The Washington times., 1922-05-28

in bed. They demanded that he get up
and accompany them, which he did. He
was never seen alive again.
Passarello's sister called at Romanos
house, No. 146 Sackman street, but could
not get in. She sought to obtain a warrant
for Romano's arrest, but this was refused
because there was no evidence that Passa-
relic had met with foul play
Upon the strength OF this evidence,
added to the finding Of Passarellos re-
mains, which were identified through the
check, a cheap nickel watch and a small
penknife found upon him, the police ar.
rested Romano. coroner's jury which
heard the dead mans sister tell her story
brought in a verdict accusing Romano Of
murder.
In the meanwhile Romano and several
relatives and friends of Passarello who
had also known La Rosa had been taken
to Lieutenant Wiliams's office and there
confronted with the reconstructed head
Of the murdered man.
"Ah! 1t is the face Of DomInic-Domf-
mic La Rosa" cried Mrs. Pietro, darting
forward and planting kiss on the clay
face before she could be restrained. Such
is the custom of Sicilians on approaching
the dead, according to Lieutenant VIII.
iams
Similar identification was made by
others in the group. All were positive
that the reconstructed head was that OF
their missing friend. AS for Romano, not
once did he avert his gaze from the grim
visage OF the man he was accused of hav
ing murdered. His own face assumed the
sreenish-gray color of the rebuilt head,
but he uttered not a word.
Suddenly Mrs. Pietro darted at Romano
why did you kill my brother?" she
shrieked
Detectives held her back and she be-
came hysterical She and her friends
were then dismissed, and Romano was
placed under arrest and put in a cell.
And so, following much the same meth.
DDS, Williams who had been promoted to
police captainCy, undertook to build
features that fitted the skull found re.
Gently in the woods on top OF Cheesecock
Mountain, near Nyack, N Y. The bones NJ
a skeleton were found by boys and the
village authorities buried them. The police
finally became interested, dug up the bones
and Captain Williams, with few simple
instruments and a substance used in mod.
cling called plastlina, reconverted the
skull into the former likeness OF a girl
who had wandered away from L,eftwich
Village and had been murdered. The re-
semblance was complete At sight of It
three employees of the institution of which
she had been an inmate recognized her.
They said. THAT was Lillian White. There
can be no mistake. We knew her we'll"
On seeing it her sister cried, That
looks just like father And Lillian looked
like father more than any of the rest OF
us children did"
Another sister sobbingly placed her hand
on the head and said, Il will murder the
man who murdered you, little sister" and
tainted.
The strange object travelled from Gar.
nersville to New York for Identification
by relatives. Then back to Rockland
County to give minute testimony be-
fore grand jury that was asked to
indict its murderer. The Journeys were
made by automobile. The grewsome relic
was carried in a tall hat box, steadied
by the encircling arms OF Captain will
Jams, who had reconstructed Il from q
skeleton to a recognizable and identifiable
imitation Of q human face and figure.