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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
WORKED IN ALAMEDA.
Vilardo Was Employed by the Light
Company i'm That City.

OAKLAND, April S.-Biaggio Viii
ardo was formerly employed by the
Oakland Gas, Light and Heat Conn
pany in this city and while here be-
came a warm friend of Frank Gordo,
a Portuguese employed by the same
company. Vilardo was unable to
speak English and it was through
Gordo that he secured his position.
Vilardo's former employers speak well
of him and among the men with
whom he workedshe has the reputa-
ton of being a hard and willing
worker.
Vilardo was in the employ of the
light company when Giuseppe Bro
gardo was murdered in San Francis
co, and shortly after the murder he
spoke of the case to his friend, Frank
Gordo. Gordo told the following
story of the conversation to-day:
"Vilardo could speak no English,
and he used to talk TO me a great
deal, as / speak some Italian. When
Brogardo was killed Nin San Francisco
Vilardo told me that he would have
to bury him, and he said that he had
only been able to get $40 toward the
funeral expenses. He did not say that
he feared he would incur the enmity
of Brogardo's foes by taking charge
of the funeral. nor did he express any
fear that he would be killed by the
Malta because of his act"
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09

The woman gave the following de-
scription of her husband He is 26
years old and a native of Sicily He
is about five feet four inches in height
and weighs LAO pounds. He talks
English well, always in loud tone of
voice.
When she saw him on Wednesday
night he wore dark clothes and a soft
felt hat. He was formerly a section
boss on the Missouri Pacific road.
In a storeroom In the rear of the
house the detectives found a bundle OF
rope corresponding to the cord that was
tied about the trunk A revolver with
a holster that could be concealed be-
Meath the coat was found. 1t was load
ed. The holster arrangement is such as
is used by men handling weapons
habitually.
The service stripes on the uniform
coat worn by Torturiti when the tin
type was taken would indicate that
he had seen service during the Spanish
American war.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09

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s. L. Hotchkiss of Wanfngford. Conn,
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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
TRACE CRIME
TO THE MAFIA
Police Convinced That Room in Rear of
Mason-Street Fish Market Was
Murderers' Rendezvous

The murder OF Vilardo was the work
Of an organized gang and the result OF
a deep-laid plot That is the theory OF
the detectives, for within the last twen-
ty-four hours developments that tend
to show the plottings of the dreaded
Black Hand" have come to light. One
Of the meeting places of the band is To-
Gated on Mason street, opposite the
barber shop Of Jose Raia, where Bro
gardo was murdered last January.
The rendezvous is a small room back
Of the fish market Of Antoni Lapoli,
and in this place men have been wont
10 gather and conspire for many
months past. But strange TO say,
since the remains of Nilardo We're dis
covered the nightly meetings of the
plotters have ceased and none Of them
have been seen in their accustomed
haunts.
On the night that Brogardo was shot
down in his tracks a meeting had been
held in the back room of the fish mar
ket and a Wild orgy followed. A fight
had evidently taken place there, and
the theory is that the men plotted to
take the life of Brogardo that very
night and when the opportunity Of
fered the deed was done.
Fretitta, Miranda, Rosario Domino
and sam Possofumi, men now held
under suspicion by the police, have
been known to frequent that place In
fact. they were prominent members Of
the gang that congregated there. They
were also regarded as friends of Bro
gardo, but just what their relations
were with Nilardo has not yet been
learned.
On Tuesday night, the evening before
the mangled trunk of the Sicilian was
found on Vallejo street the gang had a
late session in the back room of the
fish market. Sounds of loud talking
could be distinctly heard on the street
by persons in the neighborhood. The
plotters did not disDerse till an early
hour in the morning. and then they
skunk stealthily away, as has been their
won't.
The police firmly believe now that the
murder Of NilardO was planned in this
place. Suspicious have been made
stronger by the fact that the conspira-
tors ceased to meet since the murder
Of Nilardo.
Whether this gang is the real Malta
or not remains TO be proved. All the
members are Sicilians, and It is said
that they belong TO another band, the
name Of which is not known. The
headquarters Of this society is in Paler-
mo. Sicily. and the orders are issued
from that place.
The mandates come direct from the
president. who is not known to any of
the members outside of a secret coun-
Gil in the mother country. The society
IS said TO be more cruel in its purposes
than the dreaded Malta. and when a
man is ordered killed his doom is
sealed. for he will be followed to the
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
BELIEVE TORTURITI
is HIDING HERE.
Sleuths Are Securing City
Suspect Murderer's Wife Is
Trying to Shield Him.

