The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-13
MAN HUNTER IS
KILLED BY HIS
INTENDED VICTIM
Foreman at Salvatore
Mine Claims He Shot
in self-Defense
.GIVES HIMSELF UP
Murdered Man Came Here
From Lowellsville,
Ohio


-.... :. Ohio
Lawrence Giuseppe, 40, Italian. a
myserious stranger from Lowells.
Vile, Ohio, who came to Helen's
Run a week ago for the stated pur.
pose OF hunting" Samuel Greece,
mine foreman for the Salvatore
Coal Co., was shot and killed by
that person in the company's offices
this morning, according to a con-
fesslon alleged to have been made
to county authorities by Greece.
Immediately after the shooting,
Greece made his way to Worthing
ton where he surrendered himself,
saying that he had shot Giuseppe
in self-defense. County authorities
here were notified and made their
way to the scene Of the shooting.
Coroner ]. l.. Blocher took charge
OF the body which was brought to
local undertaking establishment.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Bartholow
placed Greece under arrest, and he
is being held in the Marion County
jail without bond.
Greece admitted having fired
three shots at Giuseppe, after the
Stranger attacked him. he asserted.
Only one bullet was found to have
struck through the. man. 1t enter.
ed directly over the, right temple,
Killing GlusepPes Instantly. .2.,-s:l; 4;
Z According to Grecco's story; and
to rutnors current In the Helenls
Run section, Giuseppe came there
on Monday OF last week. He imme.
diately began asking every one he
met:
where's Sam Greece? where'll
find him?"
! Authorities could assign no rea
son for Giuseppe's failure to locate
Greece during the first week.
Greece had heard that the man was
after him, 1t was stated, hut had
chosen not to make his identity
known.
During his stay at Helen's Run,
Giuseppe boarded at the home of
Dominick Tallerico, a miner. He
had his first and last encounter
with the man he was hunting,
Greece. early this morning.
Greco states that the man fol-
lowed him into the office Of the
Salvatore Coal Co., when he en-
tered on an errand.
II didn't know what he want
ed" Greece told authorities: "he
Just followed me in. He came In
side and said, where's SamP' I
didn't know what he wanted and
1 said, Sam isn't here He said,
Where is Sam?' ] said, Sans up
at Worthlngton.'
HE looked at me minute, and
/ then he said, You're lying to me;
believe you're SAINT When he
said that he started around the
corner OF the counter toward ME.
We got into a fight and shot
him."
Authorities said Grecco's state
ment made later that he fired the
three shots at Giuseppe, was prob
ably true. One bullet had shat.
tered a window Of the tiny office,
they later declared.
Later in the afternoon Deputy
Sheriff Bartholow returned to the
scene Of the shooting and obtain
ed possession of the weapon, a .3S
calibre revolver. Three shots
nd been fired from It. There was
no evidence TO contradict Grecco's
statement that he had killed Giu-
seppe in self-defense, according to
the officers who were called to
the scene and who included Deputy
Sherifis Howard Charlton and
Edward Hawkins. s.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
John W. Mason, who is engaged In
the investigation Of the homicide,
stated this afternoon that the
found no evidence to connect the
shooting in any way with the no.
torious Black Hand organization.
When asked II there was any in.
dication that Giuseppe might have
been a Black Handler, Mr.. Mason
stated that numerous papers and
Identification cards were found on
his body.
Black Handlers, as a rule never
have anything on them which may
lead to their Identification" said
Mr.. Mason.
.Atcopy o. the Bible, printed In
italian, and another book written
by an Italian physician in .140o
containing INSTRUCTIONS for Lly-
Ing" were taken from the pockets
Of the dead mans clothes.
Cards and letters In his pocket
gave his nanaa as Lawrence Glu-
seppe and Lawrence Joseph, "Giu-
sepps" being the Italian form for
the English name .JoHsph. y Papers
showed he had been working IN
Pennsylvania n.ipa0, and that on
March Q, or lmined ediately before hs
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