Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-16
POLICE DOG HOLDS DETECTIVE
WHILE ITALIAN ROGUES ESCAPE
lruckload of Merchandise Stolen Under Nose of Off
ccrs--Roman Force Ends Disastrous Week bv
Passing Prisoner Out of Jail

ROME July -. i disastrous week
this for the poor policemen or Rome.
Here IS record o: three DAYS. cap
able OK supplying scenes for a Charlie
Chaplin nim
Mohda "a Accompanied by that star
police dog OF the force. two de,ec-
ives arrest four young men engaged
IN the cocaine trade on the road to
III" j"il TIE prlIoncrs succeed in
breaking loose and fleeing neteC-
tive No starts in pursuit. 80 > is
delayed hut the moment necessary 10
unleash tn. dog. sic EN-. Fido.:"
bui Fido. In his zeal tackles the nrst
man he ovcrtahes. which. Of course.
la tho pursuing detective. While de-
tect!ve No. | Is saving his colleague
rom the onsiaGXh;s o! The dog th,s
prisoners make rood their escape
in"sdhy- Sounding it's horn TO
Clear the narrow vim della Gatta OF
me Policemen going on or off duty
%hu intesi T., noiortruck slowly
makes its way 10 the store Of Sorelle
Aoamoli a few steps from the CEN
trai police station. 1t Is IN. noon
hour. the store is closed one man
rnlocks the door. the other three
clad in wOrkmcn's clothing. proceed
mcthodicaily 10 fiji the truck with
merchandise. while a fairly steady
stream Of policemen squeezed through
the narrow passage between the
truck and the walls of the houses.
cnrsing the not unusual congestion
OF The street The truck filled. the
workmen mop their faces lock the
door and slowly honk their way To
the street. IN hour later the pro-
prietor returns and Hnds ne has been
robbed Of goods worth $1,000.
Prisoner Welt Dressed.
Wednesday-I.ast November. during
the troubled days OF the Fascist Con-
gress riots when man came to the
home OF Signor Qusranta at late
hour at night when the street was
deserted and said that the Fascist
Gigi wished To see the Fascist Yer
sine. Of Verona. who was staying at
the house. When Ncrsino came down
into the street alone his visitor. with
ont further ado. fired three shots al
him, wounding him seriously. Ar
rando Silva. said to be Communist
with jail record. was arrested.
charged with this attempted murder.
nile in prison awaiting trial the
distinguished looking young man
was. Of course. allowed to wear his
usual civilian clothes.
II is the custom OF the prison 10
morning and allow the prisoners TO
take the air in the sunny courtyard.
ms particular morning Silva had
not quite finished dressing when the
guard opened his door The guard
leit me door open and continued
on ms way. freeing the other prIs-
oners
few moments later, silva. clad
- the hest OF his unusually clccan,
Wits. wearing n pal of glasses. his
. at titcd' Ia the correct Italian
nighttime" angle and the handson
Gather folder in which he kent his
.apers. under his arm. stepped into
h" now deserted corridor With The
air OF TIC man whose business. bu,
never h! actions. call him 10 prison
from tim 10 time. he made his way
without i"sitancy. through the LONG
Fails TO Inc outer or There he
turned TO tho guard
will you he SO kind az To omen
The door for me?"
IiuNr sew Guard.
The guard glanced at the man OF