The evening world., 1912-10-18
IRON HAND N|PPED
IN THE VERY TRAP
EXTORT|ONERSSET
Old Cronies of Bronx Physi-
clans, Doctors Themselves,
Threatened to Kidnap Son.
THEY GOT MARKED BILLS
Police Rush In Just as DR.. Pit
taro.H Hands Them 5000 and
Check for $500.
THEY GOT MARKED BILLS
let me shake your iron hand"


tor TO pass over 5000. the price OF his
little sons life AID liberty.
Last night the iron hand clutchcd for
money In the doctors own ONCE at No.
h0O Morris avenue. the Bronx. and Il
was the hand OF dear friend. To-day
the details Of a kidnapping conspiracy
the like OF which has not been heard OF
In the police records Of many years.
stand revealed.
DIR. Plttaro IL counted a millionaire
among the Italians Of the Bronx and
Harlem; wide II the reputation he has
established for himself for charity and
the doing OF good works for the benefit
Of his countrymen. Besiden his practice
- . physician he ma'ntains a large
drug store beneath the apartments In
which he lives on Morris avenue. His
son. Armando. an only child. holds IN his
hand all Of the fathers heartstrinss.
On Oct. . a letter came to DIR. Pittaro.
II read:
ION the penalty Of having your son
hdr pped. bring q 900 10 Two Hundred
and Forty-second street and Broadway
At ll.So p. N. on Oct. I. When the man
shall approach you and say. Let mo
shake your iron hand pay him the
money and depart quickly and withou.
questioning. THE IRON HAND"
TERRIFIED ev THE LETTER, NE
TELLS THE POLICE.
The father Of little Arnando was ter
riaed. He called In his Boron friend.
Dr.. Giuseppe Gastare. who lives at No.
M Prospect avenue. and told him with
trembling lips Of the letter.
why. i've got one. too." said his
friend with heartiness. Don't tell the
police about II and think We can get
these blackmailcrs."
But DR.. Pittaro's fears were too
poignant. He went TO the Morrtsa MIA
station and told Capt. Price, head of
the detectives there. about the letter.
He was advked TO keep the appoint
ment made In the letter. He did so.
There were detectives all about a.
thick a. peanut shells on Surf avenue.
buknobody came up and asked to shake
thddoctor's iron hand.
y very next day DR.. Gastare visited
DR. Pittaro's once and asked II he ha ]
received any more letters.
won't get any more" said Gastare.
siaHping his friend on the back II
nx{ it-up for 100. though they wanted
N.Qeeyem me. ] think can let you
OIL fcfta"
Adeusts FRIEND or PART IN
EhAckMAiLiNo PLOT.
Fkersdpon DR.. pit.aro gave hi,
friend $40 This very next day came
another letter from the Iron Hand.
demanding $4,000 instantly and warn.
ing against telling the pigs OF police
any thing more. That same day DR.
NioholA Brunori.. another close frient
Of Pittaro's. whose once Ia at No. ISL
Morris avenue. dropped into Pittaro'i
store. d..
II hear you got another ietteS 1to
day" he said When Pittaro askeh' hip
how that knowledge had come to him
siuce ne himself had told no mar
Brunori laughed.
'Come now. VITO" he said. sooth
ingiy. II owe you $500. Call that deb
square and everything will be- Al
right"
rsttaro charged his friend directl
with having q hand In the blackmsi
ing plot and the latter merely shrugge
his Oh builders. Still Pittaro did nothing
He, did not dare TO leave the Apusc h
slept with his little son and a loads
revolver within reach Before two day
had passed he learned facts that mad
hin, believe that DIR. 9iulio CavAzxi.
veterinary surgeon whom he had be
IA AA tu q
this country without funds and VIII
shsred his once. was the third In IN
extbrtion plot.
THROW OFF MASK AND MAXI
OPEN DEMAND.
Last Wednesday the three doctor
shsformer boon companions OF Plttar
visited him and, throwing or all mask
ms6e their declaration fstly.
Come now. well drop our demand
$40, but We must have that quickly,
Dr.. Pittaro had prepared some bill
Nd secret markings In anticipation
THU move He offered nis erstwhi
eroSiss two $500 bills and four ~
aWe won't take the $500 bills" d
ciated Brunori. They're too big; v
oaSt change them without gettir
caught .
P,ttaro then made an engagement q
ai.eo o'clock on the following night.
sail he would have the bills In suitao
denominations. Then he called up
erAb viilimena. interpreter In the =
prsma Court and without teliing hi
Vhv Ne was wanted. asked him to ca
vpon him At hie once that night WI
0aaa did 20.
Or. 0astars was 90 eager he arrive
ell O'Clock. Tho others were all the
bsoere II O'Clock. Capt. Price and q
1A>ectivss wsre In the cellar awaitir
~ signal 20 rash upstairs.
Qastass. the spokesman for the blsci
on0ilsvs, sad that they had raised II
esop" 70 t.1oo and they must have
81 niUht. Pittaro. who was treu,bpn
~ rsa1 tear. denied that - hAd ~