Evening star., 1909-06-10
CLUE IN SPRINGFIELD
Trace of Petr0sino's Assas-
sins Is Hoped For.
SUSPECTS ARE ARRAIGNED
All Plead Not Guilty of Black Hand
Operations.
EXAMINING ITALIAN LETTERS
Morfisi Followed to Italy Boneti,
Who Was Slain There-Lima
Highly Connected.
SUSPECTS ARE ARRAIGNED
EXAMINING ITALIAN LETTERS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 10.-The star
Ting revelations of Black Hand opera tions
through the middle west took another
turn today. Interest is centered In Spring
field, Ohio, where government inspectors
and secret service men went last night
on clue that operations have been di-
rected from there.
1t is ntimated that further clues re-
garding the assassination of Detective
Petrosino of New York city in Italy may
be unearthed at Springfield. A number
of arrests are expected today at Cleve-
land. Springfield and possibly Columbus.
Special Inspector Oldfeld is still ex-
amining letters captured at Marion, Ohio,
from suspected Black Hand men.
f. E. Hutches, postal inspector. arrest
ed Guseppi and Giacemo Nuzzo, brothers,
operating a commission house In Cleve-
| land. They are held as members of the
Marion gang.
sent to the police station last evening
and arraigned before the United States
commission today on the charge of con-
spiracy to defraud through the mails.
Springfield Italians Sought.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 1O.-With ac-
tivity in the roundup by federal author
tiles of Italian extortionists in Ohio ex-
tending to all parts of the state, Spring
field, Ohio, early today was drawn into
the investigation.
After an all-night conference between
Postal Inspector J. F. Oldield, Postmas-
ter krumm and secret service agents
who made a careful examination of mys-
terious letters taken from the trunks OF
Sam lima Marion. If of in 4
to send inspectors to Springfield
Inspectors Pate and Horsford took an
early morning train with instructions to
arrest two Italians whose names were
learned by a perusal of the correspond
encn taken in the Marion raid
With the arrest of two Italians in Cleve-
land it is believed that further perusal of
the stacks of mail from Marion will re-
veal the identity of other agents who thus
far are unknown to the authorities. AL
| ready thirteen have been arrested, but
four of these have been released.
Four served with federal warrants.
| Lima. Rizzo and Bataglia of Marion and
Nentola of Columbus were arrested here
last night. All are charged with fraudu-
lently attempting to extort money from
John Amicon of Columbus.
Marfisi Followed Boneti.
Augustine Marfisi. arrested Wednesday
at Dennison, after a revolver duel with
| the authorities. is also charged with the
same offense. He will be taken to Canton
today for arraignment before United
States Commissioner Whiting.
Marfsi returned from Italy about two
months ago. He is said to be the agent
of blackmailers who relayed the letters
from the Marion headquarters demanding
money from John AmicOn.
Before he left Dennison, six months
ago. Marfisi had been preceded to Italy
by Barney Bonetf. Dennison fruit
dealer who sold his store there at a
| sacrifice and fled to escape Black Hand
| vengeance. Boneti was murdered not
| long after his arrival in Italy. Soon aft
| erward Marfis, who was in Italy at
the time Of the murder. returned to
| America.
J.. It became known today that Charles