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BU 92-61
Jersey. FONTANA had admitted the killing and had implicated a "gang of hired assassins in sixteen killings." Five of the murders were done in Manhattan, two in Brooklyn and nine in Detroit over the previous seven years. The "gang killed for money almost always using as the actual instrument of death some young immigrant who was terrorized into slaying the marked man and himself put out of the way lest he confess." The gang was known as "The Good Killers."
FONTANA admitted having committed one murder unaided but insisted he had acted only after three members of the gang had "backed him into a hallway in Brooklyn, pressed the muzzles of their pistols into his stomach and told him to swear to commit the crime or they would blow him to pieces."
Those arrested besides FONTANA were "STEFANO NAGGADINO," 30 years old, of 105 Roebling Street, Brooklyn, a salesman; BARTOLMEO de GREGORIO, 32 years old, a baker of 117 Roebling Street, Brooklyn; ZITO BONAVEGERE, 46 years old, of 115 Roebling Street, Brooklyn; GUISEPPE LOMBARDI, 41, a barber, of 217 Elizabeth Street; MANANO GALANDE, 27, a painter, of 198 Orchard Street and FRANCISCO PUMA, 35, a merchant, of 504 E. 12th Street. The charge was homicide against all except de GREGORIO who was held temporarily for violation of the Sullivan Law, the detectives saying they had found two pistols on him.
"NAGGADINO" was arrested at Grand Central Station with the help of FONTANA who called "NAGGADINO" and told him he was suspected and wanted to get away and asked "NAGGADINO" to come to Grand Central Station. A detective overheard "NAGGADINO" tell FONTANA to go to Buffalo "where he would be well cared for by the chief there, who would be notified."
The "New York Times" of August 18, 1921, on page 1, column 4, reflected an article captioned "Three More Admit Death Band Killing." This article reflected the name of the subject as STEFANO MAGADDINO, age 36, a salesman living at 105 Roebling Street. This article reflected that GALANTE and BONVENTRE and MAGADDINO had admitted having been implicated in CAIZZO's murder. The six, FRANCESCO PUMA, 35; VITO BONVENTRE, 46; STEFANO MAGADDINO, 36; GUISEPPE LOMBARDI, 41; and MARIANO GALANTE, 27, and FONTANA were charged with the murder of CAMILLO CAIZZO on July 30 in a complaint made August 16 in Monmouth County by JACOB B. RUE, Monmouth County detective, before Justice of the Peace EDWARD W. WISE. The complaint stated that Detective RUE had been notified by Acting Captain FIASHETTI that GALANTE, BONVENTRE and MAGADDINO had admitted having been implicated in CAIZZO's murder.
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