The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-28
TWO ADMIT AIDINGIN
1870 BOMB 0UTRACES
Calmly Tell Of Imperilling
Human Life for Paltry
Pay Of Criminals.
ACCUSE THEIR ASSOCIATE
Describe Two Gangs Engaged
in Wholesale Plots With
Dynamite.
ACCUSE THEIR ASSOCIATE

Most OF the bomb outrages of 1913 were
explained yesterday in General Sessions
before Judge Rosalsky by two men. each
only "a years old. who planted and set
OF between them about 1870 packages of
dynamite.
Alfred Lehman. called Schmitty and
Rocco Picclarello. known to the gangs as
lump. were the men employed to blow
up persons who didn't pay money de-
manded.
They told their cold blooded stories OF
arson. thievery. thuggery and bomb plant
ing at the trial OF Angelina Sylvestro. ac-
cused OF helping in an attempt to explode
a bomb at 40 East Houston street on
the night OF August ~ last II was bomb
No. 10 OF the series OF 1918.
Girl Cause Of Leaders " rath.
This particular bomb was set because
Of a girl. Nellie Pecorara, whom Joe Fay.
gang leader. wanted and couldn't get
Fay CHS name is Giuseppe Ferrara)
wasn't in good standing with the girls
uncle, Carmelo Calderone of 40 East
Houston street, so a bomb was placed
outside Calderone's door. 1t was detected
and soaked In water before It exploded.
The story OF Schmitty and lump was
that they. with Sylvestro, who is on trial.
and Burke tAnthony Savayt's) were
mechanics employed by two gangs. One
gang was headed by Petrino tPietro
Giambruno) and Bedutz (Giuseppe
Polaro) the other was led by Fay and
Antonio Levantino. Neither of the pairs
of gang leaders knew that Schmitty.
lump. Sylves,ro and Burke were working
for the other crowd.
When the gang men had job they
wanted done. said Schmifty and lump.
they usually telephoncd to one of the
mechanics date was set and the me
chanic met one Of the gang leaders. who
handed him sticks OF dynamite and some-
times the money for the job. Then all
the mechanic had to do was to go to the
right place. set the bomb. light the fuse
and get away quickly. The dynamite
sticks We're always wrapped in a piece OF
newspaper for convenient handling.
Either me or Burke explodes the
bomb, that is We lights the fuse" said
young Schmit,y. "Sylvestro and lump
| Is no use in the pinch. They're Italians,
and they always get too excited.
I'm German American and Burke is
| Polish American. We keep cool, plant our
sticks after wrapping them In newspaper.
light the fuse and get away fast
No Regard for Human Life.
And you had absolutely no regard for
the lives you might destroy" asked James
| f. Brande. counsel for Sylvestro.
NO" responded Schmitty. indifferently.
He went on to tell about the dynamite
taken to 40 East Houston street, a typi-
cal case except. perhaps. in the fact that
the thing was discovered before an explo-
sion. lump. following Schmitty on the
stand told the same story.
! Bedutz and Fay named places where
bombs were to be set frequently over the
telephone, Schmitty and lump testified.
| The pay Of a mechanic" was not large.
Schmitty and lump averaged about $40
apiece on dynamite Jobs, This money
they were likely TO spend sporting
around" and to exc out living they
practised all kinds OF theft.
! They stole many horses and wagons.
! they performed arson Jobs for con-
sideration. they stuck up persons and
places when they thought they might
get a little money. The two men thought
that Bedutz made the bombs In a saloon
at Houston and Elizabeth streets. Some
Of the dynamite was planted on strike
Jobs.
| Soyb SyhNeotTO SouIeoSeO.
The bomb used consisted usually Of two
sticks Of dynamite wrapped in a news
paper. with two fuses and two illuminate
| of mercury caps, Its destructive power
in a small hallway was considerable. II
could smash partitions and doors. rip
up flooring or kill person ascending
the stairs to the hallway where the dy-
Mantle lay.
Detective Lieutenant Charles s. Carrao
testified that Sylvestro made a confession
| to the police after his arrest at o'clock
on the morning of October IL last Cor
rao said that Sylvestro told the police
that he and Schmitty had set the bomb In
East Houston street and that Schmitty
lit the fuse.
The detective added that Sylvestro de-
clared he had two sticks OF dynamite
In a manager OF the stables at 3tl East
Eleventh street, where he had been ar.
rested. He led the way to the Manager
said Corrao. and thrusting In his arm
fingered the hay. but found nothing. Then
Corrao. obeying the prisoner called g
certain number on the telephone and
asked for "A certain man. Then. the de.
tective testified. Sylvestro said over the
phone:
Tell to put that stun back
where no got IL from"
A little later the manser was searched