The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-09
EKTORTED MONEY FROM
MANY WEALTHY ITALIANS
Leader Of Gang, Rich Fruit
Dealer, Protests Arrest Is
Due to jealousy

Marion. o, June 9-~One more az.
rest was made today tn connection
With the discovery last night Of a
mell organized Biack HIND society
which has been extoyung money from
many wealthy italian business men IN
Varlcus sections Of lho Fast. An ftal-
ian named vicclano Of Hellefoniane
was arrested there. charged being
eo.between Ia securing money ior the
tack Hand gang. SAM Lima, Ma
rlon fruit merchant alleged 10 be the
leader Of the Wholesale matchmaking
gang and who Is IN custody on .ho
specific charge 81 lhaeatening John
Amlcon, weiIihy frnil dealer Of Col.
umbus, today protested that hla az,
rest waa tho naAnl. nl laalnnag
Amleon Is Jealous Of me because
! sell more bananas IN Ohio than he
does, be said
Organized Gang uncarthed
n several arrests nude Ii Column
BUS Marion and DennlNon Ohio. local
Federal inspectors and detectives who
worked II contraction with them ii
the case believe they have unearheq
tte hiEeeal aud hesl organized branch
af the Black Hund III America. AlM
rlon, giniu, N thought the probable
Aeaiquarlers q thc organization
ChleI poEioiflea lnspee on Charles
iealmea 0f this nty, who Is ID ohareo
81 che work which bias resulted ID the
arresis SO FAR madc d statement that
evidence has been obtained. showing
lhat na gang operating from Maflan,
end with lines reaching into mum
Der OF hlg cities q the country has
'eeced persons IN lAia ana other
states aul Or thousands Of collars NIL
.he laal seW lnuHhg B FBlck aand
methods.
Those aercsiea Nefc sam Lima and
5oq Raizz0, al Marion: Antonio Vi
aaffl aJ Columbus ana A. MafIs AL
Deuuls0n
Evidence Conclusive
Inspector Healmea SAYS lhl8 the
sang which conducted Els operations
from Marion was composed Of al
Ians and worked exclusively upon
their countrymen NE has obtained
evidence that as alc Is two weeks
ego they sent from tie Marion, Ohio
p0st0ffIce money orders aggreeatlng
$1,000 t0 c0nfederates ii Italy. phis
being The division bl black mali funds
u one eseo
Many such bits og evidence Il Isl
claimed are lu possession 0f inspect
afa
inspector Healmes sald
THE proof VIE have of tho Marion
Gang eenTlnccs is thal Ii has worked
ils game successfully on many Ital
iana, principally the vol 10 40 class
We have not f0nnd where they went
after an American.
"Il lhe demands fof money we're
ignored they resnrled 10 TIE bomb
either q brlns thelr victim % limo
Fl to aveuge nHfsle ana refusal 10
submit le black mail
Postal Inspector OldgIeld IS posi-
tive that the Black Hand suspect H0l
l0sero Nieearrios arrested here Today
Hae connected with the mufde. Of
Detective pesruflno lh Italy some
months ago 0dfIeid bases his be
llei on the fact that Viecasrla la known
3 have left for Italy just hciore
ralInHno was aaaaBsinated Vaeeaf
rio spent SOME time n Italy and re.
turned here, 0dlleld believes him 10
be Que Of the rlngleadefs OF The Malta
II America and considers hia capture
q first Importance
Operations Wldeapfea3
The Officers now believe Ihal nper
asIons Ia penrlg every large cIlx III
the United states win he lald bare
when Lima yln5t hia asspclalee are
brought @ tfi8i They say ne black
naallefs worked as far west a6 Nnffh
uakcta 4stlaHe has been unearih
Sd the officials eay, which shows
thar not only has the Black Hand al
National organisation In the unlted
Gates hnf fiiat e IS directly alnelf|
Hilh the malta IL sie.ly
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