The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-05-06
Will We Escape /?

that it had been carried to the spo
and carefully laid down. On the fore
head there was bruise indicating Q
stroke from blunt instrument and 9
hole was in the right cheek, showing
that bullet had gone through to the
brain. The body was we'll dressed. In
the trousers pockets there was roll OF
notes amounting to over 5000 and on
the mans fingers were several dia-
mond rings.
The body was just far enough in
Camden county to cause the authori-
ties there to look into the case. Prose
cutOr Woolverton took the matter in
hand at once. He found that the dead
man was one who worked at jobs
which paid him we'll and that he had
a fondness for jewelry. But the prose-
cutor was at loss to discover why the
murderer had not taken the money or
the rings. After considerable investi
CATION it was found that a man had
visited Frank Ronando, the dead man,
and told him where he could get work
in Burlington, if he could procure an
half dozen laborers to 60 to that place
and do the work. 1t was represented
to Ronando that he could get Sc day
for his services, and that he also could
get commission on his mems wages.
A description of the fellow. who had
made these suggestions gave clue on
which to work, and it was also thought
there was a woman in the case. That
this latter idea was correct was borne
out by the later developments.
On Saturday morning three women
were arrested and lodged in the Cam
den county Jail. They are being held
as material witnesses. They are jose
phine Dolce, 10 years of age, of Phila-
delphia; Marie Dolce, Is years OF age,
and Mrs. Fred Dolce, "a years of age,
the latter two coming from Riverside.
The man who the police are seeking as
the perpetrator OF the crime is The hus-
band of the latter woman. He is 81
years old, and he deserted his wife and
two children the day the body was
found. He is brother of Josephine
Dolce, and it is on her account that
the murder is supposed to have been
and explains why the
money and jewelry were not taken
from the dead mans person.
According to evidence gathered thus
far, Josephine Dolce became acquaint-
ed with Ronando when she called at |
his mothers butcher shop for meats
and provisions for her parents. They |
met on various occasions without the |
knowledge of the girls parents. There
came time when the girl, who had
been betrayed, asked the butcher, a
to take her as his bride. He
aughed in her face. Afraid to divulge
her secret to her parents, she confided
with her brother, Fred. That was last
A description OF Dolce TALES with
hat of the man who called at the
butcher shop last Wednesday after
noon and prevailed upon Ronando 60
him to this county for the
purpose of looking into the proposed
1t is believed that Dolce
ook the man to lonely spot and
ailing to get any satisfaction for the
wrong done his sister, shot him. The
lain man is then believed to have
been taken.to the isolated spot near
he Pensauken creek in an automobile
Dolce was employed as a laborer on
arms In summer and by the Riverside
Watch Case Company in winter.
There does not seem to be any doubt
Ibout the identity of the murderer and
lis capture is likely to be accomplish
ID at any time as he has distinguish
ng marks on his person by which he
nay bs easily identified Another
nan who appears to be well acquaint-
ID with the case is under surveillance
IND there is good reason to believe that
he crime was committed in this
county and that the body was carried
'ver the bridge into Camden county.
lust why it vas laid out in an open
pot where discovery was absolutely
lure has not been explained. This
eems to be peculiar when there were
10 many places in the neighborhood
where the body could have been con-
,ealed in the bushes and might have
undiscovered for long time.
Miss Josephine Dolce, sister of the
missing man suspected of committing
he murder, and former sweetheart of
,he victim, was closely questioned for
In hour by the Prosecutor and insisted
hat she did not know of the where
abouts of her brother. The girl, who
IS held as a material witness, further
declares that her brother gave no in
timation that he intended seeing Rom |
ando after she told him that the Phila- |
ielphian had refused to keep his prom
Use to marry her. Dolce, the suspect,
is still at liberty, but Camden and |
Philadelphia detectives feel sure they
will have the man in a short time.