Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-28
LONG LIST OF CRIMES APPEAL TO SCIENCE
Horrible Record of Rufino Farmers of Wexford Petition
Black Hand Leader. for School of Instruction.
IN CUSTODY IN CHICAGO I'm FIELD OF AGRCUL TURE
Want Get Most Out Of Soil for
White Slave Agent the Least Money
HE rs NATIVE OF ITALY BEAUTIFUL twin CHURCHES"
for Him-Woman Victim dredan Thirty Feet-old
Horrible Record of Ruffino,
Black Hand Leader.
IN CUSTODY IN CHICAGO
Bomb Manufacturer, Murderer and
White Slave Agent.
HE rs A NATIVE OF ITALY
Police Have Long Been Searching
for Him-Woman Victim
Furnishes Information.

CHICAGO. July 2S.-The police believe
they have at last in custody one of the
leaders of the "Black Hand Society,"" who
is also accused of being a manufactures
of bombs. murderer and white slave
agent. The suspect is Joseph Ruff1no. an
nouncement of whose capture at NIL
waukee was made yesterday. Ruffino' s
wife. Sardino. also was arrested.
Ruff1no, who is a native of Italy. is said
to be wanted by the police of many cities
in this country and Italy.
Information leading to the arrest was
furnished to the police of Milwaukee by
Chicago detectives who had been search
ing for Ruf1no and his wife since
July Is.
At that time Francisco Ruff1no broth
er of Joseph, took Enrichetta Vaccarina,
twenty-one years old. to Rochester, N. Y.
and threatened to murder her. it is al
legged, because she knew too much about
their "black hand dealings.
Was a "White Slave"
The woman was white slave
brought to this country months ago. after
the Ruffino brothers. according to the po-
lice, had killed wealthy Italian at San
Giuseppe Jato, a Sicilian city, because he
refused to submit to blackmail. The
woman was brought to Chicago and
placed in a resort, where she remained
until July 10, when she went to Roches-
ter with Francisco Ruff1no Soon after
ward Joseph Ruffino it is charged. wrote
to his brother to do away with the
woman. because she knew too much"
Francisco threatened to cut her throat.
but before he could accomplish the crime
she fed to police station. He left
Rochester and has not been captured.
The Vaccarina woman revealed many
"Black Hand" plots and the murder al
legged to have been committed by the
brothers In Italy. When the detectives
searched two trunks which Joseph Ruff
f1no left they found two revolvers, sew
eYal StilettoS. three pairs of brass
knuckles. pieces of gas pipe. about TWEEN
ty bottles filled with various ingredients
used in making bombs and dies and
stamps used by the BLACK Hand" in
signing threatening letters.
Record in Rochester.
ROCHESTER,. N. Y, July ss.-The po-
lice here say regarding the arrest at Mil
brought Euriahita Vaccarina to this city.
he, did not cut her throat, but only made
threats that he would do SO. The woman
when search was made for Rufhno he
had disappeared.
Dufino once kept a questioned resort
here. He was arrested for this and was
put under 81 800 bail. The Vaccarina
woman Is still here under a holding
charge of<vagrancy preferred by the po-
lice. The police say that she has made
many statements revealing alleged Black
Hand plots. The police here have COM
Inunicated with the Chicago authorities
and allege that they have evidence par
TALLY discriminating Ruffino with the facts
az told by the Chicago police.