The Daily Star Mirror

MURDERER HID UNDER THE
EAVES FOR TWO YEARS

COLLINSVILLE, Ill., Mar. 28.

Through an opening eighteen inches square George Goehl of Collinsville, confessed slayer of Anthony Gallamano, received his meals and necessities of life and eluded the authorities of Madison county, Illinois, two years. He was arrested in his hiding place last night by a posse headed by Joseph Long, chief of police of Collinsville.

Goehl, who is a carpenter, has been sought for the killing of Gallamano at a picnic at Horseshoe Lake, May 29, 1910. Gallamano was stabbed in the back by Goehl, who disappeared mysteriously after the cutting and authorities had been baffled in their efforts to find him.

Gallamano, who was the proprietor of a soda water factory in Collinsville, lived only six days after he was injured and in an ante-mortem statement declared Goehl was his assailant.

Captors in a Delivery Wagon.

After the stabbing the traction lines from Collinsville to Horseshoe Lake were watched for Goehl, but no trace was found. The authorities went to the Goehl home in Fletcher Heights, which is in the outskirts of Collinsville, but the search was in vain.

Chief Long received information today that Goehl was again in the vicinity of his home and quietly took a squad of men with him to make the arrest.

As a special precaution, and in order to disarm the suspicion of Goehl's relatives, a butcher wagon was pressed into service and a boy drove Chief Long and his aids to the Goehl home.

They remained in hiding in the bed of the wagon as they passed the house, fearing their approach might be communicated to the fugitive and he might again escape.

Found Him in a Garret

After dark they surrounded the house, while Chief Long and one of his men approached the front door.

They knocked and were admitted by the parents of the fugitive.

The chief and his men were told the young man was not in the house, but they insisted that they had come for a search and would make one. Outbuildings were first inspected and then the house gone over carefully, but not a sign was found of the young man.

The chief, in going through the garret, noticed a curtain hanging over a small opening in the wall. This led to a small hole under the eaves. One of the officers, with his revolver in his hand and armed with an electric searchlight, entered the hole. His foot struck against a soft object huddled under the eaves and, flashing his light, the officer discovered Goehl.

The young man readily surrendered and told of his flight after the killing and his return to the protection of his family. He said he was glad the affair was ended, and that he was ready to stand trial.