Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-04-26
Alfsno a Man Of Great P-wer
In til. Csmorra
WELCOMED TO GOTHAM
Bandits Liberty Ended, but Perhaps
Only Temporarily, by Descent of
Detectives Upon an Underground
Resort--A Leader of Cutthroats

New York. April IA police raid
d. an obscure resort in the underground
world of The East Side has brought to
light the romantic story of an Italian
bandit of great secret power, who, flee
Ing from his native country to escape
arrest for assassination. came to Amer
Tea 10 WELD the same power which was
his abroad.
The man is Enrico AlfanO. called EFT
ricone." head of the mysterious cam
morrist d Napou." or Camorra, an
Italian organization of terrorists. When
the police raided an East Side den one
night last week Alfano was discovered
crouching into corner seeking to es-
cape the glare of the policeman's Ian
tern. He has been held without bail
until today on the charge of murder, but
unless the necessary requsition papers
have arrived from Italy, or some strong
representations are made from Rome to
the government at Washington, 1t
seems likely he will be given his free
dom.
Death was the punishment inflicted
on Guiseppc Cuocolo. a pretender to the
position Of ruler of the CammorriSt,
and Afaue is declared to have been the
slave of his rival. The pretender was
Jured 20 forest where ne WAS stabbed
TO death. ii is claimed. by Alfano and
his conspiratOrs. Then the wire OF
Cuocolo was condemned. Alfano and
his men called at the Cuocolo's home
end when the wife opened the door she
was stabbed. her body pierced by a
dozen slender shafts of steel.
Alfano and the conspiratOrs. always
protected by the far-reaching Camera.
seemed immune from prosecution. In
deed. he was held by the pOpulace as
dem god possessed of mysterious pow
or, free to roam at Will unframed be-
cause envcloped with some divine au-
tb0rity nvulnerable as to bullets, and
impossible of capture. With its strong
hold at Naples. the Camorra stretched
out In ali directions, carrying on SyS-
tematic terrorism. robbcrieS. blackmail
and other forms of crime. a huge and
fne spun web To enmesh many victims.
which was directed always by Alamo.
md which always safeguarded him
from misadventule. Then suddenly
Alfano disappeared.
The scene changes quickly to Amer
lea and to the Italian settlement of New
York Camorra. like the Malta. thrved
and was feared here too. with all its
= sinister Vaccinations which baffled the
police even the Italian detectives BY
the New York Camorra the chief was
greeted with many honors. A feast was
prepared in recognition OF the coming
of the leader and Afano was banquet
ted al the Pattrochi.
But this feast was his undOing. He
was spied upon by a follower Of the
murdered pretender and tlc word was
\. passed to Petrosin! and Arcbiopolli
New Yorks Italian detectives Their
spbquent descent upon the East Side
underground resort ended the bandits
liberty.
Alamo is not much over 81 years of
age and of 1.-THE and gracefui build. His
face of dark Italian regularity. would
be inSiStcntly handsome II L were not
marred 10y an ugly scar extending from
his mouth almost TO his left ear, an en-
during remembrance of an encounter
with an enemy AS he stood up before
Magistrate House. IN the police court.
Alfano had all the appearance of an
italian of high rank. He wore suit Of
fine texture. moulded to his slender
form
He was attended by counsel. who
asked for hail. which the justice re
fused. AlfanO was committed to the
TombS until today. The utmost en-
beavers Of the police to discover Alta
NOS headquarters here have been flu
die. They realize. however. that pow
erful influences are with him in his
present predicament, and are not at all
certain that they can hold him for ex-
tradition.