The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-12
|bLACK HAND At END.
DEATH OF SOCIETY IN THE
UNITED STATES NEAR AS RE.
suit OF CRUSADE.
RINGLEADERS ARE NABBED
Alleged King Pin Of Organization Taxi
en- Into custody-others Arrested
Operations Caused Reign Of TER
ror Throughout the Country.

en- Into custody-others Arrested
Operations Caused Reign Of TER
ror Throughout the Country.
Toledo, O., June 10-A special dis
patch to the Blade says that Charles
Vicarrio. alleged ringleader of the
band of "Black Hand" operators. was
captured at Bellefontaine. O., by Uni
ted States postal inspectors and po-
lice
1t is intimated by Postal Inspector
Oldfield that Vicarrio may be able to
give some information as to the assas-
sination Of Detective Petrosino of the
New York police. in Italy,. 49,.
Vicarrio Is a brother of Antonio
Vicarrio, arrested at Marion. Hewaa
found at the home of Mrs. Salvatore
Cira, which was surrounded by the
officers. Vicarrio was heavily armed
and had $1,000 on his person. ::
Vicarrio would say nothing and
would only curse when told that a
confederate at Marion had confessedI
He went to Bellefontaire from Cleve-I
land two years ago. and is originally
from Messina, where 1t Is said he lost,
his mother and brother in the earth.
quake.
Vicarrio Is member of the fruit
firm of Demar & Co. Salvatore Cira
was shot and killed a year ago BY
Charles Demar. a nephew. who was
acquitted on the plea OF self-defense.i
A year prior Charles's brother, Jo-
seph Demar. was assassinated, and hia
slayer was never captured.
Go-Between Is Nabbed.
Columbus, O.. June l0.-Charles Die
ciario of Bellefontaine. an Italian, was
arrested at Bellefontaine by POST
office Inspector Hosford and ta-
ken to Toledo by United States Mar
shall Chandler of Cleveland. He isl
charged with being the go-between I'M
securing money for the Black Hand
gang that has been run down at Ma
rion and Columbus. A lot of letters
were found in his room at the resi-
dence where Silvatoria Cira was as
sassinated year ago. and they were,
at once sent to Columbus. Cira is now
supposed to have been killed by the
Black Hand.
Many Cities "Worked." b.
Cincinnati, June 10.-Operations in
nearly every city in the United States
and the qualifications OF the secret
service in Italy will be laid bare, it
Is expected, when the Black Hand
gang, which was rounded up in Column
bus. Marion and Bellefontaine. O.. by
postoftlce inspectors OF Cincinnati, are
brought to trial. Inspector-in- Charge
Holmes said the evidence gathered
by his inspectors and by detec.
tives and the police OF several
cities working in conjunction with
the postottice authorities. Is volu-
minous. and that there can be no
doubt that the crimes OF blackmail, ex-
tortion and threatened and attempted
murder will be fastened upon the
guilty men.
Many In Net Of Law.
In addition to the arrest of four ST.
cilians in Marion, Columbus and Dem
nison. Joe Botella and Sam R1zzo
were taken into custody in Marion.
Those arrested earlier in the day were
Sam Lima. said to be the ringleader
of the gang in the United States. and
Joe Rizzo in Marion; Antonio Mar
sisi in Dennison. and Tony BiGherio In
Columbus. These arrests were made
on letters sent to John Amicon. q
wealthy fruit dealer OF Columbus. O.
The inspectors state they have evil
de1ce showing room in the rear OF
a little fruit store in Marion conduct
cd hu N hA
ters Of the society in this country.
and they found in safe there which
they raided letters which throw light
on many successful attempts TO- ex.
tort money from wealthy Italians in
Ohio. New York. Pennsylvania and
other states.
The letters contiscated fill two large
mail pouches.
Hundreds gay Tribute.
Some were received from points al
far west as South Dakota. They show,
the officers assert. that hundreds of
Italian business men have hs1n pay
ing tribute to the Black Hand to Sc
cure immunity from death or torture
at the hands Of the members of the
society. Books showing the re-
ceipt of money and its division among
members of the gang were also Sc
cured by the officers. The names of
many active members OF the Black
Hand. together with the names Of hum
dreds Of their victims. are In pos
session of the officers.
Several weeks ago arrests were
made in Pittsburg, but there was no
convincing evidence against the. pris.
oners, so carefully had the secrets Of
tho society been guarded and its op-
erations conducted. The officers de-
clare they now have sufficient evil
dence to convict. The similarity In
the handwriting In the letters and the
paper on which the threats were
written to intended victims at widely
separated points convinced the off,
GERS the Black Hand operations were
being systematically conducted. and