The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
bearing Contradictory.

Following series of conferences in
Gen. Bates office Wednesday during
which time bearing remained in Per-
TVS office, hurried trip was made in
the direction OF White Station. On this
trip bearing accompanied the sheriff.
When within several hundred yards of
the home Of one of the suspects 1t be-
came known that the man had taken
to the woods. He was missing when
inquiry was made.
bearing at first according TO Off
GERS, denied any knowledge Of the
crime and denied that he knew Biondi.
it was alleged that after questioning
Greek employed in restaurant just
west of Biondl's New Roma cafe, that
evidence was secured to the contrary.
1t was at Luke Kingsley's instigation
that-the Greek, whose name could not
be learned, and another man were sent
to the sheriffs office. Kingsley is
brother-in -law Of Biondi
bearing is about "a or % years Of
age. Several years ago he came to
Memphis and secured employment at
the oil filling station, Poplar avenue
and Watkins street. He later returned
to the country and for some time past
has been living with his people. The
bearing residence is located about 400
yards north OF the spot where early
Tuesday morning the taxicab In which
Biondi rode to his death Monday night
was discovered with motor running and
lights on bearing has no police rec
ord, nor has he been associated by
police with any misdeeds prior TO his
detention In this case, He formerly
lived on Madison avenue, just east of
Somerville. 1t was while he worked
at the filling station that he resided
there.
A first attempt to rob Biondi was
made Monday afternoon. Plans We're
laid to lure the Italian to Lake View.
Miss, and several men were waiting
for him at point near when they
learned that he was bringing two men
with him. Place for the holdup was
then changed and White Station de-
cided on as the scene. The mysterious
telephone call late Monday afternoon
followed Biondfs appearance in the vi
entity Of Lake View with two com
panions.
That it was a plain case of Jack
potting," as the robbery Is termed in
Of Sheriff Perry The sheriff declares
| that the robbers and men who muir
dered the cafe man had no whisky,
| which Biondi thought was to be sold
| to him at $1l0 per case and had no
| intention Of selling him liquor.
| He was met by the party on Poplar
pike and lured to the spot on the Ben
| nett place, known as the south woods,
\ off Brooks avenue where the booze was
supposed to be cached. Here the muir
! der occurred. Officers declare that the
mur6erers secured their idea from the
sensational Robin Cooper case at Nash
vile several months ago. The two muir
| ders are almost parallel though no clew
has ever been run down in the Cooper
| affair.
Biondi saw that he was about TO be
shot, declared Sheriff Perry, and threw
| up his arm to protect his face The
raincoat he had on when found had q
| jagged tear caused bY shot from a gun
| without doubt the one found in the
taxi, a good portion OF the left lape
being blown away, Perry discounts the
theory that Biondi was holding up the
| lapel of his coat to protect himself
from the wind and was shot from be.
hind
Emphatic in his declaration that the
men will be caught by nightfall Thurs
day, the sheriff Is stlll more emphatic
I in his statement that bearing Is con-
nected with the crime and is response.
BILE for the statement that he fired one
of the shots which ended Biondfs life