New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-01

the gloom a coarse burlap bag bulgins
at the sides, was revealed.
The ianitor prodded the bundle with
his fingers. and then said that II fei'
like a bag of rags.
rope was cut, and instantly the
rroup of searchers sprang back aghas'
as the head and shoulders OF the BODY oil
John Male protruded from the top OF the
sack. The body had been doubled up III
the bag. and when the string was re-
LEASED the body Strengthened out and
then toppled over.
Carn,ine Piombno Arrested
Word was dispatched to the OAK slree'
station and the Hudson Street hospi'"'
for a surgeon. Carmine Plomoiho was
immediately arrested. He named heon'
as the one who had killed Male
Detectives were Immediately sem ou,
70 get Leone. and Detective Mi0''"
Iagrue. of the Oak street station ioU''D
hin, AT his home. The two Lieco oo3
uxro also arrested. Joseph Ploinp'llo
the only other boy in the room al '"'
time Of the shooting, has not oee' 80,
rested Young Leone is charged WV.
killing Male and the others are "e''
as material witnesses
Coroner Holtzhauser was soon OH 'ne
scene. He had the boys taken 10 ''i1
rlace where the body had been lou'lu
Then the Coroner asked Leone why nc
had shot young Male. Without iiio'
n,ents hesitation he told him that nc
hadn't shot him. but that CarHihe
Pionobino was responsible for the CRIME
Later he said Male shot himsef ""i'e
PLAYING with the revolver.
Asked what he did with the money
Leone said he didn't know anything
about it. He said, however. that pom
bino had taken the money ana hdu
given him So to take care of, and Win
1, he had bought a suit Of clothes.
Male Owned Revolver
That young Male was killed Win Z
revolver he himself had purchaser Is
the police theory. Both Carmine ana
Leone admitted this was true. Ihey
also told of throwing water on the ldce
OF the dead lad 10 see If he was sun
alive. When he did not move. they salu
they took a crucifx from the wall ana
q picture Of four saints. and that they
ali knelt down about the body.
zone Of the Lieco boys said TO dig a
hole and put the body into it. Carmine
told the Coroner He also said that he
and the Lieco BOYS ran away after
CARRYING .the body 10 the cellar. and
that Leone nailed the boards across the
doorway
II was after ! so o'clock this morning
when Carmine Piombino made his con-
fession. which was a complete surprise
10 the police. Assistant District Attor-
news Hammil and Stickney and Coroner
Hcltzhauser were present with the de-
tectives at the time.
The officers and the two Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys had been examining the
four juvenile prisoners for long time
and finally 10 give them rest they sent
the lads into the rear room of the sta
ton by themselves. Suddenly Carmine
Piombino began 10 sob and cry out that
he would tell the truth, and the confess
sion followed
Didn't Know II Was Loaded
The lad said that John Miala pur-
chased revolver some days ago from
barber in Monroe street. He said, when
he grabbed the revolver and exclaimed
I'm going Ia shoot YOU he did not
know it WAS loaded, and that he thought
John Miala was fooling when he fell to
the floor. lie said he got water and
tried to revive him, and he added that he
and the other boys prayed over the BODY
The assistant district attorneys the
Coroner and detectives declared that
Carmine Piombino held out for long
time before making the confession and
they admitted that they had no suspicion
he was the boy responsible for the Miala
boys death until the confession came.
Immediately after the confession had
been made Detectives Guarneri and
McMullen. Of the detective bureau, ar
rested man who said he was Barthol-
omew luzemme. Of a Monroe street adj
dress. They charged him with selling d
weapon to d minor, saying he is the man
who sold the revolver to Male
Later in the morning. they took re-
volver TO the station house. They said
they had found it in the possession OF
james Gioncarlo. a barber, Of No. l24
Roosevelt street. The officers said that
one OF the four boys had sold the re-
volver TO Gioncarlo on Tuesday after
noon.
All four Of the boys were sent 10 the
Childrens Society after the confession
was made.