The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03

| face of tie authorities The red ban.
dana of the bandit chief has appeared
and death has followed. The death
sign has been passed TO witnesses on
the stand and they have become mute,
| AS the curtain goes down on the last
scene, the leaders, proud spirit is bro
ken with the contemplation OF the
cold, dark cell as a future domicilc,
and he breaks down and weeps in an
abandonment of grief.
Italian-American Counterfeiter.
Guseppi Morrello first came under
the surveillance of the secret service
when in 1900 there appeared on the
east side in New York flood of coun.
terfcit money, This had been passed
upon small shopkeepers Mt many places.
As nlghtfall approached and the lamps
in these abodcs of economy were not
yet lighted, a mild hammered Italian
would make n small purchase for which
he would pay IN a supposed treasury
fivc.dolllr note, getting the change.
Under stronger light the money was
found 10 be counterfeit. This was the
first entrance OF the Italian American
into the field of counterfeiting. Tho
secret service knew little of their
hauuts. A force of picked men were.
long the scent led &c the resort of Nor
relic in Elizabeth street Various trails
converged here. The resort was raided
Morrello arrested and charged with the
crime. There was convincing proof,
but not sufficient for conviction. Nor
relic was released but kept under sur
veillancc.
1t was in 1902 that the Morristown
fves appeared, so called from the fact
II f,,,l ,E h.. &c.
sue of a bank in that town. The secret
service men discovered, because of GER
tain peculiarities that appeared, that
thes notes were of Italian Origin. The
touch Of the originator of any article
will he left on it somewhere. 1t was
the sons of Italy who were passing the
money.
Money Shipped in Oil,
In tracing them the trails of the
previous ease were crossed. T"ey
pointed toward Morrello. They so
led past the customs house. and it was
through the officials of that service
that the manner of the introduction of
the bills was discovered. Olive oil.
under the tariff laws, may come in by
barrels at a less rate than In the cans.
Therefore. it is imported In bulk and
the Italian cans are brought in empty
Tor It's rctallng dlUer lanulnP. lHelI
suspicion being aroused by these empty
cans, the secret service men went at
them with their can openers. They
found bales of counterfeit money in
them Morrello and some of his asso-
ciates were arrested, but the evidence
was not strong enough yet for convic'
ton.
Famous Barrel Murder.
II is here that the plot begins to
thicken, for we approach the famous
barrel murder, one of the biggest cases
that the police department of New
York has ever had to deal with and
one of those on which it has had to
pronounce itself beaten, although
certain il knew who the Grim
nails were.
A certain Italian who had been an
associate of Morrello and suspect IN
the counterfeit money cases, was sent
TO prison on some other charge. He left
Il family that was in great need. Nor.
relic owed him money. He sent his
wife's brother, young Modino, to see
Morrello. Modino was instructed 10
say to Morrello that if the debt was
not paid the man in prison would tell
all lie knew Here the character of
Morrello begins TO develop. He flung
back defiance, and in such way that
it will long be remembered in the
Italian quarter.