The Washington herald., 1909-06-10
DEATH
LANDS Man In JAIL
Sicillan, Suspected of Mur-
der, Arrested in Ohio.
SEVEN OTHERS IN CUSTODY
Detectives and POst-Office Inspec-
tors COn1iscaTe scores OF Letters
that Tend 10 show Operations OF
BIaekmaiIinG Society, and Other
Arrests Are Expected 20 Follow.

Cincinnati, Ohio, June Son the sus-
Dicion that he is the murderer OF Lieut
Perosino. OF the New York police depart
ment. Post-ofnce Inspector Hosford. IN
der direction OF Inspector Oldheld, OF Co
lumbus. this morning arrested CollogOro
Viccarrio a Sicilian, OF Bellefontaine.
The arrest OF Viccarrio followed that
OF seven Italians IN Marion and Column
bus last night. Viccarrio recently re-
turned from Sicily, where he spent the
last seven months. His departure for his
native land was coincident with that OF
Petrosino.
Oldheld refuses TO make any statement
beyond admitting that he has IN his pos
session corresp spondence between the Mar
ion band and a Camorrist Society, IN
Sicily. which seems 10 fasten the murder
Of the New York police officer. Vicar
rio is held on a nominal charge until the
whole gang has been rounded up in the
country-wide drag net by the government.
Many Letters Taken.
Letters conhscated fill two large mail
pouches. Some were received from points
as far West as South Dakota. Books
showing the receipt OF money and its divi-
sion among the members Of the gang
were also secured by the officers. The
names Of many active members OF the
Black Hand. together with the names OF
hundreds Of their victims. are in posses
sion Of the officers. and steps will be tax
en- al once 10 round UP the entire gang.
At least score OF post-ofce inspectors,
aided by Pinkerton officers and local au-
thorities in several cities. have been work
ing for eight months uncovering alleged
Black Hand crimes and plots. and this
movement resulted IN the arrest last
night 81 Columbus, Marion, Dennison.
and Bellefontaine, Ohio, and Pittsburg.
Pa, OF about a dozen persons said TO be
connected with the Back Hand society.
Has a National Organization.
New York police officials. who are car.
rying on the detective work started BY
Joseph Petrosino. who was killed in Sicily
have been working on the theory that
there is no extensive Black Hand organi-
zation, but that operations have been con-
Quoted by individuals In different cities
who have no connection with each other
But the work OF the Cincinnati officer:
tends 70 show the New York experts have
been wrong. and that not only has the
Black Hand a national organization in the
United States. but that it IS directly
allied with a similar organization in
Sicily. and Is working in connection with
the Malta. or "Order Of the Banana"
ThOrOughness of It's Work.
SO thorough was the Organization OF
the band that 1t was not troubled by dis
tance or time in carrying out its plans
/ Gennarino, OF Columbus, fed 70 ITALY
after his house had been dynamited fol-
lowing the Black Hand threats.
Shortly after his arrival there he re-
ceived another letter. which had been
mailed IN Italy.
This letter bore water marks similar
10 those on the letters he had received
In Columbus. and similar water marks
were on the letters received by John
Anicon, Of Columbus.
The conspirators are alleged 10 have
sent 5000 monthly TO Italy. Other sums
Of sou were sent daily