Arizona republican., 1921-10-28
eLoooHouNps ON TRAIL


 LEAD. S. b. Oct. 7.-Bloodhounds. put on the trail tonight for the slayer Of Father A. B. BeIknap. whose body was found in Poor Mans Gulch road yesterday mornings .&led a posse to- night through a biRding snow storm directly to the house occupied by Tony Bartolino. an Italian. and a man named Nimon Kootman.
 Bsrtolina is the man reported to have discovered the body of the priest.
 The house Is at the side of the road directly opposite the place where the priests body was found
 kootzman said he and Bartolino both heard shots about 3:30 o'clock yesterday morning an. that Bartolino ran out to see what had happened He said he returned and reported a man reclining on the road, opposite i the house. Bartolino said he thought some one was shooting at his horse running loose in the road T ran out and saw a man across the road,'' he told County Attorney James Fowler. "I shouted, What you trying to do? Kill my animal?' and the man across the road shouted back. You go to You better watch out"
 Bartolina said he came back and i put on his shoes and went out again, when he saw mans body lying in i the road. He said he then ran 10 a l telephone and notified the police. The bloodhounds were taken by i train to Rapid City and brought here | by automobile after rain last night i had interrupted their progress here l from Mitchell by automobile. They were put on the trail immediately after their arrival at o'clock.
 Guard Bishops Garage
 X guard was placed tonight around the garage at the residence of Bishop J. I. Lawler in which Father BelknaI kept his automobile. A finger print 1 expert will be put to work tomorrow on the car in an effort to find if the man who tempered with the machine Tuesday night left any trail behind him.
 Footprints in an embankment be side the road near which the body oi Rev. A. B. Belknap was found, three empty pistol cartridges and discovery of a man who saw the priest shortly before his murder yesterday morning constituted 'today's developments.
 Dr. R. F. Holvey, county coroner postponed the inquest until tomorrow in the hope that with the aid of tho hounds some clue to the identity oi the murderer might be furnished fol the official inquiry.
 The searching party, organized tt follow the dogs, was headed by County Attorney James Fowler O Deadwood and included sheriff's dep uties. other county and city officials and James J. Curran, district deputy of the Knights of Columbus.
 Coroner Holvey has had an investi- gator at work all day on the seen, of the murder with tape measure anC magnifying glass looking for possible foot or finger prints. Dr. Holvey saiC the investigation had revealed foot prints leading up the side of the em bankment by the roadside, wher' Father Bellznap was slain. He sai, the foot prints were in such an un usual place that they must have beel made by some one fleeing from tn scene o the crime.
 Question Entire Neighborhood Chief of Police J. D. O'Meara sait tonight the belief is growing that tn murder was committed by a fanati or mentally deranged person. off cials have questioned virtually ever, person in the neighbOrhood today. I was found not more than four or fiv, residents heard the shots which killet . the priest and only one man. Arthu ; Miller. saw the priest in the earl,
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