The evening world., 1911-09-07
BLACK HAND KING
lHElO WITHOUT BAIL
| FOR GRAND JURY
kThe District.Attoney Hopes to
lConvict Costabile Under the
Sullivan Law.
E"PLANT," SAYS LAWYER.
Expert Says Deadly Machine
Is Like Those Used in
Many Blow-Ups.
PLANT" SAYS LAWYER.

Glusepp. C~ostabi;o. the alleged leader
cof an cas-; aide gsng OF Black Hand ex.
Etortioners and bomb throwsrs, w~s held
ny Magistrate o'Connot without hail In
centre Street. Police Court this after
enoou % walt the action Of the 0r~nd
hIary on q charge cf carrying concealed
BON hie person a deadly weapon. Under
ssso Sullivan law the offense constitutes
\ felony punishable by seven years I'm
sprisonment.
Cous,abiio's lawyer battied vainly
iag,inst' The Introduction Of evidence 70
fconHect Costabho with a bomb which
hhree detectives say he was carrying
binder his coat when he was arrested ~
Boon Tuesday. The Ditrict-ANorney
sxs for action on the part Of the Grand
u dry Tomorrow. ana Costabiio will
~rrtsssSy sr p;ser: 81 :r.s! within g
week.
4 report received to-day by In.
,spsctor Hughes. chief Of Detectives,
tfrsm Prof, Joseph A. DE Ghuee OF
fhs Lederis Laboratories conciusivsly
,e.tsbiishss the deadiiness OF the bomb
.costablie wss carrying. Fragments OF
tboubs. sisieen OF whioh have been
Srsp,oded In tenement houses occupied
by italian families. have been compared
3vith the material OF which Costabiic's
Dofub va constructed and the cum.
II risoa shows, shat the u~hexplcded
,bnb and the fragments ere Of the
$Ns manufacture and constituent parts.
AccoeAing 10 Prof. DE 0huee the
pbmb found on Costablle 10 "a highly
~ spisslve mixture which would cause
considerable damage II confined md
osAitsd." The explosives confined In the
A,omt we're potassium chloride and black
ssuiDAids Of antimony. These yer,
miasA With rosia which a. Z
b!nasr and also served to promote
sprsmtt ieaiton from the fuse.
The explosives were tightly wound Il
ntsrns4s iAysrs Of pager. twine an,
Snsltoa This iisht ut compact shei
Mad almost the strength Of resistance
OF . covering OF thin steel. The powc
a. the explosive mixture and the re
Distance Of the outer covering wer,
BcisntiAcaiiy determined. according Il
AProf. DE Ghnce. indicating that tn,
bomb whs Manufactured by one wilt
knowledge Of chemicals and experlenc
In che manufa cture OF bombs.
The professor. Inspector Hughes
Chief Kelly Of the Bureau OF combust
ablss and his assistant, owen Egan, an
Detectives CArrao. CAstane and Dondsr
fsrs the witnesses upon whom the stat
treliss 10 make out I oAss AsAinst Costa
bile which will result In HE inAictmsn
and conviction. The effort 10 send
IMAM 10 prison for having . bomb q
Ihis posssssion 10 . novsl procedure 4
law.
Jshn Csrdons. retained - esnnsa b
tCostabils. offers In evidence the moa
natural contention that CoseAbtis a.
net have the bomb In HE posseasion q
fan: that the detectives manufacture
hhs bomb. concealed II and thsn pro
b0osA Il ~ effect aftsr they he'd ~
bfsstsA their pr4sensr. Mr.. Cardons ais
bfinGs " The psast ttAA the Saliva
HAw applies saly - vsapeas ana tina
bsah v MOI . Wseoen. but . rnisSil.
AHAAlly he sslias upon . treaty mad
lbSevssa ths UnttsA bsaAss M Italy fo'
,swtuS tAs lynclstng Of ltAlians In Ne
orteAas witch dsAnas certain privilege
u Nstan aliens.
TAs Sullivan bill specifically provide
tee ~ p~unishmsnt OF aliens found 1
~psesses>ss Of deadly wsaooas.