The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-09
Salernos O S
Seek Life
of Slayer
Relatives Of Prominent Young
Italian VIII Demand Death
of Prohibition Agent
Inquest Today.



Relatives ~ John snlerno, 20, prom
nent Nv Omahn's Little Italy, who va
slaln Saturday night BY Tom Finn
20. star stool pigeon Of the probibl
4 ilon enforcement ofiicers here. sat
last nlRbt that they VIII make ever
effort 10 have Finn held on a oharg'
- first degree murder. They seel
capital punishment
Assistant County Attorney Hcnrl
Peal said chat III evidence obtained by
the police viii be presented 20 the cor
oner's jury at an inquest To be held
at Tuesday afternoon nt Hohman's
Undertaking establishment.
SIX Witnesses Held.
A quartet of detectives In charge ol
Detective Sergeant Beb Danbaum
rounecd up SIX witnesses yesterday
them,
Thoec arrested were:
Elsie Pnrahurst. %. waitress Mt
The Lyons hotel. who said she was
riding with t1inp iand three .others
and thGt they drank together In n
bootlegging Joint on West q street.
Sum spartoro, owner of the Lyons
hotel. who was with Finn when he
was attacked by Salerno at Sixth and
Pierce streets and who was one Of
Tie occupants Of the death car"
John Spartero. brohter OF Sam, who
WIS with the Parkhurst woman.
SCI Abrahams, Plaza hotel, who was
picked up at the Sportsman Cigar
store by Salerno and taken To the Hog
Eanch. East Omaha, where Finn was
to be Identified as a "stool-pigeon."
Morris Cap Reuben. who identified
Finn at the Hog ranch as an in
formant OF the prohibition office.
Charles Battiato, Lyons hotel, who
was champion Of the Parkhurst
woman also
Corr0borates Finn.
Sam Sp9tero's story of the event
leading 10 the shooting followed the
lines Of Films story, except that he
said he did not see salerno brnndish
n revolver and said that hs did not
lear threat about throwing Finn
n 'he riger, AS wafiulaimad by Finn
u his original statement.
"Islgie, my brother John, ana
Chpries Ha,tiato andjI went out rid
ing with Finn, who has been eating
AT my hotel" said Spatero. He told
us he wanted TO buy some booze for
a friend, We stopped at n place at
Eighth and Hickory streets and
bought two plnts Of booze. Then went
% place at Twenty.seventh and
y streets. where We each had drink
Of touze ! paid for these drinks.
We t'itn went to Six h and Pierce
streets end ran into salerno. He called
Finn d stool pigeon and then hit
and kicked him.
When Saiernos brother, Sebastian.
drove up In big car. John made
i'iinn and me get in the machine and
We drove to the cigar store, and
then TO the roadhouse, where some fel' |
lows looked at Finn. They drove back
e. Seventh and Pierce streets and let |
60 out"
The others substantiated Spartcro's
statement in part.
Finn Ia Clerk.
Police said yesterday Finn has the
rating OF clerk and gets paid for
each conviction. 1t is his job to OBJ
tain evidence against bootleggers.
Little Italy mourned the loss OF
ore of its youthful leaders Yesterday
l.. al. Gtysh nd
Pierce streets aud in their native
tongue discussed the shooting. +
But TO outsiders" they were silent. /
rhoy knew nothing when asked about
he AFFAIR. but when the outsiders"
eft their raised voices again took up
he discussion,
Away from the crowd in her little
bedroom at $50 Pierce street. wept
Christine Rincontro. the betrothed of
the slain politician. They had been
together but four hours before the
shooting and had discussed their plans
for wedding next month In which
nearly NIL of Little Italy was to take
part. Just the night before the shoot
ing the couple were the honered
guests AT big party given by their
friends and neighhors.
Fianeee In Tears.
My poor John - gone, wept
Christine, is, Il have no raason to
live now"
Ths funeral ~ young Saiarno VIII
Ne held AZ Tuesday afternoon in
49, kuna church Htriai will be In
Hav sspuleher cemetery,