The evening world., 1903-04-29
Commissioner Greene Re.
vokes 322 Permits Which
Had Been Issued to
Italians.
BLOW AT ASSASSINATION.
Joseph Dampino, Brother-in-
Law of Barrel Murder Victim,
Brought from Sing Sing to
Throw Light on Death of
MADAME.

Commissioner Greene to-day revoked
go permits issued to Italians for the
carrying Of concealed weapons. The
finding Of stilettos and revolvera upon
every one OF the thirteen Italians ar
rested in connection with the Madonna
barrel murder mystery ia directly re.
sponsible for the Commissioners drastic
action and marks the start OF q vigor-
GUS crusade against the Malta and the
practice OF in~disoriminate permit giving.
Commissioner Greene explained bic ac-
ton to an Evening World reporter an
follows:
"NeaEly every Italian arrested recent
ly was found to be a walking arsenal.
was amazed to hear that the prison.
ers invariably had permits, and accord
ingly directed Borough Inspector Brooks
to make an investigation. which was
startling in It's revelation.
Altogether l.249 licenses had been
granted In the greater city and nine
tenths OF these were In Manhattan. 10
end feuds in the crowded sections ana
to break up conspiracies In the Italian
quarter I have cut down the permits
by 40, and 1 hops to do even more in
the same direction"
Hereafter no permits will be granted
for the carrying Of weapons without
the sanction of the Precinct Captain of
Police. with the Endorsement Of the
Borough Inspector.
Convict to Tell of Malta.
The work of Tightening the case
against Tomasso Petto and the other
Italians suspected OF the barrel murder
Is going steadily on. and the District
Attorney and police hope to have sum
cient additional evidence by the time
the inquest begins on Friday 10 hold
others thar Petto.
To-day Joseph Dampino. the brother
in-law Of the victim, Banedetto MAdo-
MIA. was brought down here from Sing
Sing prison. where he has been serving
a term for counterfeiung. He was
taken to the office OF Assistant District
Attorney Caravan. who had q long talk
with him about the case. Dampano has
already helped the police some. he
was partly instrumental In the identi-
ncauon OF Madonia's dead body and he
also furnished the CLUE for the murder.
Madonna Sought to Aid Him.
A few days before Madonna was killed
he visited pampino In Sing sang. Dam
pino complained that the other mentors
OF his counterfetung gang. after he q
been senteucsd. q MIN out Of his
share OF phe spoils OF their trade. and
he asked his brother-in-law TO see the
gang ana get II back for him.
Madonna saw them. but he never Jaw
n one else, for they killed him.
DdmDlnu MAJ aNnrARRad n u,llinUpAaa
10 teii everything ne knogs. II is ex-
pected tnaS after lie has finished with
me murder he may have some Facts Tor
the Secret Service men. 30 tnaI even Ii
tue suspects now hold a. witnesses by
the Coroner in the murder case cannot
90 implicated In mat crane, they may
90 he'd on counsrfeiun charges and
put where they can't do n mole harm
LOT u time at least,
Committed ca the TSomhs.
The convict came down In the custody
OF state detective Jackson. After has
talk with Mr.: Garvan he was COM
mitted 70 the TomDa Tor tnree days. He
Will undoubtedly DO called as a wit
ness a. lne iliQuesl.
Inc story printed In ono of the morn
man IN Petto; that tetto was o the
real name OF the prisoner chArged by
The Coroner with the murder. ula not
receive the respectful consideration OF
0lkItE MI SutNdh VI tI0 puHCc. InoY
said 1t didn't make any difference what
the name Of the prisoner was. whether
he was Petto 'the Ox" or Pope the
Chicken" He was the man on whom
the pawn ticket for the watch OF the
murdered man was found. They there
fore expressed the opinion thai what
ever the mans name or Identity may be
now. eventually 1t would be Dennis"
Enort to Release Suspects.
Henry Goldsmith. Little Tim" Bulii.
vans law partner, made an effort to-day
10 secure the release on a writ OF haheas
corpus OF Antonio Geneva, who wal one
of the thirteen Mana suspects" and IL
held In the House OF Detention as a wiz
ness in the barrel murder under SS,o0J
bail. w.
0enova is an importer OF olive oils a,
No. 5i4 East Fifteenth street. Mr.. Cold.
smith asked for his discharge on Inc
ground that he WAS committed by Cor
oner Soholer, and a Coroner had no
power to commit witnesses TO the HOUSE
of Detention.
Writs for two others OF the "ManA.
were sworn out by Mr.. GOLDSMITH. -,
he served only Genova's. making IL a tsst
The case was adjourned until to-mor.
row.