Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-01-20 | Page 1 | Woman Prevented from Turning over $15,000 to Black Hand Gang

Woman Prevented From Turning Over $ J 5,000 to Black Hand Gang WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. The Intor-fT Intor-fT cession of a visitor at the borne of Mrs. Louis p. Gatti, wife of t retired re-tired millionaire commission morchant of this clty: foiled the attempt of 0 "black hand" agent to collect from her $15,000 demanded in a note threatening the dynamiting of her home unless she complied without giving giv-ing information of it to the police. A note written In Italian. blood smeared and signed; "The Blaclchand," .as received by Mrs. Gatti last October Octo-ber 20, demanding the $15,000 and instructing in-structing her to have it avalla'ble for ' Instunt delivery on future order. Ter-j Ter-j rifled, she kept it secret until laat night, when, while sitting in her par-! par-! lor alone with a male relative, two J boys came to the house, us bearers of another 'black hand" note demanding that the money be "delivered to the bearer.'' Observing Mis. Qattl'a terrified state, the relative persuad.-d l,,.,- 0 revea' the cause, and after the monej had been handed to the two boj . succeeded suc-ceeded In detaining them bi lef l while be K"t 111 touch with police headquav-ter. headquav-ter. Although the boys returned to y deliver the money to the man who had handed them tin- note before de-tectiVOS de-tectiVOS could reach the scene, the "black bander" had departed, and. police believe the only thing that prevented pre-vented Us delivery waa suspicion aroused by the delay In the bos' return. re-turn. Although their later description of the man who handed them the note, who, they Bald, wore a handk 1 duel over JiH face, afforded only a allm dew to work on. practically every headquarters deteetfte In the city had been assigned t" the case. J