Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-03-14 | Page 2 | American Sleuth Killed in Sicily

AMERICAN SLEUTH KILLED IN SICILY Murdered by Black Hand Men In Crowded Railway Station Republican Special l Cable LIeu Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- Palermo Sicily March 13 tenant Joseph Petrosino one of ot the mo most t famous members of the detective detec tive tivo force of New York was wag condemned con con- to death by a tribunal of oC tho lie Black Hand Hund society of oC that city and the sentence was executed b by another tribunal hero In the tra tragic lc death of or the final proof has hns been given of or the International of oC tho those o dread secret societies The rue ab assassination of OC Petro Petrosino camo came with the suddenness of a thunderbolt Tho The police of or the Cit elt city know of his presence and detectives were ere sent Bent to guard him The New York detective dressed In rough clothing wont vomit about bravely cly In tho performance of his duty duo and seemed to have no fear of or his hii life despite the repeated warnings ho he ij had received ed from time to time that he would be killed i I Forging ahead of or the men trailing 1 him for his own protection he lie entered en en- n. n terel the crowded tramway station t tHo Ho was surrounded b by a n band of tour four or five men ment At t once ho was caught In a deadly 11 trap and ho mado made a move O to to- draw his hia revolver and defend himself him him- self I