The Washington times., 1916-07-21
MYSTERIOUS l0K|LL
LITTLE NALyS king
WouId.Be Ruler Of Harlem Co..
ony Found Dead With Friend
at Long Table.

NEW YORK. July n.-AJoseph de
Marco. who aspired to the pcrilous
ppoition Of leader Of Hariem's turbu-
Isn't Little Italy. was found dead yes
terday seated at tho head Of q long
tAble In q vacant flat,
On his right was seated tho body OF
Chayles L. lombard, Mine Fingered
Charley" De Marcos one faithful
lrtsnd. .a p.
One bullet through the head Ind kill
ID the aspirant to the place left va
cant when Giosue Gallucci and his son
Lutca were shot 10 death In Harlem
%Tss tS.S bullets {ssr Saa rsS.d ssS tn. body Of
Nine Fingered Charley" and on the
yail behind the long table hung ten
The two bodies doubled up in their
chairs. ten hats hanging in q row. a
single dollar bill ciumpled up. under Q
square Of gray cloth IN the centcr OF
the table. and ten chairss scattered and
WHO Who'll Santened 1 erf from @ SeodqSsrters az @ IN au.
tUmobiles through the dingy mase OF
streets that lie In the shadow OF Brook
iyn bridge.
Seeks Leadership: Finds Death.
No sooner had word that De Marco
had been shot reached headquarters
than detectives. familiar with 1.-The in
trtSues of Little Italy recalled that he
had long been seeking to lew on Har-
lem's Little Italy tho tribute which
Olosue Gailucci is said to have demand
"a and obtained In incredible amounts.
Deputy Commissioner Scun and In
spectori Gray were among the hrst to
arrive. '.@ e.
A procession Of speeding automobiles
drew thronss Of curious and fearful to
the narrow streets.
Word Of the tragedy flashed from
thronged. Shawied women and scared
men shambled. as II by accident. past
the doorway. genufiecting and crossing
themselves 'unostentatiously. The re-
soryes had to be called out to clear .
The closest friends Of mine Fingered
Charley" who In said to have paid the
rent Of the thnee rooms. professed ig-
Lorance OF his habit Of going there.
. Used Room Six Months.
Detectives learned that for six months
the fooms. which were unfurnished ex-
cept for the table. the twelve chairs
and twelve hooks on the wall. had been
used by De Marco. Mine Fingered
Charley" and others. Heretofore they
had not been visited except late at
night.
Deputy Commissioner scull was in
clined to believe that the whole affair
was the result Of quarrel over cards
Detectives familiar with the trail of
murders which marked the fight for the
hidden Kingdom Of little Italy and its
treasury doubted that matter-of-fact ex-
PLANTATION. Their thory was strengthen
ed BY the surprise evinced by other
tenants Of the house that the rooms
should be In use in the daylight. !.
Do Marco. accompanied by his guard
the detectives thought. had come for a
final dicker with minor chieftains. He
thought that they were overawed OF
won to his side and that yesterdays
meeting would assure his position al
overlord. Either the men he was to
meet had already combined against him
or had agreed to do SO II he failed to
meet their demands.
Chiefs End Was Planned.
That De Marcos death was ordained
and, carefully planned the detectives
believed from the fact that one bulle,
sufficed to gill him. The assassin wal
too sure of his aim to need help. Nine
Fingered Charley, II is thought, was
not included in the plans at all. Either
he was to be got out Of the room or to
be left In such suspicious circumstance
that. he would be glad to keep silence
iest he himself be accused Of the MUIR
der.
But somehow the plans went wrong.
Mine Fingered Charley may have leaped
to his friends assistance. At any rate
II took ten shots to make sure OF him.
! De Marco had go in his pockets. clear
enough evidence to the police that rob-
berry played no part in the murder. AZ
to the Significance Of the dollar bill
under the square Of gray cloth, and the
ten hats that hung. on the wall. the de-