The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-17
THE PRIEST
IS FOUND
Father Cirringione Declares That He
Was kidnapped.
MIND SERIOUSLY AFFECTED,
Friends Credit HIS story That Two
Hen Took Him Away and
Locked Him I'D In
Cellar.
MIND SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.

New York, Nov. 1.-THE Rev. Joseph
Cirringione, pastor Of the Roman Cath.
Ollie Church Of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, Of First street, Williamsbridge,
who has been missing since Friday
night last and was supposed to have
been kidnapped, has been found. When
Patrolman Joseph Cooke of the East
Fifty-frst street station, who saw the
priest wandering up First avenue near
Fifty-frst street, spoke to him the
priest was hysterical. He answered
incoherently and kept repeating: "They
have robbed me, and they viii kill me
Protect me-
Cooke took the man to the police sta
ton, where he became hysterical. 1t
was some time before he grew calm
Sergeant NIulcahey was then able to
get from him something Of his story
Father Cirringione said that he had
been robbed by two men men who
had gone to his home on Friday night
and whom he had accompanied, be-
lieving them to be detectives. "They
took me TO the ocean," he said, but be
yond that they could get little in detail
Of where he had been. He told the pc
lice that when but a few steps from the
door OF his own home the two men
grasped him, one grabbing him by the
arms and pinioning them behind him
while the other thrust over his nostrils
a handkerchief or cloth Of some kind
saturated with d pungent liquid. Then,
he says he lost consciousness, and the
next thing he remembers he was in a
dark and dismal cellar" with his
wrists bound
AT this point in his narrative the
priest again became hysterical and
shouted, Il didn't know them, but |
never will forget their faces!"
Led BIindfoIded Into street.
Becoming quiet again for a few min.
utes the priest said that he had been
freed but a few minutes before he had
been found by Patrolman Cooke. Dues
toned closely by Sergeant Mulcahey,
he said he thought he had been in the
street about fifteen minutes when
found. He said he had been led blind.
folded into the street. and then the
bandage removed and he had been Civ.
en- a push.
He said that when he first came to
his senses after being freed he was
near ferry and told the police that II
they would 20 through Fifty-first street
they would find the men by whom he
had been robbed. The police did not
90.
A short distance east of First ave
nue., crossing Fifty-first street, is Beck
man place; just east Of that again ii
Beekman terrace, and then there is a
slope down to the East river bank,
where is the landing for the Black.
wells island boats. It is little more
than a landing and is a lonesome and
dreary spot.
Soon after Father Cirringione was
quieted by the ambulance surgeon he
asked that the priests at the cathedral
be notified and that one be asked to
come to him. A policeman was sent
to the cathedral, and Archbishop Ear
ley, Fathers Layelle, Hughes and Fer.
ranti, the latter Of whom is a personal
friend of Father Cirringione, were no
tilted. Fathers Hughes and Ferranti
We're instructed by the archbishop to
90 to the station house. This they did
They were taken into the back room,
and as they entered Father Clrmngione
started up from the streteher and held
out his arms toward them, crying out.
"Pray for me, for fear for my lifel''
Nothing to Eat Since Friday.
TO Father Ferranti the priest said
that he had nothing to eat since Fri.
day evening and that he had been Civ
en- something to drink that had caused
him the most excruciating pains.
Father Cirringione when he left his
home on Friday evening last had
handsome ebony cane, gold mounted,
valuable gold watch and Chain and
some money, although how much of the
latter no one has been found who could
say. When found this morning the
cane, watch and chain were gone. He
told Father FeTanti that lie had NO
money, that all he had had been taken
from him by the two men.
From his appearance Father Cir
ringione did not seem to have been
out OF doors very long when found.
There was a three days growth Of
beard on his face, his shoes were clean
and dry, his clothing was not bedrag-
gled or dirty and his linen was fairly
clean-not at all in the condition It
would have been had the priest been
wandering out Of doors since his dis
appearance. The only signs Of violence
upon the priest were two deep red
marks on each wrist