The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-18
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TIE MURDERERS CLOTHESS
Pslee Theory o. . Sian 70 Make ldents-
ncatton Dtmcult- Mest q the Men
New Under Anest WIN he Freed
-Merelio 70 he Held In All Events.
Several times yesterday the police thought
that the body Of the Italian which was found
In q barrel at Eleventh street and Avsnus
D on Tuesday morning would soon be iden-
tiled, but In two cas- - the man who was said
to be the dead man turned up safe and
sound and the other identihcations were
too uncertain to be Of any value.
Inspector MoCusky said yesterday that
the only two things that would help him
| In solving the mystery would b the posi-
, tive Identification OF the dead man or . con-
| fession from one OF the prisoners. A CON-
| fession 10 one Of the things that the police
| do not bank on very much. Italians Of
| the class Of those now In custody don't
often confess.
1t was learned from the police last night
that the clothes worn by the man who
| was murdered were not the same a. he had
| on when the Secret Service agents saw
him with several Of the prisoners In the
| butcher shop at 10 Stanton street.
| 1t Is said that at that time he was much
bet ter dressed than were the others. 70
| much mo 70 30 IN fact a. to mako him notice
able. The clothes on the body were on
par with those worn by the men under
\ arrest
The shoes found on the body were made
the Produce Exchange. According to the
police and the Secret Service men one Of
the msn under arrest went into that store
4 on Feb. IL, last
The police were confident last night that
the victim had been re-dressed after the
murder had been committed, In order TO
avert suspicion and possible prevent
his Identification.
When Peooraro, one OF the prisoners,
and later in the day when Morello, who Is
said to be chief Of the Malta in this country
became III In the Jefferson Ma rket prison,
q report spread that these men had broken
down and confessed The Thee confession NJ i%on was
McClusky. When asked about It the In
spector laughed and said that the story
was absolutely false.
McClpsky siid Yesterday that on Sunday
he would probably have to allow m ost OF
his thirteen prisoner, 70 go FREQ. The
principals In the gang !, however, viii be
held indefinitely, and II any attempt Ia
made to free them by wit Of habeas corpus
viii make charges Of oounterfeiting asains.
them and hold them on those charges.
Under no circumstances will Morello be
connecting him With the murder has been
run down.
A writ Of habeas corpus vas served on
the warden Of the Jefferson Market prison
yesterday In the oase Of Ienatz Lupo, one
Of the prisoners. II was Issued by Justice
Blanchard and u returnabls this morning.
Although Lupo 70 said to be the treasurer
OF the Malta socisty. the police will not OPP
pose his being set FREQ.
Agent Flynn said yesterday that II would
be several days before he finished his ex-
animation OF the lstters and papers taken
from the apartments Of two Of the prisoners.
Up to date. he says, most OF the letters
examined have been OF q personal nature.
and although they show that both writer's
there Is nothing in them TO connect either
with the crime now under Investigation:
Agent Flynn. IL speaking Of Morello,
the leader Of the Malta, said yesterday that
ne was q very DANGEROUS man, but that he
cause It was impossible to get case against
This man is the head Of . gang that has
been pas.ing nye-doHll. 1.I noss. OF ths E;s-
said, and although we have tried TO find his
plant for the past four yearh we have not
yet suoceeded In doing %.
He has been . dealer In these counterfeit
arc splendid countsrfeits. and Morello sold
them TO members Of the MAAa only. The
system Of passing them was for two mon
10 travel together. Ono would have Q big
roll Of counterfeit bills with HIM. but the
other would take one At q time and try. to
pass II. Then II be were caught no other
counterfeit money would be found on him
and the chances were In favor OF his escap-
ing conviction.
counterfeiting and think can mako out .
clear case against him..
In spite OF the statement Of Agent Flynn
that Morello has been free for the last four
William P. Ha.en, said yesterday that
Morello was only recently released from
prison.
man named Msggiore were I .entsncsd 70
Circuit Court in this city: Morello got
three years and Maggore. eix years, Both
men were sent to jail at Atlanta, Ga. 70
serve their terms Their crime was coun-
notes. With his continuation Morello car
only have been out OF jail q very short
time. I remember his case very distinctly
and can assure you that he = most dan.
Rerous man..
All efforts to trace the rcd wagon tina,
il supposed TO have conveyed the muir.
dered mans body from the Elizabeth street
candy store to the point where 1t was found
have failed. and the police admit that they
|
. crime to the men now In custody.
Some of the evening newspapers yeeter'
day decided that the murdered man wa
Antonio d'Andrea. who testined against ar
Italian counterfeiter In Buffalo last Decem.
Der. The only Jaw in the Identification
was that D'Andrea pleaded guilty TO coun.
! terfeiting In Chicago on Wednesday. the
day after the body was found.
Secret Service Agent Edward Peck ar.
, rested an Italian yesterday about whom
neither the Secret Service men nor the
; polios would say anything. The prisoner
law he is Joseph Guarbano Of los Mot
street, although the people at that address
} cay they never heard Of him.
He was detained at the Mercer street
station. The sergeant there refused u
admit that his arrest Lad anything TO d.
with the barrel murder case.
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