The evening world., 1911-01-14
BLACK HAND GANG
HELD AFTER THREAT
TO KILL OFFICIAL
Four Men Who Menaced City
Register Griferlhagen Are
Put Under Bonds.
TO PROSECUTE CASES.
Intended Victim Declares He
Will Not Let Up Com
plimented in Oourt.
TO PROSECUTE CASES.

arrested last night by Defective" ldcuts.
Csctrls and CastnHdo. charged with
sending Black Hand letters to Mr.
G%rifenhagen threateiang 10 Kill him
IL he did not pay them 81, 600.
II shall do All that Is IN my power
10 break up this state OF Affairs. which
10 reaching the dimensions or a reign
Of terror" said the Magistrate. Il
want 10 congratulate and to thank you
cor your valuable pubic service In this
Ease. IT we had n num,er OF cour-
Agcous citizens like 80 irsalf we would
soon see the end OF this outrageous
condition
The four men. WHO asked FOR a post.
ponement of their ease untI next Tues
day so that they might be represented
by counsel, are Louis Cayilsri, twenty
years old. who was at one time EN-
ploycd by Gri:cnhagcn Bros. a. Co..
bottiers AT No. 30 Tenth avenir. of
which Arm Register Grirer IN gen is a
member. Tony Cavalori. hiS cousin.
eighteen wears old. who lives with Louis
n No. a25 West Twenty-skSti street;
stsnlslaus valenti. nineteen. and Petite
nato Bicago. twenty-eight.
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Louis CAVALIER was night Waterman at
me potthng establishment unah about
two months ago, when he was fired ny
me Register VINO received information
that TIE man had served a term IN the
New Jersey pcnitentiary. Another Ttai-
ian. named Nike" was engaged In
louiss place
inc ponce say that Louis heard OF
$500. =" Nv 'oo' "e" m
y s~u Aou'e so' my 'oo. !" you
uo"s u"' sau 't "e "a'' NV '"
\ ss..n' '"e'e" oe uoao'e'
49," $3.50 ,, - """.s,
nis"t Shor'iy h.,er TINS our '""s~eu
IN went 70 MINUS oeuroo"' ~".e
ne ana ms prother were asleep IN the
oo''''"t "o.As' a"u aI.er siVihs "inu :
revere pea.'ns. loon W rom nm. .n'
next morning NIKE ana MS Drother as
appeared ana nave mot peen seen sinee.
On the afternoon OF Dec. ~ a ntue
hoy carried a letter 10 the pottIihs
works ana Vanisneo peiore any one nae
n chance TO read u. II I'M
mediate payment OF si'"p or inc oo''
ting works was TO De p'owh up ano
6ritenhageh Niheo'
The Register was told to take tht
Ferty-second street Terry Mt y O'CLOCK
New Years morning and 20 to Wee
hawken. AFTER ianding ne was 10 wall
ahead one block. turn 10 the right AM
drop q package containing Si'Vn'
0~rifenhagen told the ponce ana .
plan was arranged 10 capture the piach
mailers.
Got More Letters.
Meantime %Grifenhagen had employe,
q German as night Waterman. He tool
a dummy package and followed the In
stsuctions In the letter. but no one ap
peared.
The next day Grifenhagen receive
another letter through the mail. wv
were there. but you were not. We di
not know that you do not understan
Italian. You must pay MS $1,000 or b
killed." II said. This letter ended wit
Instructions for Griienhagen to so
the Hudson boulevard In Weehawke
on n certain day with the money an
said he would be met there.
0riffenhaSen went. but met no one 5
he and tho detectives who were In hid
ing near by returned TO New YORK AT
other letter foilowed'
On Thursday G~rifehhagen received IN
fourth letter. 1t demanded immedia'
payment OF sl.iW instead OF si'ow'
Lieut.. Vacnris OF ii~eadquarters ma
been quietly at WORK IN the mean TIM
He learned that the discharged Lou
had been seen several times IN the Wen
ny OF the botthng work, ana had wor
sent to Louis TO cali TO see u~ritenhase'
when Louis arrived De'eetl'e Sasta'
nino was secreted IN the once
Took Marked Money.
Louis asked for reinstatement an
according TO the police. casually ask'
II Grifenhagen had received n threa
ening letters. Grifenhagen said he ha
l and told Louis about them.
\ Detective c~asiagnino says he hea'
louis tell orifenhagen he could "h'
\the persona sending the letters and a.