The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-09

wife of the Columbus and Marion
fruit dealer, found in the rear of
the house dynamite bomb and
fuse, wrapped with one of the let
ters, demanding $4,000 from her
husband.
Many Columbus Italians are
among those who received the threat
ening letters and in some instances
bombs and other significant threats
Many in Columbus paid weekly or
monthly tribute, the amount Of
which has not been learned, as yet
The post Office inspectors are inclin-
ed to connect the numerous knifs
fights among the Italians here with
the operation of the band and they
believe the murderer Of Luca
Guifritta, wn;cu went unavenged,
was among the operations OF this
band of BLACK Handlers"
The Mana is also charged with as
sassinations and deeds of violence
in Bellefontaine, Cincinnati, Denni-
son and In fact throughout Ohio.
Pennsylvania and even in more
distant places.
After, demands for money had been
ignored an attempt was made in
April, 1908, TO blow up the home OF
Agostino Glennarimo, in Columbus.
Dynamite was placed in stairway
and avnlodad NJ thraa a N, hro, lin q
every window in the house, Glen.
narino then left for Italy accom-
panied as far as New York by Ser
geant Vic Churches, of the Columbus
police department. While in his ma
tive land he received letter mail
ed in that country, renewing the de
mand. The letter, like all others
written by the band, was written
in Italian. Black Hand letters writ
ten in Italian in many parts of the
country, in the hands OF post Office
inspectors, are written by the same
person, with the same kind of ink
and on the same kind OF paper. In
the raid here Tuesday ink and paper
we're found, which are identical with
that used in making the demands
The letter received by Glennarino
corresponds with those written here.
Most OF the letters received through
out this section were mailed in
Pittsburg, where the money was
to be paid. 1t is believed that they
were written in. this city and pass
ed along to many different messeng-
ers before they were mailed. In
this work Italians In Bellefontaine
Deninson and many other places
were involved. The same system was
used in following intended victims
to remote places.
Postal authorities have been work,
ing on the case for many months
Over a score of sleuths have aided
In the hunt. They have been aide
by Italian secret spies. F. p. Dimaio
superintendent OF the Pinkertons. hal
been working with the inspectors ant
, helped them make the arrests.
, Dimaio probably has more know
ledge OF the operations OF the lawlesl
italian gang in America than any
: other living man. He has helped 3,
break up and imprison members o
| many gangs In the country. At Co
, lumbus Tuesday at midnight the pos
/ tai inspectors. who left here on tn
, Hooking train at 7:15. went to tn
} home OF Salvatore Ventola, expect
1 ing to find documents connectin,
: him with the attempt to extor
money from the Amicons. TIL
man was not arrested as the searcl
: proved fruitless. Some importan
I arrests are expected in Columbus a
: a result OF information furnished b.
Y Ventola.
5 A SAMPLE OF THE LETTERS.
E The following translation OF one
! OF the letters is a sample OF all:
Dear John Amicon--We have sen
you several letters. We have put
: dynamite behind your door and yo
: are death. Ugly wretch. You nee
not lament II when you do not ex
e rect 1t, 1t will cost you your life
4 Already our band has you down Il
3 the register OF the dead. We hav
: arrived at the time and already tw
o. us are under obligations to xii
! you even though you are guarded b
Y thousand police. Take the stree
. as your friend Lieutenant Petrosin
did. Ugly wretch that you are. tina
: you content YOURSELF with trying b
: avoid the payment OF the money
5 $4,000 by the blood OF God we ar
Y back of you.
I'VE have learned your store an
you will be accosted when you 4
not expect 1t, the sight OF two dag
: ger thrusts and then you will slee
forever. One thing / tell you. NJ
one can belong to our band VIII
has not killed 10 persons. w