The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-22
By CHARLES YALE HARRISON
III

III
ONE of the anti-fascisti workers ar
" rested in the raids of July 18th
was Mario Buzzi. He was at the Of
fees of II Martello when the police
burst through the doors. Earlier in
the day Greco and Garlic were ar
rested at their homes in Brooklyn.
When Buzzi was brought into the
isolated Hi%hbridge police station in
the Bronx, Greco and Garlic had al
ready been disposed Of" A detec-
tive brought Buzz into room. I'M
mediately two fascist jumped to
their feet and shouted, Eyes, yes he's
one of the murderers, we saw him do
it." The detective hushed them up
and said in Italian Don't say that
and spoil our case--we know he didn't
commit the murders-we want him
for something else"
Carisi and Amorroso, the murdered
fascist, were killed on May 30th
(Memorial Day., a day very easy to
remember, and fact which will prove
very embarrassing for the fascist
trainers later on.
The fascist eager to use the kill
ings as a club with which to bludgeon
their enemies, tried to incriminate all
known anti-fascisti. In the case of
Buzzi it didn't work
As a matter Of fact, Buzzi had a
perfect alibi for Memorial day be
cause at that time he was in jail in
Hoboken, New Jersey. He had been
arrested on May both charged with
addressing al open-air meeting.
After being kept in Jail for three
days he was arraigned in court and
released. Memorial Day, therefore,
saw Buzzi safely in prison.
The detective told Buzzi he was
wanted for something else. hz was
taken into another room and told that
he was to be charged with assault
ing and slashing Ado Tesla at a
meeting in Port Chester on March
20. There are plenty Of fascist to
testify against you," said the detec-
tive, land you may get twenty years
for it. But 7 will try to save you and
I'll talk to you later"
THE following morning (JuIy 49,
Buzzi was taken to Port Chester
and lodged il the town jail. That
night benign, fatherly-looking man
entered his cell and sat down to chat
with him. He told Buzz that he
would ike to help him, that he was in
pretty bad fix, but that if the young
anti-fascist did as he was told all
would be well.
Buzzi was told that he must i'm
pIcate Vincenzo Vacirca, editor. of II
Nuovo Monde, Carlo Tresca, editor
Of II Martello and DR.. Charles Fama
in plot to murder Carisi and Amor
roso. The fatherly-lookin man said
that Buzzi must swear that while at
work he heard DR.. Fama telephone
Vacirca and tell him that since his
protests against the fascist's proposed
Memorial day parade proved unavail-
ing, the anti-fascisti must act.
Then Buzzi was told to say that
he heard Vacirca arrange a confer
ence with Carlo Tresca and DR.. Fama
for that day in Tenth Street and that
he later saw all three at the meeting.
Then Buzzi was shown a paper writ
ten in English, language with which
he is not very familiar. He was told
that it was a confession, the outline
of which had been told to him, and
that he must sign it. He refused to
sign.
The father-looking man said moth
ing and left the cell. A few minutes
later he returned in company with
another man not quite so fatherly-
looking.
Then Buzzi was assaulted. He was
beaten and slugged with rubber-hose
and blackjack until he vomited blood
and tainted. No medical attention
was given to him and during the fol-
lowing day he attended to his own
bruises and cleaned himself.