The New York herald., 1921-08-21
6 new ARRESTS FOR
il MURDERS SOON BY
CAMORRA PURSUERS
Next Blow Against Secret
Gangs of Slayers Will Be
Dealt in Detroit.
MAY CLEAR 40 CRIMES
Now Hope to Unravel Kill
ing of Petrosino, N. Y. De-
tective, in Palermo.
BARRIERS TALE VERIFIED
Heads of Assassin Bands Are
Among Victims of Years Of
Feuds and Outlawry.
BARRIERS TALE VERIFIED


March 12. 1909. may be cleared up in
the investigation now being conducted
by Detective Michael Fiaschetti, head
of the Italian squad, into the Camorra
slayings In this and other cities re-
vealed in the confession of Bartolo
Fontano, the itinerant barber. De-
tective Fiaschetti said last night there
is no question that numerous murders
were directed from the Black Hand
stronghold in Sicily and that informa-
ton contained in the confessions of
the six men under arrest here may
result in the arrest of those who as
sassinated Lieut.. Petrosino.
Six arrests have been ordered in
Detroit. where eleven of the Camorra
murders were committed, and an
equal number of arrests are to be
made here, the detective said. Through
these arrests it is expected that at
least forty slayings that have oc-
CURED during the last six or eight
years will be cleared up. Many of the
murderers, the police investigation
has revealed. were themselves slain In
intergang feuds of the Camorra. Sew
eral of these gangs were wiped out in
this warfare, which was carried on
under Instructions from Italy, relayed
through the American headquarters
of the Camorra, said to be located in
Brooklyn.
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the operations Of the Camorva and was
slain late at night in one o. the public
squares OF Palermo. Detective Fla
schetti also went overseas last winter
for the same purpose and was Followed
abroad by two men who. 1t is believed,
planned to kill him. This the detective
admitted last night, saying he was
warned by Police Commissioner I'm
right that the men had left New York
soon after he did and that their inten-
ton was to murder him IL they could
find him.
Fiaschcttf Warned by Cable.
The warning OF Mr.. Enright was con-
tained In a cablegram that Fiaschetti
received when in Naples. The detective
time to go to Rome and upon his return
to Naples some days later he discovered
his room at the hotel had been broken
into in his absence by the two men
from New York. These men arrived In
Naples the night Fiaschetti left and
hired a room in the hotel adjoining that
of the detective. but left the following
day when they learned their prospective
victim also had left
Fiaschetti and Lieut.. Bert Mcpherson.
the Detroit detective who came here to
question Fontano, are satisfied Le Is
telling the truth. Lieut.. McPherscn was
particularly impressed with Fontano
when the barber told of an incident in
Detroit of which the lieutenant was
witness. The statements of the barber
have been checked up and have been
found to be correct In the main.
The six men to be arrested in Detroit
were named by Fontano as the slayers
of seven gangsters In that city. -Four
were sent from this city. the barber told
the detectives. under orders from italy
to commit the murders. The victims
were the heads of the Gianoia, Vitalla
and Bushalotta gangs. which had terror
lied the Italian colony of Detroit for
years.
Another murder that also will be
Emanuel Rogers, who was snot and
killed in Detroit about six years ago.
Andrea Lacotta was arrested fo- this
crime. but was released because Of lack
of evidence.
II was an incident that occurred dur
ing the arrest of Lacotta that vouched
for the truthfulncss OF Fontanos state
ments The barber said he was stand
ing behind a detective when Lacotta was
arrested and declared that the detective
grabbed a policeman's nightstick and hit
I.acotta on the head. Lieut.. Mcpherson
was present and says Fontano must
have been there, as no mention was
made of the incident In the newspapers.
Three Gangs in Deadly War.
The Bushallota, vitalla and Gianola
gangs waged a deadly war In Detroit
for many years and the slayings ended
only with the death OF the leaders. Tony
and Sam Gianola, father and son, re-
spectively. we're the first to be murdered.
and Giuseppi Bushallota and his two
brothers followed each other to the
grave in rapid succession. Then Pas
auale and Joseph Vitalla, heads OF the
third band. were slain.
Detective Fiaschetti lntimated. the ar
rests that are 70 be made here within
the next forty-eight hours or so will re-
suit In more startling revelations than
those resulting from the arrest of Fon-
tano and his 1ve companions. Three OF
the six men now under arrest are under
stood TO have made statements which
clear up at least ten murders In this
city. The men sought are said to be
named In these confessions and are the
higher ups" In the Camorra fraternity.
II am not going to make any arrests
Until I am certain of my man" Fla
schetti said What Is the use Of making
IN arrest only to have your prisoner
turned out IN the magistrates court?
You must remember that there were no
witnesses to these murders. The only
persons present were the dead man and
the murderer. So we cannot depend
upon a suspect being identified. We
must know he Is the man and be able
TO prove It. To make arrests and then
| have the prisoner turned out after forty