The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-08
MEN DUEL OVER
PAINTED WOMAN
Louis Carboni is Dead, and
Frank Candilorois Charged
with Murder.
INNOCENT BYsTANDER CHI
Shooting Occurs in Dingy Room.
beneath Cheap Glen Elk
Pool Room.

In squalid. little kitchen beneath
a cheap pool room on Baltimore
street near the corner or Fifth. two
men Thursday night fought. a revol-
Ncr duel over painted woman. When
the smoke OF bRttle had cleared away
Louis Carboni. who, the police say,
has given them trouble in the past,
| lny III II heap on the dirty floor. Blood
trtcklGd from five wounds In his body.
file thrrshed around on the floor for a
minute or Two. and then his struggles
/ grew weaker and weaker and finally
censed altogether. IIe was dead.
Standing above the dead man. was
Frank Candtloro, proprietor of the
place, smoking pistol in his hand.
| In another corner or the room Saliva
tore Nnstnsio was huddled up, nursing
a wound in his shoulder. lie is said
to have been an Innocent bystanderts
T'lens SELF Defense.
Friday Carboni's body lay in Il To-
cal undertaking establishment, while
ICnndiloro. declaring that he shot in
self defense, was a prisoner In the
county jail, awaiting trial before Mag
lstratc Il. Edward Kidd on n warrant,
charging murder. sworn out by City
Detective =. l.. White
Although Candiloro says lie killed
Carboni In self defense md after the
latter had extortod money from him
several times, police said Friday they
were confident that jealousy was the
cnuse OF the tragedy.
May Knighton. who cnme here sew
cral months ago with "A carnival ,#iB
said 70 bc the woman In the case
Police say that for long time she
lived with Candiloro in his dingy lit
tie room. reached by dark stairway
leading from z trap door that opened
/ in the floor of fthe pool room Then, ,a#
| one day, the police say, CarbonI beat
| CiLndiloro's time and took the woni-
an away to his place On Fifth street
Thursday night, 1t Is said, she sent
Carbontsto Candlloro's place To get a.
! trunk she had left there.
Gets Revolver.
When Carhoni demanded that Can
dfloro give up the trunk. the latter
refused, according to the theory OF
the police, and hot words followed.
Candtloro, they sly, fred at Carboni
but his shot wen Wild. Carbonts then
loft the place. went back to his own
quarters. secured a revolver and re-
turned to the battle. The fatal duel
occurred when Carbonl returned ta
the place, according to tho police.
Police were Friday attempting tu
learn the identity OF two women. II
the time OF the tragedy. If these
women nsbe located. their testimony
Will bear out the theory Of the po-
lice In the opinion OF Chief. WHITE.
Nastaslo is In local hospital. He
will recover.
Police Recall Raid.
Police Friday recalled raid they
made on Candiloro's place several
months ago, at which time both Cam
dtloro and Carboni were arrested. Po-
lice raided the place after they had
been told that whfskey was being sold
there. Upon entering the dfngy lit
tie room, however. they found apoker
game II. full progress. Both Carboni
police court for the offensa. and Cam
dt1oro was turned over to the county
authorities on a charge OF Yiolatfns
the prohibition law. He was ac0nlt-
ted, however.
The tragedy. occns1oned no sur-R
prise IN police circles. 'tWe have
been expecting sonnet thing OF theSk Kind
to happen in one of those places over
there for long time, Z said CHIEF
pointed out that twas praetfcalgfnaz
possibility for the police to break 6n
places OF the sort that Candf1oro
conducted. because of the fact that Ia
all outside appearances there was no
disorder. But, he went on, In tho
underground rooms that are reaehed
by trap doors. statrways. tunnels and
In various other manners. It IS prob
able that untold crimes have been
Police said that the places were
patronlzed exclusively by forelgners.
who. IL summoned an witnesses. would
refuse to give any damaging testts