Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-10

maze. On demand. though protesting, Lima
opened his safe. A few Of the blsck-hand
letters and $500 IN money were found there.
one Of the letters marked with the skull
and cross bones was addressed to an Ital-
ian in Newburs. o.
viccarrio Heavily Armed.
TOLEDO. to.e June a-vicearrio is a
brother OF Antonle viccarrlo, arrested yes.
terdsy at Marion. and is said to be a ring.
leader In the Black Hand schemes. He was
found at the home OF Mfrs. salvatore
Cira, which was surrounded by the officers.
Viccarrio was heavily armed and had 81, O0o
on his person. Women and children in the
house arc also said 70 have been armed.
ViccarriO only cursed when told that n
confederate at Marion has confessed. He
went to Bellefontalne from Cleveland two
years ago, and is originally from Messina,
where II IL said he lost his mother and
brother in the earthquake.
Vicearrio is a member Of the fruit firm
OF Demar & Co. salvatore cira was shot
and killed q year ago by Demar. a
nephew. who was acquitted on the plea Of
self-defenses A year prior, Charles, a
brother OF Joseph Demar. was assassinated
and slayer was never captured.
Deputy Tinted States Marshal B. ]. Wag-
. ~ lloOu lOuhy LOT NATION 10 DTlnK
to Toledo the alleged Black Hahd opera.
tors under arrest there. The prisoners
will be arraigned before a United States
commissioner tomorrow.
P%etrOsinI Suspect Taken.
COLUMBUS, o.. June s.-Callogers VIC
ciarrio. OF Bellefontaine, an Italian, was
arrested today in Bellefontaine by Postof-
flee Inspector Hosford n will be taken
to Toledo by United States Marshal Chand-
Ter Of Cleveland. He 10 charged with being
the go-between in securing money for the
Black Hand-gang that has been run down
at Marion and Columbus. Many letters
were found In his room in the house where
~stlVatoria Cira was asssssinated a year
ago. Cira lie now supposed to rave been
killed by the Black Hand.
Postal Inspector Oldfield Ia positive that
the Black Hand suspect, Collogero viccar-
rio, arrested today In Be~llefontaine, was
connected with the murder Of the New York
detective Petrosini in Italy, some months
ago. Il base my belief" he said, ION the
fact that this man is known to have left
for Italy just before Petrosini was assass-
mated. Viccarrio spent some time In
Italy and returned here. l believe him to
be one Of the ringleaders Of the Malta of
the United States and consider his capture
Of INST Importance"
Three Italians here are known to have
paid money to the Black Hand organiza-
ton, just broken up by United States in
spectors. Frank Cannata, a fruit peddler,
gave up $500. Frank Lascola, who has a
fruit stand in Central market, drove ten
miles out East Main street and placed
$500 in a designated spot. Frank Macula
maid HE00 and GOT artofhar latfor -. -
another SEQ for talking too much. He
paid il. 'ar
Letter Mentions P~etrOsini.
The following is a Black Hand letter
sent to John Amicon, the fruit dealer
here. 1t is 9 sample of them all:
Dear John Anicon-we have sent you
several letters. We have put dynamite be.
hind your door and you are dead. Ugly
wretch, you need not lament IL, when you
do not expect. 1t, it VIII cost you your life.
Already our band has you down In the
register Of the dead we have arrived at
the time already; two Of us are under OBJ
legations to kill you even though you are
guarded by a thousand. police. Take the
street as your friend Lksutenant Petrosini
did. Ugly wretch. ~thet ayou are, that you
content yourself withr trying to avoid the
payment OF the MONEY, 10000, but by the
blood OF God. We are back Of you, We
have learned your. store and you will be
acCosted when you do not expect Il; two
dagger thrusts and then you will sleep for
ever. One thing I tell you, no one can be-
long to our band who has not killed ten
persons. We have killed kings and EN-
perors; consider a fly like you. No. no,
do not think It. We know that you are
rich and you must give up some blood. II
you wish to avert your death, you win
search for IN honorable person to come to
PittsbuTg, and while he is searching for
US, he will be found. We advise YOU that
II you go to the police you can count your
self d~ead-that IL, you die first.
Wretch. Do your duty without the
police and It will be well. Either money or
your life. In a short time you will see tina
We know how to DO II. Soon you will
bear the cross"
The government inspectors say they
would have been unable to make such
progress had it not been for the assistance
given them by F, p. Diamio, an italian
secret service man connected with a de-
t~ectivel agency. He ranked with Petroslni.
the New York detective who was muir.
dered in Italy In his knowledge OF Italian
criminals ard their ways.
Twenty government inspectors have been
at work on the Ohio case for the last eight
months. NJ
Plot to KIN italian sleuth.
CHICAGO. June ga plot to assassinate
Detective Gabriel Longobardi OF the Black
Hand squadron OF the Chicago police force
was revealed here today by L~ongobardi.
The plot is said TO have involved a jail
delivery.
Some months ago Dpngobardi arrested
Guiesspe Bertaeci. who was charged with
the murder OF another Italian, John Um-
brello. Later the same officer took into
custody Vincenzo Geraci, charged with at
tempting to extort 1900 from Or. Peter
Cutrsra by Black Hand threats, Two weeks
ago Longobardi received q letter from
Geraci, stating that a plot was under way
TO contrive the escape OF Bertucei from the
jail, and that the latter was TO carry out
a sentence OF death imposed on the de-
tective by = secret Italian society, A few
days ago a letter Of similar import was
read by the detective from the same
writer. Bertpeci has been closely watched
since the fret warning and has had no
chance to escape.
Several weeks ago Longobardi was
stabbed in the wrist by two men WIN had