The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-20

die"
The speaker paused and slipped his
wine. Zanella glanced at MS Irlena
Attanasio and saw that Fabronfs story
was having a powerful effect on him.
He fingered his glass nervously. ana
his restless eye was never hxed put
for a 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
be slept In and how to get In and out
without being seen. One night ne
climbed lattice, got on a 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
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 horrfd stories, anu
get through with it"
BE patient I am nearly finished.
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 ciew
IL its mate-for 1t was one OF two
could be found on any one. The case
was put Into the hands OF MarshaJ
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 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 be would like to go
! into crime as q means of subsistence
! He was not long In finding persons
who were anxious to help him for a
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
whereabouts of his man In another
way. One of Amadeo's former ac-
quaintances, an Italian American.
wrote anonymously to the commander
Of the carabinieri that he had seen
Amadeo. whom he knew to be wanted
for the Archeopoli murder, In New
York"
The story was drawing to close,
and Attanasio looked as II 1t had been
wound about him as an anaconda will
wind itself about its prey. He looked
for loephole for escape, but none ap-
peared. Besides, the story teller was
holding him with his eyes.
"Rizzuto." continued Fabroni, Fat
once took q steamer for America. Ar
irving In New York, he sought some
information of Amadeo. Unfortunate
ly 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 q
trembling hand did as he was told.
Fabroni put his thumb and finger In
his vest pocket and pulled out a 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 foolhardlness 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 in6icting
1pon you this interesting story.
have really been operating the third
degree upon your friend. Senior At
tanasio. 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 a fash put his
hand under his coat and drew a knife,
which he raised ready to strike his tor
mentor, but the eye Of the GARDINER
never for a moment left that Of the
man he wanted and saw the design be-
fore 1t had even begun to be executed
A cooked revolver was thrust under
the criminals nose before he could
bring the stiletto down. Then Zanella
took the weapon. and this flash In the
pan was all that interfered with the
arrest Some disturbance was caused
in the restaurant by the scene, and, the
landlord coming over to the table where
/ Ii occurred, RiZZuto said to him calmly