Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1909 — Black Hand Crime Penalites Heavier. [ARTICLE]

Black Hand Crime Penalites Heavier.

Albany, N. Y., Slay 18. —Governdr Hughes has signed a bill increasing the penalty for extortion or blackmail from five to fifteen years. The measure is aimed at Black Hand offenses.