"BLACK HAND" SOCIETY.
CABLE JEWS.
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright!
ASSASSINATION OF A DETECTIVE.
A MONSTER FUNERAL
Received April 13, 9.32 p.m. NEW YORK, April 13
The body of the American detective Petroaini, who was making investigations in connection with the "Black Hand" organisation, and who was assassinated in the public square at Palermo, in Sicily, in broad dayhgh t by a Mafia gang, has been brought to New York. The murder of Petrosini caused a sensation in New York, where 23 "Black Hand" outrages took place in 1908, including bomb-throwing, arson, and assassination. Apparently, a group of blackmailers are using the sign of the "Black Hand," and their activities are not political in origin or aim. It is said that Petrosini did more than any man in the United States to bring Italian criminals to justice. Since its arrival here J.the body had been constantly guarded to prevent a "Black Hand" outrage by 3,000 police. One hundred thousand persons attended the funeral.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3163, 14 April 1909, Page 5
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164"BLACK HAND" SOCIETY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3163, 14 April 1909, Page 5
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