The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-19
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ECRETs TO GRAVE
~ Il Why Petrosino's Slayers
Are Free-~Betray no One, u Is
Greed of Race.

N1W fOhhs MAY 10 w hha" u
rhop, American consni mt paiefmsv
r1ly. who was threatened with death
"a after the assassination of Lieut..
teph Petrosino In the streets or
nIermo. Is now In this city. lie Is
e telling his abiding place. for 1t
ems desirable on more than one
counf that members OF the Black
md IN New York should not learn OF
y Whereabouts.
Mr.. Bishop has received two letters
nrning him that unless he ceases
ndtng q Dand IN the search for Lieut..
ctrosino's assassins and in the de-
ortation OF several OF the notorious
allan blackmailers now in this couIl-
N he will meet his tate which befeIl
ommissioner Binghams special
rent. From the time the FIRST warn
- letter was received until he was
rely on his way TO this country Mr..
Ishop was under the constant sur
alliance OF two Italian detectives.
hey even went on board the Cunard
ner Carpathia with the consul and
~ wife and remained until the vessel
Nd cleared Palermo.
Mrs. Bishop says that. although the
niger Of assassination by Black Hand
tents In this country Is not SO great
in Sicily, he Is not taking any
hnnces. He expects 10 remain two
Honths In the United States. During
hat time he will lay before the state
6partment plan which he believes
1lli lead to the material iessening OF
" number OF Italian criminals who
Md In New York and other Atlantic
korts. and also will provide a means
deporting many already here who
I'VE been troubling the police of this
"a other cities in the last few years.
~ Bishop will meet Police Commits
Duer Bingham I'm the near future 10
1oce certain information N his hands
Uoncerning the Petrosino case.
NJ. Bishop and his wife walked
twn the gangplank OF the Carpathia,
fored q close vehicle and were
Naked away to their temporary
01m6 here. In his retreat he was
nnd by reporter. and talked about
recent experiences I'm Palermo. so
~ the most trying period OF hisl lie.
n coming to this country had moth
~ to do directly with the Petrosinn
Zee, this being his annual leave or
hxence. While here he had some i'm
1rtant matters TO communicate.
oepairs Of Catching the Assassins.
n Mr.. Bishop said frankly that he did
lot believe that the murderers o.
Lieut.. Petrosino would ever be caught
The Sicilian police have been ham
nred from the start, he says, by the
(ct that nearly every Sicillian Is
Verse to telling anything he knows
- thep olice
There is dogma which has come
*Wn from the middle ages and is still
full force In Sicily, which makes IL
1Inigh impossible for the police 10
<ch some criminals" said Mr..
ohop. This is the belief that II is
manly to tell anything about fell
1-countryman which could get him
10 trouble-ftA Is called .0merta. IN
- Sicilinn tongue. which means man
n&so. They believe il Is dishonorable
Inform on any one. even In case
murder.
>.Of course, the fear OF being killed
revenge Is also a factor in the
Tfroefn0 case. There have been
any arrests and long inquisitions.
&nt absolutely nothing has been
armed, so far as / know, to point 10
xe guilty men. Just before / left
olermo they arrested two men. GER
hin Cnstantino and one Pasananti.
't1hfives, who, the police learned. had
len communicating In cipher tele-
nns. Castantino, / understand. Is
~mted in this country for bankruptcy
nde When he arrived in Palermo
|onosdted 30,000f. have not learn
&<H0 result OF the investigation or
men.
N found myself plunged up to the
a the Petrosino matter before
IL Il. When Petrosino came 10
rmo he visited the Consulate al
every day. He told me that he
lofs Of Italians with criminal rec
<oN living in America. and that
Nd to get from the Italian au-
Hfhe records OF each man so
could be deported. | gave
help as l could"
~ U1ohop said that Lieut.. Petros-
Und asked him to indorse his re-
"a 70 the authorities asking for the
ormation he wished. and that he did
8ffx his name to the papers most
Insfances these requests were honored.
Lieut.. Petrcsino was just beginning 20
receive reports from the district
courts when he was shot. Several OF
HE lists OF criminals with their Sicil-
IAN records were found In his pockets
after the murder.
Petrosino Knew No Fear.
Mr.. Bishop said that Petrosino did
not seem TO realize the danger OF his
nission. He even went about the
'otreets unarmed, and had no revolver
with him when was murdered. In the
1xapatches from Palermo at the time
~ was said that Petrosino did have
.xovoiver. and fired back at his assas-
rms.
Il frequently spoke to Lieut.. Petros-
K no about his danger said Mr.. Bishop,
but he made light OF H. | asked him
20 the Black Hand agents in New York
VA never tried to kill him. He said
had been threatened many times,
~ was never afraid.
rAll the stories about his wearing a
o1t Of mail were untrue. When he
)na shot his revolver was in his room
n the hotel. When he first came 70
oIermo the authorities asked him II
didn't want a guard to accompany
~ They told him Il was dangerous
10 about on such mission alone.
"a he refused any escort.
-One day he was going into a very
.nxerous locality infested with men
1own 20 be. desperate. lie asked me
I'D he had better do. told him to
80 along some OF the carabinefo. but
fnally decided TO go alone. Tina!
~ fust before he was shot down.
,The people OF Palermo were in
ned 10 look upon Lieut. Petrosino
~ Intruder, and after his murder
ony would say that he got what he