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Show ATTEMPTED EXTORTION St. Louis Police Capture Man Who Would Uso MBlack Hand." ST. LOUIS, July 25. A little memorandum mem-orandum book containing the namos of many prominent and wealthy St. Louis citizens was found by tho police in tho pocket of Louis Suhrheinrich, alias "Johann Hoppo," who -was arrested ar-rested last night folio winy an attempt to extort a payment of $o00 from Mrs. ThereBa Bernero, a wealthy Italian widow, under tho threat by letter of death, and signod "Black Hand.' Mrs. Bernoro received the threatening threaten-ing letter yesterday and turnod it over to tho police. It closely rosombles tho letters received rocoutly by David B. Francis, demanding $5000 under throat of death. The polico have begun a rifrid investigation to ascertain if Suhrheinrich Suh-rheinrich is ono of an organizod band to extort money. |