january september known prominent member operated years united_states depicted boss bosses position exist loose structure sicily life myth mystery legend alive legend partially responsible creating image gentleman mafia boss widely considered responsible murder head new_york_city police department italian squad convicted crime rise position declined arrested sentenced death remain jail death confusion exact year death according died september prison island early life sources identified native rural town raised actually born city parents poor family moved father armed guard local landlord baron notorious state owned land position involved according sources early age family moved lived approximately years relocating recognized power base mafia went school young married teacher instructed read write inducted mafia 1880s worked revenue collector young adult position cover carry protection criminal record began assault progressed arson menacing eventually kidnapping year old june received year sentence revolutionary incarcerated attempted recruited leagues popular movement democratic socialist inspiration president league leagues needed muscle social struggle president january outlawed brutally orders prime minister leaders jail fled year serving sentence role peasant unrest returned position social power pressured authorities charge granting emigration permits district according mafia historian involved clandestine emigration networks united_states sentenced kidnapping released escape special police surveillance sicily sailed united_states arrived new_york_city end september lived years new_york acting fruits foods spent months new_orleans arrested connection large operation new_jersey arrested avenue distributing money managed escape conviction worked paper mill gang members tried sentenced new_york associated gang harlem headed september returned sicily shortly police sergeant ordered arrest involvement application american citizenship consequently blocked traced new_orleans gone escape detection slipped away observers consider brought practice continuing protection exchange protection money sicily united_states cream milk breaking bottle summarized system don throw people bankruptcy ridiculous demands money offer protection instead help business prosperous happy pay kiss hands gratitude sicily sicily rose position local notable ward mayor member parliament district good terms baron exercised influence mafia clans towns districts city semi factual romantic portrait journalist contributed form legend don brought organization highest perfection violence mafia leader corpses island order achieve goal considered statesman wage aggressive wars ruled inspired fear mainly use great qualities natural awe inspiring appearance helped manners humble majestic loved generous nature refused request aid millions loans gifts general philanthropy personally way wrong started journey major dressed best clothes awaited entrance village kissed hands paid homage king king sorts reign peace order observed mafia peace course official law imposed people stop draw fine distinction police reports described associated high mafia leading life luxury going theater gambling high sums club gentlemen reserved education elite status murder considered murder new_york policeman head march shot killed men seen running crime scene gone sicily gather information local police files help italian new_york illegal immigrants men aware danger survival carried note describing terrible criminal photograph police officer accounts claim personally killed legend dinner party high society home political patron took carriage host according drove city centre engaged brief conversation killed returned join dinner historical dismissed version locate scene crime news murder spread fast newspapers swell anti italian sentiment spread new_york pleaded innocence provided entire period assassinated stayed house provided suspicious taking account relation jail arrest life sentence apparently claimed killed according writer book said life killed person brave adversary deserved better death hands hired cut throat report police commissioner concluded crime probably carried direction evidence thin case effectively closed july discharged insufficient evidence send trial murder solved identified likely assassins died late 1930s march century assassination italian police tapped phone conversation sibling claimed killer orders arrested shooting released lack evidence downfall sub warned worst offenders capable committing crime arrested murder able released bail usual rise reputation immunity declining orders fascist leader destroy mafia arrested big round area included people arrested asked local landlord intervene refused times changed reply indicted participation murders attempted murders violence acts offences including physical violence threats sentenced life june old murder charge remained silent trial arrested times acquitted time different hearing sentence president court asked defense stood said gentlemen unable obtain proof numerous crimes committed reduced condemning committed iron known wanted maximum publicity event posters printed pictures text court sentence death legacy uncertainty exact date death common account died natural causes serving sentence prison italian author found evidence book died summer according left cell prison guards inmates evacuated advance allied invasion sicily according historian transferred prison left die allied bombardment prison sources mention according died september prison island years sentence believed carved wall cell prison sickness necessity reveal real heart man inmates considered occupying cell great honour historians consider account legend fact
Vito Cascioferro