Los Angeles Herald, Volume XXX, Number 128, 10 February 1903 — DASTARDLY OUTRAGE Attempt to Hide Murder and Robbery by Use of Dynamite [ARTICLE]

DASTARDLY OUTRAGE Attempt to Hide Murder and Robbery by Use of Dynamite

JOHNSTOWN. Pa.. Feb. 9.—An attempt to hide robbery and murder resulted in the wrecking by dynamite of an Italian boarding house at Portage, this county, early this morning. Two persons are dead, two are Injured and a score of others had miraculous escapes. The dead: Tony Orillo, aged 44; Mrs. Tony Grlllo, aged 41. Ralph Telllllda and George Dostavo were seriously Injured. The boarding, house was occupied by Orillo and his wife, three daughters and about twenty-five boarders. When the explosion occurred the Inmates were hurled In all directions, but most of them escaped serious Injury. The bodies of Orillo and his wife were found burled beneath the ruins of the building which was demolished. Persons familiar with dynamite say that at least twenty-five pounds must have been put off under the room where Grlllo and his three little girls slept. It was stated that Grillo had between $300 and $700 and his wife $300 more In the house, but none of this money has yet been found and the theory is. that it was stolen by some one who killed the couple and then exploded the dynamite to cover the crime. Grlllo's head was crushed as if by some heavy instrument and his ribs also were crushed.