New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22
Guards Hired
By Rich Italians
Fearing Murder
Suspected Whisky Ring
Members Leaving Amer
lea Protect Themselves
Against Camorra Plots
Price ON Fiaschetti's Head
Investigator of Assassina-
tons Here Finds SIS, 1000
Is Offered for His Life

Salvatore opposite, former owner of
the Columbia Meat Market, 120 Null
berry Street, who sailed for Italy on
Saturday, was escorted to the French
Line docks by thirty private detectives
Tho escort were in five automobiles
which guarded the closed car in which
opposite rode front and rear.
Eight. days before he started for
Italy Espcsito. said by the police to
have been one of the chief operators
in whisky ring, received warning of
death from the Bonbentre gang, lead
ers Of which were arrested by Acting
Captain Fiaschetti, Of the Italian
squad, and his men last Monday. Ex-
posito is said to have made 81 100000
in liquor transactions. Also it is re-
ported he paid more than 100000 in
blackmaii
A week ago opposite began convert
ing his New York holdings into cash.
When he went to the steamship he is
said to have had with him in a satchel
more than 100000 in American cur
rency.
1t was learned yesterday that Car
mine Licenvito of the same address in
Mulberry Street, also had a guard Of
detectives when he sailed for Italy on
the France several days ago.
Wood Alcohol Trial
opposite and Licenvito were tried bv
Brooklyn jury in connection with
wood alcohol transactions following
which more than twenty deaths took
MI 1
Connecticut. Licenvito was found
guilty and released under $50 900 bonds
pending an appeal. His friends say
he had so much money that the $50, 900
bond meant nothing to him. He will
never return to the United States, they
assert. opposite was acquitted If
completely in the wood alcohol cases.
Since that, it is alleged, he has been
threatened with revelations by" mem
bers Of the Camorra band headed by
lombard and Magaddino, now await
ing trial for many murders said to
have been ordered from Palermo.
Some months ago a bomb was ex-
ploded in the entrance to Esposito's
four-story house in Mulberry Street.
Four weeks ago he was shot twice by
an assailant hiding in hallway oppo-
site his home
Last Thursday opposite revealed to
Acting Captain Fiaschetti and Detective
Repetto that he had been marked for
death by the Bonbentre gang. He asked
. police escort to the steamship pier
and was promised that police protection
would be afforded him, but fearing an
insufficient escort he undertook precau-
tions on his own account. 1t was said
last night that four private detectives
accompany opposite on his way to Ma
pies.
Price on Flaschetti's Head
Acting Captain Michael F'ias-
chetti, who has charge of the police in
quiry into Camorra murders, started
after Bartolo Fontana confessed killing
Camille Caiozzo and told of other muir
ders instigated by Italian blackmall-
ers, received another death threat yes
terday.
1t is nothing unusual for his mail to
contain such missives. AS he himself
put it, II get lots of such Valentines"
But the pictured threat that arrived
yesterday was unusual in that it
seemed to indicate that a price of
$4,000 had been put on the detectives
head
The threat consisted of the usual
crude drawing of skull and cross
bones, beneath which was a heart.
pierced by stiletto, bomb with it's
fuse lighted and revolver. Under
meath the drawing $4,000" was in
scribed
Il suppose that is the price that has
been put on my head" said Fiaschetti
with the nonchalance of firm believer
in the adage that threatened men live
long. THAT is the reward that will be
paid to the man who kills me-"
Fontana Rests Easily
Fontana, the informer, who Is under
strict guard, is enjoying his first peace
Of mind since he received orders to kill
his friend Caiozzo. The latter's ghost,
which used to appear to him nightly
and prophesy that he would be killed
and baked in an oven, has deserted him
now, he says.
The deaths of 1875 persons are under
investigation as result of Fontana's
story of the Camorra, and the police
even believe it possible that in the
course Of their inquiry they may run
across information that will throw
light on the Wall Street explosion Of
last year.
Detective Lieutenant Mcpherson. Of
detroit, who came here to get wha+
information Fontana could rive con-
corning seventy murders IN that ctv.
went home last night. He said that
there were six men to be arrested in
Detroit and that others would be sought
in Canada.