The San Francisco call., 1905-04-07


near Meiggs Wharf made the ghastly
discovery OF head and limbs of the
murdered man While they were frol-
licking along the waters edge one Of
them, Raymond Lanteri. saw what ap-
peared 70 be q sack wedged IN among
the rocks.
Il excited his boyish curiosity and
be called his companion and brother.
by adoption. Jose, TO help inspect it.
Other boys OF the same age who
were with them crowded around the
bundle. May be it's something we
can SELL" suggested Raymond.
he o--7ed the sack and started back
with q shrek OF terror. The other lit
tie fellows, none OF whom are over II.
turned away and ran. a hacked hu--
man limb protruded from the bag.
For some time little Raymond was
rooted 70 the spot in terror. Then he,
too, turned and ran away screaming.
Thomas Crowley. the boatman who
happened TO be passing that way in his
buggy, was attracted by the screams
OF the youngsters. lie dismounted and
walked 70 where the white-faced boys
pointed. One glance at the contents Of
the sack convinced him that the head
and limbs OF the man who had been
foUlly murdered the night before had
been found
He carried the ghastly discovery to
his buggy and drove rapidly with it to
his boathouse, where he Immediately
notified the police and the Morgue
Coroner's Deputy Fennel Immediately
responded, accompanied by Detective
Taylor
They. emptied the ghastIy contents
Of the sack. while morbid crowd gath
cred around the boathouse. The head
vas thEt CT an Italian, between 20 and
= years Of age. The hair and eyes
were dark and there was a slight dark
mustache.
GASHES IN SCALP.
There were two long gashes in the
scalp and one Of the eyes was closed
from the force OF q blow Otherwise
the head was perfectly preserved. De-
tectiTe Taylor remarked with satisfac-
ton that there would be little difficulty
n Identifying Il IL any one dared 70
DO So"
Part OF the unfortunate mans cloth
ing was used TO wrap the severed mem
bers. The head and arms were
wrapped IN parts Of red flannel shirt
such as is commonly worn by italians
The legs were wrapped in parts Of
cheap blue serge coat. The label on
the coat could be partly deciphered.
The word Denver was made out, but
the rest was indistinct
Oh
were crammed carelessly into the sack.
The bundle had been flung into the bay
between the beach and the break
water. II had probably drifted in, as
il was not weighted nor had any at
tempt been made TO sink it.
Perhaps. like the man who bore the
bleeding trunk down Vallejo street. the
man who carried the head and limbs
became alarmed and hastily cast his
load into the water II now seems a
certainty that the crime was not the
deed Of one man.
There is another theory regarding the
place where the body was found. Some
u the detectives believe that Il was
placed IN this spot as q warning to
the Italians Of the Quarter-a ghastly
warning OF the Mafia's power.
The murdered man was OF slight
build and rather short. Il was found.
when the limbs were placed beside the
,runk There is little doubt that he
vas an Italian. There were no tattoo
:Aarks or scars upon the members.
'fhe head and limbs had been hacked
II IN a savage frenzy. He had been
ieiied 10 the floor by blows with axes
r r1r-vers and then hacked 10 oieces
KNIFE IN JUGULAR-
i was evidently the work OF more
than Two men, Tor besides the lacera-
tioas there are indications that knife
vas thrust into his jugulsr vein.
Raymond La1teri. the boy who first
So ~ the sack. Is a muiatto and the
adopted child OF p. Lanteri. a saloon
keeper At 81 Broadway. With Linn was
Lanteyi's 10-year-old son, Jose.
Raymond gives the following account
of his discovery.
We were playing along the beach