He headed to Palermo aboard the Colombo. He arrived in Sicily on the 28th of February. He booked a room, using a fake name, in the Hotel de France, number 16 in Marina square. All the movement and activities of Joe Petrosino are noted in the letters written by the policeman, and on  the dossier of the police of Palermo. Another important piece of information is the one of the local journalists, that published various articles.