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Autthorities Reach Conclusion Alleged Brad ford Canygster Was Slain In New York State and Killers Took Body to Red Rock Hill Where They Left It iBpecial to the Olean Werald BRADFORD, Pa. May 5—McKeon County authorities today shopped together two links in the chain of evidence leading up to the murder of Joy Barber and Olean, neighboring New York Stnlesity. Again was the canter of gangland’s Investigation. Pulled were attempting to find out juat who called County Letace ivo Tuck Allison on the morning of the murder of Barber. One tinge definite was known to them, ‘the telephone call was made Belloved Slain in WY. + Weaving together the bite of avidener, authorities today reached the conclusion that Barber sas slat in New York Stile on Monday morning. They also believe that the killers then drove to the point on Red Mock HIN where the body was found and after disposing GE the alleged gangster and boot legger’s ‘Body returned to Olean where they informed the McKean Canary officer of their xet, Alligon was aroused from his bed about 4 o'clock Monday mmorn ing by a mysterious phone call. A voice, which he was unable to rec ognize, Informed him that a friend of his would be found at the spot where the body was discovered by two road workmen. Qlean has long played a part in the feud between Italian gangsters in this acction. more than a dozen men have been killed either in the vicinity of Olean or Brassford dur ing the warfare which for a tung ane was attributed to a gundotta switch it roots in the old country. At one time the New York State city was alleged to have been the headquarters of nm. band of Italian bigekbanders. Unedived murders deteed jales records for several years Climax Carne in 1925 .The climax to the open warfare in Olean came with the murder of John Barbe, brother of Joe, in Olean, May 21, 1925. Conviction of the nun identified as the juller of John led to the apparent breaking up of the activities In Olean, The Ialler, who was alleged to have been brought from Youngstown, 0, to “or Tarber because of a feud I the old country was sen tenced to from 20 year to life. Movements in the Saltan wnder wary shifted to Limestone and Bradford. Police tooke up the title In Olean and Joe Barber was next known to be operating in this city. Olean had not reached the end of lly wave of crime, however, two weeks after the fatal ghouling of John Barber, two Olean Italians were slay as they sat in the font Sout of their aromobus en route to Bradford, with two supposed Heads scoupying the rear seat. Subsequent to these murders, Mike Scorle, Olean, Was found murdered at Emperhin. Dominle Searde of Olean ’was phot in his home. ‘Tony Minett way Mupdry Spruce Street, Clean. These KMoge occurd within an year or two after John Barbat was bilnt, Joseph Sautells, Olenn Brocer, was fatally stabbed Sep tember, 1927, Franke Memia of Braiford and Thomas Peleuichen of Limestone were fed for the murder and not quitted. Womin nag since Iast this traritory and His whereabouts are unknown, it has been inaffi ally reported that he was mu rdered in the southeastern part of hame public pry station in Divan, Pennsylvania. Delguidice has once been the target of gunshot. the front of his home was riddled with shot early one morning about «x year and a half ago. No one was Injured. ‘The Scalella Killag was soowed by the murders of two men by the home of Cupria and Caputo. One Was found on the back, cond west of Allegany, still alive. He Wat in the Olean General Hospital with out revealing the name of his is faliant. The other was discovered murdered just outside the city in dn Hast ican. These a murders were never solved. ‘ On March 16, 1929, the body of Patsy Lapresta, who was alleged to have malgcated from New Jersey to St. Marys, Pa, and Inter to Bradford, “presumably to eat someone, was found on the back- road to Limestone. He had been stabbed several]omen and shot through the head. Two frogs on fence posts mear where the holy was found were believed in have been a warning to others of the faction which he represented. 1 Attempt Made om Ritohle In September of the same year, an attempt was made to murder Alpert Teitonle, Usen proprietor of Sunset Inn, north of Olean. Ritchie recovered and closed his roadhouse. He next appeared in Bradford as faal stunt detective In Mektoan, County. There were several shootings of the months that followed but until late in 2090 none of the attempts at murder were successful. Among the are rumored to Maye beer placed on the “spot” were Al Ri chi, Joe Barber and Tony Mussati. Zam Nicoletti, of Brooklyn, was the next to pay l price of ware fare. He was shot and ked by Jol Santore of Bradford to an affray in one of the principal streets of this city. The two men were alleged to have become vn rages in an argument over the bayalf of a murder which Nicollett , Wag said to have been brought to’ ihla city to commit Subsentient evalopments planned Joe Barber ay the man who had brought Nicoletti to the city and Al Rutehlo aw the man he was supposed to trike for “W Yide.!* Three attenpts on Barber's tra Yollowed but the recovered noth inky att fod to Tunxsutiwney- Next roparly were dab hu tah bes coo duplicated hem oviriter Bore, Bieber Inter coniinued to hte ely where he had been a cestdent elbow by shooting of ile breather in Olen, Santora is now In the McKean Conny joil at Strathport awaiting eink on chargon of murder, since his continent, five men Arye beg murdered. All dive daving ace bee neved to hive been Indirectly he uftermath of the Nicoletti ving Antody Bound Tuo body of John Aria woe found hogy a rhuegh in Hutte, Jfo had been murdered In the eta tomary gangland alyle, a tabbed ant shot. Authoriting expressed Utu po Hot ttud Av won “takun for b ride because He had “talked” to munch, Joe Vatovting, slater to be a wit fipsa In the Santora triad wits found maidered hear Lintestane at 1% 2. Poo Coat, he partner in Tats nies [at Salamanen, who was with him at the limo alo payed the wrice gangland extracts. Valentine, who formeatly resided in Bradford, find once fared trial for murder in Melian County. heshot and kiiteel William Tamphere of Salamanca in Grove Street, the city, Valentine loaded self defense, Lamphere chi tled as he attempted to enter Val entino's home. Liberatore Monterangelo was the target of shotgun charges at the lutersection of Wayne and First Biroels Inclean on Feb. 9, ‘The aide of his car was shattered but Fronterangelo escaped uninjured, Barbaug! Disappeared On March 28, Francisco Barba gi, another important witness in the cise against Santore disap peared. He left his home in Brail- Tord supposedly in snower tn 1 Phone message requesting him to #0 to Smethport. His body was found about three weeks later In a raving near Bells Camy on the Rock Giy Rone on Barber's person when his body was found were several dollars, a white gold watch and chain and a number of papers. His cap wats ted with blood and powder slatncil indicating that he had been shot at close range, 1 Deputy Coroner J.3. McChutcheon Monday performed an autopsy Which revealed that Barber had been shot four timupa. County De tective Allison in continuing the in vestigation.
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Olean Evening Herald
Olean, New York, US
Tue, May 05, 1931
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