The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-04

dred and Thirteenth street. a fsw nights
ago. Why they arrested her or at least
placed her under detention the ponce
viii not say. and Msria-she cannot I'M
agtne Several hours, however. before
the arrest was made A~rchangelo Daira-
mo was murdered in a hotel In Harlem,
in the immediate vicinity Of Maria
She admits that h was married &c
the murdered man only the day before,
in the Church OF Our Lady Of Mount
Michael. but. as she avs quite pertinent
ly. what of that? The clews in the case
are as many as the eaves OF Nallom-
broSa- The facts are few and far be-
tween. Italians have a constitutional
fact that the moment they admit any
knowledge. howeye ~unimportant IL may
be. in a murder case. they are thrown in.
10 the House OF Detention. does not
make their tongues more fluent: but in
the wine shops OF Little Italy there is
going a story which the police believe
ton. underterred by the fact that OF the
forty Italian murder cases which have
come up in the city in the last three
years practically all Of them remain
MARRIED on SIGHT.
l will tell Maria's story drst, because
1t is the shortest. It is so short that It
will be hard for the police 20 pick flaws
in It. She. is a milliner. and can also
make artificial flowers. Business vas
dull in Palermo this summer and so she
decided TO come TO America. where the
gold grows on trees and fried bananas
are 50 cheap.
On the steamer were Angelo Cenillo
and his brother. Francesca. They had
plenty OF money and showed much
kindness TO their fellow-cOuntrywoman-
In fact. she boarded with their aunt aft
ar HhaFw trivial "a Nan Work "AnnaNn
was very nice. but he never offered 20
marry me- says Maria. ian one day
last week ! met ArchanEelo Dairamo on
the street. and after a few words he said,
Let's 60 10 the church and get married.
and l went. Of course. not knowing that
Angelo might be angry. l never saw
Archangelo In my life except the day !
married him. and l don't know anything
about the murder"
So much for Maria OF the Angels. But
the story that runs in the wine shops OF
Little Italy is a very different one. In
this Maria figures as the Nemisis OF the
Malta or Murder Club. The story OF her
recent arrival in New York is laughed
at They say that perhaps hers was the
fine Italian hand that wrote the fatal
words. "venite subtle" CCome quickly,
that were found in the pocket OF the man
whose end has zone into the criminal an
mails OF the city as the Barrel Murder
Madonna, the man who was found in a
barrel. or. at least. the most OF him was,
had undeniably been giving Information
~ IA EEsNF a. " n anu Va ~
feiters closely allied to the mysterious
Malta BY a woman's hand he was lured
70 his death, and so was Archangelo
the gossips over their chianti. the lure
in each case was the beautiful Maria.
Certainly the story has more substance
than the usual narratives which follow
Italian knife play. Archangelo. the muir
dered man, had been a detective In Sicily.
OF this proof has been found in his pa
pers. Furthermore. he had taken an &C
i've part In the crusade against the
Malta which at present IS going on in
Catania- he made several important ar
rests. and then. having served the perfect
so well, was. given permission and money
70 20 abroad and wait for the anair TO
blow over.
II is certain that he has been living In
New York for months, and living well.
without working. On the other hand. the
Cenillo brothers have only been a few
weeks in the country. They also had
apparently unlimited n spent
On the day OF the mysterious murder
one knocked on the door of the little
Italian clearinghouse In Harlem where
Maria had spent her wedding night with
A~rchangelo. her husband.
SHE RECEIVED THE WORD.
Maria went TO the door. and a moment
later. with her mass mantle over her
head. she darted out Meeting her land
lady. Mrs. Petronio. she said: "Archan-
~ AAS SEM Ava tx ~ NNAAAU AeAAAA -
the hotel" She gasped and was agitated
much more than. # seemed 10 the land
lady. the receipt Of such a message justi-
fed; but not caring TO bother with her
boarder's affairs. she dismissed III mat
ter from her mind.
An hour later the mysterious tragedy,
its real nature and meaning
may be, was consummated. Pistol shots
rang out in the Italian hotel. At the cor
nEr OF SlEnnn nEnmTn WWEn men and
perhaps a woman, were seen rushing
from the hallway. When the smoke had
the curious bystanders ventured
in On the sawdust floor Of the family
ROOM" behind h bar. they found Arch
angelo dead. The Cenillo brothers had
disappeared. and, as they had plenty OF
money, their trail is not likely to be
picked up on this side OF the water.
Maria OF the Angels never returned TO
the clearinghouse where her brief mar
ried life was spent. and the evening OF
floor in the deserted room OF a tenement.
where. according 10 the statement OF all
It's occupants. she had never been seen
before.
And so It is that day by day. whether
In the House of Detention or in the Dis
trict Attorneys private ONCE. Maria sits
a mirror OF mystery that will reveal
nothing
Patiently she strsightens out the detec-
and even the District Attorney
he gets mixed. f.
TT Is ArchangeIo who is dead. you say.
Angelo who has gone away. o say, |
Is Il not? But about the doings OF these
men l know nothing except what / q
told you"
Then she pouts with boredom. pulls her
mass mantle over her head and her or
deals OF Interrogation IS over for another
day.
But they Will not let Maria Of the Angels
but Of their sight very soon. for the be
lief is growing hat this dainty little
woman with her mysterious dark eyes
Is the most notable agent or decoy Of the
Murder Society that has ever fallen into
the hands Of the police.
Helm 0RSERVE