The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-20
Amazing Confession by
Paterson Italian WHO
Feared Black Hand. )
MEANT TO KILL CHIEF
Amazzono Reveals Details Of
Shocking Bomb Crime in
Which Newark Woman Is
Alleged to Have Been
Concerned.

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PATTERSON, Jan. 21.--By the confess
sion of Frank Amazzono, who was ar
rested here a week ago on the charge
of sendiug Black Hand letter to
Miss Minnie Duva1, of IL Ryerson
street, the police believe that they will
be able to place the charge of murder
against the Black Hand members who
killed Justice of the Peace Cortese last
February with an Internal machine or
bomb.
Amazgono's confession began at mid
night Saturday and lasted until 4
o'clock yesterday morning. The Italian,
who has been in this country a COM
paratively short time, feared death at
the hands of the criminals he had be-
come entangled with, and told his story
in the hope of getting rid of the men
he feared. AS the result of his confess
sion the police arrested Pasquale Cara
fola, SO years old, alleged by Amazzono
to be the ''big boss" OF the BLACK
Hand In Paterson; Joseph Rebuffo, a
barber, and Mrs Bertha Michael, of II
Golden street, Newark; Mario BRAGG
and Pasquale Giangiante, the last
three as important witnesses.
Amaz2ono also named as a member
OF the Black Hand band of murderers,
who also dealt in counterfeit money,
Joseph Mustol, who was sentenced last
Friday to thirty years in the State
prison for the murder of Michael
AIonachino.
Mustol has been identified as one of
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package at Newark at the time that
Gcrtese received the Internal machine
and was killed, Arpazzono swears that
Joseph Rebuffo was the other man, and
that the murder of Cortese followed
his appointment to office, and was done
through fear that he would have the
operations OF the Black Hand
broken up.
cortese, AmazSono swears, knew that
Rebuffo was in the counterfeiting busi-
ness and knew that he had passed
queer money. Rebuffo then ordered
the murder, and assisted in it. 1t was
also intended to slay Chief of Police
John Binison but public indignation
ran SO high after the death of Cortese
chat the bomb made for Bimson was
thrown into the river.
Anlazzono confessed that 1t was a
part of Rebuifo's plan to have him put
out of the way, and with him another
Italian, known as Charlie, Charlie,
when he got wind of his danger, fed
to Colorado, where he is now. Amaz-
zono said that waiting around in fear
of having a bomb blow him no or a
knife thrust into his heart got on his
nerves. and when finally a nlot was
hatched 10 have him arrested FOR send
ing "a Black Hand letter. he decided to
tell all ne knew.
Anaazzono told his listepeys that whom
NIustoI killed Monoel,ino he was IN have
gone with him to C;arret Mountain TO
aid in the 1nurder Monacbino bad
Iearnef1 too n1uch about tbe counter
feifinr business and n was tho,,ght
that he was weak ana Vould give ayvav
under q cross-examination If the de-
tectives ever got hold Of him. But
Amazzono lodged the task that Mustol
sought him to share in. and M1stol
committed the murder by himself and
got thirty wears for it last week.
Mrs. Bertha Michael was brought to
Paterson last night and lodged i'm iail
She is a woman named in Amazzono's s
confession. Mrs. Michael admitted
knowing Amazzono and corroborated
parts of his confession about visiting
her house. She denied knowing any
thing of the Black Hand letters cent
TO Miss Duval. She was committed
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