The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-07
THE GREAT CARUSO
IS NOT ''AFRA|D''
1t Must Be So, for the Noted
Singer Defies His Black
Hand Enemies.
HAS PURCHASED VARIED
ASSORTMENT OF GUNS
Declares He VIII SIay Like
Dogs Those Who Wrote
Threatening Letters.

NEW YORK. March 6.-Enrlco Caruso
who is known for a great many things
among them his singing. declared today
that he did not fear the Black Hand
that the agents OF the dreaded Sicllian
band mad better be careful and that NE
bought a sword cane. TWO pistols and a
rorists attempted to make good theiI
threats upon his life In lieu of $4,000.
While the great Enrico was breathing
gown. two alleged Black Han Hand agents, gents
Antonio Cincincota and Antonio Misiana,
were being held IN bonds by Magistrate
Dooley until detectives can investigate
their records. Technically the men arc
held on a vagrancy charge. but the police
will try 10 fasten the Black Hand threats
upon them.
pink bath suit at the Knickerbocker ho-
tel. scanning an artillery catalogue. Two
revolvers lay upon his dressing table.
His sword cane stood for action nearby,
and the bowie knife glttered ominously,
Breathes Forth Threats.
"Cowards, Cursr' shouted that golden
voice. They think to scare the great
Caruso. Ha? The fools laugh at
them; See; l snap nay finger l cry,
Ho, no. Ho no.
sword cane. ] VIII hll them full OF bull
let's from my revolvers. | will rend them
with my knife. Dogs that they arei They
will die II they attempt TO separate Ca
Caruso was splendid Never before. not
even upon the stage of the Metropolitan
Opera house. had he been seen In this
heroic role. Laughing and waving his
arms. he danced about his apartments
lunging at imaginary adversarles, pouring
broadsides from his pistols into the uh-
seen sSH. PROSTATE forms and finishing up ar
THE great Caruso will sing in Brook
lyn on Monday night continued the
hero. Aye, Caruso will beard the dogs
i,, tlais, lan do - 90,
'ventre de Beelzebub. how Caruso
should like to meet the iiends! All
down like Gies, :u' Like W cats eo' he will ft siay
them.
often has Caruso received begging let
ters and, believe me. dear sir Caruso
is generous man, But never before
those deadly letters.
81 receive the letter and / put him In
my pocket Caruso goes calling and while
frown. Then he get white with the
mighty rage Then Caruso laugh aloud,
He, Ha. They cannot get anything on
AS the singer talked he strolled through
the arsenal and inspected his firearms.
He has temporarily dispensed with his
encourage OF detectives except when he
appears abroad. Today he strolled in
eyed all passers-by with keen slances.
Friends Still Fearful
Despite the heroic utterances today
Caruso's friends fear that he will suffer
evil results. lie is nervous and the strain
OF being under death threats has worn
Off about half pound OF weight.
Caruso today while hurlinG defiance at
the Camorra, the Malta and the Black
Hand, showed that he is somewhat con-
versant with those societies. For In
stance. lie told the police that &C. d, M"
signed to his first letter stood for Cam
pagnIe de la Mort" or the company of
death, The second letter bore the sig
nature which means the Black Hand COM
pany OF death.
The hero, armed TO the teeth and iorti-
fed by the friendly walls OF the knicker-
booker hotel will continue to hurl down
the gage of battle, But 10 show that he
is not trying TO "shove- -da bluff"
he expresses II. he Is going to sing In
Brooklyn Monday night wearing n gun.
although the revolver will be concealed by
his dress.
The letters which Caruso received and
which threw him into a panic that shook
every scale OF notes in his system. were
posted in Long Island City and Brook
lyn. The first. sent March /. bore
Long Island City postmark, Scrubbed
on dirty piece Of note paper in labor
cr's hand Il ran, according TO the trans
lation made today:
"s. r. Caruso. Tomorrow at the hour