The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-11-24

Have Sworn to MN Hfn d1s Wine
Poisoned snd Body hidden.
NRw York, Nov. 1s.--Marxio Gindice,
an Intelligent italian, went to police
headquarters in this city Friday and
asked for protection from the agents of
the assassination soeiety known a. the
Malta, who have sworn to kill him.
The man declares he is being hound
ed, and is in receipt daily Of murderous
threats and warning. He told his
story to-day 10 Detectives Formosa and
Alonco.
When Antonio Flaccomio was mystic
riously murdered in front ok the Cooper
Union few years ago. Superintendent
Byrnes, then inspector In charge Of tho
detective bureau, mads the discovery
that foreign assassinating society,
known "a the Malta, had agents in this
country, and that the order was flourish.
ing in several Of the cities of the United
States. Tho assassination sf Flaccomio
was laid at the door Of the Malta, but
the members of that order are 50 secret
ly banded together that the murderers
have never been arrested or brought to
justice. Several arrests were made, bus
the arrested parties had to DO let go. 1t
was Inspector Byrnes who FIRST learned
that the Malta existed here.
Now it is known that branches of the
secret order are very strong in New
York, Boston. Providence, Chicago, St
Louis and other cities It is also known
by tho authorities that the Malta was
responsible for number of mysterious
murders that have been committed in
this country in recent years
The story told by the marked victim
Gindice, it is believed, will lead to the
detection and conviction of many of the
leaders of this terrible gang.
Gindice asserts that his wife, who died
ayear and a half ago, was poisoned by
agents Of the Malta, robbed, and her
body stolen from the grave where it
had been inferred and buried else
where, SO that he could not find it. His
wife left property in Italy. ho says, and
in order to gain possession of this the
Malta is seeking his life and that OF his
elcven-year-old Son. This is not tho
only reason he gives, however, for the
Malta wanting to murder him. The
story he told 70 Detective Formosa
begins thirty ysars age, when hc was
small boy ia Italy. Hs father, he
said, 10 an Italian noblsman.
In 1869 = murder was committed in
the parish where his parents lived. His
father wa wealthy man, againat
whom the ower and criminal dasses
had q great hatred Ts cover up the
read murderer his father was arrested
and thrown into prison, where he was
kept for three years, Notwithstanding
that he was innocent Of tho crime At
the end OF three years he was Let 70
upon his paying large sum of money.
Several Italians who were identified
with tho Malta bore grudgs against
the elder Gindice, which has been trans
ferred to the son.
Mario came to this country in 1857.
He studied pharmacy for three years,
and gave up his studios and mover
graduated He went into business hero
making balloons and selling flowers He
travelled all over tina country attending
fairs, whore hS sold tho articles he
manufactured. He says that he has
been hounded now for. several years
and threatened with death. He has
gone from ono place to another to
escape assassination. Since the death
of his wife tho agents sworn to kill him
have been on his track more persistent
ly than ever.