Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15
FATHER GOT HIS CHILD.
Took It From Woman and Fled-Both
Taken to Station Houso

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Taken to Station House.
Despite the refusal of the courts RI
help him. Leonardo Nardoci got ms.
session of his child yesterday. bnt in
such manner that his arrest result.
cd. In the city court yesterday Mar.
doc was charged with breach of the
peace by striking Mrs Latanzio. the
custodian of his child. and who re.
FUSED to surrender it to him on the
occasion of the alleged breach of the
peace The case was continued 90
DAYS In order to give the parties time
10 arrange matters ATTORNEY Rus-
sell counsel for the father of the
enid, asked the court to grant an or.
der to give him possession, but Judge
Peasley refused to do this, not know
ing the character of the man.
Attorney Russell, nevertheless. do
termmed to get the child for his eli.
emf. He sent Constable Lannpn IA
Mrs Latanzio Immediately after court.
put rhe woman would not listen ia
MIN. In court she professed not ia
know word Of English, but she
seemingly understood the constable
very well when he demanded posses.
sion Of the child She Threatened
him and advised him to get ont of tha
neighborhood of Meadow and Canal
streets as rapidly as possible. The
constable was not daunted. however.
but glance at the neighboring win.
dows induced him to change his mind.
And then he quit with his face toward
the foe.
IT was bad news he brought the
father of the. child, who was waiting
IN Attorney Russell's Office to hear re.
suits. Mr. Russell then decided I'd
take the law in his own hands and adj.
vised his client to get the child any
: way he could
In the afternoon Nardoci happened
to be strolling in the neighborhood of
Canal and Meadow streets, looking for
the child. when he saw Mrs Latanzio
and the child in buggy with man.
The woman knew the object of Mar
docis presence and told her compan-
ion to whip up the horse But Mar
doci was too quick for them and a
lively spring took him to the side of
the buggy and there severe tussle
took place for the child. Nardoci
came near being run over several
times. The driver had his hands full
in keeping the horse from running
away. and Mrs Latdnzio, who is quite
a large woman, proved in the end I'M
equal to the task of fighting for the
child. The fathers love was too
strong for the woman's stout arms
and he succeeded in getting the child
away from her Immediately he ran
up Canal street. down Grand, through
South Main and up Jefferson street.
hundred angry Italians, men and
women, after him. some Of them close
to his flying heels. This occurred
about 4:15 O'Clock. Sergeant Cahey
happened to see the commotion and
Joined in the race His brass but
tons cleared the way for him and hes
overlook the flying father as he was
turning in door on Jefferson street.
The sergeant knew all about the case
without inquiring into it, for he was
present at the hearing in the city
court in the morning So he took
the nan into custody, and the man
refusing to give up the child to any
of his friends, both were taken to rna
police station, the father charged with
breach Of the peace.
81 Chief Egan, however, did not cars
TO have the police station turned into
a probate court, and after lnqulIans
into the matter released the man. This
however, does not seem to be the emu.
Mrs Iatanzio claims Nardoci owes
her $3.50, principally for the cmfo
support. He agreed to pay her 20
month when the child was fifteen Gays
old. the time it's mother died. But
later he informed the woman that na
could not afford to pay her that sum
and he would take the child and pay
her what he owed her in installnents.
This Mrs I4atanzio refused to 90.
she nursed the child since she, Ior y
i ] girl. was fifteen days old ana
has a great affection for her. Sna
saws She win enter suit against Na.-
doci. and Nardoci says sne can ehi ,,is
all the suits she cares TO- ne nas
child and that is all he cares iol.