The Washington times., 1903-04-16
Secret Service Officers AS
sert That Man Found in
Barrel Was the Victim of
an Organized Gang,
Watched the Entrance to a
Butcher Shop While, In
side, Conspirators Deter
mined Upon His Death.
Twelve Italians Arrested,
and Excitement Reigns
as They Are Taken to
Headquarters.

NEW YORK. April 1s.-The police be-
iieve this morning that the barrel n1vs-
terry VIII speedily be solved.
On informatio furnished by United
States Secret Service officers they have
arrested twelve sicilians. said 10 be
members of the italian Mafa and one
Of the most dangerous bands of couD-
| terfeiters that ever operated in this
country The identity Of the murdered
man has not yet been established. Ths
police not only expect to prove thfs
murder against the band. but also that
Of Joseph Catania. a BROOKLYN grocer
the Italian banker Troja and several
others that have the earmarks OF the
Mafia's 5 work and that have remained
unsoived for many months.
Gang Under Suspicion.
The arrests were brought about in
/ strange way. Secret Service Agents
| Henry, Burns. and Ritchie have for
| months been watching the gang. irving
/ TO fssten upon it 1he crime of counter
feiting. They were watching certain
/ members Monday night. when they saw
them Joined by a strange man. They
! led this man to the butcher sf2re IF
Vito Laduco, IS stanton Street.
Then other members of the gang came
along and held meeting in the back
room of the shop. while the stranger
watched me front entrance. Curtains
were drawn while the conference was
on and the Secret Service men we're
unable 10 learn anything Of the pro-
eeeeings. Finally the gang broke ap.
/ three or four members going away --ffh
The streager. aud she Secret Service
men. sing that nothing more was n
De learned that Right went 10 their
homes. Pictures Of the murdered man
We're remarkably like that Of the stran-
ger, and this induced the Secret Service
men TO 90 to the ruorgue yesterels~
There they Identified the BODY as ma,
OF the person they saw in the little
East Side meat she1.
CorraIIed the Band.
The Secret Service men Immediately
communicated with Inspector NcCluz-
key. They had the names and addresses
OF members OF the gang. Half 2 dozen
OF the best central Office mea we're call
ed and directed 20 corrau the members
OF the band. They worked all nigh.
taxing some Of The gang from their
beds. and al 10 O'Clock this morning had
twelve men in custody in police head
quarters
The prisoners are Joseph Fanaro.
tWenty-four years old. Italian. married
merchant, . Rivington Street. Antonio
Geneva. alas Messiaa, Geneva. thirty
eight years old. Italian. single. i'm
porter, 514 East Fifteenth Street I,o-
renzo Lobiodo. foTty-two. Italian. mer-
chant married sos Molt Street Vito
Lobiodo. twenty-four years old. italian
eos Mott Street; Dominica Pc
eoraro, ffty-three, Italian. farmer. mar
ried, iS9 ChTystie Street; Pfetro Inza-
rilio, forty-four, Italian. confectioner.
married. Prince Street. between Mott
and Mulberry; Giuseppe MoreIIo. thirty
'our, Italian agent, single. 226 Eliza
beth Street; Tomasso Petite. twenty
'our. Italian, married. cIo; hing presser.
,5S Elizabeth Street. IEautz LuBo. twen-
.y-fiye. Italian, wine importer. 433 Vest
Fortieth Street; Vito Ladueo. PcrtIus
Nicola. and Joseph Lalsmia.
Scene Of the Crime.
Where MorelIo The alleged leader OF
The gang. lives is the Cafe Pasticerr5a.
The police found evidence there 10 show
hat it was in this place that The crime
VAS committed The cafe is resort nj
he sang In Morello's room was found
IN ''Ashbourne' collar size 1872. an ex-
act duplicate OF one found ia the barrel
With the murdered man Cigars found m
he pockets of Morello and Thomas
'etto were o. similar brand TO the
,lgars found In the dead mans pockets.
From the cafe Detective Pettiosino-
ook a bundle OF biood-sta.ned burIap.
ike that wound about the murdered
mans neck More significant was his
discovery Of barrel exactly similar %
hat in which the body was found
Resisted Arrest.
Like the barrel found en- Avenue D. the
loops had been removed aud wire bands
ubstituted It also bore the same
marks, Wv. T. indicating that f. had
on,e from Wallace d Thompson, OF $50
Washington street. - The 1rns has identj-
ed the barrels as the receptacles in
-hich they supplied the cafe its sugar.
Al of the prisoners We're heavily
rmed, and each ene resisted arrest des-
erntey- The detectives were in force,
cwever. and as they took the prisoners
irgly they succeeded IN making the ar
ests without anyone being seriously
uit- This morning the prisoners were
oxen to Inspector McCIuskeys room