The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
Crispino Vilardo IS Found at the
Southern Pacific Yards by
Detectives.
Relative of Victim Says Murdered
Man Was a Friend of the
Man Killed. !.

Through information given them by
Giacamo Licurri, Detectives Graham
and Harrison secured the identification
Of the dead man at the Morgue last
night by the location of Crispino Vilar-
do in the Southern Pacific Railroad
roundhouse on Sixteenth street. Gia-
camo Licurri, a friend of the murdered
man and an associate of his brother,
called at the Morgue yesterday. ana
recognized the body as that OF Blagglo
Vilardo. He did not notify the Morgue
officials, but told a friend. Detectives
Graham and Harrison received the IN
formation, and found Crispino Vflardo
working as an engine wiper Tor the
Southern Pacific. He was taken to the
Morgue, and after he had made the
identification was taken before Captain
Burnett, where he made the following
statement:
II have been In this country twelve
years. My brother came to San Fran
cisco at my solicitation about year
and seven months ago from Cefalu,
Palermo, Sicily, the home of our par
ents. On his arrival in this country he
went to Trinidad Colo, where he
worked as a coal miner. He stayed
there three months and then returned
to this city. We lived together for
three months at 421 Greenwich street.
my brother and I were always the
best of friends, but after we had been
together for three months he said that
he would rather live alone. There was
no friction, no quarrel. 1 do not know
wi hrr h
separation was one year ago.
After leaving me my brother went
to work as laborer in Oakland He
also worked on new building on
Eighth street in this city. We saw
each other but seldom. 1 am a fire.
man and sometimes am@out of town.
About three weeks ago I saw him for
the last time. He came down to see
me and told me that he was out of
work and had decided to go to Colo
rado. He was then &c living at so7l0
Montgomery avenue. d1d not know
that he had moved.
'Biaggio was an intimate friend of
Brogardo, who was murdered a few
months ago. He was a comrade of
Brogardo's first cousin. Benedetto
Tartitta. A few days after Brogardo
was murdered, my brother wrote me,
asking If l would come to the funeral.
Then he called to see me and wanted
me to assist in defraying the expenses
of Brogardo's burial. He and Tartitta
had given what they could and collect
ed some. I did not want to pay any
thing. so I told them no. I did not
attend the funeral.
Il do not know whether my brother
had any enemies. He never told me. 1
knew little Of his business. He was
not member of the Malta, or any Sc
cret or open organization.
I do not know why he was killed
and have no idea who could have com
mftted the crime. Except for his few
friends, he liked to live in seclusion.
He was poor, and often cooked his own
meals on a small oil stove in his room
1 do not know that he ever boarded
anywhere. He had no women acquaint-
ances that 1 know of and seldom
sought their company. My mother
gave my brother the shawl his corpse
was wrapped in"
Vilardo's father has a ranch in Sicily
The dead man has two brothers, three
sisters and mother and father living.
Vilardo showed little emotion, but
what he felt was little guessed by his
actions. Only once did he cry. That
was when he was on the way to his
dead brothers room. The weeping
was brief, and his face assumed the
stolid appearance that characterizes
the men of his race.
After multitude of queries failed
- A1t
Vilardo was asked if he believed that
the Mafit was responsible. Vilardo
gave his shoulders an ominous shrug
and was led away by the detectives.