The evening world., 1914-01-30
BOY blACKHANDER
QUICKLY CONVICTED
"SQUEALS" ON PALS
Sylvestro, Facing Long Term
in Sing Sing for Bomb
Throwing, Asks Mercy.
SENTENCE POSTPONED.
Youth Faced Prison Term and
Decides to Betray Leader
to Police
SENTENCE POSTPONED


Anesao eyivsstro h going 10
"ausal."
The wsnty-thrss-ysAr-old Back
Hand bomb shooter" convicted IN
I'VE minutes yesterday before Judge |
Rosalsky In Ger nj SESSIONS. Of plac. |
Ing bomb on last Aug. u at No. ITO
East Houston street and character
issd By the Judge - . ''bruts" has
sucapmbsd to his fear Of . sentence
In STATE prison Of from three and .
half 10 seven ysara
Judge Rosalsky haA promised him
the most severe sentence the Law pr.
United and Syivsstro knew there was
no mercy for him.
He came into court this morning
determined TO save himself no matter
what The cost TO the men who had
been his comrades IN crime. Eight
Of them ass In the Tombs awaiting
trial. but 0iusspps Tarrara Or Joe
Fay" - he 10 best known. and man
named Polaro. the leaders Of the
gang. are stili at nbsrty. and above
all others District-Attornsy whitman
would like to convict them.
Cringing and pale. eylvestro stOod
at the bar while his counsel. James
4. Brande. an sx.Assistant, District
Attorney, sought . consultation with
Assistant District.Attornsy Aanlsy.
7! At IL conclusion Mr.. Aanley ad-
dressed the court, saying:
OoAoTgD ONLY LAST MoHT ne
WOULD NOT souGAL.
II think, Your Honor. Il would b
In the interests Of Justice II sentence
were TO b postponed on this prisoner
for Q week OF ten days"
''Is he willing 70 give Information Of
bsnefit 70 The Distriot-Attornsyf'
asked Judge Rosalsky. interested q
once. for last night syivsstro had d.
ciarsd ssandiloausnuy that b. would
never "sausal."
II am Informed that hs b willing u
DO o." said Mr.. Marley. and judy
Rosaisky adjourned the sentence unit
Feb. Il.
sylvestro. handcufIsd. was led on
OF court to Mr.. Aanisy's once. ans
Judge Rosalsky. evidently pleased .
the turn Of affairs. said:
the work done by the police Of
this case u . credit 10 the depart
ment. I want publicly 70 oommen,
Detectives Jones. Dc Martini. Fogar
ty and Carrao for their work. The!
are entitled to the thanks Of the com
munity."
The breaking down Of sylvsstro 4
regarded by District-Attorney Whit
man ~ Of moro importance even thai
the confessions of "6chmitty" Lab
man. "Zump' Puciell0 and Anthem!
sadsitys. or Burke" whose tales o
the atrocities In which they had tAksI
part with Sylvestro led TO the con
viction OF that young thug. For Syl
vestro. It 10 believed. knows tn
whereabouts Of Fay.
Mr.. whitman had heard that "a,
had escaped to Italy. and since thu
police had been unable 70 got . lint
on him he was ready to bslisvs THU
rumor. Now, however. he has rsasoi
to believe Sylvestr0 has been In com
munication with Fay within the Las
two weeks and that the leader hat
hson urging Sylvsstro to stand nru
and not join the ranks Of "sQusalsrs.
The first demand made on 6ylvestr'
will bs that he deliver Fay. and Z
I II believed he wilt do 20. Also. n Il
hoped no can tell the police how Il
; catch the mysterious Poiaro. one o
, the most active OF the "mschaniSs" o.
men who shot the bombs"
Syivestro was Q member Of wha
others Of the gang have referred u
a. the inner circle" This was
sort Of tribunal before which sus
pected members we're tried. Coward
Ice was punished and the penalty to
giving information to the police va
death. 1t has been testified that on
Luigiatani paid this penalty on ords
, Of the "inncr circle"
How important Judge Rosaisk
considered this conviction was RI
vealsd BY the statement he made lei
night Immediately after the Jury he
= announced it, verdict. He said:
d JUDGE WANTS RIGHT TO lMPos
J. LoNo sENTENcg.
~ II sent for q memtsr OF the JudiciaI
" Comm ittss Of the Assembly to-day
said Judge Rosaisky (meanins Al
" sembiyman Suffrin). and ! have q
v ranged with him 70 introduce In Il
Legislature . bill making the MAJ
~ mum penalty for the 0ffense Of while
u" you have boon convicted forty year
: AT present the penalty 10 limited
- Q minimum OF three and half and
u maximum of seven years. which
~ totally Inadequate. Such mon a. IN
O. defendant and hts accomplicss shou
u l,e put out Of society for the rest
- their lives.
y II thought Happy Jack Mulrsn'
- Was the most hardened criminal I HI
~ ever met. but think these defe
:" 6ants--this man and 'Schmitt'