The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-09

Cincinnati, June 9.-Operations in
nearly every large city in the United
States and the ramifcations of the
secret service In Italy, will be laid
bare, II is expected when the black
hand gang, which was rounded up in
Columbus and Marion, Ohio, by post
office inspectors OF Cincinnati, are
brought to trial Inspector -in-chief
Holmes says the evidence gathered by
his inspectors and by detectives and
the police OF several cities Is volum-
inous. and there can be no doubt that
the crimes of blackmail, eXtortion and
threatened and attempted murder will
be fastened upon the guilty men. In
addition to the arrest OF four Sicilians
in Marion. Columbus and DennIson,
Tuesday. Joe Botella and Sam Rizge
were taken Into custody in Marion
Tuesday, Joe Botella and Sam Rizze
were taken into custody in Marion
Tuesday night. Those arrested earlier
in the day were Sam Lima said to be
the ringleader OF the gang In the
United States. and Joe Rizzo. in Mar
ion: Antonio Marsisi. in Dennison, and
Collogero Viccario in Bellefontaine
These arrests were made following
letters sent TO John Amicon. wealthy
fruit dealer OF Columbus. Ohio. The in
Spectors say they have evidence that
a room in the rear OF little fruit
store in Marion, conducted by the
Rizzos. was the headquarters of the
society in this country. and they found.
in safe there. letters which will
throw light on many successful at.
tempts to cxtort money from wealthy
Italians in Ohio, New York, Pennsyl-
yania and other states.
The letters confiscated fill two largo
mail sacks. Some were received from
points as far west as South Dakota,
They show, the officers assert. that
hundreds of Italian businessmen have
been paying tribune to the black hand
TO gain immunity from death or tor
ture at the hands of the members of
the society Books showing the re-
ceipt of money and It's division among
members Of the gang also were found,
The names OF many active members Of
the black hand. together with the
names of hundreds OF their victims.
are in possession of the officers.
The officers declare they now have
sufficient evidence to convict.
The New York police officials who
are carrying on the detective work
started by Joseph Petrosino, who was
killed in Sicily. have been working on
the theory that there is no black hand
organization. but the operations have
been conducted by individuals In diff
ferent cities who have no connection
with each other But the work of the
Cincinnati officers tends to show that
the New York experts have been
wrong in their theory. and that not
only has the black hand national
organization in the United States. but
that it is directly allied with similar
organization in Sicily. and is working
in connection with the Malta, or Order
OF The Banana, as II has more recently
been known in this country.
The coup sprung by the government
officers was engineered by Inspector
j. F. Old6eld, under Inspector j. r.
Holmes, in charge Of the Cincinnati
Office. The conspirators are alleged
to have sent $4,000 monthly to Italy.
1t Is said the officers have found the
society is an ironbound organization.
membership in which is invested with
blood curdling oaths. grips, passwords
and signs.