Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
RAV|NG IN THE STREET
Missing Rector of Williams
bridge Turns Up.
GESTICULATES WILDLY
WRISTS SUGGEST HE WAS BOUND
WITH HEAVY ROPES.
Incoherently Talks Of Having Been
Kidnaped-Al His Valu-
ables Gone.
GESTICULATES WILDLY

NEW YORK. November 16.-The Rev Jo-
seph C1rringione, rector of the Italian
Church of the Immaculate Conception in
Williamsbridge. suburb of this city, who
disappeared from his home under mysteri-
Gus circumstances last Friday night, was
found early today by policeman in east
51st street. raving wildly in Italian He
was taken to a hospital.
Father Cirringione had incurred the en-
nifty Of Italians about Williamsbridge by
crusade against vice. He received several
threatening letters and had reported the
matter to the police, who were endeavoring
to locate the writers.
Late Friday night two men called upon
him and, representing themselves as de-
tectives. asked him to accompany them to
the station house. He did not return and
it was believed he had been carried off by
agents of an Italian secret society.
Fell Exhausted.
When found today Father Cirrngione fell
exhausted into the arms of the policemen
crying out repeatedly:
They have robbed me and they will kill
me. Protect mev'
hurried examina ton of the priests
physical condition was made by a physician
who found that on his wrists We're two red
marks similar to those that would have
been made had the priests wrists been
bound with a rope.
Under the influence of soothing drugs
Father Cirringione became calmer and was
able to tell something of his story. -
He said that he had been robbed by two
men, the men who had gone to his home on
Friday night and whom he had accompa-
MED believing them to be detectives.
Grabbed and Pinioned.
They took me to the ocean, he said.
but beyond that the questioners could get
little in detail of where he had tbeen.
He said that when but few steps from
the door of his own home the twnNmen
grasped him, one grabbing him by Vie
arms and pinioning them behind him. wlifee,
the other thrust over his nostrils cloth
of some kind saturated with pungent
liquid.
= Then he says he lost consciousness ana
the next thing he knew was when he found
himself in dark and dismal cellar" with
his wrists bound.
The priest said that he had been freed
but a few minutes before he had been
found by the policeman. He said he had
been led blindfolded into the street and
then the bandages over his eyes removed
and he had been given push.
Valuables Missing.
Father Cirringfone. when he left his
house had a gold-mounted ebony cane, a
valuable gold watch and chain and some
money When found today all were gone.
Friends and relatives of Father Cir
ringione believe the story of the priest. but
the police are awaiting further develop
ments before taking any action for the dis
covery of the alleged abductors
10 civil Justice Roesch, old friend of
the priest, the latter said there were four
men In the gang which abducted him. ONLY
one was an Italian. One of the other men
was very rough to him, and insisted that
he be killed.
Insisted That He Be Killed.
He said that he heard the men say on
Saturday that the papers We're filed with
the story of his abduction. and this man
again insisted that he be killed. The others
objected and managed to get this man in
toxicated and the priests life was saved