The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-22
Resulted in the Capture
Of a Famous Bandit.
FLED !. FROM \ ITALY,
Where He was the Chief Of a Bant
Of Cutthroats, and was Ar
rested in New York City.

New York. April ga police rait
on an obscure resort in the under
ground world Of the East Side ha,
brought to light the romantic story o.
an Italian bandit, a Neapolitan Rol
Roy, OF great secret power, who, fee
Ing from his native country to escapt
arrest for assassination, came Il
America to WELD the same powe,
which was his abroad The man 4,
Enrico Alfano, called "Erricone," heat
OF the mysterious "Cammorristi ID
Napol," or Camorra, an Italian or
ganixation OF Terrorists.
When the police raided the East
Side den one night last week. Alfanc
was discovered crouching into a cor
ner seeking to escape the glare OF the
policeman's lantern. He has been held
without bail until to-day, on the
cnarge OF murder, but unless the nee
essary requisition papers have arrived
from Italy, or some strong representa-.
lions are made from Rome to the gov.
ernment at Washington, IT. seems
hkeiy he will be given his freedom.
Death was the punishment inflicted
on one Cuocolo, a pretender TO the no
sition OF ruler of the Cammorristl. and
Aifano Is declared to be the slayer OF
MS rival. The pretender Was mred IN
forest. where he was stabbed 10
death, 1t is claimed, by Alfano and his
conspirators. Then the wife of Cuo
colo was condemned. Alfano and his
men called at Cuocolos home and
when the wife opened the door she
was stabbed, her body pierced by n
dozen slender shafts of steel. The az.
sassinations spurred the gendarmes o,
Naples to extraordinary activity.
Alfano and his conspirators, always
protected by the farreaching Cam.
ORA, seemed immune from prosecn.
ton. Indeed, he was held by the
populace as demi.god, possessed OF
mystic powers, free to roam at will
unframed because enveloped with
some divine authority, invulnerable
as to bullets and impossible of cap
ture. With Its stronghold at Naples
the Camorra stretched out in ali d.
rections, carrying on systematic ter
rorism, robberies, blackmail and other
forms OF crime, huge and fine spun
web to epmesh many victims. which
WAS diaeded always by Alfapo and
which always safeguarded him lfron
mtsadventare. Then suddenly Alfano
disappeared.
The scene changes quickly to
America and to the Italian settlement
Of New York. The Camorra, like the
Mafia, thrived and was feared here,
too, with all Its sinister Vaccinations
which bafied the police. BY the New
York Camorra the chief was greeted
with many honors. A feast was pre-.
pared in recognition of the coming OF
the leader and Alfano was banquetted
at the Pattrochi But this feast was
his undoing. He was spied upon by
follower of the murdered pretender
and the word was passed to PetrosinI
and Archio.Pollo, New Yorks Italian
detectives. Their subsequent descent
upon the East Side underground re.
sort ended the bandits liberty.
Alfano is young. not much over 80.
and OF 1.-the and graceful build. His
face would be handsome If It were not
msrred 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 DO.
lice court, Alfano had all the appear.
anccs OF an Italian Of high rank. He
admitted through an interpreter that
he was Alfano, but denied that he had
committed any crime. He was, he de.
clared, 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 re.
fused. Alfano was committed to the
Tombs until to-day when, according
to Magistrate House, he will be dis.
charged unless legal papers arrive.
Meanwhile Detective Petrosini was
advised to consult the government au.
thorities.