New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15
CASC0NE In HIS GRAVE
Friends and Enemies FoIIoTC Self
Confessed Wmderer's BOdY.

The word ''fnis' was attached 10 the stormy
battle SCARED life Of Raphael Cascone yesterday
when he was laid al rest. amid the devout prayers
and silent, intense curses OF friend and foe. The
funeral held AZ the home of The self-confessed
murderer at No IL Mulberry street in the after
noon where the body had lain since the day before.
While mourning and merely curious persons gath
cred about the bier of the dead II wills
rered that the dreaded Cascone had confessed 70
having murdered six men In his life. This confess
son had been wrung from the killer OF men while
he wa his deathbed IN the Hudson Street Hos
pital last Wednesday morning
Csscone was shot and fatally wounded last Tues
day night as he left his house by Alnato Santa
nielo. seventeen-year-old boy the brother Of one
Of Cascone's victims. Amato had vowed be would
avenge his brothers death six years ago when a
boy of eleven, still I'm Italy. He waited patiently
until such time he should become man and
shaved and saved in his native land until he
had boarded sufficient money 20 pay his pas-
sage 10 America. His opportunity came last Tues
day, and he shot Cascone in the back. even as the
latter had murdered his brother and his brothers
friend.
In paying this debt Of vengeance. however
young Amato almost gave up his own life, for
when he was caught and brought before his hated
enemy for Identification Casoone made a diving
effort and plunged a stletto into Amato's back and
abdomen Dangerously wounded as he was and
tossing on bed OF pain. the boys face lighted up
with Soy when he told that Cascone had died.
Early yesterday Police Commissioner Baker had
refused q permit for public funeral and cortege
word having been brought TO him that on account
~ Casoones numerous enemies an attack on the
hsarse was probable Later in the day. however this
order was sbrogated and the usual procession and
band. with its medley Of weird rncrrnful diryas
paraded through the streets, followed by "a ero.-d
Of his friends and enemies. So the funeral process
sion passed on through the city streets. over the
Williamsburg Bridge ana 10 the final resting place
IN Calvary Cemetery.
lining the course OF the procession vera Canf,;,
Calvin Of the Elizabeth street station and his men
placed there 10 prevent possible bioodshed or rot
but no trouble developed. While al were gains,
after The hearse, their attention claimed anew
by the sight Of several men carrying an immense
candle. IL was fourteen feet high foot in diam
ster, ana weighed three hundred pounds II will be
sent 20 the Church OF Our Lady Of Pompeii IN
PonpeiL Italy. where st viii be lighted on the sec
ond DAY Of November each year
In spite OF his record OF blood and crime ,rascore
was one Of the most devout men Of his race. When
he was freed after his trial for the murder OF Char
msrc1no ssntanello and Terigo Santiscelbio M.
made the pilgrimage, in bare feet and carving a
giant candle, from the Tombs TO the Church OF our
Lady OF Mount Carmel, st 115th street ana First
Here he Frustrated himself before ,ba alta-
~ the Madonna and registered a vow that should
he be spared by his enemies he would have hpilt
the largest candle possible and have il burned far
him He kept his word. and tina. candle IS sim
burning IN the Cathedral CateIo in italy
The crime for which this sinister gun fighter
end wieloer OF the stiletto paid his final debt &c
CURED IN 1903, when Raphael Cascone followed he
victims through the streets shotgun loaded win
slugs his He poured the contents OF ,,o.b
barrels into their backs giving them no chance for
life. lie tried and acquitted OF the crime ,n
1907.
Coroner Hamburger said yesterday that he took
Csscone's ante-mortern statement half an hour he
fore the italian died. and that he confessed only
two murders