The Washington herald., 1909-03-16

New York, March 15.-The police au-
thorities OF this city are becoming i'm
patient over the failure of the Palermo
police 10 give them any information in
regard 10 the assassination Of Lieut. Jo-
seph Perosino-
Deputy Commissioner Wood cabied to
Palermo early Saturday morning for a
detailed account OF the crime, and for
such clews as the Italian police officials
could furnish. He sent another urgent
cablegram Saturday afternoon. and to-
night he wired for the third time
In the meantime the local detective
bureau, under Inspector McCafferty. is
cruising around like a ship without 8
rudder. The men IN the department are
intensely eager 10 get out and avenge
in lawful way the death Of their fellow
detective, but they aTe absolutely without
information in regard TO the crime. ex-
cept as the circumstances have been told
in the newspapers.
They have suspicious that certain of the
Sicilian terrorists in this city might be
able to throw light on the assassination.
but they are afraid 70 move until some
ctfcial information has been received
from Palermo.
Making n Few Arrests.
The police to-day picked up eight or
nine Italians in Manhattan and the Bronx
for carrying concealed weapons. put the
efforts Of the local detective bureau were
directly chiefly toward an attempt TO
get the most notorious of the Italian
criminals in this city located.
II the information from Palermo impli-
Gates any OF them indirectly the New
York police viii be ready 20 act
Police Commissioner Bingham will send
a man TO Italy 20 cooperate with the
Italian police department in running
down Petrosino's murderers. This man
win be commissioned also to consummate
the secret mission that the Italian de-
tective was on when he was killed No
information could be obtained at police
headquarters to-day as 10 who will under
take this second mission 10 Italy.
II is gradually becoming clear just what
the purpose OF PetrOsinO's trip 10 Italy was
and how seriously il affected the band of
Sicilian criminals IN this country. It Is
known that PetrosinO carried with him
a long list OF Italian criminals in this
country. and that he was going TO ask
that these men be taken back under tuTis-
dictiOn CT the Italian authorities. Dr.
Raphael Assutla. Of Se Prince street,
PetrOsino's family physician, is authority
for the statement that the Italian de-
tective told him just before sailing that
there were 800 names on this list.
Catalogue Of Criminals.
Petrosino. in his long term Of service
in the New York police department, had
come into contact with nearly al Of the
most dangerous criminals that have en-
tered this coutry from Italy. He cata-
logued them just as a librarian would
catalogue a lot Of books. In many cases
they had committed no crimes for which
they could be held in this country, but
Petrosino never lost a chance TO increase
his fund Of information in regard to their
records
The list OF 800 which he took TO IaIy
consequently represented years Of effort
on his part. Whether that list is miss
ing or is in possession Of the Palermo
police is one Of the things that Commis-
sioner Bingham's men hope TO learn
through official sources. The list. Of
course. can be easily duplicated from the
records tnat Petroslno Kept in his bureau.
An Of these 800 Italians" said DR..
Assulta, had been convicted Of various
crimes in Italy, and ia some cases had
served terms Of Imprisonment there. In
most cases. however, the men had been
paroled. with the understanding that they
were not to leave the jurisdiction Of the
police authorities. The paroles have been
broken and they have fed TO this coun-
try"
Plan 10 DepOrt Them.
DR.. Assulta went on TO say that II was
Petrosino's purpose as soon as he landed
in Italy 10 arrange with the Italian police
for the deportation of these 300 criminals
back into that country. where many Of
them might be punished for a violation
Of the parole. One or the tasks which
PetrOsinO had before him there. il is be-
lieved, was 70 look up the official records
of many Of these men and thus complete
the information which he had collected in
this country.
in this he was cooperating with the
police department OF Italy and. II was
supposed, with the police officials at Pal
ermo.
Persons who heard to-day Of this phase
Of the detectives mission recalled that
Commissioners Bingham has recently been
IN Washington cOnferring both with the
State Department and with President
Taft In fact. he was in Washington
when Petrosino was assassinated. II is