Battiata and Louis Lanzillo who were also arrested. They were tried
before Dusso was run to ground and Carl Lanzillo and Pisanielli were
sentenced to death while Louis Lanzillo received a life sentence and
Battiata received a 15-year sentence. Dusso was finally arrested on
Dec. h, 1917, in Brooklyn after he had been taken into custody follow
ing a dispute over a woman, All of his accomplices testified against
him and he, also,was sentenced to death, All three were hanged at
the Connecticut State Prison on June 17, 1918,
TRUE POLICE CASES, August, 1975. "The Final Exam was ‘Murder! by
Curt Norris. Page 8.
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Louis Lanzillo received pardon, 5-8-1928, when a lady
presented letter written by three executed men declar-
ing he was innocent See unnamed newspaper article,
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Battiata and Louis Lanzillo who were also arrested. They were tried
before Dusso was run to ground and Carl Lanzillo and Pisanielli were
sentenced to death while Louis Lanzillo received a life sentence and
Battiata received a 15-year sentence. Dusso was finally arrested on
Dec. hy, 1917, in Brooklyn after he had been taken into custody follow,
ing a dispute over a woman, All of his accomplices testified against
him and he, also,was sentenced to death. All three were hanged at
the Connecticut State Prison on June 17, 1918. :
TRUE POLICE CASES, August, 1975. "The Final Exam was 'Murder' by
Curt Norris. Page 18.
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presented letter written by three executed men declar-
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Battiata and Louis Lanzillo who were also arrested. They were tried
before Dusso was run to ground and Carl Lanvillo ani Pisanielli were
sentenced to death while Louis Lanzillo received a life sentence ani
Battiata received a 15-year sentence. Dusso was finally arrested on
Dec. 4, 1917, in Brooklyn after he had been taken into custody follow:
ing a dispute over a woman, All of his accomplices sestified against
him and he, also,was sentenced to death, All three were hanged at
the Connecticut State Prison on June 17, 1918
TRUE POLICE CASES, August, 1975. "The Final Exam was 'Murder' by
Curt Norris. age 48.
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Dusso, a 2li-year-old white longshoreman iving in New York City, was
a fairly successful petty criminal, specializing in robbery, burgla-
ry and holdupse In 1916, he was summoned to New Haven, Conn., by
Carmelo Battiata, the owner of a cheap hotel, to conduct a Sschool
in crime" for two aspiring young hoddlums, Lanzillo, a laborer, and
Pisanielli, an ‘rmy veteran who had served in the brief Pershing in-
vasion of Mexico, After conducting classes in markmanship and show-
ing his pupils how to successfully burglarize unoccupied dwellings,
Dusso's final task HRAXXE was to conduct them on an armed robbery.
Louis Lanzillo, Carl's brother, asked them to rob Morris Gofdstein,
a tailor in West Haven, who had a gold watch and chain that Louis
wanted. On the evening of Nov. 27, 1916, the trio waylaid and
attempted to rob Goldstein as he was going home from his shop. When
Yoldstein resisted, they shot and killed him, They were tracked to
the railroad track where they hopped a freight and officers alzarted
the police down the line. Dusso leaped from the train bef
reached Derby, but Lanzillo and Pisankelli were pisceied thera,
They finally confessed, naming Dusso as their teacher and involving
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DUSSO, Frank, LANZILLO, Carf!’and PISANIEWI, Carmine
Dusso, a 2li-year-old white longshoreman ikiving in New York City, was
a fairly successful petty criminal, specializing in robbery, burgla-
ry and holdupse In 1916, he was summoned to New Haven, Conn., by
Carmelo Battiata, the owner of a cheap hotel, to conduct a Sschool
in crime" for two aspiring young hoddlums, Lankillo, a laborer, and
Pisanielli, an "'rmy veteran who had served in the brief Pershing in-
vasion of Mexico, After conducting classes in markmanship and show-
ing his pupils how to successfully burglarize unoccupied dwellings,
Dusso's final task HKAEXE was to conduct them on an armed robbery.
louis Lanzillo, Carl's brother, asked them to rob Morris Go@dstein,
a tailor in West Haven, who had a gold watch and chain that Louis
wanted. On the evening of Nov. 27, 1916, the trio waylaid and
attempted to rob Goldstein as he was going home from his shop. When
Yoldstein resisted, they shot and killed him. They were tracked to
the railroad track where they hopped a freight and officers alerted
the police down the line. Du i
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Dusso, a 2li-year-old white longshoreman idiving in New York City, was
a fairly successful petty criminal, specializing in robbery, burgla-
xy and holdups. In 1916, he was summoned to New Haven, Conn., by
Carmelo Battiata, the owner of a cheap hotel, to conduct a 4school
in crime" for two aspiring young hoddlums, Lantillo, a laborer, and
Pisanielli, an ‘rmy veteran who had served in the brief Pershing in-
vasion of Mexico, After conducting classes in markmanship and show-
ing his pupils how to successfully burglarize unoccupied dwellings,
Dusso's final task #KAKXE was to conduct them on an armed robbery.
Louis Lanzillo, Carl's brother, asked them to rob Morris Goddstein,
a tailor in West Haven, itho had a gold watch and chain that Louis
wanted, On the evening of Nov. 27, 1916, the trio waylaid and
attempted to rob Goldstein as he was going home from his shop. When
“oldstein resisted, they shot and killed him, They were tracked to
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