# Daily Alaska Empire, 14 October 1927, page 1: Two merchants shot and killed; mystery

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A brief wire item from Cleveland: Joseph and John Lonardo, 'commission merchants, supposedly well-to-do', were shot and killed from ambush in a barber shop; the gunmen and the motive were unknown to police.

Front page of the Daily Alaska Empire, Juneau, for Friday, 14 October 1927. In the left column is the brief item "Two Merchants Shot and Killed; Mystery," datelined Cleveland, October 14.

It reports that Joseph and John Lonardo, "commission merchants, supposedly well-to-do," were shot and killed from ambush in a barber shop "today," and that the identity of the gunmen and the motive were unknown to police.

This version calls the brothers commission merchants rather than sugar dealers; compare the [Washington Times of the same day](/clippings/clip-washington-times-1927-10-14-p3/). The OCR prints "Jos eph aitd John Lonardo"; the scan reads Joseph and John.

## Sources

- Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045499/1927-10-14/ed-1/?sp=1
- Library of Congress OCR text of this page: https://tile.loc.gov/text-services/word-coordinates-service?segment=/service/ndnp/ak/batch_ak_halibut_ver01/data/sn83045499/00414185186/1927101401/0295.xml&format=alto_xml&full_text=1