The Washington times., 1929-12-31
RE We ALED
At POLICE
TRIAL

NEW YORK, Dec, 81 uNSJ.-
Because he accepted an invitation
10 be the guest Of honor at little
dinner party up in the Bronx, on
December Z. Magistrate Albert H.
vitale, today found that he had
been invited to appear before an
Investigating committee OF the
bar association on January 8.
The invitation came to Vitale
after an underworld letter almost
as startling as the disclosure Of
the bne-time existence of muir
der contract was revealed at the
police trial Of Patrolman Arthur
G.. johnson, detective before he
also had the misfortune to be a
guest at the self-same dinner,
which ended yesterday.
Hint Author Is Known
The letter was addressed to
John SAVING, another guest at the
dinner, who is now under tndict-
ment, together with six others, in
connection with the "holdup"
which occurred that night hold
up which Inspector Joseph Dono-
!, van declared was faxed up" in
tEstifying at the johnson trial.
The letter was signed by one
m. c." whose identity the police
have indicated by little quirks OF
the eyebrows, they know, hut
wouldn't tell.
The letter, in part, read as
follows:
'sIt's all fixed. Get in touch
with WHALE. Tell him we will
take care Of that other matter
at once, so he has nothing to
worry about. Tell Giro to give.
Joe the grand for me because
the bulls are watching"
Involves "ArtichOke King"
The "Ciro" in the letter accord
ing to Police Commissioner
Whalen refers to none other than
Giro Terranova, Harlem "artl.
choke king" who. Donovan al
legged, arranged the "foldup," 50
he could regain possession Of the
murder contract" from the Cht.
cage CANISTER who was supposed
to be pressing Terranova for pay
ment Of $4,000 due under Its
terms. The Chicago gentleman
also was q guest at the dinner.
The contract had to do with the
murders Of frankie Yale and
Frank MARROW, according to Dono-
{ van.
The unearthing Of the letter
followed that of q phone list
belonging to Louis Saccacona,
Who with three others was in
dicted yesterday on charges OF
being a principal Of a nation
wide drug ring and held in $50,
100000 bail for trial on Janu-
airy 6.
The phone list contained the
telephone number of Vitale and
three other political leaders, one
an al rman. :.
whale appeared at a grand
fury hearing in the Bronx yes
terday at which Joseph Brayate
was indicted in connection with
the .'holdup' and six others were
named in closed indictments.
Calm Before Jury.
The magistrate was not only
cool, calm and collected. but also
the picture Of innocence and sur
prise in what little comment he
did make.
The appearance Of his name on
SaCcarona's phone list he ex-
blamed by family recollecting
that years ago, before he became
8 Judge, he thought he had been
of some service either to Louis or
his brother, Frank Saccarona. in
! legal capacity. Brother Frank
was the second Of the four in
dicted on the drug ring allega-
tions.
Now what can say to q thing
like tKat?" was his only reference
to the letter from m. G." to
SAVING.
Vitale will have a chance to tell
hts story when he appears before
the bar association committee
THAT body will report its findings
on the magistrates case to the
appellate division which has the
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