The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-06-10
Leader and Others Of Black
mailing Bunch is Be
lieved to Be Lima.
EVIDENCE IS FoL,ND
In Letters of Threatening Ma
ture sFoundiin an lillian
Merchants Trunk. {.

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MARION. o., June gu. s. Sc
cret Service Agent oldfeld.- who ar
rested Sam Lima, a Marion fruit
merchant,has gone to Columbus,
taking with him a trunk full of In.
eliminating letters found in Lima's
store.
Many letters contained different
designs of threatening insignia OF
the Black Hand mystery. All were
intended to terrify prospective VIC
Tins of the band of extortionists
whose censor and commander-in-
chief In Ohio, federal officials assert
is Lima.
With Lima they arrested here sew
en- other Italians, four of whom later
were released and two held, santuel
Riszo and Sebastian Batazlio, both
section hands. They were associates
of Lima. and in their trunks secret
service agents found letters of the
same character as the collection
taken from safe atHHma's store.
While the authorities here are
awaiting the arrival OF United States
Marshal Chandler from Cleveland,
who will take Rizzo Batazlio to To-
ledo, secret service operatives are
searching for Italians in neighboring
cities. who are suspected of implica-
ton in the extortionists' plot that
Melted the band thousands of dollars
in blood money within the last few
months.
Ten thousand dollars was sent to
Italy for the blackmailers now being
rounded up, say federal officers. All
this money 1t is declared, was wrung
from wealthy men of their own race.
Lima's store it is asserted. was
headquarters of the. group operating
in Ohio. Lima is accused of man
aging the blackmailing scheme and
censoring all mail.
Antonio Lima, father of Sam, al
legged leader of the ,blackmailers,
woh is wanted in the federal round
up of Ohio Italians, eluded the po-
lice at at Upper Sandusky, his home.
Word has been received here that
the elder Lima fed from Upper San
dusky within an hour after his sons
arrest.
Sam Lima, when seen in his cell
this morning, declared he had no
connection with the Black Hand, and
blamed business competitors with
trying to ruin him. Marshal Chand-
Ter. of Cleveland, will arrive some
time today to take the prisoners to
Toledo from federal headquarters in
this city.
COLUMBUS. June 9-Postal In
spector oldfield, who is here, is pos
tive the Black Hand suspect, Colo
zero Viccarrio, arrested at Belle
fontaine, was connected with the
murder OF Petrosino in Italy some
months ago. He said viccarrio is
known to have been in Italy. but left
there about the time Petrosino was
assassinated. 'He:said he believed he
is one OF the ring-leaders of the
Malta of the United States and con-
sidered his capture of frst Import
ance.
sELLEFoNrA1NE. o.. June g.
Charles viccarrio. alleged ring
leader of a band of Black Hand op-
orators, was arrested here this morn
ing by postoffice inspectors. He IS
charged as being a go-between in Sc
curing money for the Black Hand
gang that was run down at Marion.
1t is intimated by Postal Inspector
oldfield. that Viccarrio may be able
to give some information as to the
assassination OF Detective Petrosino
in Sicily.
A lot OF discriminating letters was
found in vaccarrio's room according
to the inspectors.
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