New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-18
CREDIT PRIESTS STORY.
POLICE YORK ON CLEWS.
Seeming Discrepancies in Father
Cir7ingione's Statements Explained.

r---.N-- s-,,..-.rz.t,, - the case q Father Jo-
ssph Cirringione. the priest who was io a,
sfo-dsv and who told a strange tale OF 80 -,
-4-res seems 70 suhsra--iste his stapennelN
s;-st. -, s.,.s-f+, theory put forth al hrst oy
-Aa malice The police are nov inc-iHeu 10 -
there h,s no-sfsy been real klonapp.e =. =.
working o. several cle~z Vaich ma - - -
-, - sre MYSTERIOUS men oeserloeo '' ~
priest. , g. .ts .h-ee state
- - Fashe- Cir-ingione as puniisleo -.
-, -,o--i-c seen 70 have arisen ron - =,
-. -her uss.es through several repeuhois -
'nal - - -e.crt-g the newspaper men
- :. s.. were not permitted 10 see hin 10
,--.-s Yesterday he told q lucid ssTaien1Io1
--s-s stcry and those who have hearo az
-. +as-iev rhar there are no discrepancies OF
signs of mental ur5alsnce- .
-. 80 carriage" and not coach. II oescrloiIs
.As vehicle n which MS csPtors had carried n.l -
re Tern .t-a--iaEe'' ne affirmed Is WIN eie
Italians generic fo- all vehicles- ana II -- -
vss = bakers wagon. This explains the faot 1n&t
- .-,s,,-- was seen IN the vicinity Of the alleged
KIDNAPPING a. tire time ~ its occurrence ne iso
..,-s tha- his capto-s offered him plenty Of food
s,r- that he refused 70 eat IL. fearing drugs
late Monday night Detective Sergeant Fetrosini
- - Central Ce5ce called AT St Tincent's Hos
-f-zr s-s rad an hour ans halls conversation
--s-b The r-feSt. The detective yesterday said he
had come n the conclusion that the priest Gid not
write the threatening letters himself. as has been
limited
The detective said thar = the kidnapping story
was true he could not understand how there were
not more Italians in Il than one He knew there
was az ugly gang that MADE their rendezvous n the
reiehbo-hoo6 q O-e-hundred-s nd-eignty-se seventh
g. About q year ago they had been mixed up IN a
llsck-1aIIinr scheme that GIG Tot succeed r1ch
man was told 20 walk IL the direction q Fort
George until ne met man who would ask him the
time and WOULD b. wearing white hat The rch
man was 10 hand over 6 0eG The detective says
Ind oh farer
V-1rknen's clothes. followed the rich man Who DC
exactly as he was tod 40 one asked Nnal - -
re detective intinated that he had several in
uC-tart cieWs = the priests case. ana hIlec t-4l
he might make some arrests soon
of the church q the Immaculate Conception. who
hoard tie man who called Tor the priest tallIs a.
wagon Father Joseph and his companion The
5-eSsao - ssSr-eS ~. r il thought that The
s,oI5 watch. which the captors took from their
- -7-rer and the number has been recorded A
~ 81 ~ ls1nE a. he dimensions OF the church
October q fatneT Sosea eI.toIgee !, ma s,S
the building Soon after this, the priest alleges
Eoo6y and Detective scGrry- q the Makehela sta-
s 60. 80 -ertsliv J,r,baIssice5 and that be v as
LOT kidnapped ne tells.
TreTector titus said that both his men and
ne 5e ne case' b1t did aoG expect any results
NTH Father Ctr-tngtOle could leave the hospllaa
80 accompany them tours OF search
Al S. Tincests Hospital last evening the priest
AS reuc-te6 70 be much improved. and L IS eN-
er-ed that be wl be able 70 leave the hospital II
e few DAYS.
David X. Cz-Tslho. the handwriting expert, who
= e-EaEe5 IN the case. stu holds that the priest
u-ore the letters 70 himself. The Is suffer
~ ron mental alteration. believe said he.
'lad e 6 few days he MI come 70 hlrassL el3o
cr1v tie whole story His lawyer, a J GulotrE
n.uted 70 ne that Father Joseph had been subject
-nese Spells before.
~ Gulorta could not be found yesterday but his
partner. M. kele. denied that Father Joseph RAD
s-e- s-rre-e6 from alteration. Dr.. OROurke OF
- Viucc-t's Hospital and Justice ROes-h, who
lzs known Father Joseph for long time also De
are that the priest has always been rCr1ectiy
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