The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-24
BODY IN PARCELS.
F0UND|N VACANT
ANDLONE[YLOT
New York Grocer's Boy Dis.
covers Murder Victim
BLACK HAND SUSPECTED
Body Was Dismembered and Badly
Mutiiated With Sharp Knife
or Saw.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The dismem-
bered body Of man wrapped up In
two pieces of oilcloth was found in q
vacant lot between Rochester avenue
and Rutland road, on the outskirts Of
Flatbush, at an early hour. The police
believe that they have on their hands
crime Of the Black Hand, either car
ried out for revenge or as means Of
frightening other victims of blackmail-
ing. The man whose body was found
in the two packages was apparently
an Italian, and his hands showed no
signs Of labor. The police are Inclined
to believe that he was leader Of an
organization who had proved unfaith-
full to its interests and who had been
murdered and mutlated for revenge.
The nose, chin and tip Of the tongue
of the victim had been cut off as IL by
a razor or some other sharp instru-
ment, but apparently not to hide the
identity Of the victim, for In the pock-
ct of his coat We're found two letters.
The police have these and refuse to
give out their contents. The neighbour
hood where the body was found Is a
lonely one, and in the Vicinity among
the vacant lots are many shacks In
hablted by Italians. Because Of the
character of its dwellings and its in
habitants the nelghborhood Is known
to the other residents Of the vicinity
as Plgtown.
The body was discovered by John
Hanlon, "a grocer's boy, Of 1854 De,
graw street. He was delivering some
packages to the house Of Mrs. Gross
hard on East Fifty-first street near
Rutland road and had gone to the
back door, which Is on Fifty-second
street. AS he passed the vacant lot,
which is at the back Of the house, he
noticed in 1t package done up in oil
cloth. He went to examine 1t and
| found that from it was sticking out
part of mans head. He ran In and
told Mrs. Grosshard, and she immedi-
ately telephoned the Flatbush police
station.
Lieutenant Nedwell Immediately
sent Policeman Cutterman to the spot.
What he found made him and the po-
lice believe that they had another mys'
terry ON their hands much like the
barrel mystery" which was never
satisfactorily solved, and that once
more the Black Hand was making an
example to scare the victims whom
| they chose to blackmail.in the future,
Near tie package which the grocer's
hoy had found and about fifty feet
away Cutterman found a similar pack
age done up in 0ilcloth of the same
pattern. He took both to the police
station, where they were examined.
In the package which the boy had
found were discovered the trunk and
head of man. In the other were the
legs and arms, apparently Of the same
man. Both the torso and the arms and
legs. were covered with complete out
fit of clothing The clothing had beer
cut at the time that the body was dis
membered. The limbs bad been sever
ed with sharp instrument, apparent
ly butchers knife or an extremely
sharp saw, and none of the bones Of
the body was broken.
On the body Of the victim when thu
police made careful search Of 1t they
found two stIlettos. The letters which
they found, they said. had been sen
through the mail. From their address
the police hope to identify the victim.
Later the police said that the letters
were addressed to Salvatore Mar
chime care of Anthony Sessa, banker
4S Union street, Brooklyn" Both let
tiers were from Palermo, Italy, and on
was written apparently by Marchinne'
father, Antonio
The face as far as was distinguish
able was that of young Italian ab0u
thirty years old. The hair was curl,
and the complexion dark.