The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03

Tho spirit of Gniseppi Morrello, tho
chief of the Black Hand, is broken
Lupo, The Wolf, the proud and naughty
one, the carrier of The mandates of the
| dread society, has been seen TO throw
| himself upon his face in despair and
/ weep. The gang that gathered about
them is dispersed, broken in frag-
ments and without head. For not
only have their chiefs been sent to
federal prison. but along with them
eight most active lieutenantS.
/ So is broken up an organization that
has terrorized half OF the United
States, gang at the door of which is
laid such crimes as the notorious barrel
murder in New York and the assassi-
nation of Lieutenant Petrocino in Italy.
So arc removed the men who have dom
mated thousands of Italian Americans
through fear and are believed to have
collected tribute in thousand cases.
The crime of counterfeiting has at last
been proven against these men. For
decade they had escaped punishment
largely through intimidating witnesses.
But now they are in ptison for long
terms in every case. SO ends ro-
nance of lawlessuess which has but
few parallels in the history OF the ma
tion.
''The Black Hand. said Chief
Wilkic OF the secret service, ''has just
been dealt the severest blow in all its
American history. \ few days ago the
federal court in New York city SEN
fenced 20 prison eight Italians charged
with countcrfeiting. In so doing it
broke mp Il gang OF counterfeiters that
Aai' been giving trouble for ten years.
But il did more II cut the very heart
.af tba LneI iy.l fhor
has ever used Black Hand methods on
this side of the ocean.
4 Morrello tile Leader.
Guiseppi Morrello, leader of these
counterfeitcrs, wss, contrary to general
belief, the chief of Il gang that was,
] believe. responsible for 60 per cent
of the Black Hand extortion that has
taken place in the United States in the
past ten years. Lupo the Wolf, who
received sentence for counterfeiting at
the same time and who is generally
considered the chief of the Black Hand
ers. was in reality but n tool of Morrel-
10 and bls outside man. Gina, Gallo
chic. Sysvestre, Giglio, Palermo and
these, and the men nearest them in all
their activities. Last year fourteen
Others were sent up for passing coun-
terfeit money They were lesser stars
in the same notorious constellation.
With twenty-five Of the leading mem
bers OF this gang behind the bars the
country may reasonably expect a lull IN
the so-called Black Hand operations.
This statement coming from the
chief of the secret service, the organi
zation that knows more of the workings
of this underworld Of the foreigners
than any other is important This an
nouncement of the manacling of the
Black Hand is of national and world
Importance. 1t gives TO an occurrence
which at the time seemed only the |
sentencing of ordinary criminals, an i'm !
portance that has been entirely over
looked.
Last Act in Murderous Drama.
The sentencing Of the MorreIlo gang
Il month ago was the last act in q |
blood spilling melodrsma that has been
running for ten years. In it Morrello |
and Lupo have played parts that would
be hard to exaggerate in the most lu-
rid fiction. In ii Old Sleuth in the
guse of the secret service men has
been ever on the trail of the crimi |
nails. in il there has been murder, |
kidnaping, extortion, coun |
terfeiting and fraud in a thousand |
phases. The bold outlaw has laughed |
his stage cha. ha,' defantly IN the |