The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-16
THE ITALIAN PADRONE.


STATES coMMIssIoNER-ANIoHIo BRIoLIA's
MErHoDs-How THE LITTLE GIRLS WE'RE
TAKEN BIT HIM FROM THtIR HOME IN SUNNY
ITALY.
In the usually deserted corridors OF the great Post
once building Yesterday afternoon were little knots
OF swartny Italians. friends OF the great psdrone,
BrisIia who Tell into the clutches OF the Unitsd
States authorities Saturday last, after bis discharge
by Police Justice wandoIi charge OF assaultins
= little Italian girl whom he had kidnapped from
ner home tar away IN Calsbris. The word had been
forth through the alleys aud byways Of The Five
Points that the great padrone In the hands Of the
federal authorities. and the memory Of the summary
manner IN which unlicensed Italian cigar
pedIers and stale beer vendors had beer
dealt with by the federal authorities ava
kcned sympathy for Brig'a and . wei
founded dread that he would have CHI trouble tn,
great vaullsd ceiling re-echoed the CaIabran patois
which these persons converssd, and the neghborhood
OF ommissioncr Osborn's office, which the cupr
was 10 be examined, rs busy = mart In due
time Ocer Chiardi Of the Society tor Prevention OF
Cruelty TO Children, arrived with Maria Anionia
Tardogml and Maria Gureauo, the two little girls
whom no rescued from the thrall OF tho padrone
Brigiia. They still the picturesque garb OF
Italian peasant children, and their little heads
werc covered with versi-colored bandana kerchies,
pinned undor The chin, like hoods. The little ones
instinctivey chung to Mr.. Chiardi evidently fearing
that tho aw ful padrons among the crowd When
brought to the examination room they sat on the
elegant morocco upholstered sofa. and. with great
wondcrment IN their eyes examined 1t, and
gaxed long and wistfulIy At the other fre
appointments of tho place. In a few minutes
they were quite at home and chatted merrily 10.
gether Thor lease OF liberty short-liyod, how
ever presently the padrone appeared In charge Of
Deputy Marshal Dowey No sooner did the little ones
see him than they closer together and cast their
the stand to testify.
Than Briglia moro perfect embodiment Of the
padrone could not be found, even on The stage. Hi
.sget up,n 10 use q theatrical term, perfect A
faded vslvetecn Jacket that emittsd an odor twice
strong and not halt as acceptable
fitting trousers OF French pattern AMI the
iuevilable sombrero hat completed his tout en-
around the room, but rigid lineamsnts OF his face
gave token OF how the scene affected him. The
Tower part OF his iacs mas torDldding express
SION, aud the line rom cynical back At
angles until lost ~ MS throat His jaw bone 10
ssn Is ss1yn sSya Suggestive 81 man@y HIS
closely cropped, displaying an ii-condticnea ana
EXAMINING TIE LITTLE oxIs.
Mr.. Dclahed. counsel Tor the society, asked that
Brigia be taken from the room whiis tne girls were
for Brgs, insisted that tue prisoner have the rghs
accorded hin the Uned Slates constitution Of be-
crime Com missioner Osborn conceded this, but tn
sisted that prisoner mast turn his BACK and not
prisoners omar was turnea around, and both sides
having accepted Mr.. Joseph Faivsa as interpreter.
In me CHAIR near the Commissioner sns opened her
great black eyes, OF which cast IN " ike
ton was ong ana tedious ow,ng 70 The intsrvsnllon
Of but out VI II al sne told story In
substance ~ ioliows:-
She was Catholic, and Was born In Aarscoters,
Italy, vt which place she hrss saw BriRa, WOO lived
biocE away from her father's house. she re-
members that u woman came 10 her mother and said
that Briglia would lake her 10 America, where she
could make money. Some tme alter that she went "a
Brgiias mouse. and was there taught to play tne
vi0iin by young maa Aamed Giovanni Battista.
t,ov an nj took her other Children ABOUT
month after tRis Marsoiiics wnere they were met
by Briglis. rhey AL came 10 America on steam
To- = question by Commissioner u )orn sns saia that
shc Dade her mother goouby aud Kissed her. The
acme Was i'm pressed on her mind very strongly tor
she told oil mother KISSING nor. she volunteered
the statement that u WAS nigh noon on bright,
bright day when her mother Kissed her and sdmon-
ishcd her s'mind herself"
SHOCKING BRUTALITY.
The examination Maria Cur san0 substantiated oil
developed IN addition startling ac,s concerning
the brutal masters Of white slaves IN New York.
During the examination oil the witness, VINO IL The
younger Of Inc lwo all eyes directed her and
the prisoner disresardsd. As she progressed was
Osborn looked In the direction OF Brglia where
eyes wandered, ioi he had turned around and was
glaring at The s,rI. When nis PACK was aurnsa sns
very poor that Brglia went 10 them ana asked tnat
no might taKe her 20 America. The mother
her money ana promised that dsponsnt should
have good clothes and be put IN the way Of making
money. He had given her neither She was sorry
sno had with the padronc because De was cruel
ner sue said she iongcd 10 80 home TO her mother
v wsn Briai. since coming 70 New YORK Hs made
them undres AMI 20 10 bed IN the same room WIN MN.
directions asked II she would Ike go back with
Brgla aud both, though the question had becn asked
to ~. one answered H. sos u moan; SIa rs,upa
for fourteen hours work dsy, Kidding on the tnor.
oughares OF the city, durps which they collect ABOUT
eighty cents each, Brisa gives them one meal day.
ana inst dry bread, and not enough even Such ss
lis . ,--..-
Osborn SAID ne would cntsrtan = motion TO DIS
charge the prisoner Tor the reason that the statute
made use word ''invelged aud from the testi-
mony he was inclined 10 think that those children,
though not kidnapped, mad Deen inveigied, and he
40 wh.thcr Inc children had or invegled
10 come TO America, aud there kept In involuntary
| seryituac, on Wednesday morning
| THE PApRoNE's TROUBLES THfCkES
IL would appear the Of Inc extracts given
below IRON ietc's Addressed 70 Brigia oy MS wife
and brother, and wnicn were captured by oniccr
| Cniardi wncn he arrested the psdrons Ia MS lodg
ings that trouble at home and that the duped
have him dealt with according TO law Both tho
letters are dated from Marscoters June l5 1873 Inc
| first is from Briga's vile. Sho says
have received your letter and glad you In rood
hoah and that had good voyage As for what con-
Germs the cuiidren hope that IL will to
because they not written indcnures IL was
Gods that did not make them secHuse went 20
nothing be done. and then some
persons called. but all said they knew nothing about ~
LIKELY will all nothng thy all said the cuil
dten haa gonc by themselves Tue Compare Don fnnypo
sosso has Done good deal tor ySu 80 mse" 'n "e
that he defending and also ao"ut some Ieters.
aud he Dom they cannot do snyth"g ~nout
written ndensurss.
! The other letter Ia from Nichoa, the brother Of
| Brigha and rcads:--
hear that The vile OF Nicola Lspetesse
made complaint to the deegate pu no not pehcve
H. she Is a woman, though and may nave dcne IT, DO
MOI bSrrow trouoie II there trial W. shall what
can be done without causing You anxiety
| Comment was made on the absence oil any repro
| sentative from the Italian Consr's Office.
The BUCKINGHAM.