The evening world., 1906-05-21
CALL SULFERO
BROOKLYN HEAD
OF BLACK HAND
Many Persons Complain
that He Has Tried to
Blacknall Them.

Alleged ny tho police TO be head Of
tho Brooklyn branch OF the Black
Hand. Joseph Sulfero. ;hirty-ave years
old, OF No. % Columbia street, was ar
saigned to-day In the CoHcy Island Po-
lice Court with about twenty Italians
eager 10 tell o.. his alleged attnepts
TO extort money from them After the
stories of 'hree ~ The witnesses wero
heard Suifero was Hc.l To- 5000 bail Tor
furtrer examination uevt Saturday.
sultero's arrest WAS due 10 the COM
plalnt Oh Frank P%lsquallno. a clerk IN
the United States Shipping Commits
sioner's onice. Hho lives a. NJ. 1856
s!xty-sXth street. Brooklyn. Fnsqual-
tho said that he received two letters
demanding $3.50 under threat OF having
his louise dyuamited. lie said that yes
terday Sulfcro called ANA tried 10 com
promise on 50. Detectives who were
rutch!ng tne house followed suliero
after his unsuccessful dickor.ng to the
home o, Romeo O.ivi. az SiNty-fourth
street and Fourteenth avcnuc.
Asked for $1,000.
Olivia said he had received letters ask
Tx 70. 500. but that when Sultero
called he said he would be willing 20
take whatever money he had ~ the
house. DIVA and sulfero were talking
when Detectives Fitzpatrick and G!ea-
son came IN.
The only person so FAR discovered
wh admits having given UP anything to
sulfero is Michael Moscoreiii. OF SIX
,.,h street and Thirteenth avenue lie
said that he had been Hooded With
BLACK Hand letters demanding $500 He
paid no attention to tncm. Last Friday
pight. after he had gone to bed. some
body shot about a dOzea times Z. the
house. knocking out mos, OF the window
panes. lie Was very much frightened.
and yesterday. he said. Sulfero called on
him. Moscoseili declared that he gave
ND 800 rather than take = chance OF De-
ing shot In another night attack.
The other witnesses were not heard
To-day, cut the police nave evolved 4
theory OF SGlfero work. They say
he visited tho houses o! prosperous
Italians unae. tine p~reteuse Of being
agent for u well known brand OF ollNe
OF. After gaining e~nir-nce 10 ak OF
the oil he would size up tho situation
md estimate low much money lie
might got out Of the family.
Then Came Threats.
Immediately after his visits. accord.
!ng 10 the police. Black Hand letters
would heg.n 10 arrive. In q Few daH ;
sllfero would call again. they say and
tell the intended victim That Ae nae
3ust paid a large sum 70 the Black
Hand. He woul tell the man, ~.
police say. that the Black Hand meant
business. Then he would oner 10 act
as "A g-o-hetween md handle tie money
Inst Saturday night. according 70 us
complairants VAS 10 be a sort OF har
vest home In the blackmali Inc ioi
Sulfero. Eight or them y they wef'
invited 20 20 "a F3fty-ninth street am
Third avenue. Brooklyn. and pay sums
anging IN various cases from SEQ q
500, 10 a man who would ne leanin'
asains. n telegr ph. pole The call
we're TO be made AZ different times from
S O'Clock to midnight None OF thi
complainant went there, but they sa,
they are certain the man who was q
be waiting for easy money at the telc
graph pole was Sulforo.
The prisoner Is an over-drcssed ia
mond- besprirkied Italian of some edg
cation and a knowledge of English
Tren,h and Spanish When searche,
200 WIS found on him.