The Detroit times., 1914-04-18
ITALIAN SLAIN
IN PREVENTING
THEFTOF HORSES
Reused by Noise, Tony Palermo
Goes into Yard and is shot
Dead
POLICE NAB SUSPECT;
SURE HE'S GUILTY
Weave Strong Chain of Circum-
stantial Evidence Around
Alberto ParinellO

Tony Palermo, unmarried 70 .ears
old, OF No. lSl LaUgeJtrJse east,
vas shot in the breast and almost in
stantly killed At O'Clock saturday
morning. when be was aroused by ne
barking OF his dog and frustrated an
attempt TO steal his valuable team Oh
horses and his wagon from the barn
ia the rear OF ms nome. AS De rushed
into the yard hle shots came from
the yard 10 the west aad Palermo
fell, mortally wounded
A ,heayy squad OF police ana actec-
tlNes was immediately rushed 10 the
scene and after several .nours inFes
tigation. three suspects We're landed
IN police cells, and the detectives are
satisfied that one OF the men Alberto
Parinello - years old of No 4f5 Rus
sell-st was directly involved in the
affair.
The other suspects held are Vincen.
20 Baccarrella, - years old, or NO
SIS Riyardst, and JOSEPH Glorannh
% address not given The latter was
arrested by Patrolmau Louis Berg, OF
Huutst station as a 'pirkup De
tectiyes DO not believe that his arrest
Is important.
Palermo was n foreman in the en-
ploy of o. c. Schoup, mason contrac-
tor az 40 2S2 Harrison ave. and Pa.
,riRe.la~had Worked for him P9rinello-
aec. east next door fdldffho 5
home, but moved, fromt there two
molIhs ago.
Police have learned that Parinello
visited his former roomng house, Fri
day afternoon. and was met IN the
yard by another italian They stayed
about / 3 minutes, and then left Par!-
nello admitted that when ne was ques'
toned by Detectives Brooks and Bo-
lone. but said ne had gone 10 the yard
in quest Of a chair he left there when
he moved The landlady says he
owned no chair there.
Parinello says he doesn't know the
name OF the man who met him IN the
ward. but he says that last August the
stranger approached him and asked
him TO see 10 IL that the door OF Pol
ermo's barn was left open the follow
ing night He says he refused 10 open
the door for him. Then. two weeks
later he SAYS. the mysterious stranger
met him near Palermo's home and
wanted TO know If Palermo had
spoken OF receiving any Black Hand
letters. Parinel1o says that he told
the man that he didn't know
The shots that killed Palermo came
from the yard where Parinello and his
mysterious friend held their meeting
Friday afternoon.
Very significant is the fact that just
cd a
"Black Hand letters. Parinello went
TO Palermo and said 10 him. why
don't you sell those horses OF yours.
and then give these fellows who are
after you about s200?" The intima-
ton was according TO the detectives
that Parinello would be the "go-be-
tween" Parinello had told Palermo
that he had heard OF plot 10 poison
Palermo's dog and steal his horses.
Palermo did receive several threat
ening letters the police learned HIS
horses were HIS pride, and most OF the
letters threatened death OF mutilatlon
OF the horses II he did not give money
10 the letterwriters.
Another peculiar feature OF the
homicide was the visit OF two Italians
TO Contractor Schoup, within an hour
after Palermo was shot. They asked
him IL he knew that his foreman had
been killed. He called mp the police
and learned that the report was true
one OF the men. he told the police
was discharged by Palermo about Q
week ago.
Detective Bolone says that these
men have been Investigated and had
.potbipo ~ do with the shooting
I'VE have the right man In Pari
nello." says Bolone.
Palermo was a chum OF Bert Ger
vase, OF No 254 Clinton-st, who was
shot and killed about year ago.