The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-12
Admitted After He Had Been Taken That Some One in
Fairmont Had Tipped Him That Officers
Were on His Trail
lAS MEMBER OF GANG Of SILK Thieves
Two Officers Who Interfered With Their Activities Were
Killed and Prisoner is Accused Of Having
Hand in Both Crimes.
Hand in Both Crimes.

Charles Cutone, an Italian, aged 26.
I implicated as an accomplice in one
murder and charged with committing
another himself, was captured at Mo-
nongah near this city this morning at
1--WE o'clock. Cutone is not resi-
dent Of these parts but comes from
somerville, New Jersey. Detectives
have been hot on his trial for a year
but It was through the excellent work
Of Constables Leslie Michael and Carl
Beatty that the alleged murderer, gun
man and thief was surrounded this
morning and taken in spite Of two re-
yoiyers In his possession, to the jail III
this city. He will be taken back to
Jersey City by the detectives very
shortly.
Detective James Bennett and Police
Lientenant Ballarene arrived in the
city Monday morning and Immediately
went to The Fairmont hotel. They
called Chief of Police Harr on the
phone and asked that he come to see
them. The Chief sent Night Chief Sea-
4 man who after learning Of the busi-
mess said the matter was out Of his
8 iurisdiction. He referred the two de-
tectives to Constable Michael.
Immediately Michael got busy and
Since that time has worked both day,
and night, assisted by Carl Beatty, to-
4 ward rounding up the. criminal.
1t was learned beyond doubt that
Eutone and his wife, q woman of un.
certain temper, were staying at the
home Of Felix Collasent, a relative, at
l5Monongah. 1t was decided that the
best move to be made was that Of sur
rounding the house in the early morn
ing. At about four this morning
Howard Adams, Jim Barrett, Carl
Beatty with Constable Michael and the
two detectives reached the home with
out mishap. Two OF the men with
search warrants searched the house
for liquor Though liquor was pre-
s tpably in the house, searching for 1t
at TINS time was meant to dissolve sus-
picion on the part Of the criminal and
(; his friends.
All rooms In the house were search
ied and one Of them was discovered
locked. No whiskey was found. Con
stable Michael asked Felix to open
the room. He went to the door and as
snred the inmate within, in Italian,
that the men had merely come to hunt
for whiskey. An Interpreter in the
posse understood what was said. Some
Of the posse who remained outside OF
( The house heard q window raised
cautiously and saw Cutone as we'll as
!. bis wife look out. In about twenty
minutes the door was opened crack
and officers pushed in, handwriting
Cntone Immediately.
On the way to the waiting automo-
bile the captured man said he had both
n8S Special Colt revolver and an auto
inatic shot gun in the room but decid-
cd not to try to use them for fear his
wife would be injured. He said his
afst intention was to put up fight
ana atter reaching the jail he said he
wished he had; because he knew the
stun Twas OF and that he had no chance
ana he might as well have been killed
lighting as any other way. He said
te didn't value his life in the least.
CUtone also stated that some one in.
formed him by message last night that
detectives and officers were after him
4 and he remained away from the house
Ian night until about four this morn.
ling when thinking the officers had not
located him, he returned to the house.
Fresh tracks in the snow were easily