street yesterday. Hardly had the news
Deen given out that the place where
Inc murder was committed had been
discovered when several hundred per-
sons gathered around the house. The
report spread like wildflre and early
In the morning Green street was black
with a.craning mob.
The house is but few doors from
the corner of Mason street. The land
lord, Becker, with his mother, niece
and son, lives in the two upper floors,
while the ground floor was occupied
by the Toruritis and Vilardo.s
Every one of the four rooms where
Vilardo met his horrible death was
ransacked by the detectives in their
search for evidence.
- The police stationed on the outside
of the house were kept busy keeping
the crowd back and ejecting those who
had no authority to enter the premises.
Detectives Taylor and Harrison gath
cred together what there was in the
house to be taken to the station for
use as evidence. Particular attention
was given to any article that showed
traces of blood and every article of ap-
parel was closely examined.
One of the most startling discoveries
during the day was that of a woman's 8
apron found in the bedroom of the
ToruritiS A small particle of hui
man flesh was detected on it. The
flesh was placed in bottle of alcohol
and will be analyZed.
The blood despatched wall of the
supposedly unoccupied room where the
crime was committed was carefully
examined. Though the murderer tried
to hide all evidence Of the foul deed. a
glance into the room told that a hor-
rible slaughter had taken place. The
bloody floor. which had been thor
oughly washed, could not be cleansed
Of its crimson color. The imprints of a
blood-stained hand could plainly be
seen. Specks of blood were also plain
on the ceiling, which is about ten feet
above the floor. There were spots of
blood on the wall and on the door of
the victims room.
Every article of the victims ap-
parel was carted in the patrol wagon
to the Hall of Justice. The remainder
of the stuff found in the house will be
taken away later.
In the afternoon the crowd about
the house was largely augmented.
There was much pushing and jostling
to get to the front for a good view.
Stairways and windows in the neigh
borhood that would afford view
point were sought. When the patrol
wagon left the scene with its load of
evidence a crowd followed to the hall
and struggled desperately to witness
the unloading
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09

Detectives are still securing the city
and it's outlying districts with the hope
of apprehending the murderer of Biag-
gio Vilardo. Captain Burnett and Chief
Dinan do not believe that Pietro Tortu-
rfti has left the city. They have learn
ed that the murderer Is without funds.
1t is regarded as certain that Torturiti
was not the only one concerned in the
murder.
Il do not believe much of the story
told me by Rosa. Torsuriti.' said Cap
tain Burnett last night. She is con-
cealing many facts from us and think
that she knows where her husband is
at this time. l believe that if she was
not a participant in the murder that
she was a witness and assisted in
cleaning up the evidence of the crime.
we have caught her in many lies
and there are discrepancies in her
story. Whenever a question is asked
her that would tend to elicit any infor-
nation as to the method of the murder
or her connection with it, she shrugs
her shoulders and refuses to talk. 1 be-
lieve that we will have the murderer in
custody before long. The murder may
have arisen through a quarrel between
the murderer and his victim over Tor
turiti's wife"
tectives working on the case. 1t is be-
lieved by some that Torturiti is at this
time some distance from the city, aided
and hidden by his friends who were the
partners in the bloody deed. Others
cling to the theory that he is still in the
Latin quarter, where they say he is
safe for a time from detection, on ac-
count of the fear that possesses the
italian and Sicilian inhabitants Of that
portion of the city.
Another thing that shows that the
woman is protecting her husband is tn.
statement of Detective Nick Bakulich,
who aided in the house, to-hOuse search
on the morning of the discovery of the
bloody trunk at Vallejo and Powell
streets. Among the houses visited by
Bakulich was the Torturiti home, at
7Se1sA Green street. Bakulich showed
Rosa Torturiti the shawl and blanket
in which the dismembered corpse was
wrapped and she promptly denied ever
having seen them before.
The organization that promoted the
killing Of Vilardo has probably raised
enough money to get Torturiti out of
town 1t is known that members of the
Police Department are watching the
suburb haunts of the Italian and Sicil-
ian races, in the hope of apprehending
the murderer.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
Think WOMAN
PARTICIPATED
IN THE PLOT
Continued From Page 25, Column /.

