New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-17


New York.
Ihe arrests were made on informa-'
ton obtained from Bartolow Fontano,
member of the Sicilian Camorra, of
winch the Bonventre gang is said to be
branch, operating under orders from
Palermo. Fontano sought Captain
Fiaschettti and pleaded for protection.
He confessed the murder on July 80
OF Carmillio Caiozzo, at Avon, N. ].
Caiozzo was shot and killed on the
farm of Salvatore Gigrazo, two miles
from Avon. His killing had been or
dered by the gang and Fontano carried
it out, he said.
Fontano gave his address az So St.
Marks Place, Brooklyn, and His occupa-
tion as that of a barber. He is a
swarthy, stockily built fellow of for
bidding features. While making his
confession he trembled violently, but
said he was happy because he had ex-
pected to be dead before tomorrow
morning and now thought he might
live some time, especially if he could
be sent to good prison"
Own Death Decreed
Fontano told Fiaschetti he had learned
that the gang believed his usefulness
ended since he participated in five kill
ings at their command, and he knew it
was now his turn to be killed, as it was
the policy of the Camorra not to have
men who knew too much survive The
man said he believed the plan was to
kill him and destroy his body in
Brooklyn brick oven.
F0OfaNO was a nnre fakoy into ruc-
tody and kilograms sent broadcast or
dering the arrest of Sicilians in vari-
Gus parts of New York State and New
Jersey who were implicated by Fontano
in more than fifty vendetta killings.
Within two hours of the sending of
telegram to Avon, N. j., Chief of Police
Cook replied that he had arrested
Gigrazo, on whose farm Fontanos last
murder was said to have been COM
arrests had been made in New York
and Brooklyn.
Men Under Arrest
The men arrested are:
Stefano Magadnno, thirty years old.
los Roebling Street, Brooklyn.
Bartolomeo di Gregorio, 1T Roebling
Street, Sicilian baker.
Vito Bonzentre, 115 Roebling Street,
fortysix years old, bootmaker.
! Giuseppe lombard, forty years old,
PIT Elizabeth Street, barber.
Mariana Galande, thirty, 1913 Austin
Street, painter.
Francisco Tuna, twenty-seven. 504
East Twelfth Street, Manhattan.
Carmillio Caiozzo, who is said to
have been killed by Fontano in New
Sicily as Fontano. Fontano had
known the. man all his life He had
never quarreled with him and bore him
no grudge. Fontano told Captain
Fiaschetti he was approached by Lom-
bardi and Magaddino, of the Brooklyn
Fifteen" and instructed to take Cal
ozzo away and kill him.
He was Informed that Caiozzo had
killed Magaddnno's brother in Sicily six
years ago and that it was decided he
must be killed. The orders, he said,
begged not to be involved in the affairs
OF the Camorra, as he had kept out OF
them in Sicily by great effort.
Obey or Be Killed
Magaddino told him, he said, it was
orders IS issued to him 6r Of being
killed himself. Magaddino also told
him, he said, that the "society" had
over S5OO,O00 in the treasury for de-
fense of its members and that if ever
he was arrested there would be un-
limited funds to insure his release.
Immediately following Fontano's con-
fession all Italian detectives in New
York and Brooklyn were summoned to
Police Headquarters. Special instruc-
tions we're issued the men and house
to house combing of the Siclian and
Italian districts was begun. 1t was said
late last night that the names Of more
than forty men connected with Sicilian
and Italian killings of the last fifteen
years had been obtained and that
Wholesale arrests would be made TO-
day.
Fontano, in describing how he killed
Caiozzo, said he first took the young
man to room with him at 250 West
Thi rty fourth Street and there told
him Of d fine place he knew in New