The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-26
GUSSMAN ARRESTED ON MURDER CHARGE FOR
 ILLINOIS AUTHORITIES
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man to T. J. Shirley, chief of police lsking that the man be held for thf there. Gussman was ar 'ested by Detectives W. P. ElledGt md F. F. Jones at S20 Twentieth street, north, where he was working IS a paperhanger. He was taken tt ail wearing his overalls and cap.
 Police Letters
 Chief Shirley wired the Peoria au- horities as follows:
 Pedro Gussman incarcerated, fill: description fairly well, mailing pic -ure."
 The letter from the Peoria official cad:
 hold warrant charging mur- der for one Pedro Gussman (Mex- icnn.) He would be about 37 years old, feet 6 inches tall,
 weight 14O pounds. On Novem- Der s, 1920, this fellow killed the woman he was living with by cutting her all to pieces with a Knife. It was one of the cruel- est and most cOld-bloOded Inur- ders that was ever committed In this or any other city of the
 United States.
 am enclosing you herewith clipping from the Chicago Tribune of August 13, 1921, whereby n man by the name or Pedro Gussman was involved m some trouble in your city. VIII you kindly have some of your men investigate this and If in your judgment this Is the man wanted here, please arrest, hoid and notify me and I will send an officer to return him here.
 He hnd a scar about the cen- ter of the upper lip and wore mustache when here. Thanking you for your co-OperatiOn In the matter, I am, yours very truly
 J. F. MARTIN.
 Gussman told officers in the bu- gan of identification he had been ar -ested as A murder suspect in l9lo ,ut had been turned loose. He saie ne had also been arrested on miuoi charges before.
 Seemed Nervous
 "Gussman seemed nervous, but uo more than any other man under th' declared Tom cart wright, in the bureau of identi1ica ton. He was very tractable.
 His bertillion measurement showet , feet inches tall. weight 10. pounds, AZ years old, scar on the cor ner If right eye, scar on the right temple. small birthmark on his nose black hair shot with gray, browr eyes. dark complexion. Right eye tooth gold His upper lip has very him scar
 Gussmsn declared his innocence to the reporter. saying he had never been in .Peoria in his life. Asked for q picture. he declared Q would pose for them after he had proven his in nocence but not before. 4 picture was obtained by 7he Age Herald, however, yesterday afternoon, after two attempts had been made 10 get Iussman to consAri 70 posing
 He said he had been Dor1s in
 the city of Guayunlz. PotSo Rsrc.
 His parents came over grcns Spakn
 when his father was orneerE tD
 Cuba with tho Spanish trSops. kAv
 came to America mt the cicSe oH
 the Spnnish-American war,
 regiment adopting him as theAr
 mascot.
 "I was married about 10 years :
 ago to Birming ham woman
 who died in Nashville" snid
 Gussman.- q have not been mar
 rfed to my one else besides my
 present wife. This is all n frame
 np on the part of my wife's peo-
 pie, who wish to keep us apart.
 I will prove my innocence"
 Gussman was cross examined yes- -erday by both Chief of Detectives Lyons and Chief of Police Shirley. Chief Lyons talked with Gussman 1t the request of Gussman. Detective Patton acted as guard for Gussman )n these two trips.
 IL IL, ,,-I@ oIr Cr1- 1o n -old him he had been arrested as a connection with murder n Columbia, Tenn, several years ago put had been released.
 Rumors were flying Fast yesterday. One was to the effect that Gussman lad lost a wife through suicide. An other was to the effect that Gussman and his wife had packed ready to cave the city. Many others, many ,f vicious character, all found false. were heard.
 Records of the coroner's office show that Gussman appeared as an before former Assistant Coroner John R. T. Rives when he made an investigation into the death ,f Ida NJ, Campbell. who was killed oy Juan Rodriguez in a house at ,12O Fifth avenue, north. Rodriguez hen killed himself. This happened January 30, 1920.
 When asked yesterday afternoon if le had not appeared as interpreter in hat case before the coroner. Guss- nan denied he had according to Judge Abernethy.
 Meanwhile. the authorities are waiting advices from Peoria.
 Alibi Indicated
 Mrs. Charles B. Kilgore. 526 Nine street, south, has vouchsafed he following inSormation concerning Pedro Gussman, who is accused of his former wife in Peoria. H.
 Mrs. Kilgore has known Gussman 'or the past six and a half years. Iussman has lived in the same house part of the time and next door he remainder of the six years. In hat time she knew of only two times that Gussman had been out ,f Birmingham. Three years ago he went to Anniston to do some work Tor the Louis Pizitz store in that city. Two years ago he went to Louisville, Ky, to bring back Mrs. A. J. McHugh, who was i'll. to her husband in this ,ity who was sick at the same time and unable to go for her on that ac- count. On this trip Gussman Is al- eged to have been gone for -four lays.
 On the night of November 8, 1920, Mrs. Kilgore and two other ladies attended a dance at the Ben Hur lance hall In Birmingham
 Officials of the local painters and paperers union stated that their rec ords show that Gussman had paid his dues in person as member oi the local union on the 9th or 9th oi 1920. Gussman is said tc have been member of the local union in good standing for the past three years.
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