South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-01

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were sufficient 10 hold him for the
action Of the grand jury. He de-
clared that the officers did not make
any attempt TO learn the identity Of
the blonde woman" in the case who
Is said 10 have been the real cause
OF the trouble which ended in the
Staying.
Locate Bullets.
Coroner G. +. Crumpacker, who
conducted an autopsy upon the body
declared that the victim had lived
a. least 80 minutes after the time
hn was shot. Death was caused by
internal hemorrhage from severance
OF the pulmonary artery which car
ries the main supply of blood to the
! lungs. by the 80 bullet used by the
assassin. The bullet which severed
the artery lodged directly in back
OF the breast bone. Another bullet
which struck Raemo lower, pene-
traced the stomach and intestine
/ lodging in the front wall OF the alb
/ dOmen. Two other wounds were in
hicted both in the left arm above
the elbow, the missiles passing
through the flesh Of the arm with
out strikin the bone The two bull
/ lets recovered, still almost perfectly
shaped, were retained by the cor
ouer as evidence.
Raemo, who It Is believed, did
not have any known relatives in
America, was a native OF Italy. The
body was removed to the Kreigh-
baum undertaking establishment
where it was identified by Anton So
beski, in whose home Raemo was a
roomer, Friday morning.
sergt. OF Police Roberts who was
on the corner OF Washington and
Michigan SITS. when he was advised
I from headquarters that Il man was
shot on Iasalle av., hurried north
on Michigan St At the corner of La
sale av Louis Brillan, proprietor OF
a pool room at that corner. declared
I ne had seen a man answering Riale's
| description running west on Lasalle
nv. and turned the corner on Mich
igan ST. and went north.
Roberts set out in a taxicab and
/ overlook Riale at the Niles I'd. on
\ Howard St Riale who was dripping
wet because OF the rain and per-
spiration, was walking hurriedly to-
ward Little Italy" when Roberts
came up to him. He told at the time
he had taken a girl TO her home and
was returning 10 his own home
which he gave as 612 Crescent av.
COnfesses 20 Crime.
Confronted by Brillan Friday
! morning, Riele hung his head and
stated at the time that he had not
been able to sleep since he was
placed in his cell. Further question
/ ing by the police after detectives had
procured evidence which identified
Riele TO be the murderer and un-
able to furnish a satisfactory alibi,
/ the young Italian, % years old.
broke down and said he would con-
! fess all
Riele in his confession to the po-
/ lice admitted he had previously en-
eountered Raemo in a fist fight
which owing TO the presence of too
many Of his opponents friends had
resulted unsatisfactory to Rale. Bad
/ blood had existed between the pair
for some time and earlier in the
evening according to his version
Rlale claims he told Raemo II would
be the last time they would meet.
At police headquarters the confessed
murderer took the matter cOolly.
His only concern in reading a cory
or his confession was IN the fact that
a portion of the confession had been
omitted emphasizing the fact he had
/ told his opponent they had met for
/ the last time.
! shortly after o'clock Friday
morning a man who said he was rid
\ ing over the bridge shortly after
| daylight had seen a glittering object
lying on the pavement and brought
/ into Chief OF Police Kline's office
the revolver believed 10 have been
I the instrument of death which was
used against the dead man while
/ he was on HIS way 10 his room una
ware that an assassin was stealing
up from behind with the purpose on
killing him.
The revolver was 32-Calibre
! Ivers-Johnson. The lard rubber
/ butt or the gun had been broken, one
I piece Of the handle having been
broken of entirely. Evidently Riale
after finishing his successful attack,
threw the revolver away. the gun
striking on the pavement cracking
and breaking the butt Of the weapon.
The revolver was empty of its
shells The finder his name not
I having been made known, said that
he had broke" the gun open and
threw out five empty shells which
had been discharged la the gun.
The motive Of the crime IS prob
ably or long standing. Ii is known
that the men were not on friendly
terms and that on several occasions
they had words over a certain wo-
man for whose affections they We're
both seeking The woman, Il was
said by friends OF both OF the men,
was a blonde and was known as
Kate" The police are making in
quiries with a view Of locating the
woman in the case. thought 20 be
the real motive OF the crime.
The fact that the relations OF the
two men were anything but friendly
was evidenced by "A statement made
Friday by Joe Aversa. a cook al the
Busy Bee restaurant, 207 y. Michi-
gan St, where Raemo usually took
his meals.
Tells OF Fight.
IT saw Raemo strike Riale In the
face about two weeks ago" was the
statement made by Aversa. WHO told