The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-30
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MAN MOST WANTED FOR CRIME
MAY BE ARRESTED BEFORE
NIGHT.

Late Tuesday afternoon Charles
Rando, lying in Cook hospital, suffer-
ing from wounds received in Black
Hand melee at Kilarm last Thursday
night, identified Paulo Favone and
Geo. Maeolo as two OF the men who
we're In his home the night of the dou.
Bile murder. They came to the Rando
home in the guise of distributing
gifts.
1t is the belief of the Officers that
their feigned friendship was to gain
admittance into the hope and then to
report to the other members Of tho
organization the situation found. 1t
was only a short time after their
leaving the Rando home until Jim
Rachello and his band of gunner ap.
peared on the scene and committed one
OF the worst offenses in the category
Of criminal annals in Marion county.
Another development in the case
that followed Rando's Identification of
these culprits was the Implication of
Frank Serevino, alias Frank Francis
co. 1t was learned that he was con-
nected with the operations of the So
ciety in the capacity as messenger.
He, too, had carried gifts into the
Rando home. Serevino was taken to
Cook hospital last evening, where he
carried on conversation in Italian
with Rando. This conversation was
Interpreted.
Serevino denied that he knew any
thing about the existence of Black
Hand society. He stated that Rochella
asked him on Thursday to carry
basket of fruit to the Rando home,
which he did. He said that he ate
some doughnuts and drank some cider
which Mrs. Rando gave him.
1t may develop that Serevino may
be one of the principals in the TRACE
dy. A further Investigation is being
made.
Some more documentary evidence
was found yesterday afternoon and
It was also discovered that the al
legged members of the Black Hand So
ciety can converse fuent1y in the code
language adopted. Everything points
to the fact that one of the most des-
perate gangs in the entire country
has been rounded up by the local off,
GERS and that many more important
disclosures will be unfolded.
OF the 81 men who are now In the
county jail it is reasonably sure that
three of them are directly connected
with the crime. Tho others are being
held as witnesses. In all twenty.four
arrests have been made, but three men
who know absolutely nothing OF the
affair have been turned out.
Constable w. R. Riggs went to Kill
arm; Lucas Mills and Enterprise to,
day, and it is thought that when he
returns that the man most wanted for
the crime will be in his custody. 1t
may be that he will also be able to
get more documentary evidence.
The translation Of the Black Hand
code and the letters is progressing
nicely. It has been determined that
member is considered a comrade in
the society until he has killed one
man and then he is admitted into a
higher degree where he has the right
to be called brother. The stilletos,
dirks and other knives Of the chief
OF the gang, according to the regula-
lions OF the society must be at LEASE
ono and one.half inches longer than
those of the ordinary members of the
society.
Some of the bylaws are exceedingly
difficult to translate on account Of the
code language. Tho members of the
society converse with each other flu
emily, but Italians who are not mern-
bers cannot understand what is being
said.
Different stories are being told by
those in jail. Their repugnant stories
are hard to reconcile, but day by day
the truth is unfolding and out Of the
chaotic mass Of contradictory state
ments the story is taking form. The
farther the developments proceed the
deeper the plot grows. AS the Off
GERS delve into the mysteries Of the
tragedy the greater becomes their
task inasmuch as other matters are
brought out, all going to prove the one
thing, that desperate band OF Grim
inals have been rounded up.