Evening star., 1922-06-25

GaeZZo to dinner. They renewed old
times. For a week they went around
together. Then Fontana asked GaezZo
to go hunting with him down in New
Jersey. GaeZzo went. He hadn't been
in the country long enough to know
that there is not much hunting in
New Jersey. Fontana took him to
Asbury Park and they wandered up
the Shrewsbury river. When they
came to deserted spot, Fontana
stepped behind GaeZzo. put his shot
gun to his unsuspecting friends back
and pulled the trigger He tied stones
TO the body and threw it into the
river.
The reason why Carmillo Gaezzo
had to be killed was that years ago
his grandfather. in the town of
Castellamare. in the province of Ira
pani in Sicily, killed a member of
this same gang"
MUCH of the criminality of the
Italians in America can be
traced to the importati of ancient
feud organizations from Sicily. The
activities of the band to which Bar
tolo Fontana belonged included sew
enty-fve murders in New York.
Fontana. under the Establishments of
Fiaschetti. revealed the secrets of the
organization. The rounding up of the
gang is still in progress. Fontana
himself has already been sentenced to
life Imprisonment.
The most moving story which Fias-
chetti told is that of Michael Casa
limo.
The reader may still remember the
shocking murder on January 20. 1919,
of Joseph and Helen Holback in their
hotel at South Ozone Park, L. l. The
old couple had been shot to death in
the course of a hoid-up. Six men
late at night had waited till the last
customer had left the restaurant and
then had held guns on the old man.
He had fought. His wife had come
running to aid him. A fusillade. and
the old couple lay on the floor dying.
The bandits fed in fright without
taking anything.
II got some informal tion." said Fias-
chetti, "that Michae! Casalino was
one of the six that committed the
murders. He had left the city, and
I started out after him. 1 followed
him through several states. When
would come to a town l would find
that he had just left. 1t was hard
job, but finally 1 located my man on
farm up at Fairport. Wayne COUNT,
N. Y, ten miles this side Of Rochester
He was working as a laborer IN the
field. His employer was one Saprito.
Sicilian. I knew Casalino to be
tough lad to handle. I would have
to work carefully, with him. So l
got job as farmland on Saprito's s
place and managed to become Casa
limos roommate.
I'VE became fast friends in several
days. After q week I mentioned that
I was q bit nervous, as I was wanted
for Killing down in New York.
1.-The cops are looking for me. too
Casalino confided in return. have
just got word that that - Flas-
chetti Is out trying to trail me-
"'Don't worry replied, Fiaschetti
is nothing but a big blum.
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/ <sT RECOUNTED the details OF my
! imaginary crime. Casalino re-
lated the history of the murder of
I the Hofbacks. He and his mates.
greenhorns at banditry. had lost their
heads and began to shoot. i worked
slowly with him, but after two weeks
| I had every detail Of the case. Then
one day said to Casalno:
| ado you know who really am?
He looked at me. surprised.
"'Wen. LIN Fiaschette, said
| showing him my shield.
my God, I'm done for" He almost
| collapsed. Then he begged.
There's only one thing ask: oi