The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-11-22
9HE BLOODY MAFAI.
SAID to BE Operating in New York--Nfarzio
fYordica'a


New York, November 18-The police ore
investigating the story that the Malta are
at work III New York and are bounding
victims. When Antonio Flaccomio was
mYstcrlousiy murdered in front of Cooper
Union a few years ago, Inspector Byrnes
made the discovery that the secret assassi-
mating society was fourishing in the me-
tr0polis and in Chicago, St. Louis and other
cities. Yesterday Mario Gondice. an i'll
telhgent Italian, came to police hcadquar-
ters and asked for protection from agents
OF the Malta. GOndice asserts that his wife,
who died a year and 4 half ago, was poi
soneQ by agents of the Malta.
Gondice, who lives at 1l9 IL Washington
street, was turned over to Charles For
mosa and George Alonce, two Of Inspector
McIaughlin's detectives, to whom he told
his story. To them lie said his father was
an Italian nobleman. In 1860 murder was
committed in the parish where his parents
lived His father was wealthy man, against
whom the lower and criminal classes had
great hatred To cover up the real murderer
his father was arrested and cast into prison,
where he was kept for three years, notWith-
standing that he was innocent or the CRIME.
He was let go upon paying large sum of
money. Several Italians, who were ldentl-
fed with the Malta, bore q grudge against
the elder Gondice. which has been trans
ferred to his son. Mario came to this cOun-
try in 1867. He studied pharmacy for three
years, and then went into business here
making balloons and selling flowers. lie
travelled all over the country attending
fairs, where he sold articles he manufac-
tured
He says that he has been bounded now
for many years and threatened with death.
Since the death of his wife agents swore
to kill him and have been on his track
harder than ever Francisco MortOreli,
bandit who is now in Italy, sent three
men here to kill him, he says, few years
ago. The men are Augustine M0rtorelli,
Francisco's brother, Rigo Condice, M0rzio's
own step-brother and a third man whose
name he does net know. Augustine Nor
torelli he says, is at the head of the
Brooklyn branch of the ''Mafias." His
wife died on April Dist of last year. She
had been sick fifteen days.
The "Mafias," he said, tried to palm off
one of their members rs doctor, but he
discovered the fraud. His wife dying, she
was buried in Holy Gross cemetery, in
Brooklyn. Later he SAYS the body was
taken from the grave. He says his enemies
had the body exhumed so that he could not
have it examined.
Gondice says all his letters are Intercepted
ami he is being bounded night and day.
About three months ago, he says, he made
I'D his mind to go to Italy in order to get
possession of his wife's property His en-
emies got word of it and tried to get him
to go in company with a young man who
Gondice asserts. he has since learned was
one of the Matias, and who was to murder
him at the most favorable opportunity.
Gondice is trying to get enough money to
get back to Italy, but he fears that he will
be murdered before he gets away. Detec-
tive Formosa told him the police would do
everything in their power to protect BIN.
The case is being investigated by detec-
tves.