Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-09
bad GANG IN TOLLS
Police of New York Capture
Nine Kidnapers.
NOTORIOUS BAND BROKE UP
Stolen Boy Found and Restored to
His Parents.
WAS IN BLACKMAILERS' HAUNT
7apture Regarded as Most Important
Made in Years-Italian De-
tectives Turn Trick.
NOTORIOUS BAND BROKE UP
WAS IN BLACKMAILERs' HAUN,

| NEW YORK, December 9.-For the first
tlme In the history of the police depart
| ment or this city the detective bureau
under Second Deputy Police Commissioner
| william j. Flynn, succeeded last night
IN rounding up band of Italian Kid
| apers and blackmailers, nine in number
with kidnapped child in their possession
| Inc arrest grew out of the kidnapping
November 10 Of Giuseppe Longo. eight
years Old, son of Frank Longo, a pros
| porous Italian grocer of 1S6 21st street
Brooklyn. AT the same time the Longo
boys cousin, Nicholas Rizzo. the same
age, was stolen. Both were kiina ped
from in front Of the Rizzo home at 72o
9th avenue, Brooklyn. BY the arrest late
yesterday afternoon of seven men and
two women it was declared that one of
the worst gangs Of backmailers and kid
| napers that ever operated in this CITY
had been broken up
| The police would not tell how the kid
| napers were run down. One of the Ital.
Ian detectives declared. however, that the
case had all been mapI ed out by Com
| missioner Flynn, and that he had from
the start personally directed the opera
| tons which ended in the capture Of the
| criminals.
| >&S - AA@e@HSASs
The persons arrested yesterday after
noon wee all found In three houses on
East 63d street, a center noted for years
as the haunt OF kidnapers and black
mailers. 1t was in this neighborhood
that the Scimeca boy was found, after
being in the hands Of kidnapers for ninety
days Here. also. the dead body Of a
kidnapped child was once found stuffed
| into chimney.
The Longo and Rizzo crimes were
brought promp ly to the attention of
Commissioner Flynn, and he TOOK per-
sonal command Of the 81 .uauon and map
ped out his plan Of campaign. The par
ents of both boys were well-to-do, and Of
both large sums of money had b en- de-
manded, the blackmailers threat n ng
fearful penalties If their demands Wee
ignored. The father Of the Longo boy
was assessed $4,000 at first. and later
the amount was increased to $4,000. The
letters demanding the money were turned
over to the police.
| Commissioner Flynn went over the ros-
ter Of his Italian detectives and picked
out three to carry out the plan he had
| formed to trap the kidnapers. These
| were Detectives Ralph Machell and
Rocco Cavane of the Manhattan and
Charles Carrao of the Brooklyn bureau
Each of the men was sent out with
child with them.
Hard Problem to Solve.
At headquarters last night 1t was said
that the assignment was one Of the hard
est ever given to detectives to work out
The three detectives picked for the work
are all young, and Mr.. Flynn impressed
| upon each that he was matching his wits
against some of the craftiest criminals
that ever came out Of Italy. They knew
also that they were dealing with des-
perate men, and that in following out
Mr.. Flynn's orders they might be called
upon to fight for their lives
Day and night for nearly three weeks
Macheln, Cavape and Carrao worked, re-
porting each day the progress Of the
many days they got clue. very small
one, but clue nevertheless. This led to
a better clue, and as the days passed the
detectives began to pick up the tangled
trail that led from 9th avenue, Brook
lyn. to the haunts Of the Black Hand in
Manhattan.
Finally they found the people they were
after. Commissioner Flynn was informed
| by Machelli that the trap was ready, and
Machelli asked for detail of dozen
to assist In making the arrest.
force OF Italian detectives was or
dered to report to Macbeth, Cavane and
Carrao at SD street, prepared to work
under their orders. About 2 o'clock the
| Italian detectives assembled, and Ma
chelh, who was In charge Of the opera
tons, assigned each man to his place.
! With the detectives. to identify the
kidnapped Rizzo and Longo boys should
| they be found in any of the houses. was
| the twelve-year-old brother Of the Rizzo
| child, a brave little fellow. who die not
hesitate to follow Macbeth into the house
at $50 East SD street. Machelli and the
| lot xxyifh nd f1,a
proceeded to room on the second floor.
Lad Proves Bravery.
Macbeth turned to the Rlzzo boy and
asked him If he would be afraid to stand
on his shoulders and look through the
transom over the door.
mot bit Of 1t, am ready" the lad
answered, and Machelli lifted him to his
shoulders. and the boy looked into the
room. In corner was Giuseppi Longo.
Hello joe the Rizzo boy said. bu.
the Longo child did not recognize him
and cruching back into corner began
to cry.
The detectives broke down the door, and
Machelli went in and picked up the kid.
mapped boy. who shrank in terror, think.
ms him to be one Of his abductors,
Don't cry little fellow" said Machelli
Il am not going to hurt you. / am q
policeman. and / am going to take you
home.''
This place Is full Of bad men. and
they are all Black Hand the child said
after he regained his courage.
! Other Arrests.
In another room Of tho same house In
which he had found the boy MachellI
discovered Giandrani. also known as
Colarino. and a woman. who later proved
to be Antoinetta Monico. The detective
broke into the room just in time to see a