The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-28
TWO NEGROES SHOT TO
DEATH SATURDAY NIGHT
ALLEGED THAT COUPLE
WAS KILLED BY MAN.
KNOWN HERE UNDER
NAME OF DICE


whose real name has not yet been
learned, who is charged with
shooting to death a man and a
woman at the corner of Division
and Whitehead streets about dark
last Saturday night, has not been
apprehended, though city and
county officers have been closely
conibing the city since the tragedy
occurred until the present time. It
il not believed that he has left the
city. and he may be found at any
time.
Dice was seen on Julia street
short while after the dual killing
when he met Rose Huger, wife of
9 eolored minister, pointed his
gun at her and told her that if she
screamed he would kill her. Since
that time his whereabouts are un-
known.
Manuel Jermania and Mercedes
CaTmancho were the man and
woman killed. Jermania was shot
and killed instantly on the east
side Of sfhitehead street, the bullet
passing tirectly through his head.
The gunman then chased the wo-
man across the street into gro-
Gerry store and shot her one time,
the missile taking effect in the
abdomen. She was carried to her
home and died in about 80 min
utes.
The bodies were conveyed 10 the
Key West Undertaking Company
on Thomas street. where they were
prepared for burial and viewed by
the eoroner's jury. The funerals
win take place at 5 and $50
o'clock this afternoon, the woman's
from the residence at 1919
Whitehead street, the mans from
the undertaking chapel The wo-
mans age was given as 10 years
and the mans as %.
A coroner's jury empaneled BY
County Judge Hugh Gum held a
session at 10 o'clock this morning
to investigate the killing of Man
uel Jermania.
Augustine Planchat, I3-year-old
niece Of he woman who was killed,
was the only eye witness to the
shooting of Jermania. She testi-
fled at the inquest that her aunt,
Mercedes Carmancho, the woman
killed, bad been Dice's sweetheart
for some time, and that two
mon his ago they quareled. Since
that time she had been keeping
company with Jermania. She said
that on Saturday night she was on
Duval street with the couple that
WAS killed. When they got
70 the corner Of Division and
Whitehead streets, they were APP
preached by Dice, who, without
ut ering a word. drew his pistol
end shot Manuel Jermania, who
fell to the sidewalk dead. He then
chased her aunt across the street
where she ran into a store. Dice
followed. inside he store an aunt
Of the fleeing woman ran between
the. but Dee pushed her to one
sde and fired.
The coroner's jury adjourned
70 meet again Wednesday after
noon At o'clock. when he death
q Mercedex Carmancho viii be
prohed into. The girl told her
story in a straightforward way,
and gave a graphic description Of
the dual tragedy.
a brother OF the woman Killed
Saturday night. Antonio Carman-
cho. met tragic death in an al
tercation here about year ago.
Re was shot by man named
Daniel. who Is now under Eve
year sentence Ia the state prison
for he crime.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Joseph
Kemp was the first officer at the
scene Of the shooting Saturday
night. finding Jcrmania dead when
he arrived, the woman having heea
carried 10 her home, dying 3a
minutes after being shot. lie was
soon Joined BY the full fierce Of All
police and county officers, and the
city WAS secured all Saturday
night and sunday. bat without sue
cess. Il IS understood that Dice
owned q boat, and that the boat is
gone. 80 L may be that he Is IN
hiding on a nearby Key, or may
hsve made a dash fer the main
land.