The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-20
BY ANDREW c. EWING
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911

A man was dining In an Italian res
taurant In New York when two other
men entered.
Hello, Fabronir' exclaimed one Of
the two who entered
Hello yourself, Zanella. Sit down
at this table"
az have a friend with me-"
"There is room for your friend. too,
and I shall be happy to know him."
"Giuseppe. Attanasio, this Is my
friend Andrea Fabroni."
The two men who were thus intro
duced stretched forth hand each to
the other. In doing 80 Attanasio's coat
sleeve was raised, exposing bis cum.
Fabroni's eyes lighted on the linked
button, but only for the fraction OF a
second-indeed. not long enough for
Attanasio to notice that Fabroni re-
pressed a start
What are you doing now, Fabronir~
asked Zanella after the party had been
seated.
"I have taken an agency for an olive
oil house In Naples" said the man ad-
dressed. II shall open an Office soon
with a warehouse In rear"
"You like New York;"
every much. The bay here Is not
the bay Of Naples. but the city Is bet
ter adapted to money making than
Naples. Are you resident here.
Senior AttanasioY
Temporarily. l am looking for a
business opening"
"You will need some capital. There
is room in the importing of foreign
fruits"
THANK you for the information.
shall look into the matter"
Have you been here longY asked
Fabroni Of Attanasio.
"a couple of weeks"
"What news did you bring from our
Carissima Italia? When l left every
one was talking about the Archeopoli
murder"
When Fabroni said this his eyes
were fixed upon those Of Attanasio. 1t
seemed to Zanella, who had been look
ing over the menu and at the moment
raised his eyes that this merely hap
pened so. but he was surprised to no.
tice slight change come over the
countenance of the man addressed.
"There was nothing of Importance
taking place when | sailed" said at
tanasio
HAD the police got any clew as to
who murdered krcheopoliT
II don't know"
do you think that fellow Di Guida
had anything to do with it?'
"It was the general opinion when l
left that he was the murderer"
"Is there any evidence to prove iii"
~ really don't know. These crimi-
nal matters don't interest me. They
are grewsome affairs"
Attanasio spoke impatiently.
THE only reason l don't like New
York." said Fabroni. ''is the bad
name these Black Hand people give us
Italians I'm almost ashamed to LOOK
an American In the face and own
am an Italian. New York is full OF
our countrymen who should be behind
bars AS soon as one of our criminals
at home does something to cause the
sleepy police to wake up and go for
him he skips over here"
"The carabinieri are not lazy" re-
marked Zaneua.
Eyes, but they pride themselves SO
far on being a national police that
they have no stomach for such cases
as they think belong to the municipal
force. They could If they would. but
they won't 1t Is my opinion that II
the government had put the carabi-
nieri on the Archeopon murder case
as soon as 1t occurred they would have
secured the murderer As 1t is, he has
got away safely enough. Likely he
has come over here"
When Fabroni spoke this last SEN
tence he again fixed his eyes on those
of Attanasio. But the latter as soon
as the conversation had been turned
back to criminal matters sat drum
aing with his fingers on the table as
though, not rellshing such talk, he pre-
ferred to drop out of 1t.
'"rhese criminals"-- Fabroni was be-
ginning again whea Zanella interrupt
ed him.
"Oh, sink crminaisr' he said Let's
And something better to converse upon.
Do you think our people at home will
ever be able to disband our army and
save the cost of supporting 100000
idle menT'
1--WE may" said Fabroni, 'if we wish
to see some of our old enemies come
down on us and occupy our territory
again That's what has ruined US.
Bad government is what has made so
many criminals"-
Criminals again. exclaimed Alta
nasio. Your friend. my dear Zanella.
has criminal on the brain"
Really, gentlemen" Fabroni went
on, you must permit me to finish. We
have had more bad government In Ma
pies than any other part of Europe,
and that is what has made so many of
our people cutthfoats. l wish to tell
you one bit of criminality. and then
will let up. 1t Is matter that was
told me by friend of mine In the
municipal police of Naples. 1t is about
murder perpetrated not long ago. A
member Of the celebrated Camorra had
got rich by his robberies and wished
to live life of ease without danger.
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