South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-18
Murder Suspects
Captured After
5000 Mile Chase
Cleveland " o IN en- Figure
Prominently in Arrest of
Alleged Holdup Gang.
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less hunt; the judge melted out the
first death sentence.
ON Dec. 81. 1920. Sly and Tanner.
carrying the S4.50O pay roll OF their
plant. were stopped by I'VE auto
bandits When they resisted rob
berry both we're shot, the holdup
ner escaping.
Widows OF the two men interested
The Cleveland Automobile club. and
officials took an active part with
police. financing the hunt.
The Funny Mouth"
Witnesses said one OF the bandits
had a funny mouth" The descrip-
ton answered man named Frank
Motto, who had been arrested for
auto stealing and later released.
Motto was found questioned.
charged with the murder and tried
before Judge Florence Allen. tho
first woman 10 be elected to tho
common Ileas bench.
After hearing the widows testify,
a jury found him guilty OF murder
and Miss Allen sentenced him 70 die
I'm the electric chair.
ct believe the jury's verdict was
just says the woman Judge "T
felt the abhorrence-more strong IN
women than In men-to taking OF 4
human life. But knew could not
weaken.
"Truc. IL appalled, me. and
dreaded the moment. But when Il
came I did not hesitate"
Another Death Order.
Motto implicated others.
Sam Purpera was found by detec-
lives In San Francisco. returned.
tried and also sentenced to death in
connection with the same case.
Before these sentences. pay roll
-oHborics averaged almost one a
week There hasn't been one since.
Detective Phil Mooney famous
for his work I'm unraveling Black
Hand mysteries. learned from an
Italian friend that Dominick Be-
uisno and Charles Colleti. two Of
The other men wanted. had fled to
Los Angeles. Letters were inter-
copied, showing they were heading
for Guadalajara. Mexico
No city funds were available 70
pursue the pair. Mrs. Sly again
appealed to the auto club. Officials
after conference. agreed to
finance the trip.
Into Old Mexico.
Detectives Matowitz and Cavol1
went TO Los Angeles and took up tha
trail to Mexico. In Mexico City
about TO take a train to Guadalajara,
they ran into the fugitives on the
street Selling them before the SUI
prised men could run. the detectives
took them to Jail.
Pres't Obregon refused TO allow
the men 10 be extradited.
The fugitives appealed to the Ital-
ian consul to aid them in reaching
either Italy or South America.
The detectives wired home for in
club. Follow them to the end Of
the world if necessary; we'll pay the
way" officials told them.
Then began a thrilling two-month
vigil. Matowitz and Cavola stood
f2-hour guard watches over the
men 20 prevent them from slipping
away.
Detectives Sick.
on a tip that Obregon planned to
spirit the men out Of the country
across the Texas border, Detective
Koestle was rushed from Cleveland
10 FL Paso.
Later he joined the other two in
Mexico Ci-y and tie weary 12-hour
watches were cut TO eight.
These were maintained regularly
despite the fact that both Koestlc
and Cavola were suering from trop-
ical fever so badly that they could
scarcely stand.
often the fugitives were released
by sympathetic jailers. and the de-
tectlves had 70 shadow them until
they could get another jailer TO lock
them up.
Finally came word that Obregon
had ordered the men depOrted and
had purchased tickets for them
from Vera Cruz TO Spain on the
liner Monserat. The Cleveland de-
tectives trailed them TO Vera Cruz.
prepared 10 follow them TO Spain.
Coup at Vera Cruz.
By chance the liner Monterey.
bound for Havana and New York.
was also lying in the harbor.
BY a coup the officers got the two
fugitives aboard the Monterey in
stead Of the Nonserat and when
they sailed out Of the harbor. all IN
whiting. they were headed for the