Show lEADERS OF BLACK HAND IN CUSTODY I I Johnstown Pa June 12 Eight al iii I leaders of or a black hand society were arrested last night at Barnes hero boro near here charged with con conspiracy conspiracy to commit murder Tho The police pollee say so ay the mon men recently so se select lect ul d three prominent Italian mer merchants merchants merchants chants who were wore lo to bo he threatened with death lentil If they failed to pay pa largo large money mono tributes Philip Cherrico ono one of the principal leaders only recently finished a term in tho the penitentiary for a Barnesboro boy bo to extort money I With the exception of Cherrico the then names n lIlot of tho he men mon are aro being withhold withheld It is iR ii believed that oro was lie the t main scene ceno of black hand opera operations In this vicinity The alleged ex ox extortionists trl held heir a sort of ot convention In the woods woodA last Monday night it Is believed anti and decided 1 that two to nent Italians living hiving neat near near Barnes Darnes boro horo must have haye their fanes faces slashed with a razor because they tho hind had Ig Ignored I nored demands to pay vai la tribute to le the organization Another Italian Hullan of I Spangler was to 10 be he shot Lots Lop were drawn It is 15 to 0 determine who would do tin lie Iho work vork and those upon whom It fell 11 worn to lo die If they thoy did dill not nol perform tim the deed within thirty days da Cleveland Clev l Juno 12 I that hal halwe we have the tho right men and und that through I them lien wo o may mo be bc able to break up tip JI p the black hand or 01 organization I which has hils boon preying on ott Mn wealthy by In iii rhe I he Central J la J said Haiti United States Stales Allor ney coy Wm Win Day today loday at the cloo of a conference nce with postal Inspectors The Thc conference was the tho result of tho ho I ton ten arrests arre tR that hat have been made mado In various parts of oC the state stale this week The mon men taken Into custody custod arc are he be by hy tho the federal officials to be bo I I II the tho leaders of the lie blackmailers In I Ohio Pennsylvania West Vest Virginia In diana dlana and Illinois The prosecutions will be he conducted by h Attorney Day DOL The postoffice inspectors turned over oer to Attorney Day Dar scores of let I tors found In possession of ot Sam Tima one on of the be Marlon n Ohio suspects Those These loiters letters said suld he ho today lead me mc to believe bellee that hat there hero Is an actual organization among Italian blackmail blackmailers ers with Its headquarters at Marion Marlon arion II and that It had branches reaching as asfar asfar far as Rochester N Y Buffalo Nia Niagara Niagara Nm gara Falls Cincinnati Cleveland Toledo Columbus COl Indian and Chicago with minor agen agencies des cies in the tho smaller intervening cities Mr Ir Day said the tho letor would lead to other arrests |