New-York tribune., 1921-08-21
Spirit Prompts
Cew to Killine
OF Petrosin0
Camorra Agent Here, Haunt
ed by Murder Of Another
Victim, May Solve Death
of Detective i'm Palermo
126 slayings Traced
Arrests Ordered in Detroit
May Clear Up Series
of Nationwide Mysteries

The mystery of the murder of De-
tective Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino in
Palermo, Italy, in 1909 by the Sicilian
Camorra is about to be cleared and the
murderers brought to trial, according
to statement last night by Detective
Sergeant Michael Fiaschetti, Petro-
sino's successor as head Of the New
York police Italian squad.
After man hunt on two continents
for twelve years, Detective Fiaschetti
said he had obtained information from
which he hopes to work out complete
case against certain suspects in Sicily
and the United States.
Detective Fiaschettl admitted his
latest information came from Bartoio
Fontano, the youthful Sicilian barber.
whose sensational confession followed
the appearance to him of the spirit
of Carmillio Caiozzo, whose murder
Fontano admits.
II had another talk with Fontano,"
said Fiaschetti, "and he gave me lead
which l hope will result in the arrest
and conviction Of the murderers cf
Petrosino."
The detective said that the informa-
ton concerned a wholesale murder
plot, which had caused the detectives
of many cities to investigate a total of
murders which has now reached 1876
and is still reported to be growing
The information of Fontano, he said,
checked up we'll with the Petrosino
assassination.
The chat with Fontano to-day puts
the names of six more men on the
death list of the Camorra and will lead
Us. believe, to the running down of
the Camorra gangs in Detroit, Cleve-
land, Buffalo, Denver and other cities"
Detective Petroslno, whose murder
ers are believed 70 be facing arrest
after years Of tireless search by Italian
detectives throughout the world, was
regarded as one of the greatest Italian
sleuths. Through his marvellous talent
for detecting crime the operations of
society, were broken up at New York.
He had hundreds of notable arrests to
his credit. He was an expert on evil
dence and almost invariably succeeded
in convicting where he had made an
arrest.
At the time of his assassination he
had gone to Palermo to get evidence
against the international Black Hand.
which it was predicted yesterday will
be linked with the same organization
as directed recent Camorra activities
resulting in wholesale murders in this
and other cities.
kilograms left police headquarters
yesterday ordering six arrests in De-
troit, through which the police hope
to clear up murders Of the 1875 Italian
marked men. Other arrests are or
dered in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland,
Bridgeport, Denver and in Canada.
Detective Fiaschetti said he hoped in
a reasonable time to have evidence to
convict seven men arrested here, one
in New Jersey and others in various
cities. He also hopes to be able to
trace the secret society to it's origina-
ton in Palermo and to cause arrests
there.
u. s. to Protect Woman
Federal officials yesterday took cog
nizance Of existing Italian secret So
cicties when they ordered protecting
arm Of the immigration Department
thrown around Juliette La Marca, Of
Italy, Algeria and the United States.
Mrs. La Marca prayed the protection
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