New-York tribune., 1901-09-08
nrRA MURDERERS CONFESS
Each ACCUSES THE OTHER OF BEING
THE INSTIGADoR OF A CRIME
WHICH NETTED THEM 81 30

Erardona Yawnanluno. the young Italian
sboeraker Of Mount Vernon. who was arrested
- sYsnicion that ne knew something about the
,ourder Of John Francesca Dura. the Mount Yer
nor hotel keeper whose dead body was found
,es, Tuesday in the bushes near a secluded path
,.s5,ng from Sherwood Park to Trenchard-ave..
has acknowledged that he committed the crime.
Frederick Imhoff CT Mount Vernon who was
.boueht 10 be the murderer. surrendered to the
,olioe Fl midnight last night He admits that
ba VAS with Yawnsnluno when the murder was
committed and that ne assisted the italian to
conceal the body but he denies that ne had any
tbng 20 do with the actual killing.
When IInhof walked into headquarters he
told the sergeant in charge who he was and
that he had come to give himself up. The ser
eeant Immediately telephoned to Captain Wood
mn who had gone home Woodruff who had
been acting captain. had been made full captain
only two hours before.
Inhon said that Dura and Yawnanluno had
had trouble about money loaned by the hotel
keeper 70 Yawnanluno. on Monday night. when
the murder was committed. Dura had sent q
verbal message 10 Yawnanuno that the money
must be paid Immediately
YaHnanluno he said. had frequently threat
ened 10 Kill the hotelkeeper. Imhoff said that
TaWnsnluno sent word TO Dura on Monday
night that he had some girl friends at the EN-
oire City track whom he would like 10 introduce
20 Dura. Imhod and the Italian met Dura at
10 o'clock that night in Sherwood Park
When We arrived at lonely spot in the woods
heard a shot fred, and I knew that Brando-
liuO had kept the threat i turned and saw Dura
fan 10 The ground ] was then thirty feet ahead
OF Dura- I heard Dura say, Great God, What
are Won dOing2" l saw Brandolino bend down
as the blood gushed from the wound in Dura' :
back and shoot him deliberately three times
As ] did so ! heard Frank moan and say. Don't
shoot again" Then I ran back TO where they
were. Brandolino was standing over Dura look
ing down at him. He said I've killed him
He won't 90 any harm talking. He is dead"
! said What are you going TO do now" He
said Get him out OF here Help me carry him"
Then We dragged Dura's body into the bushes
and covered Il Up with leaves and weeds. Then
Ne hurried of IN opposite directions Brandollno
said he would Kill me If I said word about the
matter. Two dollars and half was all We got.
YaVnanhuno was brought from his cell TO the
captains Office Captain Woodruff pointing at
him with his finger, shouted:
''BrandOlino you murdered Dura"'
The Italian flushed. turned ghastly pale and
,eU in dead faint on the floor When he re-
covered consciousness he looked wildly around
the room and yelled:
"Oh. they'll kill me, They'll kill me in the
electric chair"
Captain woodruff showed him the hat OF his
victim with a bullethole in II and bloodstained
bullet that had been extracted from Dura 5
body The sight Of these threw the Italian into
another spasm. and he raved and shouted like
madman. He broke down and said he would
tell the captain the true story Of the murder.
He said that Imhoh was the guiding spirit Of
the murder plot. and that he shot Dura at the
suggestion OF Imhoff. who bought and gave him
the revolver with which the murder was COM
rnitted
yavnanhuno said that Imhof gave him Sc. and
they then boarded trolley car and came here.
They went 10 the Brooklyn Bridge. where they
separated
He said was the best shot. and he led US
through the woods TO the spot where I shot
Dura," he declared -Inlhof told me he would
kill me IL ! didn't do it. He told Dura that
there were two girls at the Empire City race
track"
In the opinion OF the police. Imhof was the
fnstigator OF the crime and used Yawnanhuno
as q tool his object being to get possession OF
the money that Dura carried with him