The sun., 1873-08-26
THE IT1LTAN sLApE BOYs.
Witnesses Forcing n Father upon an TN
wil;ing Nouth-rhc Taskmaster at Lib
erty on his Own Kccognizaucc.

United States Commissioner Osborn yes
terday resumed the examination in the case Of
Ninccnlo Motto, alias Carlo Accetti who Is ac-
cuscd Of violating the Civil Rights bill, com
mitted in depriving the Italian boy Joseph "
his liberty. II may be mcmbcred that on
Saturday an old Italian rag picker was taken
into the court room by the defence, and that he
swore that the boy was his son, and had lived In
New York with him, and not with the prisoner,
the boy at tho same time denying the relation
shp. and sticking to his assertion that the pris-
oncr, under the name Of vincenzo Motto, had
KIDNAPPED him In Italy, and In New York stood
10 him I'm the relation OF padrune. The old
rag picker gave confused and contradictory
account II himself, and few, if any, Of his au-
ditors believed him. lie was asked by the Com
missioner whether he could produce in court
ANYBODY who could corruborlte his pretence
that he had lived with Joseph. He answered
that he thought he could bring a woman. He
WAS told to do so. His cfurts in this respect
were apparently successful, for At the hour for
the opening Of the examination woman was
She cave hcr name ns Mra Margaret Mcouade
of III Wooster street, aui testified that she
knew Niucculo pascenclellp. and that he bad d,
son who had lived with him at l0l Mercer street.
She had lived there in the same house with the
father aud son two years. The Latter called at
her house In Wooster street frequently after tho
Mercer street house had uccn abandoned 10y her.
lie always spuke " the old rag picker as his
father. She was confident she should know the
At This noint a trourc " boys were marched
INTO the room, and the witness uuhestatinHly
selected Joseph a. the ono OF whom she had
been speaking.
Joseph was then put upon the stand. lie
testified that he had seen and known Mrs. Me
QIldc IN Crosby street.-the didn't remember
how long ago She hvcd there In the same
house while ho was In the service of NinccuXu
Motto. and collected the rents. lie had drunk
coffee iu her room three times. lie had lived In
Mercer street two mon lS. bat 10 wa with Vim
COMO motto, and not with the man who claimed
Ia
Mercer street house. He knew that sne had
throe children.
Nr-. NoQuade was recalled. She testified that
she d'd not kn Nv the pri- lncr aud Jaw him In
court FIR the first time. She was asked about
her children. and when she answered that the
eldest was girl aged ~ and The next boy of
II. the Commissioner decided 10 send for them
TO see whether they would confirm the mother s
story Accordingly he despatched some deputy
mlr~hals with tue mother t. bring In the chil-
dfcn, directing them 10 prevent any convcrsa-
tion except that when was absolutely necessary.
lie hearing was adjourned Tor nm hour to give
time for the production of the new witnesses.
At the ooneil.,on II the recess the Commits
sioner found In the court room Mrs. MCQuade
With her two elder children, with the deputy
narshals.
bright girl stepped forward and was sworn.
She knew joseph and his father, and pointed
them out Her testimony corooorated the
story OF her mother ~ every particular.
Martin Quinn, the second child " Mrs. Nc
Quade was also examined under oath. lie, too,
CorrUborated his mother testimony.
The cross-exanination Of these witnesses ef-
fected nothing, and II was evident that II their
testimony was true the hoy Joseph was an TIM
uostur. who had imposed upon the good nature
uf 'he phtlanthropic people who had become ILL
tercstcd IN his fate.
Mr.. Anshccher, prisoners counsel moved that
the prisoner be discharged. aud supported hI-
motion with q lrief speech. Assistant District
Attorney Plirdy opposed the motion, asking FOR
m adjournment until this morning 10 aiSe time
Tor an Investigation uf the ftct- aud for the in
PRODUCTION Of rehuttlng testimony Il 1t could he
procured. Comnis siouer Osborn said he would
grant the motion. TUT In the mein time he
would discharge the prisoner on his own recog-
uII1uce, because the Unsupported aud contra
dt't-d complaint 81 the boy was not sufficient
Iruund On which 90 detain the pri-oncr In ~ y
tudy. VI tito lur whatever his name il was de-
. lighted al this turn Il the case, and after
promising 70 r turn to-day AZ 100, went forth
I with his flieud- in Clcc.