The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-16

man whose unidentified body was found crowded into a barrel yesterday morn ing on Eleventh street, near Avenue D.
 Inspector McClusky said that for { months he had been working. in con- junction with the United States secret service men. in keeping the members of this gang under the strictest surveiI- lance, and says that it is through the work of the federal authorities that he hopes to connect this band with the murder. Three Of the secret service men declare that on Monday night last they saw the murdered man in compa- ny with three of the prisoners in a butcher shop on Stanton street. In the basement of cafe on Eliza beth street, where some of the eight men were arrested, and which is said to be one of the headquarters of the band, the police found three barrels, one of which is identical in appearance to that in which the mutilated body was found. Secret Service Agents Henry, Burke and Ritchie have been watching the movements of the members of the gang that met at the butcher shop of Vito Labuco at Is Stanton street, who has not yet been arrested, but for whom the police are looking. On Monday evening they say they saw the murdered man, who they declare was to them a new conner in the circles of the gang, in the butcher shop. He sat in the front and alone. In the shop at the same time, and in the rear, were Antonio Genova, TnFoaonsan pa0nrvorn and TnTizanne Mnr- clio, all of whom are arrested, the latter being the leader of the band, according to the police. With them was another man, whom the police say they do not know. The four were seated in group and about a table, and were in earnest confidential conversation.
 This was about 7:45 o'clock. After a time one Of the four went to the front door of the place and nailed a heavy cloth over the window glass of the door. About o'clock rickety covered wagon drawn by one horse was driven up to the shop. Two men were on the seat. One of them went inside, while the oth- CT drove away.
 Fifteen minutes later the shop appar- ently was closed up. the men leaving
 
 vice men discontinued their work for the nigtt.
 After the arrest of the men detectives went to the apartment of Morello on the top floor of the tenement house ct IFS Chrystie street, where they found a collar marked 16 1-2 in size and bearing the trade name "Ashbourne." This col lar is identical with that found in the barrel with the murdered man. There also was found trunk half full of let ters, all in Italian and supposed to con- tain matter relating to the "Mafia."
 Inspector Schmittberger said tonight that the murdered mans identity will soon be disclosed. He says he has in- formation which leads him to be almost certain that the man was decoyed here from out of town for the purpose of be- ing gotten out of the way lest he should betray secrets of the mafia.
 Both Inspectors M Clusky and Schmitt- berger assert that they are almost cer- tain the man was murdered by the same hand that murdered Meyer Weis- bard, travelling jeweler of the lower east side, two years ago, and stuffed his body into a trunk, and that did away with the grocer Cantania of Brooklyn, and afterward sewed up his body in a gunny sack.
 Late tonight detectives arrested an- other Italian, Ignatz Lupo, who is be- lieved to be the chief of the Mafla so- ciety in this country. Lupo, who when arrested was in bed and pretended to be i'll of diphtheria, was found to be armed with three heavy revolvers. He was identified by secret service men who saw him enter the store in which the shoes worn by the murdered man were bought.