The sun., 1909-06-21
BOMBS SET AT CHURCH DOOR
ONE ExPLODES, PARTLY WRECK
ING NEWARK RECTORY.

Policeman Captures Another ~ the Fuse
Was Burning Pastors Family and
Nuns Not Hurt Police Inquire Into
Doinss OF Priests Brother-sn-law.
An attempt was made to blow up st.
Rocoo's Catholic Church and the school
and rectory building adjoining. In Bedford
street. Newark. early yesterday morning.
A bomb which had been placed in front
OF the school and reotory. In which seven
persons were sleeping. exploded at
O'Clock. The shock rocked the three
story frame structure. shattered tho glass
on each OF the floors and damaged the
front Of the building. No one was hurt.
The Rev. James A. Zucarelli, the pastor
OF the church. was In bed on the second
floor and on the floor above were his
sister, Miss Matilda Zucarelli, q servant
and four nuns who teach school. They
were awakened by the report OF the bomb
and ran to the first floor, where they
huddled together In the hallway. Some
time later they were found by policemen.
The nuns refused to remain In the build.
ing and accompanied by policemen went
TO the sisters house Of st. Vjncents
Academy. The others returned to their
sleeping apartments. A squad OF police
men guarded the house all day yesterday
and last night.
The alertness OF Policeman Kenney
saved a second explosion and the church
from being wrecked. While the other
policemen were making inquiries In the
neighborhood he noticed Pickering
light inside OF an iron rail alongside the
steps leading into the church. Jumping
over the fence Kenney found that the
light was coming from fuse attached to
another bomb. Kenney stamped the fire
with his foot. The bomb was placed in
pail Of water and taken to the Fourth
precinct police station.
The bomb was tomato can filled with
powder and wrapped around with heavy
wire. The fuse had been soaked IN
kerosene oil.
One arrest was made by the police.
The prisoner is Salvatore Gallo. rs years
old. OF 20 Bedford street. The policemen
met him while thev were looking for the
place where the explosion occurred.
Gallo directed them and they arrested
him on suspicion. Gallo recently COM
pleted year and half in the New Jersey
State prison for shooting man.
In their investigation the police made
a rigid inquiry OF the movements Of Sal
vatore Musumeci. brother-in-law Of Father
ZucareIli. who lives at II Bedford street.
Immediately adjoining the church. Musu-
meci has been engaged in a feud with
Father Zucarelli for the last ten years or
SO. The police learned that Musumeci
and his family were in bed at the time OF
the explosion. The trouble between the
priest and Musllmeci started when the
Father Zucarelli was opposed to the
marriage because he had heard that
Musumeoi had wife living Ia Italy.
Following the receipt OF several Black
Hand letters In which 10000 was de-
manded. Edward Annilly. a junk dealer
of II Bedford street. discovered q lighted
bomb on his front stoop while on his
way to work. At that time Father Zuca-
rel( told Detective Tuite. who was work.
ing on the case that he had heard that
Musumeoi told Annilly that the latter
had better pay the money. Musumeci
was arrested and held on suspicion. Fol-
lowing his release he started suit for
damages against Detectives, Tuite and
Horter for false arrest and be recovered
$3.50
At the trial OF the ait Musumeci. whiic
he was on the stand tes.i:ying. pointing
to Father Zucarelli cried ont you're an
assassin!- Father Zucarelli brought sui,
for slander against Musumeci and few
days later while the priest was standing
in the doorway OF his home Musrmeci
came along and fred three shots at him.
The bullets lodged in the woodwork OF
the vestibule. Thinking that he had
killed the priest. Musumeci walked to the
Fourth precinct station with the revolver
still in his hands and gave himself up.
He pleaded non vult to an indictment for
assa ult with intent to kill and is now out on
bail He La To be sentenced this week