Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-07

stances, gives rise to this particular form OF
insanity and women more likely than men to
culub toFt But once knew man whose Jealousy
exceeded that Of any woman whom ever
tered whose fury caused him to commit the most ter
ribc crimes and vet there was no element of love III It.
In fact, his victims men.
was iii charge of the New York district Of the
United States Secret Service when this into
my office. 1t was i'll 1885, If remember correctly.
happened to glance through open door into the
ccption room when he in and him. LII
asked for His appearance was SO forbiddng thai
my chief clerk, not knowing who he was or what he
wanted temporzing with hin when stepped to
the door and told him to come in.
"You doona know mc?" he said in high pitched
tone heavily laden with foreign accent
Yes i said Il know you.'
.You know NE? '-this with air Of ncreduty
and aniuzcment. "Then what ees my name!'
Your namev replied us Gaetano Russo. You
are murderer, You burned q tenement house in New
Orleans iii Which number Of persons lost their lives,
and you counterfeiter'
never tiger spring Mt his prey. | don't need
10. saw Russo that moment, Advancing toward
nc aud bending me- his ugly face distorted with
rage. he fairly shouted
II BETA a-ffta doa you can prove eva maka
da counafct. Then. with shrus Of the shoulders
aud wave OF uplifted palns:-"I zmghta kill onea
man, but no maka da countnfet mon
Here's your picture. Russo said l, handing him
his own photograph, taken when you were tried for
and convicted Of counterfeiting.
THAT no looka like me-" he grinted
"You arc a better looking man now said laugh
ing, "hnt that's YOU al right.
Turning sharply the course of the conversation he
sad:-
u comc-a do business with YOU
can right Y + said, .sit down. What do you wantT
.m.a not tired. can stand. You chief here:'
told him was
& You know one-a countaret named colendrlno?'
replied that had heard Of such a man
.Ie mnlt ia plenta countafet mon. He gotta one
house away up town. He gotta fva Ska men
come cva morning bout Ska seven o'clock. They
maka dn countafet mon all day--da ten cent. da
twenty-five cent and da half dol; maka Ola penta,
tlousana dol. Colendrino. he sell, everybody they
pass, all oya New York.
you wanta catch? ] tea you how You 90 his
house, YOU knocka da door---nohody lctta you in.
Missa Colendrino hs-a wife, look outa window nppn
stair She no opa door You getta in. But you
gotta somea pict qcture) under your arI7-seta re-
ligious pct hold so--she look. She coma down lea
you in
..You setta whole LOT officer. Keep EN- a-back.
She no see. When she opa door, you shova da foot
she no Gamma shut ALA officer rush in a house"
..Don'tSyou suppose they've got lot of weapons In
there:' asked.
Gotta couple pistol on shelf he replied "onc-a,
two-a man, Italian-a fight Fre-a sX-a officer,
Itannn run
.We'' said |, I'D like to capture Cocnirino II he
is doing any counterfetng. But you sure he Isl:
He said he was sure. He had seen the whole band
AT work
II wana catcha da bad man maka da contact
mon,'' he added.
He then suggested that should meet him ut five
O'clock i'll the afternoon Of the same day NJ 105th
street and Second al the elevated railroad sta
ton down stairs He said he would walk ahead of
inc. and MS soon as he reached point directly i'll
front of Colendrnos house. which sat fnr back from
the street, he would drop his handkerchief
You come aone--I alone" he said in
c,lsion
had sent so many Italians TO jail that | did not
know whether this was trap 10 eaten me, bnt !
decided 10 50 into IL.
sri meet YOU there this Afternoon said L. When
YOU see me gel off the train you start 10 walk Keep
ahead of me all the time. Never walk toward NE.
And keep Your hands out of your pockets.
All right He would do as said Anything TO
s'catcha da bad maka da contafet mon,
As Russo left the building one of my men spotted
llir--hHt is waited for him III the corridor outside
in order that might have good opportunity to see
him During my conversation with Russo | had
made an excuse into another room fora moment
in order 10 tell this man 10 lay for my visitor !
wanted orc Of the detectives 10 be able 10 recognize
him sight,
told this other detective to he at iootii street ana
second avenue nj five o'clock
90! walk on the same side of the street behind
Russo" said. "You walk on The opposite side few
reni ahead him. If lie looks for u shadow he viii
look behind him and will not see YOU Aud the mo.
lnpnt you see him drop his handkerchief turn to the
left at the first cornef
The three of met 1T the appointed place and
without any two OF us recognizing another The
Russo me he stopped whiting piece OF
wood aud swung off down the street. And whntsas
street 1t was 1T TINT time, a lot Of tumhledown
buildings strung along the East River docks. The