New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
CUT UP BODY FOUND
NAN LEFT BUNDLES IN
STREET WITH BOY.
"BIack Hand" Written in Blood ON
PachageS-Head Missing as in
GuldenSuppe Case.

after Mrs. Mack and Martin Thorn had cut it
in Woodside came to the attention OF the
police last evening through the peculiar actions
Of a little Chinese terrier dog at oliver and
Henry streets. The dog smelled at two bundles
which were lying in the street. guarded by a.
boy. When the dog started bowling policeman
investigated and saw enough to have the pack
ages taken to the Oak street station. There
they we're found to contain the dismembered
body OF man.
One bundle contained the torso and the other
held the legs and arms. The head is missing.
and the police believe it has been disposed of so
to make identification harder man, about
thirty-fve years old put the bundles the
corner and promised q fourteen ear-old boy
5 cents to mind them for a while.
On the outside Of one Of the bundles was
written with blood. in letters about three inches
high Black Hand" So far the police un-
able to decide whether this is a Black Hand
Outrage OF whether the words we're put there
to throw the police off the track
There are four stab wounds in the chest OF
the body two Of which would have caused in
stant death.
Joseph Totaro. fourteen years old. of No. 81
Hamilton street is the only person who saw the
man with the bundles He was standing at
Catharine and Monroe streets, he said, when
man came through Catharine street carrying
do YOU want to make a nickel?' asked the
man.
Sure" said the younGster
Just come with me-" said the man. and I'll
show you how"
BOY GUARDS THE BUNDLES.
The man had halted to talk to the boy. but
did not take the bundles from his shoulders
while addressing him Totaro followed the man.
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street and then west to Oliver street. Public
School / is at Henry and Oliver streets. and
the man stopped beside the school fence. He
took the bundles off his shoulders and dropped
them roughly on the sidewalk. After moving
the bundles over close 10 the fence, he said to
the boy: Now. YOU stay here and mind those
bundles When I come back I'll give you five
cents"
Young Totaro, who is bright little fellow.
told the police that II about 610 o'clock
when the man left him. The youngster waited
for half an hour. and about to go away
when James Tobin. OF No. 81 Madison street.
passed by leadiuE little Chinese terrier by
a leash. The dog passed the bundles and re-
turned He shifted and vhined, and when
Tobin heard the boys story he sent for a police
man.
Patrolman Hoffman decided that the bundles
had suspicious look and sent for the patrol
wagon. Without opening the large packages
the police put them into the wagon and took
them to the station house.
I'll bet there's a body in there" said Lieu
tenant Mccarthy. who at the desk, after
he had felt one Of the bundles. Captain Toole
agreed with him.
Both packages we're wrapped in black oilcloth,
such is used to cover peddlers carts and 10
protect goods from rain They were tied with
heavy cord. The string the larger bundle
was cut. and under that a wrapping OF
brown paper. This brown paper was neatly
folded and tied. though by person expert
enced in making UP bundles. When the paper
was torn off the torso found The second
package was opened and legs and arms We're
found In Il.
1t the larger package. containing the
torso, that bore the words BLACK Hand
CUT Up WHILE FULLY DRESSED.
The murdered man had been dismembered
while fully dressed. The arms were encased In
the sleeves of undershrt, an outside shirt
and a coat sleeve. The legs had socks.
legs OF drawers and legs OF a pair OF trousers
on them The torso was clothed in an under
shirt outside shirt and dark coat. The
arms were sawed off close to the shoulders and
the right leg was sawed off about four inches
below the hip The left leg had been cut
around and dismembered at the joint.
The underwear was light blue, and the socks
were of the same color. The outer shirt was
white with a chain stripe. The coat and
trousers were OF dark material and inexpensive.
After a close examination the detectives de-
cided that the man had been killed on Tuesday
night and his body dismembered some hours
later. BY measuring the torso and legs they
decided that the about feet s
inches in height. They incline to the belief
that he was Italian. They found also that
the fourth finger OF the right hand had an in
grown nail The hands those of a man
who worked much in water, the police say. and
looked like those OF bartender.
Young Totaro said that the man who accosted
him was about thirty-fve years Old and spoke
like a jew" He heavily built. the boy said
and wore brown sack suit and black derby
with fat brm
speCtor McCaferty went to the Oak street sta
ton. After examining the body Inspector Nc
Cafferty said that In his opinion the murdered
man was jew There two scars below
the right knee which will help identification.
Forty detectives from Central Office and the
Oak street station investigating the case.
Two small storekeepers we're taken to the sta
tion house last night to whether they had
sold any oilcloth such covered the body but
both men denied that they deal in material of
that sort
DRJMMERS CIAMOR FOB WATER