The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-23
Italian Supposed to Have Once
Resided in st. Louis Lured to
His Death in Chicago.
HAD KILLED A C0UNTRYMAN.
Police Have Made Thirteen Ar
rests in Connection With the
Case-Mysterious Doc
ument.

! REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. ILL.,, Feb. 22.-In the work Of un
yelling the motive for the murder Of Saliva
tore Di Giovanni. In a dark alley at Crane
avenue and Union street. last night. by
members Of an italian secret society, be-
| lieved to be a branch of the Malta. the po.
lice under Inspector Kalas were confront
ed to-day with series Of mysteries, many
of them as remarkable as any In the history
Of local crime.
Ancient feuds having their origin in the
Sunny Italy. a romance Of love and mar
riage, then a separation that caused the
husband to conceal his identity under as
sumed names, subsequently, the discovery Of
the fugitive by avengers and the Turing of
him to his death. were the startling revela-
tions that the pursuit of the police dis
closed.
At every turn Giovanni was revealed as
the central figure in a somewhat fascina-
ting story of adventure and daring He
was versatile. skilled in many callings and
regarded by his fellow-countrymen as
strange genius. He boasted the possession
of proud lineage and noble blood. No one
I'm the Italian colony here gainsaid his
claims to nobility. but he never revealed
his ancestral house or title. That there Is
dark motive for the murder Is deemed
certain, no matter whether 1t Is or is not
established that Giovanni was the noble
man who lived in st. Louis as Doctor
Guidone.
In Giovanni's pockets were found docu-
ments bearing the letterhead legend, "R
ID. Guidone." These documents appear to
be series of interrogatories to be pro-
pounded in the form of depositions for
divorce suit against the wife of Guidone.
Reference is made therein to some dark
he xra6 sa h.
seems to have occurred in New York, and
this tragedy appeared TO have Significance
in the divorce proceedings.
Cut CoUrtrynan's Throat
Giovanni was well known in Chicago. In
lS's he became involved in feud with Joe
faiurnbo. and in street fight cut the lat
ters throat from ear to err. PalCnb, 70
covered. Under the name Of Salvatore Bar
nadeljo tine assailant OF Palnmbo wss in
dictec. but r. was never brought to bsr
That Barnadelio. was Giovanni is claimed
by Inspector kalas.
IL is considered i probable theory that
Giovanni. or Barmadello. was Killed ly
members Of secret society 10 which his
victim belonged. That PaIumbo had friends
among the band before whcse frs.!Iade CT
bullets Giovanni feil Is admitted. Giovanni
claimed Neapoliian birth, and was acgres-
siVe IL the ancient ard everlasting fe1ds
between The natives of Italy proper and
IL is among the Sicilans that the power
ful society Cf the .dafia. or "Asengers,"
originated In the hegiTa from New Or
Il ans after the murder of Chief tf Police
Hennessy by the Malta of that .ity in 1881
many Of the fusitiges or -efuSees came 10
Chicago and other Northern .ities. Mhole
colonies OF them settled in Ihe vicinity OF
and Grand avenuss. the scene of
The mLrdeT OF Giovanni.
when Giovanni entered the saloon OF
Frank MOrici. at No. 81 Grand avenue
thursday. with his supposed ffiend. Carlo
8attista OF New York. only a few OF IN.
'lci.isn colony. in which Morici and HIS
.r8tner are leaders. were present. But liz
little while other Siciiians arrive D. 4.
Up AIRED tnat Giovanni WIS the o. ly Ne
tpOiiiaa ia tEe place lie left the place aft
r a visit lasting about two hours Than
EySt-slogs man. known to Inspector
Ialas only IS '-Irc President" gave the
xoTd to follow Giovanni, who was over
AIKEN and shot down la his tracks, after
hat seemed an accidsntal scuffe.
h.1c- pt that one further arrest was made. /
lis!rg the number taken into custody 20
tirteen. no more members OF the Sicilan
oiony were brought under suspicion by
be Investigations cf the police during the
ay. \ statement was secured from Carlo
attista duplicating Joseph MOrici
Gillian cOnmi ;sicn dealer. AID Antonio
paracino as the men who fired shots a.
iovGnni.