The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-03
BAIL JUMPER in JAIL.
Brought Back from Utica, N. Y, by
Vito Girardo, Who Was Left in the
Lurch Two Years Ago.

In yesterdays issue of the Utica Her.
aid the following article, under big
head lines. appears:
ME found tree hundred dollars ex-
claimed Vito Girardo who says he is a
banker, notary public and editor at Dun
more, Pa, at the police station last night.
Vitos joy was over the fact that an Ital-
ian for whom the had signed bond for
$500 and then skipped, was behind the po-
lice station bars.
The Italian whose arrest caused SO
much rejoicing on the part Of Girardo,
was Alfonso Grandanetti aged 3O short
in stature, and wearing a heavy beard.
About two years ago he got into trou-
BILE at Winton, Pa, near scranton. n
deputy sheriff, Frank Guydon, attempted
to arrest him. and was stabbed in the
abdomen. He arrested the Italian, and
when the wheels of justice went around
Grandanetti was indicted for felonious
assault, with attempt to KILL Then he
appealed to Girardo to get him out of
Jail, and finally Girardo signed his bail
bond for $500. On Jan. s. 1896, Grandan-
etti jumped his bond, and ever since Gil
rardo has been on still hunt for him
He ascertained that Grandanetti was in
this city, and he secured a letter from
Chief of Police Robling, of Scranton, to
Chief Dagwell. Last night Detectives
Barry and Landers, accompanied by Gil
rardO went down TO an Italian house in
East Utica, where about forty men, EN-
ployed by Canal Contractor Quacken-
bush are housed. Scattered around the
rooms are hunks where the men sleep.
All the hunks were occupied and they
We're inspected by the officers. Then they
went upstairs and when they returned
one of the men was missing. He was
discovered hiding in the cellar and Gil
rardo at once identified him as the man
| he had befriended, Grandanetti.
Grandanetti was taken TO the police
| station in a carriage. He will be held
| until an officer from Scranton arrives.
Girardo hugged and tried TO kiss the two
| detectives, he was so elated over Gran
| danettis arrest. lie said the prisoner :
| bond had been declared forfeited and that
| he had until Saturday to produce the
| prisoner in court or pay his bail. That
was the way Girardo found $500
The Herald reporter made but one
error, tritling thought it be. That is
| concerning Grandanetti's escort to this
! city. No time was lost by Mr. Girardo
| in waiting for Scranton officers to
come. By virtue of the bail peice in
| his possession he brought the prisoner
on the first morning train to this city
| When GirardO, with his diminuitive
captive, entered the central police sta.
| tiOn in the afternoon he still wore the
look of elation noticed in Utica. CHIEF
Robling's secretary, John Power O'Con'
nor met Girardo. Here he is" said
the happy gentleman from Dunmore
as he released Grandanetti's hand:
| from the steel cuffs. borrowed from
Utica's chief of police, II want hin
| locked up.'
Then he explained the capture ant
showed His bail piece Girardo was ad
Vised to see District Attorney Jone.
about the matter. This he did. Th,
accused was taken to the county Jail
AS Girardo was leaving the polict
station he drew from his pocket q copy
of the Utica Herald. See" he saiC
to Desk Sergeant Saul, "I found 5000
I'm going to Put it in The Tribune.
| And he did