The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-13
Murder Of Joseph Petrosino, New York
Italian Detective, Reveals Head.
quarters Of the Organ
ization.
OFFICES ARE IN ITALY
United state. Police viii Organize a
War Against This orsanlza-
tion-Petrosina Had I'M
portant Papers.

ROME, March 1S.-Word of
the murder of Lieutenant Joseph Pet
rosino. the Italian detective Of New
York, absolutely proves, declare the
police. that the black-hand society out
RACES are controlled from the central
office of Italy. They are confident now
that all money obtained throughout
this country, and the world, goes to the
sicilian bandits WHO have piled the
trade for centuries. Petrosino's muir
der shows how good an organization
the black-hand has. No one in the
United States knew just where the de-
tective was, but three persons, his
wife, Commissioner Bingham and
Deputy Commissioners Woods. Bing-
ham furnished him with funds to make
the trip from the secret fund contrib
uted the commissioner by leading
financiers said to include Andrew
Carnegie, w. K. Vanderbilt, T. H.
Hartman and Morris K. Jessup. The
death of Petrosino will probably lead
to the organization in al parts of the
United States by the police an organic
ed war against the black.hand. Ar.
rests of many Italian criminals are ex-
pected shortly. The detective is said
to have obtained Important papers in
this country naming heSleaders of the
black-hand. the list including many OF
the nobility of Italy. 1t Is thought the
murder was planned as means OF re.
gaining these papers. In this the as.
sailant's were defeated. as a crowd
gathered quickly and they were unable
to search the detectives pockets
which were filled with documents rela.
tive to the international black-hand
Petrosino was walking near a hotel
when attacked. He managed to draw
his revolver and shoot four times be
fore he fell. It is believed he shot one
OF the assailants. The Italian police
have thrown out the dragnet, in the
hope OF apprehending the murderers.
Petrosino probably knew more
about the operations of the crimi. ais
than any man in tie country. A re-
port mado by him on the activities ol
anarchists with special reference tc
Italians following the assassination oil
King Humbolt of Italy, is now one o1
the most valued documents of the sec
ret service at Washington. Petrosint
4 was born in Italy and came to ew
YORK when boy. He joined the po
nee 70 wears ago, ar. las been a ter
for TO Italian criminals.
Expect Sensational Developments.
ROME, March Sensational de
veiopments are expected to resul
rom the killing of Joseph Petrosino
New York detective, by black-hand
efs yesterday Petrosino is believe,
% nave secured valuable information
regarding the inside workings of th
Dlack-hand and criminal organization
81 Italy. 1t was disclosed by polio
investigation that Petrisono was wal,
ing Tor car when shots were fire,
Hom distance, just as he fell. tn
gar came along. This probably pre-
vented the murderers from sesschin
nis pockets for discriminating papers
Petrosino, the Italian detective wa
shct On Palermo Square, at Palerm
last night by four black-handers. H
was waiting for car to go to tn
notel when the shots were fred fror
distance.
NEW YORK, March 13.--The polio
department. this afternoon issued
statement of the formal announce
,heht OF the death of Petrosino i
'taly, stating that detectives are a
ready at work at the American Ell
VI the tragedy. Inspector McCaffert.
oi the detective bureau, had tai
with MS men. and said: Bring j
enese men, take no chances. If the
snow fight use black jacks. if nece
sary shoe. to kill. We will have n
more handling of this class Of erin
mas with kid gloves" The police {
al large cities were wired asking c
operation in running down all head
81 the Mafai Cammorra. the blacl
nahd of this country.
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