New-York tribune., 1909-06-21
BOMB SHAKES RECTORY
CHURCH FEJD ON AGATy
attempt Made to Bl0rg Tn &,
ROccO's. IN NC,carF.

As sequel TO a mu-derOus attack on the p
James A. ZucarrelH. pastor Of St Roceo's -.
Catholic Church. Newark. y. J.. who was 60 =.
three times by his brother-in-law Salvatore NJ
someci on April /. parity successful attempt -.
made to blow up The church. rectory and psroo..',
school yesterday morning
Two dynamite bombs used one ~ 7a,,
exploded in the basement Of a tilree story -
building adjoining the church aud occupied a. -
school. rectory and living apartments cf forr -
who teach in the school Almost every windov :
the building was shattered and a hole was ta-. =
the sidewalk whore the deadly machine baa -
placed.
The other bomb was placed near the mai, -.
trance TO the church. and only the quick arrivs !,
a dozen more policemen. attracted by the ,I
of the explosion. prevented il from going OF D
trolman Kenney a spark futtering acros, =.
sidewalk In front Of the church and star,na5 ~.
foot it before he realized il was fuse ]sasf,.
to the second bomb.
No cIew to the perpetrators has been o6tsi,.s
Salvatore Gallo was the only person IN the 7sf,h
bOrhoOd when the bluecOats arrived and ~ NJ,
picked up on suspicion Mussomeci who is ur5.
bail awaiting sentence for his attack on the ass.
lives next door the church. and he was The sr.,
one looked for in the neigh50rhOod when the j.,
vestigatOn was begun As far as the police cevs
learn. he was in bed at the time Of the exulosio.
and no effort was made 10 arrest him. He Is az
pected to appear for sentence in Newark TO-DAY ),
tomorrow.
The scene Of yesterdays occurrence is i, -,
heart Of italian colony where rhe verv u1s7-io-
of Black Hand acts a seal al Ii7s Y Is ~.
far from the home Of Edward AnnieIy wsstsv
contractor. VINO two years ago fed 20 Italy after a
bomb was thrown his front door for his refusal
10 comply with a Black Hand request. And II va,
the Anniely explosion which stirred I'D The has
blood existing between Father ZucarreIi and Mys.
somec who had been enemies since the latter mar.
red the priests sister when, it was alleged he A.
ready had a wife in Italy
Mussonecf who is q wealthy undertaken and ~,
others we're arrested for the bomb throwing anil
after being held three OF four days "ou suspicions
were released For this arrest Nussomsci brougb,
suit and recovered judgments against Detective,
Tulte and Hooker. Of Police Headquarters in New
ark To- false arrest.
Only a few days elapsed after Ee had wen hs
suit when the undertaken found Father Zucarrsm
standing in the doorway Of the school -skins 70 MS
housekeeper and opened FIRE him from 3s-cai-
bre revolver. The undertaken fired three shots II
rapid succession and walked the frh Precinct
police station and sure ndered himself telling Ser
geant McGovern he had just killed Father Zucar-
relli.
Mussomeci pleaded guilty % the shooting out
when he realized he would have no opportunity 70
air his grievance against the priest he changed the
plea 10 one Of not guilty, and subsequently made II
non vuIt
There were in the building which damaged.
at the time Of the explosion, besides Father Zuca--
relli his sister Mathilda Zuca-re. his houseksepsr
and four nuns. who occupied the TOP floor. They
were terror-stricken they rushed downstairs
after the report Of the explosion and priest ard
all were huddIed in a hallway when the police
rived and had break down the front door
Under the impression that the would-be assassins
had remained finish their task. Father ZUcarrel1
feared 70 open the door for the olIscoats, who
thought a fire had followed the crash. The bomb
found near the church was taken TO the police
station and placed in water II vas made Of IN
can which bore parts Of red and blue label Ins
can contained brown substance and the tuse a.
tached 70 Il was al least fifteen feet long
A trail Of blood which led from the WRECKED
building 70 a house almost opposite cG-saa ne
police TO search the building The blood r,arzs I'd
I'D the stoOp and down the cellar stairs OF the n
side. Several officers surrounded the house Tais
two others followed the trail and came across ne
priests pet cat bleeding from wounds she received
in the basement where the bomb exploded
The perpetrators OF the deed were daring, IN
view Of the fast that they worked under the ga-s
of electric light in the street and the o1y a9-
parent effort TO avoid detection was the ru-ni1s
out OF a gas lamp directly in front OF The s-Ao1l
building.