of the date of the murder.
The detectives postponed more
minute inspection of the premises.
thinking that there was chance of
somebody's returning. They hid
themselves in rear room and waited
Just as the first light of dawn
streamed through the windows of the
house footsteps were heard descend
ing the stairway that led to the place.
The door was opened and closed
again.
The three detectives rushed from
their place of concealment and found
a startled woman, who held in her
arms a baby. 1t was Mrs. Torturiti.
She was quickly taken to the Hall of
Justice and at once put through a
course of questioning.
Detectives Taylor and Harrison
went to the scene of the killing and
waited with Detective Ed Gibson.
About noon or little after Sam Pos
sofrumi pushed his way through a
little crowd congregated in fronts of
the house and tried to enter it.
''I look for Pietro." he announced.
POSSOFUMI ARRESTED.
He was instantly seized by Taylor
and Harrison. On being searched
there was found on his person a muir
derous dirk.
Il carry it because 1 am afraid" he
explained. IHeTS Is itluCL hiliiHS III
this part of town.
Possofuni was also locked up in
the City Prison.
BY a slip of the tongue the prison
er let out a statement that contra
diets entirely the woman's story told
to Captain Burnett.
II saw Pietro and his wife Thurs
day night" he declared.
II saw my husband at IL O'Clock
/ Wednesday night-never since then, .
asserted Mrs. Torturiti.
! With her pretty, smiling baby in
her arms the woman sat and an
swered with evident reluctance, the
questions put to her by the detectives.
Her rather pretty face wore some
thing between a scowl and the look of
a hunted animal
This is the story she told in broken
English:
my husband is Pietro Torturiti, a
can maker employed by the american
Can Company.
ION wednesday night 1 cooked the
evening meal after 6. My husband
took some food in to Vilardo and we
ate ours in the kitchen.
About half past 7 I went out to
take walk with my baby. | came
back about half past 8 and went to
{, bed right away and fell asleep.
/ About half past IL my husband
! came into the bedroom. l asked him
where Vilardo was and he told me tC
mind my own business.
''I was always very much afraid OF
my husband>and 1 did not ask him
anything else. He went out and
have not seen him since.
But Thursday he sent word to ms
to meet him at Washington Square
Park. went there with the baby anC
waited. But my husband did no
come.'
When questioned as to whether hel
husband was jealous of Vilardo, sh,
declared that she did not think so
She also insisted that she knew of NJ
trouble between her husband and vii
ardo.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
MANY YOUNGSTERS ATTEND
THE SPORTSNIEN'S SHOW
Children Are Given A-Inner and a Good
Time at the Forest. Fish and
Game Exhibition.

A happy lot of children attended the
Forest. Fish and Game Exhibition yes
terday at the Mechanics Pavilion.
More than 1900 youngsters gathered in
the spacious building to see nature on
small scale. The children were inter
ested in the birds and animals and
many of them would have liked TO have
padded in the water where the fish
were. 1t was chiIdren's day, and they
owned the building. A dinner was
served them and they ate with relish
the different luxuries served
In the evening a large crowd of spec
tators was present. A select pro-
gramme Of music was rendered by the
band. special feature of the evening
was the wrestling bouts between repre-
sentatives of various clubs. Flycasting
also attracted good deal of attention.
To-day will be laborers' day, and
many special features win be offered
The admission will be 25 cents and the
management is preparing TO handle a
large crowd.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09

four corners of the globe If necessary.
No one has yet been found who can
swear positively that he ever saw
Vflardo enter the place. 1t is rumored,
however, that he was a member of the
society and frequently attended these
nightly sessions. The members always
entered the rendezvous one by one
through a small back door so as not to
be observed When the meetings broke
up the members dispersed in the same
way. Unless one were familiar with
the workings of the society it would
be almost impossible to discover that a
meeting was in progress.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
READY TO BEGIN WORK
ON THE NEW RAILROAD
Several Carloads of Laborers and
Tools Are Now OH the Ground
at HaZen.

