The evening world., 1908-12-28
WOUNDED MAN
IS IDENTIFIED AS
BLACK HAND CHIEF
Inzeriello, Arrested After the
Barrel Murder" One Victim
of Last Nights Shooting.
is NOW IN A HOSPITAL.
He Has Long Been Under SuS-
picion of Being Leader of
BlackmaiIing Gang.
is NOW IN A HOSPITAL

One OF the two men who were sho.
last night in front OF No. 223 Elizabeth
street by Carlo Comigliano. a candy
maker. was identified in 81. Vim
cents Hospital, to-day. where he IS
dying OF three bullet wounds, as Petro
1nzertello, alleged chief OF the Black
Hand
Inzeriello is the confectioner who was
arrested in the famous barrel murder
traced the barrel in which the victim
OF that brutal crime was placed TO his
candy shop. Detective Petrosino has
long regarded him as one of the most
dang erous men in New York, and doz-
ems Of murders have been traced to the
Vaccinations OF .e little bands of men
he is alleged to have led and dominated.
Gave the Name Of Envilo.
Every effort was made after last
nights shooting to conceal the identity
of Inzeriello and also the motive for the
assault. He himself gave the name of
Envilo, a name he has been known I'M
confectionery shop at No. 226 Elizabeth
street When released from jail after
the barrel MURDER Immediately fol-
lowing the death OF Petto the OK, who
was slain in Pennsylvania, Inzeriello
dropped out OF siSht and went to Italy.
He fled 1t was said, from the vendetta
declared by the friends of Benedetto
Madonna. Madonna was the victim of
the barrel murder"
When Lieut.. Petrosino learned that
nzeriello had gone TO Italy an effort
was made 10 prevent his return to
America. The immigration authorities
promised the police to see that he WIS
deported II lie attempted to land hero,
Bu5 somehow by using an alias aud
wearing a disguise he managed to come
back to New Work II year ago.
When taken TO the hospital last night
Inzerieliu declared that the assault upon
Kim was not involved in any feud, but
purely a personal effort at revenge on
the part of Carlo ComiEliano. He said
had been employed by him
as a candy maker and discharged. The
young man had threatened him. and
laughing, Inzeriello had slapped his
face. Then the candy-maker drew a
gun and began shooting blindly.
one bullet struck the Black Hand
chief In the head, another penetrated
his left size and third entered the
a bdomen. The second man who was
shot, Antonio Gal!ichlo, was an inno-
cent bystander.
Cant. Carey and Petrosino declared !
yincent's Hospital that they felt sure |
that the mans assailant had simply |
been carrying out the fve-year-long |
vendetta that has been wagng against |
hose who We're responsible for the muir
Ter of Benedetto Madonna and the
stuffing Of his body in a barrel in
March. 1903. Pctto the OK ana dozen /
others had met a similar fate.
Madonna had been a Black Hand man |
and leader OF gang OF cOuntorfeIters |
Ia Buflalo. He came to New York to |
learn why a kinsman arrested for COun- |
terfeitlng had not been protected by In |
leri, lilo and the lncmberS Of his gang /
mi, had involved him in Violent quar-
reis, eliminating in his mysterious /
III that time" said Capt; Carey. to-
gang, but upon his death lnzeriello was
made leader Tho body of Petlo the .
TX was found riddied with bullets In a
suburb of Scranton"
Al 81. VinceAts Hospital 1t was
said this afternoon that there was no
lone for the Black Hand chiefs re-
,o2ery, and that young Gallicchio, the /.
innocent bystander' was also mortally I
After shooting lnzeriello and Gallo I
chic. the candy maker fled for refuge
10 the flrehouse OF Truck No. =, al %.
se Elizabeth street A great crowd I
him there and hpwlcd for VEN
seance. The reserves had to be called
But to escort the assassin TO the Eliza /
beth street station