New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-22
THE COURTS.
A STREET MUSICIANS MISERY.
THE EVIDENCE AGAINST vINCENZo MOTTO.


The examination in the case of VinCenZ0
Motto the padrone accused OF matreatDg the street
musician Joseph and keeping him in involuntary
vitude was continued yesterday before Commissioner
Osborn in the United States District Court Room. The
crossexamination Of the boy was concluded, ana the
testimony of Mrs Anna McConige, the keeper OF the
chdrens cottage in the Park and Of one Of the
boys found with Motto, also taken Mrs. mcGohi-
ges story Of the plight in which she found the boy and
OF his wrongs was pathetic one. With the testimony
OF the boy yincenzo and the Deputy Marshal, Mona
chest the prosecution rested its case The Inc OF de-
tense will be to deny the Jurisdiction OF the Comnis-
soner in the case, and 10 impugn the testimony OF ho
boy Joseph. An attempt will be made to show that 'he
nov has father living here and that the accused is not
yncenzo Motto. The testimony given by tue street
musician on the added little to MS
satements on the previous day. He stated that during
the three years he had been with Motto he had mad no
to eat but only bread aud cheese and that he had
been sent out in stormy weather without adequate Gov
e1ng.
Mrs Anna McGonige testified that she resided at NO
1856 West Fify-secOndst and had been an attehusn al
the Chdrens Cottage in the Central PARK ior tne pas
five years She saw young Joseph for the first time IN
Iune when ne came TO the cottage ragged, dirty and
starved She repeated the story OF his wrongs, when
he had told her and reced her humane efforts to gave
him shelter food aud clothes She had found on ms
wrists the marks OF rope with which they had oee
tied The skin looked though 1t had been scrtcneu
and partly healed Efforts were made, she went on "
| saw TO kidnap the boy. An Italian woman had maue
the attempt and would have succeeded had NOT Deen
for the presence Of other boys IN the street ihe s
woman came afterward for the same purpose, sceon
panied by a man. but the boy was not In tue street.
Vincenzo Tapetto, age H. identined the prisoner as
the man who had brought him from Italy The witness
arrived four days ago. and alleged that ne an Deen
| coyed from his home In Italy ii. ID. Monaches Dep
uty Marshal said that he had arrested the
early Tuesday morning on the top noOr OF tne
rear building No. As Crosby-st. The room was not mort
than eight by ten feet In it there were seven men anu
two boys sleeping. The boy Joseph who accom-
the Marshal, pointed out the prisoner as hs master
vncenzo Motto. The witness gave an account 81 Ine
| present system OF ensaving italian children FROM
200 10 1000 children were held in this manner two
months ago IN this city The principal dens IN Whlch
the bows are lodged are Nos IS and AZ Crosoyst houR
| there are some IN Mulberry, Elizabeth and OtheI
streets the house No. As Cro5Dyst there were oV
boys all under "a years Of age, in the dlierent ro99
In each room there was padrone. In one room elgl
or ten boys lay together by the wilsts Iny were
ndescriOaby flthy and their backs were SCARED from
the beatings inflicted by their master. Many OF theh
are branded The fsvOrte method OF branding Is 10 cu
| the np on one side or in the middle. !,
The prosecution here rested It's case ana on mol9n "
L. Anspacner counsel Tor the ueiehSe tue PiOoeeHs
| were adjourned until Saturday.