Evening star., 1915-01-19
TURK AND GREEK HELD
IN MURDER MYSTERY
Arrested in New York in Connection
With Alexandra County
Tragedy.

| Michael Nolidi. alias J. Dunmond.
thirty-two years old. native of Tur-
key, and Spiro de Bono. forty-four
years old. a Greek, are under arrest in
New York in connection with the mur-
| der of Isaac Waldrop and Nicholas Cof-
finas and the assault committed upon
Mrs. Matte A. Hughes at Mrs. Hughes
| home. on Mount Vernon avenue. Clark
station, Va, early Sunday morning,
January 10.
| Information of the arrests was re-
ceived by Maj. Sylvester and Common
wealth's Attorney Crandal Mackey. in
messages from the inspector of detec-
tives of New York city last night. The
arrests followed the visit of Common
wealth's Attorney Mackey, Detective
Evans and Miss Alice Morton. friend of
Mrs. Hughes. to New York last week.
| Arrests Follow Precaution.
| A warrant charging ]. Dunmond, the
| name under which one Of the prisoners
was known in this city, with murder
was taken to New York last week and
left with the detectives. Spiro de Bono
was seen in New York by Mr. Mackey.
Detective Evans and Miss Morton. but
he was not arrested because II was
the other man. and it was walt OF only
a few days before the arrest OF both men
was accomplished
The prisoners declare they are -inno-
cent of the crime charged. accordlns
to a message from New York, but ao-
nit having known Mrs. Hughes.
Commemorative Attorney Mackey
has arranged to go to New YORK TO-
ing Spiro de Bono with murder. A
requisition from Gov. Stuart Will reach
New York Friday morning, Mr.. Mackey
stated, and he will then ask that the
prisoners be returned to Virginia TO
answer a charge of murder.
1t is stated that the green velour hat
and bloodstained overcoat that were
recovered in Virginia, the hat from the
yard in front of Mrs. Hughes home
and the coat from brickyard between
her home and the south end of High
way bridge, played an important part
in the New York investigation of the
murder and assault 1t is claimed that
the hat and overcoat were purchased
from sth avenue. New York, dealers.
and Mr. Mackey hopes he Will be able
to show that they werc purchased by
one of the prisoners.
May Identify Dunmond.
Mrs. Hughes. who probably will be
able to leave Sibley Hospital the lat
ter part of this week, is expected to
positively identify the man known as
Dunmond as being the one who as
saulted her. Only one man assaulted
her. it is claimed, and it is the claim
of the state that only one pistol was
used
Dunmond, Mr.. Mackey contends, is
the individual who made a desperate
effort to chloroform Mrs. Hughes one
night while returning over the Vir-
ginia highway to her home in car
riage. The chloroform did not have
any effect upon her, Mrs. Hughes said,
and she made her companion open the
window of the carriage.
AIR Mackey hopes he will be able to
trace the ownership of the small band
age that probably was worn by one
of the two men implicated in the mur-
der and assault. The bandage was
made of toweling such as is used in
hotels. Mr.. Mackey stated, and he has
strong hopes of being able to trace 1T
to a particular individual.
Here Month Before Murder.
1t was about one month before the
murder and assault, it is stated. that
Dupmond and his companion came to