Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-20
UNDERWORLD GIVES
MELLETT SIAYERS
NAMES TO POLICE
investigators Think Net Is
Closing in on Gunmen Who
Shot Publisher.
GANGSTERS
BELIEVED INvoLv WE'D
Pennsylvania Police Grilling
George the Greek, 7 Report
His Alibi Is Weak.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
!, CANTON, Ohio. July 20.--The Can.
ton underworld has named its siis.
poets in the murder OF Don. r. Mel
lett. Canton publisher. and authori.
ties investigating the crime are run
ming down the leads.
Detective Ora Slater, conducting
the stark County inquiry, was given
the information today by underworld
members.
The underworld usually IL right.
was Slater's only comment on that
phase OF the inquiry.
George ". Armstrong Cincinnati
detective, arrived this morning to
help Slater In his investigation. County
Prosecutor C. B. McClintock employ
ed Armstrong because of the ap-
parently large number of persons It
Is necessary to interview In attempt
ing to get workable clues
The inquiry here went forward as
vigorously as yesterday along various
leads, while word was being awaited
from Pittsburgh on any developments
In the grilling Of George Psialias,
known as George. the Greek, whose
alibis are gradually being shattered,
authorities believe.
Pittsburgh, Gang Suspected.
Theories that Pittsburgh gunnen
killed MelIett were strengthened at q
conference today between Lieut. Peter.
Conners Of the Pittsburgh honiicides
SQUAD and Detective Slater. "
After the confe nee which begans
shortly after midnight, Conner sped
back to Pittsburgh 10 fight habeati
corpus proceedings brought by Psia'5
las. held in Pittsburgh in the invesr
tigation of the murder.
En- route to Canton Conners stopped
at Warren to check phases Of an alibi
offered by Psialias concerning his
movements Thursday night and Fri.
day morning. Meiiett was killed
shortly after midnight Friday.
Registered in Warren.
Psialias, Conners said, admitted
registering in Warren hotel shortly
after midnight. Conner said it was
his opinion that hotel clerk had
signed the register for Psialias and
that this and other angles were at
variance with the suspects story.
Conners brought 40 or more Ber-
tillon photographs Of Pittsburgh gang
sters for Slater's inspection.
With the mention of Pittsburgh
gunmen and OF coffee houses In
Pittsburgh, Canton and points be-.
tween, it became evident that an in.
tercity underworld feudaI system was.
being brought into the inquiry.
Slater and Conners were Joined In
conference by III. J Burton, Columbus
detective, employed by the Canton
Daily News. of which Mellett was pub
Usher.
SMellett's frequent editorial attacks
on the underworld and It's characters
are accredited with having caused his
murder.
Questions king Of JungIes.'
Although devoting most Of his at.
tention to the Pittsburgh gunman
theory, Slater's investigation also took
into consideration the possibility that
a Canton underworld leader was In
volved.
Police completed their delving into
the underworld last night with the
Interrogation Of Jumbo Crowley, so
called king OF the Jungles.' Crow
ley's familiarity with the Canton un-
derworId, it was believed. might give
the. police important information in
their inquiry.
4 Representatives OF civic organiza-
ftions at q meeting yesterday failed
to take any action against "cOndi-
tions In Canton.
SUSPECT WINS HABEAS CORPUS.