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Control of Black Hand

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jul 28, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 29.

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Control of Black Hand

“I believe that we have the right men and that with them we may be able to break up the Black Hand society which has been preying upon the wealthy Italians in the central states.” United States Attorney William Day announced at Cleveland, Saturday, at the close of a conference with postal inspectors. The conference was the result of ten arrests that were made in various parts of the state last week. The men in custody are believed by the federal officials to be the leaders of the blackmailers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana and Illinois. The prosecution will be conducted by Mr. Day. He said he believed that there was an actual organization of Black Handers, and that there would be more arrests soon.