The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-04
GUN IS FOUND
NEAR HIS CAR;
AFTER LIQUOR

The deduction that E., alias Joe
Biondi, half owner Of the New
Roma cafe, 70 Union avenue, has
been murdered, The motive being
robbery, is based upon four pre-.
misses:
A Studebaker automobile,
driven to White station by Blond
TO meet an unknown person at 10
o'clock Monday night, was found
at . o'clock Tuesday morning, ma.
ehinery chugging, light ablaze and
car empty.
A single-barrel pump shotgun,
with four empty shells, was found
near the scene.
Riondi had on his person $4,000
In cash, diamond stud valued al
4 $3.50 and ring worth about $500
when he left his place Of business
70 keep the appointment Monday
night.
Biondi is missing.
Biondi never owned a shotgun. his
hrother-in-lawN and partner, Luke
Kingsley says, and the shotgun found
near the car which he had driven to
ondi's.
Kingsley declares that he had pre-
monition that some evil might befall
his brother- law on his nocturnal trip
10 White Station and warned him not
to go. you are crazy to go out there
TO meet anybody with all that money
on you" Kingsley said to Biondi. "You
ought to at least take somebody with
you"
Nevertheless Biondi rented a car
from tha TbnrnaG Auto and nAliuhry
company, 20 Union avenue, and went
to White Station. Kingsley would not
say for what purpose he went but II
is the general supposition that the trir
had something to do with the Illicit
liquor traffic, as Biondi has been more
or less identified with Memphis boot
Logging fraternity
The car was found by citizen Of
White Station, who notified Robert
Thomas, proprietor Of the taxieab cons
pany Sheriff Perry and Kingsley were
\ Hhnt IA ssFfste ST. dor. He. hasa MOI
Reported the gesait OF his invest.
81 sons
name Of the suspected slayer O
4 BIondi restaurant keeper, may b
diselcseH To Sheriff Perry Tuesday aft,
erHOoil by Luke Kingsley, Biondri
brother-in-l law, 1t is known, that Kings.
ley has a strong suspicion, which HI
refused to reveal TO newspapers. 1t Ii
said he has discovered who last was
seen with Biondi.
Pointing strongly to the theory thai
Joe Blond was murdered is the state.
Inent of Miss Halter daughter Of w
H, Halter, rural mail carrier, who lives
close to the spot on Perkins avenue
700 feet from Poplar, where Biondi's
automobile was found Tuesday morn.
Ing She told Sheriff Perry of hearing
several shots fired in the dead of the
night. She said she had heard the same
thing before and paid no attention to 1t
Sheriff Perry expressed the belief tina
Biondi had been murdered and his bod,
thrown In Wolf river
The sheriff found four empty shotgun
shells near the spot where the car was
Z found. A single barrel pump gun was
given to the sheriff as the one founC
on the scene.
Mrs, Biondi believes that her hus.
band was murdered. HE always called
me up when he was away, and he die
not call last night or this morning,
she told Sheriff Perry.
The car was found by B. H. Holland
Perkins avenue. H. K. Page, who
passed on his way to Memphis, Is sup.
posed to be the man who notified
Thomas that his machine was found.
Deputy sheriffs, under Perry's direc.
ton, are pursuing the search for Ri,
ondi's body, having evidently accepted
the theory that the missing man wa;
murdered.