Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-16
Discovered On City Street Ray
 ing Like a Mailman.
ssPRoTECT ME" HE CRIED,

Worrying Over Money Matters.
 New York, Nov 16.-The Rev Fath- CT Joseph Cirringione, rector of the, Italian church of the Immaculate Con- ception in Williamsburg, a suburb of this city, who disappeared from his home under mysterious circumstances last Friday night has been found. He was discovered by policeman in East 51st street. raying wildly in Italian, and is now in a hospital.
 Father Cirringione had incurred the enmity of Italians about Williamsburg by crusade against vice. He receiv- cd several threatening letters and had reported the matter to the police, who were endeavoring to locate the writers. Late Friday night two men callel upon him, representing themselves as policemen, and asked him to accom- pany 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.
 4. policeman found the priest early to-day, shouting wildly in the street. He bore no traces of exposure or ill usage.
 When Father Cirringione fell ex- hausted into the arms of Policeman Joseph Cooke of the East 51st station, crying out:
 They have robbed me, and they will kill me. Protect me-"
 Over and over again he repeated this cry. For two hours or more the police were unable to get any further infor- nation from him as to where he had been and what had befallen him since he left his home about o'clock Fri day evening
 Dr Loizeaux made a hurried ,examin- ation of the priests physical condition. He found that on one of his wrists were two red marks, similar to those that would have been made had the priests hands been bound with rope These, when the man first was found appeared very red and deep, but within few hours had almost entirely disappeared.
 Under the influence of soothing drugs given by the ambulance surgeon 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 lad accompanied, believing them to be detectives.
 They took me to the ocean, he said, but beyond that they could get little in detail of where he had been.
 He said that when but few steps from the door of his own home the two men grasped him, one holding his arms behind him while the other thrust over his nostrils n handkerchief or cloth of some kind saturated with pungent li- quid. Then he says he lost conscious ness and the next thing he knew was when he found himself in "dark and dismal cellar.'' with his wrists bound.
 As tle priest reached this point ill His narrative he again became hysteri- cal and tTiet! to get up from the stretoher on wEich he was lying.
 ..I did not know them," he cried s'but would know them now I nev- CT can forget their awful faces and flat terrible place they. took me to- Thev have robbed tue and I fear they will kill me-
 Becoming quiet again for a few min utes the priest said that he had been freed but few minutes before he had.been found by Policeman Cooke. Questioned closely by Sergeant Null cahy he said he thought lie had been in the street about fifteen minutes when found. He said he had been led blindfolded into the street and then the bandage over his eyes removed and he had been given push.
 Soon after Father Cirringione was quieted Archbishop Farley, Father La vello and Fathers Hughes and Ferran- ii, the latter of whom is a personal friend Of Father Cirringione, were no- tified. Fathers Hughes and Ferrant1 went to the station house and were taken into the back room. As they en- tered Father Cirringione started up from the stretcher and held out his arms toward them, crying out: ''Pray for me, for I fear for my life"
 When Father Cirringione left his house on Friday evening last he had a handsome ebony cane, gold mounted, a valuable watch and chain and some money. When found to-day all were gone.
 When Father Cirringione had told his story and had been questioned by the police at some length, he became
 
 the police surgeon he was taken to St Vincent's.
 Friends and relatives and Justice Roesch, who had long interview with Father Ciringioner,at the hospital, be- Iieye the story of the priest, but the police are awaiting further develop ents before taking any action.
 According to the story told Justice Roesch by Father Cirringione. there were four men in the gang who ab- ducted him. Only one was an Italian. One of the other men was very rough to him. and insisted that he be killed. He said that he heard the men say on Saturday that the papers were filled the story of his abduction and this man again insisted that he be killed. The others objected and managed to get this man intoxicated and the priests life was saved.
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