South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-01
bMITS Staying
RIVAL FOLLOWING
FIGHT OYER GIRL
John Riale, Cook at Oliver
Hotel, COnfesses to Muir
der of Mike RaemO.

Nike Raemo. 30 years. italian.
ouseman at the Palmer cigar store.
as shot 10 death az 1925 Friday
morning at the east end or the La
Sale av. bridge. His assailant, John
Riale. %. a cook a. the oliver hotel.
confessed TO the crime at police
headquarters az noon Friday Riale.
foool and collected, admitted 20 the
police the attack upon Raemo was
the elimination OF a long standing
grudge. The pair were rivals for the
favor OF a blonde woman or the
Italian quarter or the city. Raeme's
successful wOO.ng resulted In a fist
fight between the pair two weeks
ago and bad blood had existed since
that time. A short time prior 10 the
sattack Friday. Riale. according 10
his own admission. told his rival they
had met for the last time.
Raemo had reached the end OF the
IaSaIie av. bridge. presumably on
the way 20 Ills home az 223 i. La
sale av.. when his assassin. armed
With a 32-caliber Ivers-J Crimson re-
volyeT, came up 10 him from behind
and empued the revolver at him.
Two bullets entered Raemo's
back. embedding themselves in the
body one OF the bullets bored its
way through the lower part Of the
heart. Two other bullets struck
Raemo in the left arm. both shots
passing through the arm above the
elbow.
Fired Five Shots.
a total OF five shots were fired by
RaemOs assallanL Il was told by
neighbors who rushed from their
homes after hearing the shooting
Raemo was found face downward in
a dying condition and he was rushed
20 the Epworth hospital in the pc
lice ambulance. Upon arrival at the
hospital he was pronounced dead by
"A physician who made an eXamina-
ton of the wounds.
The city's Italian section yesterday
paid final tribute to Michael
.Reamo. victims Of a lovers fued,
as ne lay asleep in death on his
candle lighted belr.
Throughout the day a continuous
procession filed In and out OF the
<hrtle room where tapers threw
vague shadows across the silken
ccVerlet and the little crucifix that
testified 10 his religion. Little
groups of shawl clad women and
ssWarthy men in foreign voices.
hushed by the presence Of death.
commented upon MS untimely death
ard the fate Of his self-confessed
slayer in the city jail.
Among the nourners came
young woman, blond and comedy to
gaze upon the features OF the fued
victim. 1t is whispered that she
stopped, startled at the couch where
the dead man lay. and casting a
last lingering glace upon the pallid
features, rushed frOm the esta blish-
ment. IL is rumcred that perhaps
she IS the woman connected in the
story Of love which led 10 his death.
some think perhaps she was the
sweetheart that indirectly caused his
death and that in her sorrow she
came to look for the last time upon
her lover. and being overpowered
with grief rushed away.
But who was the blone woman?
Officers wonderl
Cites Clique" Hatred.
The possibility OF following up the
black hand angle Of the murder was
: shattered in Riale's confession 10
Asst. Chief OF Police Cassidy and
Sergt. Benjamin Roberts Riale,
? the officers claim. told them that it
was the customary practice In Italy
: frc a group of friends of a victim
~ rrnf -at-af,rrr IN tho ffo Oh fr,er M ,fxr
= regardless OF what happened.
o He intimated, the officers said, that
Raemo's gang" in this vicinity
would "get" HIM II he had not been
captured by the police. He explained
this system TO the officers. II is said.
by citing the alleged rivalry and
hatred existing between the factions
In southern Italy and the orgaHiza-
lions i'm the northern part Of that
country.
tie is alleged TO have stated that
these two groups OF Italian people
continue 20 hand themselves to-
gether after reaching American soil
ara the customs which originated in
the foreign country have been con-
(. tinued In the United States. He also
told the police, 1t Is said, that In his
native land the people take the Nv
in their own hands" when they get
) into trouble
lie further stated that the threats
: made by the dead man also ineensed
the enmity which had grown rapidly
s bt tween them during the past few
weeks. The officers declared they
believed that Rallies associates We're
: The ones that encouraged him 20
4. have IL out" with RaemO.
Asst Chief CASSIDY announced that
that the police attempt TO gather
more evidence in the case ended with
the signed confession OF Riaie. He
stated that the evidence secured be-
fore the admission OF Riale together
with the Information contained In
the signed statement made by him