The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-10
Startling Disclosures by
POstoffice Inspectors
Who Claim to Have
Taken Ring Leaders
HEADQUARTERS OF MURDEROUS
ORGANIZATION DECLARED
SEIZED N OHfO-LARGE PILE
OF CORRESPONDENTS FOUND.

CINCINNATI, June 9.-Operations
in nearly every large city in the
United States including the ramifica-
tions of the secret service will be laid
bare, il is expected, when the gang
which has been rounded up in the
last "a hours in Columbus and
Marion, Ohio, by the postoffice inpec-
tors are brought to trial
Inspector in Chief Holmes of the
.postoffice department says the evid-
ence that has been gathered by his
inspectors and the detectives and po-
lice of the several cities, is voiu-
minous and there can be no doubt
that many crimes of blackmail and
extortion. as we'll as threatened and
attempted murder will be fastened
upon the guilty men.
In addition to the arrest of the
four Sicilians in Marion, Columbus,
and Dennison yesterday. Joe Botello
and Sam Rizzo were secretly taken
into custody in Marion Tuesday
night.
Those arrested today were: Sam
Lima. said to be the ring leader of
the gang. and Jose Rizzo in Marion
Antono Marsisi. in Dennison and
Collogero yicearrion in Belfontaine.
These arrests were made on the
strength of letters seEt 10 John
Marion, a wealthy fruit dealer Of
Columbus. Ohio. The inspectors say
they have evidence that a room in
the rear of the little fruit store in
Marion conducted by the Rizzo's was
headquarters of the society in this
country and that they found in a
safe in this room letters that will
throw full light on many of the sue
cessful attempts at extortion of
money from wealthy Italians in Ohio.
New York and Pennsylvania and
other states
Ii is said that the officers found
that the society Is an iron bound
organization, membership in which
is invested with blood curdling acts,
grips. passwords and signals.
The conspirators now under arrest
are alleged TO have sent three thou
sand dollars monthly to Italy TO the
parent organization and are believed
TO have acquired many times that
amount each month through their
widely scattered operations
Correspondence found is said 10
demonstrate that the operations of
the organization have been far more
successful than even the numerous
murders which have been committed
and the widespread threats in its
name in the last two years have giv-
en- occasion for belief.
From coast to coast wealthy and
ordinarily we'll to do Italians have
been sent threatening letters, their
footsteps have been dogged and ter
ror thrown about them until they
have become docile contributors
from their incomes to the Blackhand
gangs. The extent of the operations
that they have disclosed is almost
unbelievable.
The postoffice department is be-
leived to have taken measures TO
bring about a number more OF ar
rests in different parts of the cour-
try at once and believe that as their
net is drawn in they will bring to
light conditions which will shock
the entire country.
7 The men now under arrest are be-
ing guarded with extreme care. Their
place of confinment will be changed
tonight TO a prison which has not
been named, but which is believed to
be outside this state. Its location
will probably not be disclosed until
the men are arraigned In court.
All those under arrest are main
tanning absolute silence. How much
of the hisotry of their work they will
ever be prevailed upon to make
known is questionable. The officers
who have been conducting the work
however, declare that II is immaterial
whether the men talk of not, that
they have their cases made out and
will bring convictions against not
only the present group but mans
more as well.