Evening journal., 1916-04-18
PEENSCROVE CRIME
WAVE CROWS WORSE
Fourth Murder in Few
Weeks Gives Salem County
Authorities Work
FOREIGNERS COVER
MURDER TRAILS

SALEM. n. j.. April 1s.-While the
Salem county authorities we're busy
trying to gather some tangible clew
to the murder of Frank Saprino, in
Pennsgrove last Friday, they were
plunged into the new mystery Of the
killing of Luigi-di Lidenstore some
time yesterday. The body of Liden-
store. an employe OF the Carney Point
powder works, was found with the
throat cut on road in upper Penn's
Neck township late Sunday and he Is
supposed TO have been attacked on his
way home The body had heen thrust
into a clump OF bushes and search OF
the vicinity produced a blood-stamed
razor and some distance away a black
lack. Tho authorities are trying to
locate the mans relatives and friends.
This makes the fourth murder in a
few weeks in Salem county and Pros
ecutor Summerill and his aides are IN
a ferment of excitement and hard
work. Little was given out about the
two latest murders, as the othcialS
honed TO ret evidence and make az
rests and feared that publicity might
defeat their plans.
The officers say their efforts arc
greatly hampored by the determination
M the foreigners TO cover the trails
N tho perpetrators Of the crimes Sa-
nrino was shot 10 death last Friday
morning In shack in which he is.
said 10 have conducted 2 gambling
Joint. on Pitman street, near the tall-
road. A man known only as Patsy
Il being sought as the slayer. hut the
officers have little encouragement IN
their quest for him. No one saw the
shootlnr unless Il was Minnie Hayes.
girl who Is now az the county Jail.
She declares that she was washing
and Saprino was In an adjoining room;
that PATSY" the only name she knew
him BY. came in and went to where
Saprino stood. She heard the three
pisfoi shots and rushed from the shack
across the street for ono of the neigh
bors. On the way back. she said,
PATSY" was coming out Of the front
door. She declares that as soon as the
two men met they began Quarreline
and talked so loud that they could he
heard in the street She was unable
TO understand the Italian language
and could give little evidence TO the
officers.
After investigating the case the
prosecutors men decided TO arrest
Lewis Sbraccia. Frank Strivelh and
Frank Clements as witnesses. Stri-
s4.If ts fr, Ir "a nF tho
PATSY" while Sbraccia is alleged To
know more than he has so far been
willing 10 tell
II is said that neither Patsy nor
Saprino had been in Pennsgrove many
weeks and when they first arrived they
worked for the DUPONT Company at
Carney Point. They quit work some
days ago. according to reports. and
the police authorities OF Pennsgrove
had been watching the house, as II
was alleged that Il was operated as a
speakeasy and a gambling joint and
that the Hayes girl. who is but 10
years old was there for immoral pur-
poses. She had been there but three
days. After the murder she boarded
the 1920 train from Pennsgrove and
was arrested at Friendship by Chief
OF Police Harbeson.
The motive for the murder is said
20 have been robbery II is known
that the night previous during a crap
game at the shack Saprino exhibited a
roll OF bank notes and also wore a
gold watch and chain with $40 gold
piece as a charm. After the crime
none OF these we're found and search
Of the premises failed to reveal them
Patsy is known 10 have been down
and OUT financially and IL is thought
he might have made a demand upor
saprino for money and when he TO
fused. he shot him.