The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-06-11
Stabbed In Breast and Stom.
ach When She Answered
Door Knock
HAD RECEIVED LETTER
DEMANDING BlACKMA|L
Two Detectives We're in the House
at the Time But the Would.Be As.
sassin Escaped Before They Got Out
Of COncealment.

Bearsley, is the latest victim of an
alleged "black hand" plot in Chicago.
She was stabbed in the breast and
stomach last night as she answered
knock at the back door of her home,
65OS Peroria street. Two detectives
were hiding in the house to guard
the woman against just such an at
tack, but 1t was steel ribbed corset
that saved her life. The would-be
assassin struck his blows and es-
capped in the darkness before the de-
tectlves could escape from their con-
cealment and give hase. DR.. Bears
ley who is practicing physician Of
middle age, received letter several
days ago threatening her life if she
did not place $500 in designated
sport. The letter, which she turned
over to the police. was signed with
a rude imitation of a black hand and
g skull and cross bones.
The letter threatened the woman
with death in her own home II she
did not "get busy" with the money
A detective accompanied the doctor
in her automobile as she made he7
visits to her patients. Two other de-
tectives were concealed in her home.
DR.. Bearsley was about to retire for
the night when summoned to the back
door. She stepped into the kitchen
unaccompanied by the officers and
opened tho door.
Weaving the Net.
Cincinnati June 11.-Having round
ed up and arrested nine out of the
eleven ring leaders of the Ohio divis-
Ion of the Society of the Banana, COM
monty known as the "black hand"
Inspector Oldfield and his hald dozen
assistants, working under the instruc-
tions of CHIEF Postoffice Inspector
Holmes Of Cincinnati, are now busily
engaged at Columbus in going over
the evidence and preparing for the
preliminary hearing of the prisoners
the first part of next week at Toledo
and Cleveland.
The government will rely on the
documentary evidence secured in the
large number of letters found in the
house of Sam Lima when he was ar
rested at Marion, Ohio, and letters
found in possession of other prison.
ers, to prove conclusively that an
elaborately planned organization
exists in the central west for the pur-
pose of extorting money from Sicili-
ans. The specific case which the gov
ernment will rely upon for conviction
is the one wherein the conspirators
and blood-money-getters attempted ex-
tortion upon John Amicon. the
wealthy fruit dealer Of Columbus.
The government officers are disap-
pointed in the maximum fine of $500
and only eighteen months in prison
on the charge of using the mails to
commit fraud and also on the charge
of conspiracy for extortion. which
will be brought against the prisoners
under the United States statutes.
Asked as to whether any absolute
proof had been found connecting the
Ohio black hand with the murder of
Lieutenant Petrosino in Italy, Chief
Inspector Holmes said to an Associat-
ed Press representative:
II have no absolute proof that this
gang actually had hand in the New
York Italian detectives murder. But
we do know that Augustine Marfisi,
who was arrested in Dennison, Ohio,
sino's death and that Marfiisi returned
W AHlcIlCd SIlUIIly dlICl IldI uluI OCl Z.
Marfiisi's visit to Sicily at that time
may have been mere coincidence.
But we do know that the gang of
which Marfiisi is a member is organ
ized exactly like the Society of the
Banana today in Sicily"
Regret Discharge.
Columbus. Ohio, June 1.-THE
postal officials here regret very much
the release on bonds of Sam Lima
of Marion and Sevario Ventola Of
Columbus, who are regarded as the
craftiest of the organized body.
Lima was released at Toledo yes
terday and Ventola procured tenn
porary freedom when arraigned here.
Lima's bond was fixed at $4,000 and
Ventola's at $4,000. Both bonds the
federal inspectors believe were too
low, and they are disappointed that
a bond of $4,000 was not demanded
in each case.
Now that Lima, particularly. is out
of prison. the inspectors believe that
it will be difficult to locate his father
and his brother. who fled from Marion
when the first arrest was made. Lima
returned to Marion today after his
release and is reported to have sent
word to his fugitive comrades by
secret emissaries informing them of
the plans of the authorities to arrest
them.
Collegero Viccarrio, who was ar