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Riverman Shot ». Head -by Eddy-stone Man Early Yesterdayw ■ '• ** • * * . * r *SLAYER IS ARRESTED“Kelly” Geran Alleged to: Have Threatened Thomas Fitzgerald With Axe—Three' Are Held.,Ellit\cEiW C U m .01 •TWinfield (X-ykeris) Geran,; 45- years -Ola. was shot in the head.;ana Instantly.killed. in Oran‘3 cabin .at the: foot of *Iartom street at 1 o'clock i yesterday morning-by Thomafi Fitzgerald, 2S ■:years old, ..of ,-Ed -.livscone. The accused; maii carnfi-tosection three • weeks . ago ■ from : CiL«.on Forge. -Va- Both of the principals yj unmarried. . The shooting occurred ^ a result ot an alleged attack, upon 1- ■.tzei--u tvy Geran. Fitzgerald claim* he' snot in self defense to keep' Geran from Rilh-o him with an . axe. The . accused ; murderer has ibeea ; arrested and ; lias ™dc a statement Coroner ;Barney Carr wLL hold an inquest in the case m the near future.: The ■ body; 'is' now at tttj? morsue.of Deputy Coroner E. F. White at Third and Norris, streets. A post ..mortem was held yesterday - and - the • inquest is set: for to-morrow night. . -. ...Fitzgeraldis a 'boiler maker ...atthe Eddy stone',’ plant .61 the. Baldwin I.ocomotSYC Works.-.and has been board-inc at Craddock'S on-.Ninth; street- in. Kddystdne. He came to this,-city about 7- o’clock Saturday .night and inir a few drinks at local hotels, m-t Waiter'Scott - of.. 2106 WesNFourth^treet,af the. Steamboat Hotel, Front and Mar-.ket streets. Scott,', who- is a fittei up at the plant of the Federal -Slegi1 OotnpanY. invited.; Fitzgerald to go to ms S With him; The pair left for. the West End about 11 o’clock. .. .Bn route- a dlscension- arose .and Fnz-MM to *»»?■*•£“.ii:;'ct*2*«Tt4.\•I
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Chester Times
Chester, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Oct 07, 1912
Page 5
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