an
Eighth avcnue mems furnishing
| store. The finding Of bloodstained
ovarcoat with Il New York mark
| on he lining convinced detectives
they We're on The right trail. Then
was found Il New York postotfice~
! ccip.. Inquiries By the sleuths reveal
ed the fact that Mrs. Hughes was
| acquainted with certain New York
men. and that they had visited ner
house several times.
Last week Mr.. Mackey and Detec
tive Evans went 20 New York with
Alic= Morton. friend Of FRANKIE
! Harris" and ciews in their possession
were worked upin. De Bono was
| located. bat was rot arrested. as II
was desired to withhold the coup
until both men could Dc taken. Mon
day night New Iori; detectives found
De Bono and EoIiii in Il West
Twenty eighth street butcher shop
and the men were arrested charged
with murder.
Both prisoners denied they knew
anything OF The murders. although
they admitted the!' were III Wash
ingten on the night OF the tragedy.
They said they came here TO ar
range with Mrs. Hughes for the
purchase Of Il moving picture theatef !
1t is believed that Eoio.. is the one
who attacked Mrs Hughes. II IS said
that this man. while accompanying
Ms. Hughes 10 her home III cab
recently attempted to chloroform her
She saved her lie by boldly insist :
ing upon the window being opened
Mrs. Hughes has maintained from
the beginning that the burglar muir
dcrac. were New York men. She said
she is sure she can identity the one
vino assaulted her. She declares she
can never forget those terrible eyes
thai looked At her through the gloom
Of the hallway on Ehat fata! Sat
a17sSiay night. 81 +: rs +;
Michael Volidi and spero 'Debono. i
are planning 60 fight extraditlon
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