The evening world. Newspaper, September 18, 1903, Page 5

: Nicola Cappiello, the Contractor OF BLACK HAND Who Paid $1,000 to the Ital- jan Band that Threatenad to} Take His Life. ARM OF ORDER REACHES ACROSS THE SEA FOR HIM. Five Men Held in $2,000 Bail Each in Brooklyn for Making Threats and Forcing Their Victim to Pay $1,000. Out of Calabria, that province in the toe of Italy where the famous drigand Mussalino and ‘his banditti ruled by sword so long, an arm of the “Order of the Black Hand” has stretched across the sea to strike at the life of Nicola Cappiello, a wealthy dock contractor, who lives at No, 107 Second place, Brooklyn, Five Italians—Anunzieto Lingarl, Be- *gelo Glordano, Fortunado Castellano and Marlano Esposito—accused by the police of constituting the local’ branch of the “Black Hand,” were to-day held in the Adams Street Court, Brooklyn, to answer before the Grand Jury, each under ball in $2,000. Their victim, Cappiello, took the wit ness stand against them, and though|)* the defendants glared at him he told! the story of how he had been black-| mailed, which the Court considered suf-| ficient evidence to warrant sending the case before a jury. His nephew-in-law also gave his testimony, and when the five so-called “Black Hand” agents glared viciously at aim he sneered. It was this witness, Enrico, Maresea, avho procured admissions from!| Esposito, Castellano and, Lingari that the $1,000 extorted from Cappiello bad been divided among the five. Said They Confessed to Him. “They told me," swore Marésca, “that they had got the money. They had told my uncle that I was one of ine ‘Black Hand’ and that they had delivered it to me, so I said jf tat was so I was going to get my share, I demanded 0) as my part and they refused ‘to rive it to ne. They had spent, the money, and then Lingari said it would be easy to get more from the oldman. He sald that we could send another letter from the ‘Black Hand’ and that we would get more than $1,000 the next time,” None of the defendants would consent to be sworn, Antonio Jordano, who was arrested early to-day. it was feared by the other four, would turn State's evi- dense, but at the lest moment he weak- ened He grew very nervous when he came into the court-room and saw the scowling faces of the prisoners at the bar and the black Isoks of others tn the audienges. Already {t has wrung from him $1,000. Now it wants more, and ff {t 4s not forthcoming, it says, ft will kit] him. : the athers, it is said are from the fast- nesses of the Sicilian mountains, whence Qfusealino and his daring bands would fly across the Straits of Messina when troops presed them Cappiello is thoroughly scared, and} had {t not been for Enrico Maresca, the doughty little husband of the contrac: tor's niece, he would have gone on pay- ing money to the quartet, who wrote, upon the receipt of the thousand that {t was like a’ cup of good coffee, but they would ask for a whole meal. The meal, the thought, would be most acceptable in the form of $4.00 in cur- rency. ‘Anunaieto Lingarl ts a Calabrian =| He Stops the Payments. “No, said Maresoa, “you will not pay any more money to those robbers and I shall tell the poli they will life," said Cappiello. sald Maresca Ve will ses,” ho started with a letter from the “Black Hand” to appeal, to Capt Formosa for protection. On his way to the police he met Lin- gari. The latter would make two of Maresca, who stands a shade under five feet, but Capplello's nephew has ‘more than the usual fire of his race in lum, and he faced the so-called agent of the “Black Hand.” i “You want money from my “uncle!” doughty| - he blurted out, ‘You say you will kil) him. Bah! You will not kil any one, If you want to fight I will fight you,” “Shall it te pistols?’ (nquired Lin- “Anything you please,” said Maresca, and back he ran to his house, Return- ing a few minutes later, he sald: “Now Tam ready; Ihave my pistol.’