New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-02
BOMB SLEUTH
SEXES MAKER
OF DEATH SIGN
Unawed by Murder GEES
ture, Pulignano Arrests
Man in Courthouse.
CARBONE ON STAND
BI AMES DETECTIVE
SAYS He Forced Him to Place
Internal Machine in st.
Patrick's Cathedral.

As Amedeo Pulignano, the detective
responsible for the arrest of the two
bomb throwers in st. Patricks Ca
thedral, left the courtroom at noon
yesterday a group Of Italians, who all
the morning had loitered about the
corridor, scowled and spat at him. The
detective started past them in spite OF
the threats they growled. All at once
nc turned and plunged into the group
dragging forth, after scuffie, man
who. Pulignano insisted. had given HIM
"the death sign
When member of Italian anar-
ohistic or Black Hand circles raises ms
right forefnger TO his mouth and bites
IFS knuckle il is taken among the
initiated to mean. that he intends to
pct" Won. Pulignano understood the
GESTURE and did his getting" first. In
spite OF a half hearted attempt on the
rart of the other loiterers TO rescue
their fellow he dragged his prisoner
AWAY and had him locked up in Centre
Street police court.
The prisoner said he was Giuseppe
Alta, twenty-seven years old, OF 37S
Central Avenue. Brooklyn. His captor
said he knew Alta that the man was
an anarchist, a member or the Brescl
group and a son-in-law of Joseph Ru-
bino, the anarchist leader of Cuba.
When arraigned before Magistrate
Ten Eyck, Alta insisted he had made
the gesture inadvertently while talking
TO a friend. He was placed under
$500 bond to keep the peace, and when
this was not forthcoming he was taken
70 the Tombs. II some one does not
90 his bond he will serve thirty days
in the City Prison.
Attempt Court Invasion.
The morning session of the trial Of
Abarno and Carbone was marked by
several attempts on the part of Italians
who had gathered in the corridors
Calming TO be witnesses for the de-
fence. TO break into the courtroom.
Captain Tunney, in charge Of the de-
toctives testifying at the trial, had re-
ceived word there might be dis
tLrbance raised by friends of the &C
eused men, and had placed additional
guards in the corridor. The attempts
of the partisans of the anarchists to
force their way into the courtroom
came 10 nothing.
Arthur Train. Assistant District At
torney, closed his case during the
morning session. The afternoon was
given over TO witnesses for the oe-
fence and ended with Carmine Car
bone. the younger of the bomb throw
ers. on the stand. According to his
testimony. Pulignano conceived, engl-
rcered and executed the whole bomb
plot" while Carbone and Abarno were
wholly unwilling tools whom the de-
.ective had apparently hypnotized
The prosecutions first witness yes
+erdov was David +. Rolke, the city
chemist. who was recalled 70 the stand,
and testified that the material the
bombs contained would have an equiv
alent explosive power 70 gunpowdef
Under cross-examination he admitted
that the chief elements of gunpowder,
saltpetre and nitrate, were lacking,
Detective Coy was recalled so that
the fact that he witnessed the dellVeIy
of the bomb fuses TO the chemist might
be established. He was followed by
Detective Murphy, who said he had
searched Abarno's room, at 2o4 tliza-
beth Street, and found there pamphlets
on anarchy and a number OF obscene
pictures and books. These were lden-
tilted by Pulignano as having been
shown to him by Abarno. Mr.. Train
then read to the jury a bitter attack
upon religion written by Abarno.
Bombs Were Dangerous.
Owen Eagan, of the Bureau Of Com
bustibles. testified he believed the two
bombs made by the anarchists were of
sufficient power to do damage in a
radius of sixty feet. Captain Tunney
followed him and explained that the
cathedral authorities had given him
permission to stage the capture of the
anarchists there.
Here the prosecution rested, and