Evening star., 1921-08-17
1E:RR|F|ED|TAL|AN
D|SCL0SES CRIMES
"Ghost" of Slain Man Drives
| Gangster to Tell Police
p of Many Murders.
BY the Associated Press,

DETROIT, Mich, August 11.-De-
troit police today were at work on
what they asserted was one OF the
first tangible clues to the wave OF
murder and bombing outrages that
has been sweeping through the local
Italian colony in the past four years.
The arrest in New York yesterday
of Bartolow Fontaino, former Detroit
barber. and the information he gave
concerning the murder of eight ltal-
.ians here, led local authorities to be-
'lieye that some light might be sfed
on the seventy killings which have
been recorded in the Italian colony
here since 1917.
Fontaino, it was said, is not known
to tie authorities here. but they be-
lieve he may be a ''Fontaina" who
formerly was around Detroit.
SIayers All Escape.
Local crimes which Fontano de-
called to the New York police. ranged
over q period extending from the lat
ter part of 1917 to May this year. All
of the victims were shot to death, and
Hetro B0sco, a wealthy member of
the colony, was killed in his garage
late in 1917. and the murder was
ascrfbed to local gunner.
In January, 1918, Antonio Giannola.
reputed leader of a gang that was
said to have been responsible ft r
many deaths, was shot to death just
as he stepped from his automobile
in front of residence where he
had gone to visit the family of an
Italian who had been killed by his
son-in- law.
Sam Giannola, his brother, was shot
down in front of a bank in October,
1918 He had been arrested several
times in connection with the murder
of an Italian. One man was con-
later granted new trial and ac-
Quilted
Joseph Buccellato and Joseph Busco
were the victims this year.
n The police have not been able to
tidentify Felice Buccellato. his cousin; !;
or Lucica Sarcona-
Two murders have occurred in the
Italian colony here within the last
month. Several stores owned by 1tal-
ians have been bombed recently. but
in each instance the owners have dis
claimed any knowledge of the identity
of those responsible.
Ghost Appears.
NEW YORK. August IA ghost
story was injected today into the in
vestigation of seventeen murders in
this vicinity and at Detroit which po-
lice attributed to gang called the
Good Killers"
Bartolo'w Fontano. one of the seven
men arrested last night in connection
with the investigation. and who gave
information about the murders, said
today, according to the police, that
the ghost of Carmello Caizzo. whose
back was fatally perforated by shot
gun bullets at Avon-by- the Sea, N.
j., appeared before him in the wee
hours of last Monday. When the ap-
partition came Fontano was the guest
Of Detective Michael Fiaschetti of the
italian squad. Fiaschetti related to-
day how he was reused by the sound
of Fontano leaping from the bed to
the window.
whats the matter?" he inquired
of his f1uttering guest.
=. Il killed my best friend" Fontano
twas quoted as replying "and I see
his ghost"
The detective said his guest told
him this story:
He was instructed from across the
sea to get" CaiZZo, but when he went
forth to fulfil this mission the attrac-
tive personality of Caizzo disarmed
him and they became good friends.
But Fontano had his orders. and on
July 80, when they were out hunting
together. Fontano fired both barrels
of a. shot gun into his best friends
back.
Fontano happened to be the guest
Of the detective. because the detective
believed that the best way to a mans
heart was through his stomach. When
he met Fontano last Sunday in the
zoo, he was anxious to learn what
secrets lay hidden in a good killers
heart SO he invited him to dinner.
They became so chubby that a trip to
the theater followed. and afterward
F'ontano agreed to be the Overnight
guest of the detective.
Arrest Brains OF Gang.
An arrest at Asbury Park, n j.,
last Tuesday is believed by the po-
lice to have a definite connection
with disclosures made by Fontaine.
The information provided by Fon-
taine gave the police virtually their
only clue for clearing up the chain
yof crimes. Fontaine is said to have
designated a man known as Fran
cisco Puma as "the brains of the
gang Puma is one of those under
arrest.
Police said the murders. gang
feuds and assaults had grown out
of Efforts by men both here and in
, Italy to control the lottery policy"
game and a card game known as