The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-16

pair Of shoes there. These shoes, . bit
| worn were on the feet OF the murdored man
when he was found In the barrel on Tuesday
morning
! proving unavailing, another effort viii b
made to-day by the police to scare oon-
fession out Of at least one Of them. First,
however, they will have TO be arraiGned
In a police court and that Formally WIN %
gone through In the Tombs this morning.
MAYA LETTERS IN MoRKLLos ROOM.
After the arrests last night Inspector
Schmittberger and some Of his men pro-
! ceeded to search Morello's rooms. They
found three large trunks, which they forced
open. Inside Of these trunks was mas
| OF letters in Italian, come Of them sorted
The detectives did not have time to ex-
anime these last night to any extent. Sew
eral Of them were read and inspector
Schmittberger later made the etatemen!
that he was almost certain that they had
found The correspondence OF some orahen
1T will take q lot Of time to 60 through
It, said Inspector Schmittberger. and
we don't know where II win lead u.s.: We
man was the leader
Morello lived In two rooms q IA Eliza
beth street with his wife and child: Among
the other discoveries made BY the police
| IN tn6tr search OF MS TOOIn3 W0Io Nv ~
and the trade name 'Asbun.
One Of the collars found In the barrel
was Identical with those found kst night.
Detectives were out last night searching
the homes Of the other prisoners.
CRIMINAL Records or THE PRIsoNHRs.
According to Agent Flynn. all OF the
men arrested last night have been In prison
| at one time or another. Morello was ar
rested In this city. three years ago. He
was then the leader. according to Mr..
r aysS e aryns es g fs ss: S 81
silver certificates Of excellent workman
ship OF several prisoners. Morello was
the only one acquitted
Last fall five other members OF the gang
to which the prisoners belong and which.
Flynn says, numbers almost 80 men, were
arrested at Hackensack, N. j. for counter
feiting. Morello was not caught, Inc
prisoners taken then were sent TO jail.
Within the last three months. Flynns
men say Ave Of the gang, were arrested IN
this city for passing worthless - oertinGatss
again. These were on the National Iron
Bank Of Morristown. They were clumsily
executed and the men were quickly rounded
LAduoa, in whose butchershop the murder
Is believed to have been planned, II not OK
| ecuted, was arrested In Pittsburg two
months ago for oounterfeiting. but was
| released He came here Immediately.
According to Agent Flynn. only one wo-
man was ever known to have been . mem
! Der OF the gang. She was Stella Erato
and she belonged in New York city. She is
now In Auburn Prison.
CATANIA KNEW THE PRrsoNERs.
About the connection Of Catania with
men had seen him at different times before
his death with members whom they knew,
and that they had the confession OF former
member that Cetania was murdered oy
the gang for his talkativeness' Agent
For the past year the Secret Service
agents have been following this gang
closely. A lot Of them were getting out OF
prison. and 1t was cinch that they would
60 back to their old trade. We were after
counterfeiters and not murderers. 1t must
be remembered. but we soon learned that
they belonged to the Malta society and
were doing lot Of things besides planning
counterfeiting games.
'Catania was q regular member OF the
gang. but was not . oounterfsiter. He
was a member Of the Malta. There were
Ave different groups Of these men, all be-
longing to the one gang. In some cases
we found that some were only counter.
letters. others only MAna msmbers' and
There was small number Of anarchists.
too. All OF this Information was not col.
lected until We got one member Of the crowd
and got him to confess. He told ~ what
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fHAr nKyN cxn. YcYEK1AYs.
Among the thing. thi. menbs, tod " in
his confession was that the Gang bad KILLED
Cltania. We have nothing further In evi-
denoe Of this. The reason for his murder.
according to this man. was that CAtania bad
| Q habit Of getting drunk and talking too
HOW CA ANA WAS KILLED.
Giuseppe Catania, who. according TO tho
Secret Service men. was killed BY this gang.
was Q grocer at 1875 Columbia street. His
body was found on the morning Of July 2s
street, Bay Ridge. The body was traesed
up With cord and stuffed In . bag. Tho
| throat had been 20 savagely out that tho
| head was almost severed from the body.
The bag with the body had been rolled
down a hIll almost to the water's edge. The
| man had been dead for not more than twenty
Catania lived with his wife and ave chill
dren and had reputation among his neigh
bors for being Psssefhu .d man . Inc polii fS
some Italians who lived over him. but that
| there had been q reconciliation. One Of
| the Italians was arrested, but later released
and deported.
BARREL LIKE THAT WHICH CONTAINED THE
BODY.
In the cellar at 77e Elisabeth street
were several empty barrels one Of which
was taken to Headquarters. 1t 70 identical
with the barrel in which the body was
found 1t bore the marks w. 7: on the
bottom. That IL the mark Of Wallace 4
Towney. bakers, Of sos Warrington street,
who supplied the restaurant, the police say.
The Elizabeth street place II a sort Of
bakery, confectionery store and lunch
room combined. The floor Is covered with
sawdust. Around the room are tables and
stools. The basement was evidently used
as a bakery.
On the windows Of the store are two
siRns. one indicating the character OF the
store; the other reads:
!: p. INzERILLo L. 0IGiL.
According to Inzerillo's oldest child,
Joseph. who is IS year: old. oish Is no
not in the city. The boy said his mother