The evening world., 1911-02-18
Stravelli Advised Wolff to Paw
and Agreed to Get
Better Terms.
$1,000 ASKED, $3.50 TAKEN
Patron Pays Cash to Barber
as Detectives Watch
Twice Accused Here.

When Frederick wolY Of No. p sher-
wood avenue. yonkers. one of the
wealthisst residents OF that community.
was being shaved In the shop OF Tell
grino stravelli. at NO. oil Yonkers ave-
nue. some weeks ago three men passed
the place. wolr says stravelu remarked
that they look like dangerous men. No
u they are after you or me-" Two
nights later the SAME trio passed and
the barber observed. there 20 those
same fellows again"
stravell then remarked that the man
were probably Members OF tho Black
Hand and added. "those fellows win
set you II they once 60 after You and
re better to give them the money when
they demand 1t. had an experience
win the Black Hand some years ago,
n when i didn' meet their demands
they pew up my shop. I'm wiser now"
Letter Demanded $1,000.
When woir left the shop that nigh,
straveIh pressed a revolver in his hand
and advised him to use It II no should
10 attacked. The next night Wolf re-
celved . letter telling him that ~ he
did not leave $1,000 at the Morris Park
railroad station on a certain night he
ana his wife would be killed, The fol.
lowing night when Wolf went TO be
shaved he says Stravelli was inquisi.
tive and when Wolf Informed him he
had received q threatening letter Che
naroer eouhselled him to give up the
money demanded, Il is said.
TaatnaA yOotR
Brady advised Wolff TO confer with
Stravelu as though he trusted the bar
be- implicitly. Wolf accordingly In
formed the barber he would be willing
10 pay a considerable amount TO be free
from persecution. but he was unwilling
to part with a thousand dollars. Stra-
ve!n. II 70 asserted. then said that since
his barber shop had been dynanited he
had become acquainted with member
OF The Black Hand n could arrange
WITH them TO accept a smaller amount.
Trap Set for Barber.
Under the advice of Capt. Brady,
Wot6. It 10 said. Induced Stravelli 20
have q letter written TO him BY the sun.
posed Black Handlers" appointing the
barber the agent to accept the money.
Then ARRANGEMENTS We're made for Wolr
10 turn over &20 to Stravelli last night.
When the trap had been set Wolf went
TO the barber shop. Detective-SerGeant
O'AarA and Detectives Healy. Drohan,
Ford and Brazil were secreted nearby,
AL i've ocicers say they saw Strayeii
walk from the shop to the sidewalk
and lake tho roll OF bills Wolf handed
him. Stravell vas 1T once arrested.
In . drawer in the shop the police de-
clare they found a picture OF Straveill
taken from the Rogues' Gallery in this
city. with the negative of the photo,
and the impressions OF the BARRIERS
finger prints. 1t IS said StravelIi has
boasted no had Influence enough in New
York TO get these alleged exhibits back,
The fonkers police say they have
evidence that Stravelli was arrested
twice IN New York in the last foy
years In connection with Matchmaking
cases. They also Declare they have
evidence that he IL the man who sent
letters to James Hogan, another
wealthy resident OF Yonkers, demanding
5000 under threat of killing Hogan and
his wife and blowing up their home
with dynamite,