The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-05
ABROAD; had DYNAMITE
SAMALARO SAYS HE DIDN'T
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT 1T.

| JN Ah HE
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT 1T.
| 10 Was Found I'm q satohel Between Two Car
Tracks IN Hobohen and Soon 6amalaro
Inquired for the 6atchel nc Police Sta.
tion-Had Ticket for Genoa on CFetic.
II q certain harmless looking italian
hadn't set his satohel down In the street In
Hoboken for a few minutes early yesterday
while on his way to board the White Star
liner Cretlo in Manhattan both he and the
satchel and two husky sticks of dynamite
would be on their way to Italy by this time
and what might have happened varies ao-
oording to the imagination Of the one who
contempiates 1t. He did set 1t down In the
street, however, and o he Is looked In o
cell at Hoboken police headquarters and
the police experts pm anarchists and Italian
criminals from Manhattan and elsewhere
are looking him over. The explosive
portion Of bis baggage is resting in a pail
OF water beside the sergeant's desk, with a
big red danger signal hoisted over 1t.
The Italian Is registered as Graeoomo
Samalaro, a laborer, who says he lives either
at 405 Hudson avenue or 4O6 Franklin ave-
nue., Gutenberg, he isn't sure which. He
says he has been working on the West Shore
Railroad coal piers in Weehawken, and his
hands look 1t. He had q ticket for Genoa
and $50 In money in his pocket, and was
clad In overalls and jumper. He didn't
look much like a transatlantic traveller.
Policeman Christopher Stanton was walk
ing his beat at Fourteenth street and VIII
low avenue, Hoboken, at 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning, when he spied a satohel between
the car tracks at a transfer point. Stanton
made for IL and got there at the same time
a street car conductor did. Stanton picked
it up and carried it to the Second precinct
station, half a block away. He slammed
it on the desk with a bang In front Of Sergt.
Goode, with the remark:
Here's a grip 1 found In the street.
Dunno what's in it
The sergeant opened it, expecting to
find some clue to the owner, but the FIRST
things he saw were two nice new half pound
sticks Of dynamite. Goode vaulted right
over the railing without saying a word
and rushed for a pail Of water. When he
got it he orept stealthily up to the desk
and soused the two sticks OF explosives
in the dampness before they had time to
carry out any intention they may have
had Of blowing the station house over to
Jersey City.
you've got q dynamite mystery on
your hands, Stanton" he told the police
man. Hurry out and see II you can find
the bloody anarchist that dropped this
thing Then Goode continued his search
and found about fifty III caiibre cartridges
lying loose with a lot Of clothing. but no
sign Of a revolver to shoot the cartridges.
Stanton was just leaving the station
when an Italian rushed up and asked in
broken English II he had found q satchel.
he collared the man at once and led him
before the sergeant. When the presence OF
the dynamite was sprung on the Italian
he seemed surprised and denied knowing
anything about 1t. He said he thought
somebody put it there for q joke.
When he was searched the steamship
ticket, $3.50 in money and two notebooks
were found. In one Of the books were a
number OF Italian names, with figures OPP
posite each. In the other were written
columns of words with figures opposite
each, which some of the Hoboken detec-
tives concluded was the key TO a orypto-
gram.
The italian when he was arralgned before
| Acting Recorder Laverty wouldn't give his
name until the Court insisted on 1t. Finally,
after much questioning, he said that he
was in this country for the second time
and had beer here fourteen months. He
said he was taking the cartridges to his
own town Of Messina In Sicily.
What are you going to do with them''
be was asked.
"A friend Of mine. q professor In a school,
asked me to bring them to him." he re-
piled.
When asked about the dynamite the
italian said he knew nothing about it. He
said he bought the cartridges iR-R store in
Gutenberg where they sell shirts and
collars. He insisted that some one must
have put the dynamite In his satohel without
bis knowledge. -
After Samalaro had been remanded
until Monday morning without bail, acting
Chief Bell ~telephoned Detective Sergeant
Petrosino, the Italian expert IN Manhattan,
to seize Samalaro's trunk, which was on
the White Star Line pier. It was held up,
but hasn't been opened yet.
Detective Sergeant Bonnoil n O couple
OF Italian sleuths wen over to see If they
could recognize Samalaro, but said they
were certain they had never seen him before.
Bonnoil, after looking at his calloused
hands, said the prisoner didn't impress
him as being one OF the Italians who 60
around looking for trouble.
stories one Hoboken police theory is that
samalaro intended to do a little job OF dyna-
hitting and then hop aboard the steamer.
He would have had plenty Of time, for the
Creto didn't sail until 10 O'Clock.
Baseball for Money Barred in Brooklyn
l. To-day.
Deputy Police Commissioner O'Keeffe OF
| Brooklyn has ordered all the commanding