Evening star., 1921-08-18
GR0CERLACOVARO
S|.A|N|NH|S STORE
Witnesses See Fleeing
Youth With Pistol After
Shooting,

John Lacovaro, sixty-two years old,
grocer at 46 F street. was shot to
death in his place Of business last
night a few minutes after II o'clock,
and the police are searching for a
young white man as his slayer. A de-
scrjption Of the suspected man tele-
phoned to the several police stations
last night fixes his age between twen-
ty and twenty-five years and states
he wore dark clothing and a straw
hat.
Three persons who saw a man run
ming away from the store after the
murder gave practically identical de-
scriptions Of him. John c. Parks. col
posite the store, heard the shot, went
to q front window Of his home and
saw the slayer putting his weapon in
his hip pocket as he ran.
Parks outcries attracted the atten-
ton of Pietro Guillani. grocer. two
closing his place of business for the
night. and he saw the fleeing man
putting something in his pocket. At
the corner Of New Jersey avenue and
F street Charles Mathers. ,colored. saw
the same man and watched him run
street, turn west. then south and dis
appear in the darkness on LIST street.
An Italian who lives near the store
rushed to the sixth precinct police
station last night and barely had
breath enough left to gasp: "A mans
Lieut.. McGill Grove. Sergt. Whalen
and Policemen koontz and Jacobs i'm
mediatsly left for the scene Of the
murder Capt Robert E. Doyle, COM
mander of the precinct, and Detec-
tives Kelly and Scrivener also took
part in the investigation.
Came Here Forty-Five Years Ago.
John Lacovaro came to this country
from Italy about forty-f1ve years ago.
were in their living room. adjoining
the store. the husband playing soli-
taire. and the wife doing the family
ironing. James. one of the Lacovaro
boys. says he came home about IL
o'clock, and. after a talk with his
father, went to bed. His mother fol-
lowed him in a few minutes. and
Lacovaro was left alone downstairs.
James said he had been in bed only
short while before a pistol shot
startled him. He ran downstairs and
found his father behind the counter.
He dragged him to the living room
and placed him on the sofa, where he
died without word.
Police Take Up Trail.
Detectives Scrivener and Kelly and
police of the sixth precinct heard
several witnesses and tried to pick
up the trail of the slayer. where he
was last seen making his way south
on 1st street. They failed to get any
trace of him. however.
Members of the LOcovaro family
told Star reporter today that the
head of the family had never had
any trouble with any person
during the. eight years he
was in business on F street. Detec-
tives believe robbery was the motive
Of. the murderer. In the first place.
the grocer was a little deaf. they
were told. and probably was unable
to understand what the robber said:
The bullet entered in the region of
the heart, and, it is stated, its down.
ward course indicated the grocer was
STOPPING when he was shot
The deceased is survived by his wife
and four children. The children are:
Mrs. Mary Bucco. sos 8th street north.
east; John Locovaro. sos X street
southwest; and Frank and James
Locovaro, who reside at the F street
home Of their parents. 1t is probable
that funeral services for the slain
man will be held In Holy Rosary
Church Saturday morning.
The police department today Offer
ed q reward of 800 for information
leading to the arrest of the murderer.