The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-20

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aroused again. Libertini gave up trying
to get the 800 for the return of Carmena,
| and said that the devil was sorry for Mrs.
| Nuzzl and would kill her rival if she would
pay the money. This delighted Mrs.
Vuzzi and she signed another promissory
note.
FAKE MURDER PLANNED.
! Libsrtini sent for his brother Giuseppi,
and in the presence OF Mrs. Vuzzi they
| covered their chests with red crosses.
! The devil sent long message to Gluseppi,
who was appointed a special agent TO kill
the rival, and after making red cross on
Mrs. VuLzi's forehead he started on the kill
ing expedition. He returned to Mrs. Vuzzi
in three DAYS and announced that the
woman was dead. She would not believe
him, and the devil raised himself and sen
a message that he would kill the whole
tribe of Vuzzi 10 tweuty-four hours. Mrs.
| VuZzi wanted proof of death, and the devil
kindly consented to give it.
The Libertini brothers took her to a house
| in Mulberry street and showed her a woman
lying III coffin The mourners were sit
ting around the room and Mrs. Vuzzi was
satisfied. After going home she paid Lib
| ertini 500, and a receipt written in the
! DEVILS language, which Justice McMahou
now has In his possession, was given to her.
1t was stamped with another official seal Of
the devil, which read: From the Bassett
Jewelry Company, No. Maiden Lane,
N. Y"
WENT TO HE'LL ON VISIT.
There were present at the time of paying
the money, Carmeta Cutoldi Of 80 Baxter
street, Angelo Donata. l21 Baxter street;
Francesa Spolts, l24 Baxter street, aud
Luigi la MAZDA. 1t was all in S. bills. and
| Lioertini burned one of them to inform the
devil that the cash had been paid, and be
replied with a telegram from the store to
| Al A..
told these people that he was going TO visit
the devil, and he disappeared for two
! weeks.
Mrs. Vuzzi had been cautioned by the
devil never to mention paying the money,
| under penalty of immediate death of all
her family by horrible torture if she did.
In moment of forgetfulness she told her
brother, John Sergi, who with Joseph Cop
pellni, keeps liquor store at 12S Baxter
street. Sergi has been in this country all
his life and is not superstitious. He at once
started on hunt for the DEVILS agent and
when be caught him took him to Mrs.
Vuzzi's home he admitted taking the
money for the devil, ana said that he would
prove to the satisfaction of the family that
the devil and he were partners. He said
that be would kill himself and return to life
to prove that he told the truth.
| He swallowed a white powder and fell
down. He lay still for five minutes, and
then got up. saying that he had been to hell
aud back. This did not satisfy Se.gi, who
asked Libertini t. jump from a window or
shoot himself with his pistol. He took a
revolver full of bank cartridges from his
pocket and fired at his head. Then be
smiled and said that bullets did not affect
him. This was Sunday last, and Libertini
was given until Tuesday night to return
the money.
POLITE INVITATION.
he met Sergi at his saloon that night and
showed letter from the devil covered with
red seals asking for more time as a special
favor. Sergi told him to go to the devil
and pay up or he would take him to the
station house. Libertini then jumped out
of the window on fire escape and Sergi
followed him to the roof and into the street.
After an exciting chase the DEVILS prime
minister was caught and landed in the
Elizabeth street station.
There was an examination yesterday
afternoon before Judge Mcmahon, at the
Tomhs court. where Mrs. Vuzzi tod the
story. Several court reporters tried TO
translate the DEVILS receipt that Libertini
gave Mrs. Vuzzi for the 300, but it was an
unknown tongue to them. Judge MONA
hon said that he was not familiar with the
handwriting. Libertini was held in $4,000
for further examination tomorrow after
, noon.
Libertini's appearance is no credit to his
satanic majesty. He Is an understood
Sio;lian with rather a shrewd face, but for
bidding. His clothes were dirty and rag
ged, and how ne could influence any one to
give him more than a nickel is a mystery.
As a fact, he has taken thousands of dollars
from the simple Italians, under various
pretexts He is much brighter than he
looks, and can strike terror into the super
. stitious Italian heart with glance.
| &c Of HaUilia N tbe
! Italian colony, which is known as the
Niagara 1t has about twenty members
and Libertni ia the leading spirit. They
meet at 1913 Baxter street and at LibertinT;
room, and hold consultations with the devil
They pretend to be able to cure the sick
give life to the dead. tell lucky numbers anc
l fortunes and perform every sort OF miracle
for prices ranging from 500 to $1,000
One of the most lucrative practices of the
devil is to cause his agents to visit womeI
about to become mothers, and represent
,, that the children will have horns, dogs
heads, or some other terrible deformltJ
unless a certain amount OF money is paid *
the devil to interfere. This buslnessls very
. profitable.
a VICTIMS OF THE DEVILS TRUST.
\ Pasouale Sassano OF Sc Mulberry street i
one of Libertni's victims. Sassano'
S brother Michael had pneumonia and wa
: diving when liDertlnl CalIeQ anu IOuHQ
priest there. He assaulted the priest Il
D show the power Of the devil. Then he cu
the sick maus fingers. toes, breast and side
and wrote the DEVILS language with tn
Q blood. At the end OF three days Libertln
told the sick man to get up and make tire
j. cigars. He did this, and few days Later
went to work. The devil demanded S7OO
This was $120 for the visits and $3.50 for tn
operation. Sassano paid 500 and SOM
iewelry. The devil was persistent, and !
!. resulted in the arrest Of Antonio Vesili, an
= other agent, for swindling he Is nov
J serving q term in the penitentlary for tn
y part he took In this fraud.
Another victim is Dominica CYCLIC, VIII
I paid $3.50 to have bis wife cured of con
!, sumption. Libertint consulted the devil II
y the usual way and gave the woman bloc
. taken from her leg to drink. She died il
three days. CYCLIC wanted to kill Libertin
j when he saw him in court yesterday.
:; Mr.. Andreoli, OF the firm OF Andreoli
BeIsite, contractors, or 124 Mulberry street
= who have l, 900 men working for them, sal
u that hundreds OF his workmen and thel
Il wive, had been swiDdled by the devil
, agents. The county medical society ha
q been trying to catch Llbertini for Ion
% time for practicing medicine without
% license,
n THE OYSTERS IN HIS CELLAR.
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