16 “Framed for Something He Did”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Characters ix
4. PART ONE: 1904 TO 1909
5. 1 “Dies Martyr” 3
6. 2 “On the Dead Quiet” 13
7. 3 “The Same Fate as Petrosino” 30
8. 4 “We Are on the Ground and He Is Not” 35
9. 5 “He Got Me Some Clerical Work” 52
10. 6 “Petrosino Is Dead, but the Black Hand Lives” 63
11. 7 “They Have Those Responsible for the Murder of Detective Petrosino” 67
12. PART TWO: 1910 TO 1914
13. 8 “The Impotence of the Metropolitan Police” 83
14. 9 “The Policeman’s Club” 91
15. 10 “My Boy Will Be Cut to Pieces” 95
16. 11 “Where Is Tony Vachris?” 106
17. 12 “The Temperament of Your Race” 118
18. 13 “Arrested by One of His Own Countrymen” 125
19. 14 “This Is Another Administration” 130
20. 15 “That Is the Stuff ” 139
21. 16 “Framed for Something He Did” 151
22. 17 “They’ll Get Theirs” 163
23. 18 “The Man with a Hole in His Hand” 174
24. 19 “Appreciation and Thanks” 182
25. PART FOUR: 1920 TO 1922
26. 20 A “Vast and Complex” Mission to Naples 191
27. 21 “Cunning, Effective Detective Work” 200
28. 22 “The Most Famous of Detectives” 208
29. 23 “Broken Up” 216
30. 24 Conclusion: A Bridge to an Alienated Community 226
31. Epilogue 237
32. Acknowledgments 243
33. Notes 247
34. Selected Bibliography 267
35. Index 271
36. About the Author 281