* “Let us kiss and he friends,” was the answer of Lingari. ‘The Black Hand ‘will protect .you.”” Cappiello keeps close to his house and will see no one but members of his family, who fear now, eppecially the ‘women folk, that when Lingar! “kisses” ‘Maresca that it will be with a bullet or @ knife in the dark, Hogan Two Months Ago. It was on Monday last that Maresca friformed the police of the blackmail of the “Black Hand." Jt had been two montha since plello had given ythé “cup of good coffer," and the de- gands for the ‘meal’ were insistent. @ amount In the last demand for the mnaal Twas cut to. $y Thus was. it ied ve “Wapplello: Me and my. brothens deniand that you come to 72 anil Thirteenth avenue, Brooklyn, 10 o'clock Tuesday with 8,00, on a penalty. of :belng blown to pieces you and your family, Do not dare to call. in’ police ox, your lawyers as you are avatched } “THE BLACK’ HAND,” The writing was tn Itallan, and when iCapplelio did not appear at the placo appointed for the extortion this threat ‘was delivered the fret thing the next morning; 4 wa distr 9 appear. Micalente for .that the amount «in in- @reased to $1V,000, Come to the same place to-night or be blown to pleces, Again we warn, You to keop away from the police aii Jawyors. “THE BLACK: HAND." Appealed to Fortuna: Cappiello had what no termed’ a, tso0d vend” in. Fortyinado Castellano, and Hy@ppeated ta: him for advice, | “I cannot pay the money, because I "MEN would soon be a pauper.” “T will see my friends, committee of the socle Castellano; an@ the “frien troduced in the persons of Marino Es- sito, Bregglo Jordano, and Anunyieto nga dani aaah 3 They-all met in Canptello's house, and it "waa ‘Linzar) .vao Informéd’ the wealthy ‘contractor, ina, voice of pity | that nothing inthe world could save him. He would have'to pay the money or You should have sent to me before. ¥our friend. Castellano. has tola me of “our trouble ant what a good man you are, and ¢ implored the order on my bended knees to let you alone, It is_useless.”’ ; Castellano had said ap to thia time that the threats were only “bluffs.” When he heard Lingari he thought that it would be better if Cappiello paid the "Black Hand.” Maresca Takes « Hand, Here it was that Meresca took a hand, and ‘the quartet was arrest Castellano and Esposito secured bait s gheir accused ompanio: aithiuen they ted hard to eftest tele release The Upaphaenalltd 2 neceera pamee, and een al ‘apt ‘ormosa Bas been Sty ta, 43 to Bet ‘by the prosecution. He nthe "Black Hand.” although he pro- tests that he does not. This he last threat whjch came to him throligh the mails yesterday: Jt was left at the Post-Oflice,. and the cntractcr had to send foe with the postage to se- cure {t: Nicola Capplelio. Velo giuro sul-lonor mio. che durante questo mese sarete Ucciso LA. MANO’ NERA’ e ceauire tutto, The English of this reads: Nicola Capoiello. I ewear to you on my honor that during this month vou sill be killed. THE BLACK HAND will follow all “The fear of death is "in my uncle's heart,” Maresca said wien he took the letter to the police yesterday afternoon, “but Iam not afraid." The nephew is young and the uncle is old, and perhaps that is why he feels fast cause for fear. His memory soos ack to a time that, the other wots not of; to a time when''’The Order of the Black Hand” swept Italy, and no one knew, once it had been offended, when or where it would strike, but that it would strike was as sure as ths coming of the dawn. Caused Mapy Murders. “The Society of the Bad Blood,” known algo under the generic name of Mafia, is n in this coun- try, nor ir e it has per- petrated iy murde: js is the first tlme that the “Diack Hand” has been seen here. The latter has but one purpose—extortion. The alternative is death. A member who has been in- jured may invoke the vengeance of the Society if he be unable to carry out his own Vendetta. It ‘orn to wphol im in untawtui rotect fhep caught from palties of ice. “The Order of the Black Hanl” was first heard of in 1825 in les, w was, formed among the in the castle of the famous capital. The symbol and t the order was that of Piccloto di Sgar- ro. 'the high executioner of the Camorra, who-was dreaded, and ghe mere montion Of whose name made people eross them- selves and little children cry. BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL I BROADWAY Audubon, formerly the Oriental Hotel, at Thitty-ninth street Broadway.’ was sold yesterdi Royal Realty Company. for Mrs, Matilda Brower. The di Of the largest made in Broadway prop- erty for some time and was a cash tran- saction, no real estate being taken in part payment, For years the Audubon leased by Park & Tilford. who ocen- pled the lower floor and sub-let the upper floors. The rental received under the leaso is $25,000, The and to the by bas been Brewer. : ‘The lease of the property’ runs unt! 1906 and the intention of. the buyer is aid to be to improve it by building « large, modern hotel, ‘The surprise in real estate circles was due to the fact that for years the pla has been looked upon ax not dn t market. It was part of the estate left by John Brower, who kept the hotel by that namie in this elty for, years. jd | pretenses. WALKED IN SLEEP ‘NCE TOO OFT Darico Had Had Many Narrow Escapes Before He Walked Out of a Fourth-Story Win- dow To-Day. Since he was a child Vincenzo Darico has been @ sleep-walker. He is now thirty years old, and had met no serl- ous injury until to-day, when he walked out of a fourth-story window of his home, No, 229 East One Hundred and Eleventh street, and fractured his | skull. The physicians at Harlem Hos- pital Delieve he will die. But he has had many narrow escapes in the past, his friends say ‘They tell of one occasion in Italy when, ‘while In the mountains, he walked from a ledge of rack from which it was a sheer descent of 209 feet. His sash caught a projecting rock less than fifty feet from the top. He was rescued at daylight after hanging there for a couple of hours. On another occastun he stepped from a train while going to work out of town, but escaped with a few bruises Last night he walked from the rear room of the flat to the front window, and before those in the front room were thoroughly awake he was on the sill! of the window and had stepped out. PRIEST ‘PURSUES SWINDLER. Father Dongherty Secures Convio. tion of Edward Reilly in Hartford. ‘The Rev. Father James J, Dougherty, the Superior of the Union of the Im- maculate Virgin and St. Joseph's Mis- sion, at No. 2 Lafayette place, an- nounced on his return to-day from Hart- ford, Cqnn., that he had caused the conviction of a swindler in that town who had been collecting money on false ‘The priest sald the man was Edward J. Reilly, alias Francis Murray. He had represented himself as being attached to the Union and had collected money trom several persons in Hartford. Wn Wednesday last Father Dougherty stated that a man, who was misrepre- senting in a similar’manner, was visiting persons in this city and warned the publle against him. ——_—_ MINES CLOSE FOR TWO DAYS. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 18,—Seven anthracite collieries operated by the névlvania Railroad:Company in tho Ww Shamokin, and Schuylkill districts will be closed down to-day and Saturday. About 20,000, mon and boys will be idle two days. Franklin Simon & Co. Specialists in Women's, and Infants’ High Class-Wearing Apparel, | Boys’ School Clothing. NORFOLK SUITS, double or single breast- ed, of imported cloths, sizes G to 16 years, | neretofore $7.30 to B1L.5O....ccceeeseeeeseee The upper floors or | the building rent for $90.00, which Ss; {$5,000 more thah the lessee pays Mra.) these are balance of Sprii materials; the required Cheviot, also of best q tures, heretofore $1.00 FIFTH AVENUE, 37th & 38th Sts. 1\QUSERS of Navy Blue English Serge or sizes 4 to 16 years, heretofore $1.7% GOLF AND ETON CAPS, of English Mix- HE HAS ARRESTED FOR REMOVING BODY OF FATHER OGROWNEY| Noted Gaelic Scholar, Who Died in California Four Years Ago, Will Be Buried at Maynooth University. The body of Father Eugene O'Growner, the moted Gaclife scholar, who died in Callfornia four years ago. was removed from the Cathedral to the chapel of St Bridgid and St. Bernard A solemn requiem high mass was cele- brated by Father Lavelle, assisted by Dr. Charles McCreedy, rector of Holy Cross Church and Dean of Maynooth University. SENDING THE CALELELLO PIOTE. S02 SECONZ, y-AVE. BEAGG/O JOLPANO, ANUNZIETO LINCIIE, DINNER TO JUDGE FOSTER. of the Court of Special Sessions: Bird 8. Coler, John F. Carroll, former Mayor Elaborate preparations are making for |\Van ‘Wyek, Edward Lauterbach, the dinner to be tendered Judge Foster. | Abraham Gruber and Jacob Newman. of the Court of General Seas morrow night at the Hotel Savo; has just returned from a three | trip abroad. Covers will be laid Among those who have ac- nvit ns are Lewis Nixon, Jus- ———— MAN'S BODY IN RIVER. ‘The body of a man about twenty-five years old was picked up to-day at the foot of Pacific street, Brooklyn. The face was clean shaven, the hair light, eyes blue, helght S feet 9 inches and Weight 163 pounds. The body was only In a pair of drawers and low black Tt nad deen In the water a long tices O'Gorman, Bischoff and Dugro, of the Supreme Court; Judges Newburger “owing. of the Court of General Conca Shoulder and Closantring , Co) jar. (, As quietly as possible the body will be carried on board the Campania to- , morrow morning. to be taken to Its, final resting plage in Ireland. The| officials of the Cunard line objected to | the plan for a funeral procession of the Irish societies to the pler Many per- cons object to travelling on an ocean ner with a corpse, and the steamship | people insisted that the cody be placed on board with as Iittie notice as pos- | sible. ‘An escort of prominent Irishmen came with the casket from the West and was met in Jersey City by rei of the Irish societies of New York. The}, casket res vd jn the Cathedral last night, where a guard of honor was stationed. ‘Atter a special service in the Cathed- ral at Dublin, the body will be taken fo its final: resting place at the Uni- versity of Maynooth. —_——————— CASE OF MUTUAL ASSAULT. Patrolman Accused Prisoner, but} Latter Was Most Battered. ‘When Patrick Mulkin, 2 housermover, | of No. 45 West Thirty-1fth street, was} arraigned before Judge Newburger. In| Part I. of General Sessions this morn- ing he looked as though le had passed through a threshing machine. His head was bandaged, his right arm in splints and his face a mass of bruises. “What is he charged with? Judge Newburger asked Clerk Penney. Charged with assaulting an ofcer,” was the repl “Looks as though the boot should be on the other foot.” said the Judge. Investigation showed that Policeman Hom R. Rockfeller. of West the Thirty-seven t station, was the complainant a Muikin, assert that Mulkin uck Nim severa blows about th hand face with his clenched fists.” Tuage Newbarger assigned ox-Judge Stephen 8. Blake to instructed “the Di thoroughly invest , Misses’, Girls’, Boys! 5.00 ing Suits, made of heavy weight for Fall wear, uality Corduroys, 1.00 50c Hy Our “Concave” Label Adorns The Best Clothing inthe World The right to use the superlative in speakin of our clothing has been won by 10 little effort. ,, Because of that greatest improve- ment, ‘our Concave Shoulder and Close- fitting Collar,"” Wm. Vogel & Son clothing stands not only first but fore- most in the ranks of ready- to-wear cloth- ing. Our suits and overcoats for this Fall re- flect the great care we have taken in their reparation. Every garment is the result of “ individual tail- Oring. Into every coat from the lowest to the highest priced ones we have put our ‘‘Con- cave” Shoulder and “Closefitting’’ Collar. And you’ll know it by the “Concave” label underneath the coat collar. Our $15 Fail Suits & Overcoats. Single and double-breasted sack suits in plain and faney chev iots, cassimeres, worsteds, tweeds and undressed worsteds. Medium length overcoats of black Thibet, silk lined to edge of lapel, Short, boxy top coats in all the new shades of covert. Long, loose rain coats and cravenettes. ‘ Other suits and overcoats, $12.50 to $35. WM. VOGEL & SON, Broadway. Houston St. Copyaicnr N9 572,380. fae Oo ™™” Oproapway P { HOUSTON ST. NEw YORK CITY The label that identifies the best readysto-wear hing in the world, MENACING csi & Gn == | | zi aaa Wishes Rha Nts aN dA aca i sii i iv lc lf ipa ‘ue 4 Broadiuay, 33d ta 34th Street On Saturdays the Store’ Will Be Open Until 6 P. M. They. of our workers is a master of his craft. know every detail of tailoring—every trick which [ff lends individuality and distinctiveness to a man's # garments. Our Fall models wili make you con- scious of this at a glance. They are the product of the cleverest tailoring talent of which we know. Top Coats of Imported or Domestic Covert, Whip © Cord, English Twill Fabrics, Cheviot, Homespun, Diagonal Worsted, Vicuna or Thibet. Fall Tourist, Paddock, Surtout and Shower-Proof ae Coats of Covert, Whip Cord, Worsted, Twill Fabrics, $ Venetian or Cheviot. $13.50 to $40.00 Ht and Faced Top Coat—$15.00.