The San Francisco call., 1908-11-15
Gactano Russo.


But I knew a jealousy exceeded that
any whom I ever encountered, fury
caused him to commit the most terrible crime, and
there element OF love in it. In fact, his
victims
in charge OF the New York district of the
United States secret service when the into
my once. 1885. II 1 remember correctly.
happened 10 glance through open into the
cepton n He
asked for His appearance forbidding that
my chief clerk. knowing who he what he
wanted. temporzing with him when stepped to
the door and told him in
You doona know me?" he said, a high pitched
tone. heavily laden with foreign
Yes" I said i you"
You know meg'-this with air of ncredulity
anazenent Then what my
Your name" I replied, is Gaetano Russo You
a murderer; you burned a tenement
Orleans IN which number lost their lives,
and you counterfeiter."
a tiger spring his prey I don't need
I Russo that Advancing toward
bending me, his ugly face distorted with
rage fairly
7 a-hfta dolla you no prove maka
da counterfeit" Then, with shrug Of the shoulders
and a wave uplifted palms: 7 mighta kill one-a
man. but rnaka da countafet mon"
Here's your picture. Russo" said I. handing him
his photograph. taken when you
convicted OF counterfeiting."
That me-" he grunted
You are a better looking now" I said. laugh
ing. but that's you all right"
Turning
said:
7 csme-a do business with you"
"AH right" ! said, sit What do you want1"
Tina not tired stand. You chief here7"
told him I
You know countsfet Coendrinoz'
replied that had heard OF a
He maka da plenta countafet He gotta
house, away UP town He got iva Ska
evening bout o'clock. They
1naka countafet mon day-da ten cent, da
twenty-five da half dol; plenta,
thousand dol COlendrino. he sell. everybody they
pass all New
You wanta catch? I tell you how You go his
house. knOcka da dOOr-nObOdy letta you
AIssa coIendrino. hs-a wife. outa window uppa
stair. She door. You in. you
gotta pict Cpicture) your arm-setta re-
NgioUs pict hold so-she She down letta
you
You get whole officer Keep 'em a-back
She no see When she open door. you shova da foot
she shut ALA ofhcer a
Don't you suppose they've lot of weapons
there2" I asked.
Gotta coupei pistol on shelf" he replied "one-a
two-a man, Italan-a fight Five-a, sixa-ohicer.
Italian-a run"
counterfeiting you sure of this?"
He said he He had the band
a
7 catcha man maka da countafet
mon" he added
He then suggested I should meet him at
o'clock IN the afternoon Of the day at One
Hundred Fifth street and Second avenue at the
elevated railroad station, downstairs he
would ahead OF me, and as soon as he reached
point directly in front Colendrinos house. which
back far from the he would drop handker-
chief
you come slone-I come alone" he said in con-
cusion.
I had sent so many Italians to jail that I did not
know whether this was trap to catch me. but 1
decided o go st.
III you there this afternoon" said L when
get of the train walk Keep
ahead Of all the time walk toward me-
And keep hands Of your pockets"
right 10 said. Anything to
"cstcha da bad maks mon"
AS Russo left the building Of my men spotted"
hin-that is waited for him in the corridor outside
in order that he might have opportunity
him. During my with Russo I had
made go another room for moment
IN order tell this my visitor. I
wanted Of the detectives be able recognize
him on sight.
told the other detective 10 be at One Hundred
Fifth street and Second avenue at o'clock
T'n walk the side the street behind
Russo" said You walk on the opposite few
feet ahead OF him. If he looks shadow he will
look behind him and viii you. And the mo-
you him drop his handkerchief turn to the
left a the first corner"
The three Of appointed place and
time without any two US recognizing another The
moment stopped whiting piece OF
swung street And what a
street it at that time A lot tumbIedown
buildings strung along the River docks The
locality OF the toughest New York
walked and Eighth street
the Eastern boulevard, when suddenly he dropped
the handkerchief noted where It fell passed
spot a n back Of the lot
building. in front Of which several were sitting
stop. and. having o the left at The
next corner. the detective-or rather
overlook two blocks the He said Russo
had he agreed TO do--had come alone No
body had lurked around as II he knew mission
at put two work watching the house