Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-10
That Surrounding Death Of Biag'
gio Vilatdo, the Young SiciI.
ian, Has Been Solved
He WAS KILLED WITH ACLEAvER
Crime Was Committed at No. 7l0L
Green Street No Notice Has
Been Discovered

San Francisco. April S,--The mys-
terry Of the murder Of Biaggio Vnardo,
the young sicilian who was killed with
cleaver on Wednesday evening, aud
whose head, arms and legs were hacked
from the bleeding trunk, has been
solved, The atroCious crime was COM
united at 1868 Green street, In the
house OF Pletro Torturiti, also known
as Peter Torchi, who Is believed by the
detectives to be the murderer and who
rs hiding His wife Rosa, az well az
Phlppo Fereitta, Salvador Morando and
Rosario DONNA, wanted as witnesses,
have been arrested and the police ex-
pect soon to have TortuHu in custody.
The bloody cleavcr with which the
man was cut down has been found un-
derneath a sink, and In the basement
were discovered missing bones OF the
victim,
Basgio roomcd in the place and
boarued with the family. On Wednes-
day Mrs. TUrturiti went out while
her husband and Vilardo were at sup
per When she returned at night she
missed the young man and asked what
had become of him Her husband cut
her short with the remark that 1t was
none OF her business, lie then went
out and has not since been seen.
search OF the house showed that
Vilardo's room had been the scene OF
the terrible tragedy 1t bore the APP
pearanee of "A slaughter house, all ef-
forts TO remove signs OF the crime hav-
Ing proven unayailing
In lower part OF the building hui
man bones, not yet dry, and a blood
covered cleaver such as Is used by
butchers and hshmongers were UNI
earthed and the detectives pronounced
the chain Of evidence against Torturitl
complete
Rosario DONNA, one Of the persons
now In custody, IL the witness In the
Brogardo murder case who at first
was supposed to be the victim Of the
vengeance Of the Black Hand soci-
oty which the officials think planned
the removal Of those whose testimony
might convict the assasslns. Vilardo
was an intimate friend Of Brogardo,
collected money TO defray his funeral
expenses and was supposed to oe act
i've IN the prosecution Of his slayers
After the police took possession OF
the Torturitl home today, Sam Bos-
safrume a friend OF the family called
and was Immediately arrested, lie
said that he knew nothing Of the MUIR
der, but admitted that MIR. and Mrs.
TOrturitl, with their 5-munths old
child, stayed at his house on Thursday
night, The detectives are confident
that they also We're there on Friday
night, and think that Torturit is not
far away now, though his wife dis
claims all knowledge OF his where
lbouts.
The susuected murderer is an EN-
ploye OF the American Can company,
lie Is about 26 years of age, five feet
three inches tall and weighs lao pounds,
The CHASTITY burden he Is supposed to
have carried from his home on We'd
nesday night weighed 1880 pounds His
wife is a young and attractive woman
and the detectives are now dividing
their search for motive between the
theories Of Jealousy and the operations
OF secret society,
The murderer attempted 10 conceal
all evidence Of his crime by whites
washing the wall Of the room in which
II was committed, but crimson stains
are plainly visible through the new
white surface.
Airs. Torturiti declares that neither
she nor Vilardo ever gave the husband
any cause for Jealous suspicion. She
asserts that she has been In constant
dread of her husband, who has very
violent temper, but says that on the
night Vllardo was slaughtered she was
not aware that they had quarreled In
any manner over her,
When Vllardos body was recognized
yesterday by Phippo Fereltta, Captain
Of Detectives Burnett detailed Detec-
tive Sergeants ed Wren, Ed Gibson
and Detective Matthlson to remain
with Fereitta all night, and today after
constant urging and threatening Fere-
itta guided the police to the home Of
the alleged murderer.