Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-07-06

The speaker paused and slipped his
wine. Zanelia glanced at his friend
| AttanasiO and saw that Fabroni's story
was having a powerful effect on him.
He fingered his glass nervously, and
his restless eye was never fixed but
! for few moments on any object.
"a man whom we will call Amadeo,"
continued Fabroni, was deputed to do
the deed. He and the person to be
! dispatched had been and were sup
posed to be bosom friends. He knew
the doomed mans residence, the room
he slept in and how to get in and out
without being seen. One night he
climbed lattice, got on roof. enter
ed his friends room, and-well, the
next morning his friend was found
dead in his bed and quantities Of jew
elry he had gained by stealth were
missing The stealing Of the jewelry
was to give the impression that the
man had been murdered for that es-
pecially."
The speaker again paused and took
q sip Of wine Attanasio had become
more and more agitated till he was
now trembling.
go ahead said Zanella, IF you
will give US your horrid stories, and
get through with it,
"Be patient. | am nearly finished.
I The murder was reported to the po-
lice. who at once took possession Of
the premises. On the floor they found
an article of jewelry that had been
doubtless dropped by the murderer in
his hurry 1t would form good clew
! If it's mate-for 1t was one Of two
could be found on any one. The case
was put into the hands of Marshal
Rizzuto of the carabinieri, who at once
began investigations. He learned that
the murdered mans intimate friend,
Amadeo. was missing. The problem
was to find Amadeo.
"But to do this he must first gain
the confidence Of the mans friends.
RizZuto disguised himself as peddler
Of trinkets such as are sold on the
streets of Naples for a few centesimi
each to tourists. mostly Americans,
and, making his living in this way, he
was not suspected when he told GER
tain criminals that he would like to go
into crime as a means of subsistence.
He was not long in finding persons
who were anxious to help him for
share of the plumber. But his ulti-
mate object was to effect an entrance
into the noble society Of the Camorra
as the only way to hear Of Amadeo.
He failed in this, but learned the
Wherea bouts of his man in another
way. One of Amadeo's former &C.
quaintances, an Italian American.
wrote anonymously to the commander
of the carabinieri that be had seen
Amadeo, whom be knew to be wanted
for the Archeopoh murder, in New
York"
The story was drawing to a close,
and Attanasio looked as If it had been
wound about him as an anaconda will
wind itself about it's prey. He looked
for a loephole for escape, but none ap-
peared Besides, the story teller was
holding him with his eyes.
"RiZZuto.' continued Fabroni, lat
once took a steamer for America. Ar
irving in New York. he sought some
informa ton of Amadeo. Unfortunate
~ he had never seen the murderer, and
there were no pictures Of him. RiZZu-
to, too, visited many Italian resorts, but
made no Roadway. One day he went
into an Italian restaurant to dine. An
acquaintance came in with a friend.
whom he introduced to Rizzuto. In
stretching forth his arm this man dis
played linked cuff button"
The speaker paused again to fix his
eyes on Attanasio. They seemed to
paralyze the man. Then Fabroni
added
Pull up your coat sleeve. please"
Attanasio reluctantly and with
trembling hand did as he was told.
Fabroni put his thumb and finger in
his vest pocket and pulled out link
cuff button. 1t matched the one dis
played
"Raise the other sleeve, please"
Attanasio. with the same reluctance,
obeyed the order The two buttons
were not mates.
Chance" exclaimed Fabroni. "or,
rather, Amadeo's foolhardiness or
vanity. gave Rizzuto not only clew
but absolute proof as to the identity
of his man"
The story teller turned to Zanella
Pardon me-" he said. for inficting
upon you this uninteresting story. |
have really been operating the third
degree upon your friend. Senior At
tanasio. l came here to find him. and.
as ] have said. blind luck and his own
folly have delivered him into my hands.
You may introduce me Alright as Mar
shall Rizzuto Of the National Italian
cara binieri"
Attanasio quick as fash put his
hand under his coat and drew knife,
which he raised ready to strike his tor
mentor but the eye of the GARDINER
never for q moment left that of the
man be wanted and saw the design be-
fore it had even begun to be executed
A cooked revolver was thrust under