The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-27

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Special 10 the Daily Leader.
McAlester. March 27-~That mem.
hers OF the Black hand organization
have again been, ~ work IN this VI.
cinlty, has been concluslvely shown
and, as is fully believed by the oiflc.
ers, to the extent OF thelr having
knowledge Of who are the guilty par
ties.
The methods pursued are in keep.
Ing with those OF nearly year ago
when an effort was made TO black
mail Or extort money from the llal.
ian consul IN this case the prospcc
tive victim Is also an Italian, Joe
Nellls. a merchant OF krebs.
The story Is one 10 bring fcrclbly
to the minds of all lts readers the
strain under which Nellls has been
placed. considering particularly that
be Is a North Italy man. while the
Black Hand bands are Invariably
from the southern portion Of ilMt
sunny country. and that between the
people Of the two divisions there ex-
lists neyer,endlng feud, exceeded
only. perhaps. BY conditions In China,
NellIs Is a man beyond middle nee
has family and conducts store
west OF the Catholic church In Kreba
lie Is IN Old timer having been IN
this locality for probably 20 years,
and Is considered. no doubt 10 have
more money than be actually possesa.
ef
On Friday March II. he received
letter through the Krebs postoi-
Gee. signed Black Hand" In which
he was instructed under penalty Of
death IN case OF failure, 20 take 81.
900 In currency and leave II In tho
little tool shanty at No II mine OF
the Usage company He was given
explicit directions bow 10 proceei
He was to take the money there on
Monday March ~ AfT2 o'clock IN
tho afternoon.
Nellis notified lha officers Taking
part IN what followed there We're q
number OF county officers. q Federal
officer and former oflicer W the
federal government Well known ~
this community, For obvious reasons
the nantes 81 All these officers are
omitted from this story
deposited the Money
At The appointed time Otilccra we're
stationed in the vicinity 0f The tool
shanfy Nells took the money and
deposited lt there rs he had been in'
strueted to do Re also followed ln
struetlms in not larrylng be DID nol
hitch his horse, bui Placing the money
IN the shahty be hurrledly drove away
Ry comparison with the watch Oh
one 81 the officers n was later dla
covered that Nellls watch was about
ah minutes fast and he had arrlyed
there too soon. perhaps ~ or 20 min
utes ahead d the time specified.
About minutes before 2 o'clock
two men appeared. one following the
other They took a casual survey ol
the surrounding country, went almost
/ 10 the shanty. then went toward the
brush. one atlll following the other ana
ldlsappeSled over the hill They re'
malned " the brush lb.eequarlera o.
an hour IT an hour. VIXEN they came
cut still trailing one after the 0lneH
looked aii about over the country and
then went towards Krebs. The officers
were witrln 30 yards Of them but made
no move % the men did 80
ahanty g0 get the money and this the
olicera wanted them 10 DO that the,
might have q clear case against them
The officers then went and got so
money and returned II 10 Nellis.
Nelila vas greatly alarmed and more
50 when he found that the men di'
not get the money Much as he hates
to lose tie money he chung 10 the pe
lief that this was the only way fo
him to save himself from harm 81 thl
Hands OF the "Black Hand"
Gets Second Letter
Following this, on Tuesday. Marci
Is, Nellls received another letter, lhl
me. TOO. through the Krebs pOslOflce
| This one like the irsl, was writlci
ln italian an effort AZ printing an
lErst on was on sheet Of cheap not
PAPER, aueh as Is sold n smell hoAe
It nniai. price. The second was writ
/ ten on 3 rail- sheet Of foolscap paper
THE addresses on the envelope we're II
long hand Both letters showed thea
10 be written bg illl3eFhse persons am
were In the Southern Isaiy dlElect an
almost impossible for ihe North-ol
ftaIy scholars to translate into english
! TIE las leEtee. h0weyer. wns worlse
Into trnnaIgtion
Failed IL EfFoTt2
IN spl.a Of All ef'0rla the ofIicer
failed II secure evidences 10 arrest ~
Black Hahdr artIalseand Nalllk
fAaaiS frightened hgnNdgpl
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