The San Francisco call., 1908-11-15

$500 to kill him. at the same time outlining plan ~
which they could divide the merchants money De-
tween them without any murder being done
Russo's plan this: The whose head
a price been to go a butcher shop ana
get a large beef liver He then TO so home un-
dress, into bed his wife bandage up ms
head both the bandages and the bed clothes
with the liver. then to circulate the story
the nefghBorhoOd that husband had been
fatally stabbed by Russo If nefghbors came
4 the they assuredy would they were to be
permitted only TO peep through door held slightly
ajar-enoush only to the bandages and oed
clothes-and that the patient low the ply
sician had forbidden enter the room
The victim" agreed the scheme was carried
out it had conceived In the crafty brain
of Russo But this time unexpected complea-
tion Tie merchant refused to pay the SSoo'
when called it. The murder did not look
good was true he heard of the assault
his of his subsequent death but he
had been able o any who had attended
the funeral the body He not
break his word he did want to pay
for that he doubted DONE
Russo left merchants with idea lurk
ing in his head that ne convinced would bring
forth the merchants money. The next day he and
hve counterfeiters appeared business place OF
would not pay $500. less time
than it takes to write 1t the six had ranged them
selves a senicirelc OF their victim and
each had placed the point Of stietto on the mer-
chants throat. And in the fewest possible number
of words the given to understand that he
instantly produce the $500 due for the murder
committed his bchest y Russo. else the sti-
Iettos would simultaneously enter his neck.
The merchant said he had only $500 IN his store.
He told they would this account. His
went TO the drawer got the money
handed the highwaymen left the place
without either the or wife having
Not only that. when the police heard of the
AFFAIR ana to the merchants store. both he and
his wife denied that anything of the kind had
CURED. They knew well that talk meant
death-Russo his would killed
S a popularity Italians o believe
Ting their trouble among themselves II. in
attempting gets the worst of it. not TO.
cause any The Italians hold their
parties.
This is what I mean: Italian learns that
eountryman has committed orenSs against
hm-spoken disparagingly OF his wife
thing tells half Of his friends and
the offender is invited to card party to be held
night later. the home OF OF their number.
The attends the party. The play begins with
out anything to make him suspicious He is treated
exactly all the others Probably the whole
party drinks freely. Before game breaks up.
however. the blow fallen. Perhaps
in the hospital. perhaps morgue-it all depends
what the others believe his
punishment Maybe or with a
cash has been across his face that when he
turns Italy they hope do, he will branded
whom trust
the sentence OF the court" anything less than
they reach the secens Of the disturbance usually ind
witnesses Quite often there found in the
woman says she has neither heard OF seen any
trouble and the young has just reached
the house errand- 1t is the Italian OF get
r ting along without police
That is the COlendrinO n
if he is still living he is wearing the every
holder knows to be brand that has right
fully wrongfully put him. but
Russo put 1t there. Russo's friends IN Italy would
kill Coendrino if he o
Yet the secretiveness of his .countrymen
> enough to keep Russo long out OF prison. few
years after had experience with HMM 1890
l remember correctly-he and his wife sent up
for twelve years for counterfeitng believe he died
> in prison.
He the strangest I knew. Crafty,
cunning vicious yet a at heart.
His egotism could tolerate the idea pupils
of his should excel him In making
= he slew and MANNED the other-but n each
he made the attack like the 10 was