Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-05
DEATH THREAT FOR
CARUjO LEADS TO
CAPTURE OF TWO
Alleged Black Hand Men Ar
rested After $4,000 Demand
Is Made on Singer.

NEW YORK, March 5.-Two men,
one heavily armed, both with police
records, were arrested in Brooklyn to-
day, charged with sending blackmail-
ing letters to Enrico Caruso, demand
ing $4,000 under penalty of death. They
were caught as one of them picked up
decoy package from under the stoop
of factory at Van Brunt and Sackett
streets. the place named in the last
letter received by Caruso.
Lieutenant Glosrer and Detectives
Servant, Mealli, Servain and Mindo
were waiting for them. third man
escaped. The Two prisoners were taken
to police headquarters in Manhattan,
where they refused 30 talk.
The prisoners are Antonio Cincottu,
Al years old, who keeps a saloon at
1856 Columbia street, Brooklyn, and lives
at Ill, and Antonio Misiana, an i'm
porter, who lives, at 100 Columbia
street. Cincotto has been twice ae-
cused of murder, but has been ac-
Quilted both times, while Misiani is
said to have been arrested for alleged
Implication in a confidence game and
has a long police record in Italy.
Caruso, who had received two letters
this week. each containing threats of
death, reported the matter to lnspec-
tor McClusky. He, in turn, reported 1t
to Inspector McCafferIy, who sent
Lieutenant Gloster to see Caruso. It
was arranged that dummy package.
containing two 81 bills and some strips
of paper should be placed a, the spot
named in the letters. under the iron
STOOD of factory on Van Brunt street,
between Sackett and Union streets.
The package was placed at the spot
by messenger, accompanied by Detec-
tive Scrivanni Lieu. enant Gloster
and Detectives Mealli and Mindo were
hidden in the factory, while two de-
tectiyes were concealed in doorways.
AS soon as the package had been
placed Scrivanni and Simonetti hid
nearby.
twenty minutes later Misiani turned
the corner of Sackett street and came
toward the factory. He stopped. looked
under the stoop and then went on to
Union street. In a few minutes he
came back, looked under the stoop
again and passed on. He did this four
times.
On the Qtlu "Trip llc WoS oSNotisfe.A.NS~
by Cincotto and the third man. They
stopped at the stoop. and just as
Misiani reached for the package Gin
cotto saw night watchman approach
ing. He shouted, Beat it." and the
three ran, Misiani dropping the pack
age.
The detectives sprang from their MD
ing places and started in pursuit.
AS Misiani turned the corner OF Sack
ett street he threw away sawed
off, doubled -barrelied shotgun, both
barrels loaded with slugs, and a re-
volver, also loaded. Just at that mo-
ment Simonetti and Scrivanni grabbed
him.
Gloster and the other two detectives,
who had gone after Cincotto, caught
him in saloon at the corner of Sack
ett street. The third man escaped.
Gloster asserts that Cincotto's saloon
In Brooklyn was the resort patronized
by Lupo, 1.-THE Wolf,'' and his gang of
counterfeiters who were recently SEN
tenced o-,1ong terms In the Federal
prison at Atlanta Cincotto is known
as desperate character. his last arrest
having been in connection with the
murder of man named Genera last
fall. Genera was killed on Columbia
street, but Cincotto was acquitted.
Caruso, since receiving the letters.