New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-25
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Escape Charged
ToU. S.Offiiciials
Fiascl1etti Says Prisoner
Held for Deportation to
Italy as Slayer Was
Freed in Bail of $4,000
Missing, Forfeits Bond
Fontano, Self Confessed
Member Of Assassin Band,
Gives Statement to Press

Charges that officials of the Depart
ment Of Labor had permitted member
Of the Camorra, who is wanted by the
Italian government on q charge of muir
der, to escape by releasing him in
$4,000 bail from Ellis Island, where
he was being held pending the issuance
of Presidential warrant for his de-
portstion, were made yesterday to
newspaper men by Acting Captain Fias-
chetti. head Of the Italian squad of the
Police Department.
The prisoner, Pietro Pimpinello, was
arrested in this city by members Of the
italian squad on July 1S, and was held
on July 90 without bail, pending Pres
idential warrant. The prisoner was
turned over to the authorities at Ellis
Island
Fiaschetti charges the prisoners law
yer went to Washington and obtained
his release on the low bail. Yesterday
when the case was called, neither PIN
pinello nor his lawyer appeared, and
his bail was declared forfeited.
Fled to e. S. After Murder
Pimpinello, who, according to the
Italian Consul General, has q criminal
record in his native country, is wanted
by the Italian government on a charge
Of having shot and killed Pasquale
Maiorano. of Santa Maria di Capua.
the wealthest man in the province of
Caserta, on April IA, 1920. He escaped
from Italy and came to the United
States as a stowaway in May, 1920.
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prisoners brother, who declared he was
willing to put up $4,000 to prevent PM
pnello's deportation
No further arrests were made yes.
terday by the police as a result OF
the confession of Bartolo Fontano
The prisoner, resenting the articles
anpearinc in an Italian newspaper,
which tell of his lack of education, and
questions the truthfulness of his
statements, last night requested per-
mission of Detective Flaschett' to
make a statement to the press. This
request was granted, and Fontano's
letter follows;
Statement by Fontano
81 am not stupid, nor am I an Arab,
as an Italian newspaper says in to-
days issue I am glad that there are
people who are intelligent enough to
realize that tnere are ClcllIdu people
who have had no means and have been
unable to attend school. They have
remained like sheep, because no one
has thought of giving them scheols.
So it is useless to be surprised about
ne, because I do not know how to
write very we'll and because an in
terpreter is necessary in talking with
me, as the Italian paper states. |. is
we'll known that in Sicily there are
millions of people who are not tble
to sign even their names. | needn't
say more in defense of my lack of
education. But l wish that Italian
papers would not try to protect or
defend the gang by bringing this for
ward
Il never stated that my reason Tor
confessing was that members of the
gang did not pay me well, as the
Italian papers state l have told all
the truth, because no one knows the
meanness and heartlessness of those
persons | have spoken about My con-
science compelled me to tell all that
I know, which is the absolute truth
so please do rot state untruths in the
Italian papers. State the true facts.
Do not always talk against the Amer
lean papers.
"As for those who have said that
resemble an Arab. their blood Is not
good enough to make poison with"