The evening world., 1910-12-27
BLACK HAND
K|DNAPPERS GET
LONG SENTENCES



Longo with death II he failed TO yield
- your oxtortl'n.. You also wrote
that you would kill his son Joseph
n you failed to get the $1,000. In
fact. father and son had but W
days longer to live. according TO
your letters. when the police res
cued Joseph and arrested you Ind
Marie Kappa.
You not only purposed to kidnap
ana hold Joseph I.ongo for ransom,
but you purposed TO murder him
and his father for tho price your
society set on the boys head, II IL
were not paid. The others in this
conspiracy havo made their Escape,
but they are known to the police,
n o or later will be apprs-
hended.
Must Reckon With Flynn Now.
Your gang have now got TO reckon
with Deputy Commissioner Flynn.
who Is as resourceful in detective
skill as your vicious gang are IN ve-
cret methods, You were the brains,
the leader and acknowledged chief
and the king Of Black Handlers inn
plicated In the commission of this
crime. Your rendezvous In East Six
ty-third street sheltered perhaps the
worst gang OF lawless brigands In
this country.
This cas- has proved that the
Black Hand Society Is not a myth:
It has actually nourlshed In our
midst for years. You and tho other
bad men OF the society lived from
the fruits Of your dastardly crimes
OF kidnapping. bomb throwing and
blackmail.
Marie Kappa would have made .
confession In open III hna II not
been that an emissary OF your So
cisty called on her ut the Jail on
tho eve Of her trial and informed
her that II she revealed tho secrets
OF the society sho would be pun
ished with tho penalty OF death.
She knew how desperate your
members were inc her tongue was
still. You and Marie Kappa were
arrested ana indicted. tried and
convicted, all within two short
weeks. Your convictions are the
worst blows that have svor boon
doalt Black Handlers in this coun-
Try.
The people in this case have won
Il splendid victory through the able
services OF District-A 'torncy CLARK,
WIN prosecuted md secured tie
convictions. ard the Drawer OF De-
tective Carrao and his stan. who
made tho arrest.
You and your gang OF Black
Handlers preyed upon the law.ahid-
ing. Industrious. liberty loving Iital.
ians. Your society during the past
few years has caused n reign OF ter,
ror among the good people OF your
class should never have been admit
ted 10 this country.
Would lnflict Death Penalty.
No worse men are let live thai
Black Handlers who band them
selves together in secret so
cietles to live BY tho mos
desperate forms OF crime. Yol
and your criminal associate
are enemies OF society. You are
n TO any community. The PEG
rle prefer To pay taxes to keep sue
as YOU In prison rather than TO hav
you at large anywhere. Men OF you
vicious. wicked habits and practice
should be punished NJ severely a
those guilty OF murder.
I regret that the law does MOI
provide tho death penalty fol-
such atrocious crimes as you ant
your fellow Black Handlers com
NIT.
My Views In Black Hand case
are that those guilty Of blackmai
extortion, bomb throwing and kid
mapping should be the fun penalt
OF punishment In every case, l hor
long term sentences In such cas-,
will act as a deterrent 20 those cor
templatlng the commission OF simiia
crimes and finally eXtirpate the dan
gerous Black Hand type Of Grim
mails by the roots and stamp BlaC
Hand crimes out In America.
The sentence OF this court Is IN
you ga to SING Sing prison for
term OF not less than twenty-h'
years nor more than forty-nil
years and ten months.
Women Lower Than Beasts.
When the woman was led to the
for sentence. Judge Fawcett. his I
set rlgidly. pronounced Ter doom
these words.