The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26


NEW York, Nov 1o.-Marzio Gindice,
an intelligent Italian, went to police
headquarters in this city Friday and
asked for protection from the agents Of
She assassination society known as the
Malta, who have sworn to kill him.
The man declares he is being hound
.l and is in receipt daily of murdcrous
.hreHts and warning. He told his
tory to-day to Detectives Formosa and
Aionce.
When Antonio Flaccomio was myste-
-iously murdered in front of the Cooper
Onion few years ago, Superintendent
Byrnes, then inspector in charge of the
detective bureau, made the discovery
that foreign assassinating society.
known as the Malta, had agents in this
country, and that the order was flourish.
ing in several of the cities of tho United
States. The assassination of Flaccomio
was laid at the door of the Mafia but
the members of that order are so secret
ly banded together that the murderers
have never been arrested or brought to
justice. Several arrests were made, but
the arrested parties had to be let 60 1t
was Inspector Byrnes who first learned
that the Malta existed here.
Now il is known that branches of the
secret order arc very strong in New
York, Boston, Providence, Chicago, St.
Louis and other cities. 1t is also known
by the 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 tho
'eaders of this terrible gang.
Gindice asserts that his WIFE, who died
q year and 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.
whore, so that he could not find it His
wife left property in Italy, he says, and
In order to gain possession of this the
Malta is seeking his life and that of his
eleven-year-old son. This is not tho
only reason he gives, however, for the
Malta wanting to murder him. The
story he told to Detective Formosa
begins thirty years ago, when he was
a small boy in Italy. His father, he
said, is an Italian nobleman.
In 1860 murder was committed in
the parish where his parents lived His
father was q wealthy man, against
whom the lower and criminal classes
had great hatred. To cover up the
real murderer his father was arrested
and thrown into prison, where he was
kept for three years, Notwithstanding
that he was innocent of the crime Al
the end of three years he was let &C
npon his paying a large sum of money.
Several Italians who were identified
with the Malta bore grudge 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 studies and never
graduated. He went into business here
making balloons and selling flowers. He
travelled all over the country attending
fairs, where he sold the articles he
manufactured. He says that he ha:
been bounded now for several years
and threatened with death. He ha.
gone from one place to another tc
escape assassination. Since the deatf
of his wife the agents sworn to kill hin
nave been on his track more persistent
iV than ever