The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-14
HER FATHER HER ACCUSER.
MISLED ny THE ILLUSITE PROMISES
MADE ny HER sutton.
EIopement Planned Aner Parent had For
hidden IA Marriage Hidden Treasure Sto-
len for the EIopement-.Ihe Suttur's Flight

MfDh ~ Hlh Htt I'm
EIopement Planned Aner "a Parent had For
hidden "a Marriage Hidden Treasure Sto-
len for the EIopement-The suitor's Flight
Maria Farcnto. - years Of age, in the garb
OF an Italian. with u red and yellow silk hand
kcrchief around her neck. was Oncer Mona
hans prisoner. in the TOmbs Police Court yes
terday. Her accuser. her father. giuseppe
Fnrento. charged that she had stolen from him
$500 in gold and ss7 in currrncy
Giuseppe Farento. n low-size1. Rray-bcarded
man. with the STOPPING shoulder of hard labor
in Undiscovered garments OF the raguicker. and
with small gold earrings in his ears. said: L
am ten years in this country. | live ut fl Null
berry street in n room with my daughter. |
am a rag and bone picker. and | work most Of
the day and the night. My wife is dead and
had saved up by hard work 5000 in gold and
ss7 in currency. | was afraid Of losing this
money so kept it in bag in the bottom Of an
ash barrel, which was covered with rubbish
My daughter was tho only one who knew tho
secret
Two months ago Maria met Rocco Spn2zia,
who is foreman in the Street Cleaning De-
pnrtmcnt in Brooklyn. Rocco is n politician.
and Is no good. | told Maria that She should
not 20 ont with Rocco Maria told me she liked
Rocco, who was good To her.. Last sunday
me he loved her and would marry her II gave
him $500. l told him WIS poor and had no
money. fOr | wanted some day to 70 hnrk tO
llay ana buy farm on the mountnns ~ the
TyrOl and live there till | died. Rocco told me-
that he loved Maria, and would help me to
make money II would let him have th" money;
| said 10 Rocco. You ARE not 1t to marry. and
will not give ,yon my money
worked oil night Tuesday and when
came homo Wednesday morning ! law there
was something wrong in my room, Tor ! saw
tho ash barrel turned upside down and rmpty.
| al e. ItttNl u n
i saw all my savings Of years gone away. |
cried Ike child fer am oiI. Judge an r9n
no longer carry the big bag. woke w Maria.
VIM, was srepi1g III GorH'r ~, Matln. my
child S9id. ! am robbed ,di, Where is ..l nv
10 her feet and bursting out crying. said |
took it, Where is the money ? asked her.
Judge, she told me She had given It to Rocco
White Giuseppe was telling his story Maria,
who held her head down. stood H. mute aud
WHAT have you to say?' Justice ouorbourg
Il took tho money. Judge know l did
wrong 10 stenl 4 from my luther; but love
Rocco Spe2zia. He sp"nks English n wei ~
do and II so ni'c and dresses 50 Well ! met
Rocco in the hack yard one night. and he gave
me candy and fruit and said he loved me AMI
would marry me. hut ne had no money t9d
him my father had money saved NJ. and he
said il my father would give him money
ask my father. but when hc al. my
rather told him he could not marry me.
Rocco came to me Monday night and told mn hc
would elope with mo II would take tho money.
knew where II WIS hidden; hut That nigh, /
refused TO take II. WINS eick Of asserting rags
and bones. and when Rocco told mo 10 to,S
the money he would take mo to Brazil. wh"re
the fruit grew on the houses and whore There
| is no sickness told him - come back Tuesday
! night Ny father went out .ally Tuesday. and
| left me alone. By AMI by | heard Rocco BE- the
yard, He was whisuiug IN Italian wine song.
! and | knew II WIS h". ran down stairs. boz
cause | was frightened. Rocco asked mo
/ q | was, ready to run away with
! him. | burst out CRYING WHOM b.
scolded me. Then told him 10 wait and | would
| get the money. | ran w stairs. threw down
! the barrel and found the bag in the bottom.
dragged It down stairs and met Rocco. who
! picking IN the bag kissed me. and told mc o.
run M stairs quickly and dress, Us he would
| wait for me- below.
! Judge. WAS not two minutes dressing, hui
| when | got into the yard fnunl Rocco gone.
ran into the street ing Tor rocco. but could
! not find him. ] met a friend 81 his VITO told
| mo that he had seen Rocco and marguerite
| Stephano and that they had told him they wrr,
| married and were going away. That Is all
| JuigrN
| Marin Fnrento was committed ,lr trial. Sh,
| speaks English tiuenty her father having giyci
her three years schooling in this city.