The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-09
CINCINNATI OFFICERS ROUND
UP LEADERS OF BLACK HAND
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Ten thousand dollars have been sent
to Italy from the blackmailers now
being rounded up, say the federal of
ficers. All this money, 1t Is declared
was wrung from wealthy men Of their
own race, In no case, as far as known.
has any American been disturbed.
Llma's store. it is asserted. was the
headquarters of group operating in
Ohio. with Cleveland Columbus Gin
cinnati and Toledo as the chief sources
OF manipulation.
Columbus. June 9-Charles Vic
ciario of Bellelontaine, an Italian. was
arrested today in Bellefontaine by
Postollice Inspector Hosford and will
be taken to Toledo by United States
Marshal Chandler of Cleveland He is
charged with being the go-between in
securing money for the black hand
gang that has been run down at Mar
lon and Columbus Many letters were
found in his room in the house where
Silyatoria Clria was assassinated a
year ago. Ciria is now supposed to
have been killed BY the black hand.
Chicago. June 9.-An elleged plot
to assassinate Detective Gabriel Lon
eobardi of the blaclI-hand squad of
the Chicago police force was revealed
here today by Longobardi The plot
is said TO have involved Il Jail deliv-
cry.
Several months ago Longobardi ar
rested Giuseppe Burtucci. who was
charged with the murder OF another
Italian, John Umbrella. Later, the
same officer took into custody Vim
cenzo Geraci charged with attempt
ing to get $4,000 from DR. Peter Cut
rera by BLACK hand threats. Lon
gobardi has received two letters re-
Gently from Geracci stating that
plot was underway to contTiye the eS.
cape of Burtucci from the jail and that
the latter was to carry out sentence
of death imposed on the detective by
a secret Italian society
Several weeks ago, Longobardi was
stabbed in the wrist by two men who
had been lettering near his home.
The detective joined In the search for
his assailaptS, and the police row
couple this attack with the plot dI.
vulged in the letters received by Lon
gobardi The latter has been very
vigorous and successful in tracing
crime among Italians, and the plot
to get rid of him Is believed TO have
many ramificationS
Postal Inspector OIdfield is positive
that the suspect Collogero Viccarrio.
arrested today in Bellefontaine. was
connected with the murder of the New
York detective, Petrosino. in Italy.
some months ago.
Il base my belief" he said. ION the
fact that this man is known to have
left for Italy just before Petrosino
was assassinated. | believe him to
be one of the ring leaders Of the Malta
of the United States and consider his
capture of first Importance"
The government inspectors say
much assistance was given them by
F p. Diamio, an Italian secret SER
vice man, connected with a detective
agency. He ranked with Petrosino
In his knowledge of Italian criminals
and their ways
black hand letter sent to John
Amicon, the fruit dealer here, is a
sample of them all 1t contains these
statements:
Already our band has you down In
the register of the dead. Take the
street, as your friend Petrosino did
Ugly wretch that you are, that you
content yourself with trying to avoid
the payment of the money, $4,000.
but by the blood of God, VIC are back
Of you. No one can belong to our
band who has notkilled ten persons.
We have killed kings and emperors.
Consider fly like you9 No; no. do
not think it. We know that you are
rich and you must give up some blood
If you go to the police. you can count
yourself dead !"