RENO, April S.-The first work on
the line that is to compete with the
Clark Railroad into Los Angeles will
start at Hazen Monday morning. Sew
eral carloads of plows, scrapers, mules
and men arrived to-day to get ready
for the work.
The stretch between Hazen and Fort
Churchill, connecting with the Carson
and Colorado Railroad. will be COM
pleted within ninety days. The line
to the coast. it is figured, viii be in
operation within twelve months.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
TOTtuTitI' S Wife.
Continued From Page rs, Column 1

startled manner when she spied me and
seemed very much afraid OF course,
i did not know that anything was
wrong, so | simply passed the time Of
day with her as she opened the door
to go in.
Her husband always went to work
before that time, so I knew she was
not out buying anything for the morn
ing meal. She used the key to open
the door and thought that was rather
strange, from the fact that it was not
likely she would lock up the house
when about to run an errand around
the corner.
Il cannot imagine what the woman
was doing in the place, but there Is
no question inmy mind that she was
dispatched there by her husband,
with whom she stayed during the
night She came up Green street on
each occasion and went away in the
same direction.
Her carrying a bundle on each oc-
casion was probably ruse TO ward
off suspicion. She was very careful
to look around her each time before
entering the gate and went In and
left the place very rapidly, as though
| she were afraid some one was watch
! ing her.
UPSETS HER STORY.
This evidence completely upsets the
/ story told by the woman that she
! never visited the house after leaving
it on Wednesday night, shortly after
/ o'clock 1t also establishes beyond
a doubt the fact that the woman knew
all about the crime. for upon entering
the room of death it certainly was
necessary for her to gaze upon the
blood stains and other evidences of
I the crime
/ 1t is very likely that Mrs. Torturiti
( did the cleaning up at the house and
/ that the bundles she carried contained
! the whitewash and the brush with
which the place was renovated. The
! landlord had not seen the husband OF
i the woman enter the house since
/ Wednesday. so it would appear that
the woman did the cleaning.
Torturiti always carried a large
! amount of money on his person and
I he was wont to- spend deal of IT in
the neighboriug saloons. 1t was his
custom to drop in every morning be-
fore going to work and again at night
just before supper, he would take an
! other drink. He passed much Of his
time in the saloons of the neighbor-
hood after working hours and was
known as a liberal spender.
The neighbors knew Torturiti as
/ religious man and many times he USED
to discuss things divine. He alway.
seemed to speak with reverence re
garding church matters and gave hi
listeners the idea that he was a piou
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
The Best Spring Medicine

sort of individual. He was known as
a steady workman and appeared to
be of a higher class than his fellow
laborers- He never spoke of his do
mestic affairs and his wife was seen
but seldom in the neighborhOod-
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
That Tired Feeling

The chronic thousands of people this the who
that be told by physician that they
withstand attack OF the
who physically
blood
,t,La
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09

ROOMS ROBBED IN THE AINSLEY.-
Complaint was made the City Hall police
station yesterday that a room thief had made
his presence felt in the Ainsley, a rooming-
house al 600 Turk street. The apartments Of
c. w Kyle H. B. Thomas and A. G. Geggus
were robbed About $40 worth of jeweIry and
senle money were taken.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09

A penny In the slot machine in Wen
ma supplies post card gramophone discs
of the operators voice.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09

BROKER ELLIS DISTURBED THE
PE.ACE--Chester b. Ellis a broker with
offices IN the Examiner building was arrested
by Policeman p. Murphy on OFarrell street
last night for disturbing the peace He was
locked up in the City Han police station. Ellis
engaged in alteration with the night clerk
a. the Higgins Hotel
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
Hoods Sarsaparilla

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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-09
REMOVE CHASTITY EVIDENCE.

Detectives Relieve Green-Street House
of Blood-S Stained Relics.
10 The crowd of the eIeuriiqps shifted its
gathering place .frnnf the Morgue to
the scene of the crime at 73619A Green