New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-09
COSTAB|LE IS INDICTED
Latest Bomb Outrage Retaliation
or Defiance, Police Say.
GET PRISONER ON THE SPOT
Court Holds Young Italian Crimi-
nal Found Fleeing from
Wrecked Bank.

Costabile's malgn influence seems TO ex-
tend beyond the Tombs. for there VAS an
other bomb explosion yesterday on 'he East
Side II had been hoped by the police and
by decent Italians generally that with the
arrest and confinement OF the king OF the
Black Hand" the activities of bomb throw
ers would cease Following his commit
ment without bail on Thursday. costablie
was indicted yesterday on four counts by
the grand jury. These counts vary in lam
guage rather than In substance, their op-
ject being to weave the net so closely ABOUT
the prisoner as TO prevent any technicality
through which he might escape the law -
Whether the bomb explosion OF yester-
day. followed by the arrest of Louis Nirzi'
a young Italian with police record. was
an indication Of a plan OF retaliation by
Black Handlers for the arrest OF their sup
posed leader or In sheer defiance or the
activity of the police in running down the
haunts of the Black Handlers detectives
on the case were unable to say. The ar
rest of Virzi almost before the noise OF
the explosion had died away proved that
the police were determined TO try TO emu
bomb outrages. of which there have been
seventeen since August in this city.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday morn
ing Patrolman Frank Warner OF the oth
street station, was at First avenue ana l"th
street, talking with Harry Collhs'
private Waterman. They were discusslhs
the many bomb outrages in the neighDor-
hood when a terrific explosion shook the
houses around for blocks.
Warner and Collins ran In the direction
of the noise, Joined by Detectives Dlslho'
Botti, Trabucci and Brotano, who had oeeh
detailed by Inspector Hughes Tor just
such work The police found that the front
of the private bank and steamship agency
of Rarracato & Rizzo. at No. i2i East lSth
street. had been wrecked by the explosion.
The teeming population, quaking with
fear. kept indoors. The bank is on the
ground floor of six story tenement rou9e'
out of which. just as the detectives came
up. ran Nirzi. ,oo-
Here, Writ, what are you uP ~
shouted Botti, who knew the man.
Virzi said he had been calling Oh -"
ramed Maria Murano. who hNeu OH '"e
third floor, and that. frightened by tIe ca
plosion. he had run TO the street MARIA
father said Virzi had not been in the Niu-
rano fiat. but Maria contradicted MIN
The explosion broke the plate glass WIN
dows of the bank. wrecked doors anu sa'"
es and stopped the clock IN the oailN o.
.04 Nicholas Candelora, manager vi vi,
hank. said he was certain the Black ha"u
had mistaken their point OF attack anu '''a'
his firm never had received any biaoh
Hand letters The thirty-;hree famlileS Nv
,ng in the place were skcptical, however
saving the Black Hand never forgot never
forcave and never made mistake.
Virzi was taken to Police headquarters
and later was held in $4,000 bail by Mag
istrate Herbert in the Essex Market court
,,oris uedalia. Assistant District Attorney
eaid il would have been impossible 10 hoiu
Virzi in anything but insignificant Dali n'u
II not been for the Sullivan law WHICH
makes il a felony to have in one $ poSSe'
sion any kind Of a deadly weapon
INSPECTOR Hughes last evening gave ou'
A, record of VirZi showing that on May 49,
;aot he was sent To the Elmira Kel'rria-
tory for burglary: that on January L. l'V''
as Louis Vincent. he was sent 10 mari
Island for thirty days for carrying on
oaa,od yeanons. and that on August -. l9lo'
he was arrested as Luigi Neiser by De'''
tiyes Carrao and COnstano on charge Oh
Homicide. but beat" the case ana was re-
leased on September S. The arrest was
made in connection with the killing OF Pas-
ouaIe Neiamia on January q, 1909 at NO.
l39 East 18th street.
c,,senne Costabile was indicted yester-
j., ,,nder Section 1897 of the Penal CODE.
prohibiting the carrying of concealed "eap-
Ergt inn q
the sullivan law. Costabile VIII plead 10 'he
indictment on Monday. and District Attor-
ney Whitman is trying TO arrange Tor MS
trial a few days afterwdrd, probably on
Thursday.