The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06
FIVE ARE TAKEN
IN NET LAID FOR
BOMB THR0WERS
Confessions Convince Police
They Have Gang That Has
TerrOrized City.
LEADER AND ) OTHERS
UNDER SURVEILLANCE.

Detectives OF the third branch bureau
in Harlem last night made Ave arrests
and early this morning started out %
he general round up of the men re-
sponsible for the recent bomb outrages m
New York. They have already secured
enough evidence Ia charge their pris,
ers with attempted blackmatl and carry.
ing explosives through the streets
Revelations made last night show a
we'll organized gang OF bomb throwers
with fixed headquarters and known
leader. The leader has not been ap-
pretended yet. but he Ia on the list 81.
the five the detectives hope 20 get hcfot .
shutdown The men arrested have already
told enough TO max" tho detectives sur
that the leader has planned at lea It
ATTY explosions
The prisoners are booked As salvatore
Sciant.. II wears old. OF 232 East l01 h
street benjamin NJ ger. Is years old, ~
as Eas, lI2th street: ColoCero Pamela
% years old. OF 2l0i SECOND avenue
Nicholas Laccovino. 80 years Old. OF 3oi
Eas; lOith stre,',. and salvatore Samantha.
II years old OF 2iO4 second avenue.
The definite charge against them, based
on their own admissions, = that eight
days ago they attempted to dynamite the
store of Abraham Jaret AZ go Catherine
street.
For three weeks Jaret had been rcceiv-
ing threatening letters He cot two. each
demanding $500 and a third tclliug him
that "a bomb would SON hc thrown \
week ago four OF the onspirdtors. ac-
I ,s,,r fT.T -, .,iv 81 - an
to accomplish the threat Nasor had It
bomb under his coat. wrapped iu q news
paper and Sciaut followed with d revol-
Yer ready To- snoot Behind them were
PAMELA and laccovlno. who were 10 give
/ the signal when the bomb Vas TO he
thoUn.
( When they reached the store two men
came out and asked Mayer where ne was
going.
II am looking for man name
Sciarti." he replied, according e. the
police.
The two men. who may have been de-
tectives, searched him found the bomb
but MT recognizing Il pu; 1t back in MS
pocket. Nothing Was attempted that
night and another endeavor to blow M
the store was frustrated. Jarct = ready
10 appear as a complainant
Besides this definite Information TN
detectives insist they nave other aImis-
Italian speaking detectives IN cells al.
| joining the prisoners
just how definitely th,s, men can b.
/ connected with oth"r bomb ;hroW!ugs tn,
+ police would not say, but thoso IN charc,
asserted that the cleanup would hc general
IT," arrests were made hy nrt,ctivv
; Kahn. Grossman. Ryan and Gounrrs
! kah0 got the first clue a few dtNs aso
when n" went 20 Sydenndm Hospital I,
80" Young Italian who had been ru
and found >c!ant there Sclan'i Pamela
, and Lacruvinu have p,lico rerords-ard
asked Sc.anti II u" knew of any troub
! brewing
Sc'antL according 10 the detective. to-.
/ rambling story - Kahn. and urt,
! pressur" OF quest luug finally told anol
4 h a'temn' on Jar''s store lie sat
I mat tho hp'rh that vas 10 hc used thor,
was made a. l1mellH's homo and fuu
. oth"rs we're compuuudad there Z, 'H
same time. Last nights arrests w,
made following his Information