The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-24
A ROMANTIC
TALE OF POWER
OF BAND|17|.
Just Revealed in Raid by New
York Police in East Side
Underground Would
ROB ROY, MAN
WITH SECRET POWER
Caught in the Me.hes- Story Of
Mixed Identities and Strange
Exigencies

New York, April ga police raid
on an obscure resort in the UNDER
ground world OF the east side has
brought to light the romantic story of
an Italian bandit, fantastic Neapoli-
tan Rob Roy, of great secret power,
who, fleeing from his native country to
escape arrest for assassination, came
to America to WELD the same power
which was his abroad. The man is
Enrico Alfano, called "Erricone," head
of the mysterious ''Cammorristi di Ma
poll" or Camorra, an Italian organiza-
ton OF terrorists. When the police
raided an east side den one night last
week Alfano was discovered crouching
into corner, seeking to escape the
glare of the policeman,s lantern. He
has been held without bail on the
charge OF murder, but, unless the nee
essary requisition papers have arrived
from Italy or some strong representa-
tons are made from Rome to the gov
he will be given his freedom.
Death was the punishment of one
CucOlO, a pretender to the position oi
ruler Of the Cammarristi, and Alfano
is declared to be the slayer OF his ri
est, where he was stabbed to death. it
is claimed, by Alfano and his conspira-
tors. Then the murderer was con-
demned. Alfano and his men called at
Corocolos home, and when the woman
opened the door she was stabbed. her
body pierced by dozen slender shafts
OF steel. The assassins spurred tho
gendarmes of Naples to exceeding ac-
fiNyif 1Sovo RI %ho
ways protected by the far-reaching
Camorra. seemed immune from prose-
cution. Indeed, he was held by tho
populace as a demigod, possessed of
mystic powers, free to roam at will I'M
harmed because enveloped with some
divine authority, invulnerable as to bull
lets and impossible OF capture. With
its stronghold at Naples the Camorra
stretched out in all directions. carry
ing on systematic terrorism, robbery,
blackmail and other forms of crime, a
huge and fine-spun web to enmesh
many victims. which was directed al
ways by Alfano, and which always
safeguarded him from misadventure.
Then suddenly Algano disappeared.
The scene changes quickly to Ameri-
ca and to the Italian settlement of New
4Olh AAC SduiOIId, llhS llle Nldlld
thrived and was feared here, too, with
all its sinister Vaccinations. which
'baffled the police, even the Italian de-
tectives. BY the New York Camorra
the thief was greeted with many hon
ors. feast was prepared in recog-
milton of the coming of the leader, and
Alamo was banquetted at the Pattro-
chi. But this feast was his undoing.
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the murdered pretender and the word
was passed to Petrosini and Archiop-
olli, New York Italian detectives. Their
subsequent descent upon the east side
underground resort ended the bandits
liberty.
Alfano is young, not much over 80,
and OF 1.-the and graceful build. His
face, of dark Italian regularity. would
be insistently handsome if it were not
married by an ugly scar extending
from his mouth almost to his left ear.
an enduring remembrance of an en-
counter with an enemy. AS he stood
up before Magistrate House in the po-
lice court yesterday Alfano had all
the appearance of an Italian of high
rank. He wore suit of fine texture,
nodded to his slender FORM He adj
mitted, through an interpreter, that he
was Alfano, but denied that he COM
mitted any crime. He was, he coolly
declared, visiting the United States be-
cause of the frequency of political ar
rests in Italy. He was attended by
counsel, who asked for bail, which the
justice refused. Alfano was commit
ted to the Tombs until tomorrow, when,
according to Magistrate House, he will
be discharged unless legal papers ar
rive. Meanwhile Detective Petrosini
was advised to consult the government
authorities.
The utmost endeavors OF the police
to discover Alfano's headquarters here
have been futile. They realize. how
ever, that powerful influences are with
him in his present predicament, and
are not at all certain that they will
succeed in their program.