On March 12, 1909, after arriving in Palermo, Petrosino received a message from someone claiming to be an informant, asking the detective to meet him in the city's Piazza Marina to give him information about the Mafia. Petrosino arrived at the rendezvous, but it was a trap. While waiting for his 'informant,' Petrosino was shot to death by Mafia assassins. Vito Cascioferro was arrested for Petrosino's murder but was released after an associate provided an alibi. However, he later claimed to other crime figures that he had killed Petrosino, and this helped propel him into the position of capo di tutti capi (boss of bosses).
On March 12, 1909, after arriving in Palermo, Petrosino received a message from someone claiming to be an informant, asking the detective to meet him in the city's Piazza Marina to give him information about the Mafia.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
March
March
PROPN
NNP
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
12
12
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1909
1909
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
arrive
arriving
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Palermo
Palermo
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Petrosino
Petrosino
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
receive
received
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
message
message
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
someone
someone
PRON
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
claim
claiming
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
informant
informant
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
ask
asking
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
iobj
Number=Sing
detective
detective
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
meet
meet
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
city
city
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
Piazza
Piazza
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Marina
Marina
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
give
give
VERB
VB
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
obj
Number=Sing
information
information
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Mafia
Mafia
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Petrosino arrived at the rendezvous, but it was a trap.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Petrosino
Petrosino
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
arrive
arrived
VERB
VBD
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
rendezvous
rendezvous
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
trap
trap
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
While waiting for his 'informant,' Petrosino was shot to death by Mafia assassins.
mark
while
While
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
wait
waiting
VERB
VBG
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Sing
informant
informant
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Petrosino
Petrosino
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
shoot
shot
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Mafia
Mafia
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
assassin
assassins
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Vito Cascioferro was arrested for Petrosino's murder but was released after an associate provided an alibi.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Vito
Vito
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Cascioferro
Cascioferro
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
arrest
arrested
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Petrosino
Petrosino
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
murder
murder
NOUN
NN
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
release
released
VERB
VBN
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
associate
associate
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
provide
provided
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
alibi
alibi
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
However, he later claimed to other crime figures that he had killed Petrosino, and this helped propel him into the position of capo di tutti capi (boss of bosses).
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
claim
claimed
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
crime
crime
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
figure
figures
NOUN
NNS
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
kill
killed
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
Petrosino
Petrosino
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
help
helped
VERB
VBD
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
propel
propel
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
position
position
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Foreign=Yes
capo
capo
X
FW
flat
Foreign=Yes
di
di
X
FW
flat
Foreign=Yes
tutti
tutti
X
FW
flat
Foreign=Yes
capi
capi
X
FW
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
boss
boss
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
boss
bosses
NOUN
NNS
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.