The evening world., 1894-03-26
De VITO HELD
IN $4,000 BAIL.
Police Hunting for Other
Members Of the Natural
ization Gang.
CANALE SAID To Be THE CHIEF
1t Was He Who, Under the Name
Of Falasco Ferrini, Sold
One of the Papers.
MAY TURN STATES EVIDENCE.
Banker De Vito's Friends Ask for
Mercy and Say He viii Make
a Full Confession.
MAY TURN STATES EVIDENCE.

AS result of THE Evening Worlds"
exposure OF the crimes committed by
Italian padrones OF this city in procur-
ing naturalization papers by fraud and
perjury and selling them at SIS each,
Vncenzo DE Vito OF SO Mulberry street,
was arraigned this morning In the
Adams Street Police Court, Brooklyn.
on the application of his lawyer. Max
Klein. he was held for examination on
Thursday morning next at II o'clock.
Justice Walsh fixed the bail at 5000.
Lawyer Klein. who was onlv retained
this morning, was staggered at the array
Of evidence against DE Vito. He read
the afiidavits and saw the naturalization
paper which had been put in evidence.
Then. when informed he could inspect
many other affidavits which would be
submitted In confederation, he raised his
hands and said:
More evidence, Why. there Is more
than enough here. 1t is an unusually
strong Indictment"
The warrant upon which De Vito was
arrested was sworn out by Felippo Man
cini, of 172 Worth street, on Saturday
afternoon, and was issued by Justice
Walsh.
AS told In The Evening World OF
that day. Mancini bargained with De
Vito for u naturalization paper. De Vito
agreed to procure full papers of citizen
ship for him for SIS. and at the same
time stipulated that Mancinl would not
have TO SO before any court nor make
any affidavit swearing allegiance to the
United States.
The warrant was placed in the hands
OF Detective Weisser. Of Brooklyn Head
quarters, who came to this city and
called upon Inspector Mclaughlin for
the necessary aid. Two detectives from
Headquarters were sent with him and
De Vito was arrested in his combination
bank, pool-rCom and saloon.
Two nights in a cell in the Adams
street police station. had a depressing
effect upon De Vitos spirits. When ar
rested he denied knowing anything OF
the sale OF naturalization papers. Then,
according - his friends. he began to see
the magnitude of his offense. He was
willing. his friends said, to tell all he
knew about the wholesale frauds which
have been cJmmitttd.
upon representative OF The Evening
World" and said the banker Was willing
to turn States evideIce. They had been
TO see him in the station house and had
come directly from his cell. They said
| he had not been the prime mover In
the frauds: that while he had had
hand in them and received part OF the
purchase money for the papers he was
|
was married and had several children.
| They also gave some valuable informa-
ton about the gang. The detectives
who are working on the case are con-
vinced that one Of the biggest con-
splraces Of the wear has been unearthed.
The Adams Street Police Court was
crowded this morning, when DE Vito
was called to the bar, Assistant Dis
trict-Attorney Clarke, who had applied
| for the warrants on Saturday, was un-
able to at;erd as he wdG required IN
another court. The next Assistant, Mr.
Callaghan, was At home IN, but Mi
Clarke considered the case SO important
that he sent messengers after Callaehan.
The latter got out Of sick bed to
attend the hearing.
There was no time for De Vito to ex.
| plain anything or to make IA confession,
| His lawyer wanted an opportunity TO
consult with him first. DE Vito, who Is
rather intelligent man, with pale thin
face and hair cut pompadour. simply an
swered his name. The adjournment fol-
| lowed and he WAS led back to his cell.
Fully one hundred Italians We're pres
ent when the banker saloon-keeper and
Tammany politician was arraigned,
The friends OF the prisoner say the
| chief criminal In the naturalization
| frauds Is Banker Canale. who has an
office In Centre street. Not only the
police OF this city, but the police Of
Brooklyn are now looking for him,
They are also looking for many others
who are said to have been prime movers
| in the conspiracy.
Detective Perazzo, OF the Central Office.
this city, spent all OF Saturday and yes
| terday looking for Canale. bu, the de-
tcctlve did not know him by that name.
II was the same Canale who sold the
| second papers issued from the New York
City courts. to a brother OF Mancini. A
| fac simile OF this paper was published
in THE Evening World' OF Saturday.