The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-31
Federal Officers Would take
no Chances.
FEARED ATTEMPTED RESCUE
Italians are Hustled off to
Federal Prison.
Condemned Men arc Taken From
Federal Court Building to Train
and Hustled or to TT. Lcaycn-
worth, Kansas.

delivery on the part of Sicilian friends
Banana, convicted in the Federal
court at Toledo and sentenced on Sat
urday, the United States authorities
rushed the prisoners away from the
court room and started them in a
special car for Leavenworth, Kan
sas, where all but one of the eleven
will be confined.
The prisoners arrived at Leaven-
worth prison Sunday and were i'm
medately taken in. They are: Sal
vatore (Sam) Lima, >16 years: Sebas-
tian Lima and Giuseppe (Joe) Ig-
noffo, 10 years, all of Marion: Saliva
tore Ventola, two years; Salvatore
Demma, two years; Cologero Viccario
two years; Orazio Runfola, six years;
Pipplno Galbo, four years; Salvatore
Arrigo, four years. Antonio Viccario
was taken to the reformatory at Ell
mlre, ~ Y, to serve two years.
Salvatore .Rizzo, of Marion, was
found guilty but was given a new trial
by Judge Tayler and released upon
his own recognizancc. He returned
here Saturday night, bringing sad It'd
ings to the wives and families of the
Lima and Ignoffo families.
The scene at those homes when they
learned the fate of their relatives was
pathetic. Ignoffos have some little
money and will be able to get along
for a short time. but the Limas claim
to be destitute and the county has
aided them not little in the last few
weeks. 1t is expected that they VIII
find it necessary to go to the infirm-
airy unless help comes from an uneX-
pected source.
When sentence was passed upon
the Black Handlers the court room
was surrounded by Gordon of dep
uty United States marshals. Every
preparation was made to prevent
demonstration or an attack by friends
of the prisoners or mob to do them
harm.
In sentencing the prisoners after
the district attorney, William l.. Day
had moved for immediate sentence
Judge Tayler said Salvatore Lima,
you seem to have been the moving
spirit in this nefarious business. Sc.
bastian Lima seems TO have borne
somewhat less part than his brother.
Ignoffo has been part of the heart
and center"
The court said that the evidence
while 1t pointed toward Marilsi, Rizzo
and Vincenzo Arrlgo. was not strong
enough to warrant conviction and In
the sense of justice he grantead those
three new trials.
In addition to those convicted An
tonic Lima. father of Sam and Sc
of
Cleveland, were Indicted by the grand
jury but they escaped to Italy An
tonic Lima made his home here with
his sons. When the officers made the
raid here, they were warned by local
authorities that Antonio Lima was not
in the Lima store with the others and
that If they would wait until night he
would return from his daily wagon
trip and they could take the whole
bunch. But the post office inspect
ors were anxious to gather in their
quarry and they made the raid. Con-
sequently word was gotten to Antonio
Lima and the old man made his
escape, getting train at Upper SAN
dusky and finally boarding steamer
for Sicily.
Federal officials feel that In the ar.
rest and conviction OF the members OF
the Society of the Banana they have
broken the backbone OF the Black
Hand societies In America. Trouble In
the past has been experienced In get
ting the victims to testify. 1T Is be-
lieved that in the future those whom
the Italians are attempting to black
mail will more readily present their
aA Ni
entire stop to the nefarious business.
Postal Inspector u f. Oldheld, VINO
was in charge of the rounding up oil
the Bananas, says that there has not
been sign of Black Hand operation
in Ohio since the arrest OF the men
lust imprisoned The Investigations
commenced a year ago when John
and Charles Amicon, wealthy ltallah
fruit merchants of Columbus re-
ceived their first threatening letters
The arrests here and throughout Ohio
occurred last June.
Attorney Fred e. CUTLERY, OF this
city, who was one OF the prlhclpdi
counsel for the accused in the Ioieuo
trial, stated today that the cases VIII
be carried to the circuit court OF APP
peals of the United States, PROVIDED
the Italians are able to raise the three
or four thousand dollars necessary
to take their cases up. Mr.. Guthery
and other attorneys In the case served
without hope of remuneration ana
even paid all Of their own expenses
while engaged in defending the pris-
oners. 1t is expected that an at
tempt will be made to collect several
thousand dollars from Italians an
over this country and in Italy Tor the
purpose of carrying the. case 70 tne
supreme court of the United STATES
IL necessary
Those who kuew the Llmas ana is-
noffo here have all along believed III
their innocence. They have ciaiHeu
that the Limas worked from lS TO ~
hours every day, to make their run
business successful. and that even
then they scarcely made good hving'
They maintain that had. they peeh
securing hundreds of dollars from ter
rined Italians all over ONO ana IN
diana as is claimed. they would nave
used the easy money 10 live ana wouio
not have worked like galley slaves
night and day.
AS general rule, however the
public is prejndiced against ,he
Black Hand suspects and has been