Show PLANNED TO I PROSECUTORS PROSECUTOR'S SON Startling Story Told by Alleged Allege Agent of Chicago Arson Ring New York Sept 19 A A startling tory story stor of ot the arson rings ring's alleg alleged d effort eUort to smother prosecution prosecution was told today in the states state's attorneys attorney's office by John alleged between go-between In the trapping of ot Special In estl Investigator ator Charles Furthmann who is alleged to have sl given n Furthmann marked bills to betray secrets of the states state's attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's ney's nes office declared ho had been urged b by a certain man than to obtain aid of ot tho the Black Hand to intimidate Assistant States State's Attorney Frank Johnson who was prosecuting the tho arson cases said the plan was to kidnap kidnap kidnap kid kid- nap A Attorney Johnsons Johnson's old year son son Russin and to hold the lad as a club over the tho pro prosecutor GagliardO said t that at the proposition was made to him because of ot his wide acquaintance among Italians some of ot whom were suspected of ot being boing blackmailers The Tiie plan was tas con considered for tor somo some sometime time and then dropped r. r Johnson confirmed Gagliardo's stor story to the extent ex extent extent ex- ex tent that he did receive e ono one threaten ing InS letter but hut nothing over came of it hc lIe said The name of ot the man alleged to have suggested tho the conspiracy was given sl to I the states state's attorney Maclay Hone |