, 1876-01-18


A case Of alleged Parental cruelty naa yeHser-
day brought 10 tho attention Of The Tribune.
aud reporter was do,ailcd 10 work 1t up, and
mako thorough investigation. Tho piaoe
designated ia At No. Is Wont 1ndiana streot,
corner OF Union. An IsaIla1 named VAnlelA
kecps fruit and confectionery store there. in
connection With 4 boer and ice.cream saionn.
Tho nci9hborlood Ia \ alualld ono, being iu-
hhbstcd mcetly BY very poor class Of lAbossog
pooplc: Faudo'la, howovor, ts NoIl.to.do, hp'
patcnsly. lie llaa = clean Place. aud it ia pcatly
fitted UP. lie is tho fatlor Of largo family
ak or aeTen chlldrop,-anong whom, unfor-
tunatety, 10 stmpletou aEcsl about 23 yoars.
and Nho il known in tho nc.glshorhood aB tho
ITALIAN CRAZY DoY."
Ee Ia haTtncHh, but h!a speech Is detective, and
he IL uos readily understood. flo Is quito willing
to work. but Ia Of that elnsa of nulorlunate8 who
are unable to SHIFT for themselves. Vnia youth,
II tho uo!Rhbors toll lha TRUTH mud they agreed III
their stories. has been mada tho victim of fear
full abuse. For long time paat tha family.
from the fnthcF and nushcr down to tho young
eat child, haye 80 tho ucighbors BAY, been III tho
habit Of beating this hoy. BorersI montl1h ago
ono Of tho neighboEs nxW him aako the young
man and
KiuK n1M DOWN v11aHT or hTA1nB,
and wlicn he got to the bottom, lie k,ckud bin
again. 80 that hc WEE uoab!o 10 rse. At other
tlmes: tie nc'Ehlota gay, the family drove Lin
cold, thoy compelled Aira to leave lhei sheIler.
almost naked. and ho u'sps on tho roof If Al
adjoining house.. His feet have bcon frozen;
and during tho worry coldess weather ho has Lad
II. thug int ruutalLoub aud b Little coat for
clolhiiH.-no shi!t and no atockluRs aud sone-
times no ahooa. WoodshoiB hayo eoes, Lis aue!-
ter, sometimes, from tho bitter winds. During
al! tl,ese day8 tho iatllcr ropn.scd lin when liz
came to ask for food, aud Gost him, 10 tho peu-
p!o nsSt door ray, TIL
his FACE AND Ahxs n1ED.
aud kickc1 aud cuiFod him It'll ho cried md
pleaded LOT mercy. Tbs boy went TO tho ceish-
aud ford atwaTs. Ono family kept him hidden
from tho fsthor for eight dayB. When tho LAT.
let found cut where hc Vat, he took him Rvay
aud boat him. At another tI,nc, = family had
to hids llsn ~ closet 70 saYc him from bis
fatLcr'a wrath. and tho,o he wss kept apd fed
two days. AZ sill smother ,mo lc had to eloop
uadcr tho tuatd sidewalk, having no uthe1 shas-
ter. Abuse seors to 10 his lot. The ncisbbors
hsyo pleaded with and threatened tho father;
tley have begged him to quit abusing tho
,unuG Inan but all to no avail. 6omotlmes tiey
h1yo Leon
coMrELLEp TO INTERFERE
IN tho unfornnAteH behalf. Tho neiRhbors
h9e1n to bo aftai1 OF tho Italian, and therefore
hnvo ncvor notified tho Police. Saturday ugAt lLo
young man rot buch toIriblo beating tuat his
sEoMzing crsos and shouta for hoIp as@:mol tho
ustEhbots, MIlo compelled tho assnitaIs to alup,
aud thrcatoned to My0ke tho law agninat Aln,.
yAapELLA's SON.
4 TAtilrnE reporter sestorday visited Van
dallaa saloon. lie Naa not At home, bull ia un.
couih sud rouGl. son CT Ills, aged aboot II years,
bad charse Of tho cal loSn and store. Hs wAa ugly
mud ilupudcnt. aud when the reporter asked him
the nano Of lis fathar ho refused Ia sive It,
lts totusod 10 ray auytAlnR until ha
had seon hs parents. Tho reporter tlsn walked
ont. wAcn lilo youth wcnt tor l!H uotler, wl.e
came out, but The neWs-Auuter had no colYcr.
satlon with bur, hor oty!o bctYg almost too
dcmouhssa:ire, aPpAl cnsl}. u warrant al inter-
yiUw.
Tho caro, tn sion Of tho Htatoments made By
people tn tue Vicinity, deserves investigation by
lho police. TIM bo{ has not been Boou Hucs
Saturday night.