° If A Silk Lined We are particularly proud of our Top Coats of ffm) black or Oxford mixed Vicuna, conservative cut é MN garments, lapels faced and coat lined throughout ff 9] with silk. They are far better than any we have y ever seen at fifteen dollars. if Suits for Men. Single ‘or double breasted, full or semi-military, medium loose back, or extreme full back, as well as the new English sack coat models, of Cheviot, Cassimere, Tweed, Worsted Cheviot, Rough Serge, Heavy Homespuns, Thibet, or Finished Sur- face Worsteds, in the latest and most effective designs and colors, which include plaids, overplaids, checks, stripes, combination patterns and the more conserva- tive one-tone effects. $15.00 to $45.00 A First-Class Business Suit—$20.00. : Suits for men, single or double breasted sack }f coat models, of Cheviot, Tweed or Worsted, in the new shades of gray, olive or two-tone brown, in 15 distinctive designs. They are well wort the twenty dollars we ask for them = A Sale of Fall Hats for Men. f ' Value $3.00, $3-50 and $4.00, at $2.25 = | No matter what manner of head you have, ¥ have a hat to dress it at a price which ma the saving well worth your while. For Saturday #} we will offer Derby Hats of the highest grade, the product of a hat-man whose blocks influence the | fashions. The mode;s include the new narrow- brim effects, to which we gave the initial presen tation. The true value of the hats is $3.0) $3.50 and $4.00; for Saturday—$2.25, ™ A Sale of Shoes for Men. While our three-fifty shoes ever were as gos as the best of them, our designer was bent a making them a little better than the best. q and the manufacturer put their heads together. The result is a three-fifty shoe which is about. as good as we have ever seen at that price. Y¢ may have them of Corona colt, imported Core | dovan or box calf skin, welt stitched soles of | choicest oak leather. The lasts are exact productions of five-dollar shoes. . Men’s Shoes of patent colt skin, welt sewed, three styles * of fasts. All modern shapes, medium weights, suita- ble for early Fall wear. Formerly $3.00 and $3.50 per pair. Shoes for Boys. ; Of leathers as stout as ever were tanned, fash- ioned to shun even a suggestion of the unco ness which usually characterizes shoes for Shoes for Boys, of vici kid, lace, or box calf skin Blucher style, sizes 224 to 572. At $2.50 Shoes for Boys, of velour calf, lace style, or patent colt, lace or Blucher style, sizes 244 to 57g. At Fall Furnishings for Men. A quiet good taste marks the shirts for Autumn wear—at least those which have found a place with us. Overplaids in subdued colors pr 1 inate, though striped and figured effects are pre- # sented in no mean numbers. If you find a} pattern to your liking, you need not hesitate rela- tive to the fit or finish of the garment—we will pledge ourselves so far as they are concerned. Shirts of Percale or Madras, in the newest figured or striped designs; stiff or plaited bosom. At $1.50 Shirts of Jacquarded Madras, in excellent designs; plaited bosom, attached cuffs. At Shirts of Imported Madras, in a variety of designs and colors; stiff bosoms, attached cuffs. At $: Shirts of D. & J. Anderson's Madras, in exclusive patterns. They are fashioned and finished as though made to order; stiff bosoms, attached cuffs. At $3.00 Shirts of Scotch Madras, in a number of this season's patterns; an absolutely comfortable and perfect-fitting darment; plaited bosoms, attached cuffs. At $3.50 Neckwear, correct Fall shapes, of heavy silks, in new designs, many of which are exclusive. 50c. to $3,00 Underwear of superior, medium-weight Merino, in natural or white; trueefitting and well-finished gar- ments. Each $1,00, ied } Fifty dozen High Grade Shirts of Percale i variety of excellent Fall patterns; stiff bosommy hand laundered. Value $1.50. At $1.0 ( ‘