Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-20
Kidnapped New York Boy
Returned to Home.
Nine-Year-0id Antonio Manin0
Returned to His Parents.
Angelo Cacuzzo Held by Officers-The
Boy Alleges That He Took Him
Away-The "Blackhand" Society
Said to Be Working the Business.

New York, Aug. 19.-The circum-
stances surrounding the return of An
tonic ManinO, the 9-year-old Brooklyn
lad, are almost as mysterious as WAS
his disappearance. According to Sal
Vatore ManinO, relative, the boy was
; found alone on the street near his
| home, early Friday. Weeping and then
crying over the younsster. his parents
declared that they were wholly satisfied
with the outcome of the mysterious at
1air and did not care to have the case
pushed any further. Notwithstanding
their declarations they We're compelled
to go with the boy to the police sta
ton. Salvatore Manino was taken along
as prisoner and locked up on the
, charge of abduction.
At the police station. young Manino
identified Angelo Cacuzzo. the boy who
, was first arrested in the case, as the
one who took him to Manhatan after
giving him money. CacuZZo when he
heard the lad accuse him, sprang for
the child, but was seized by policemen
aid returned to his cell.
Salvatore Manno tells a story Of how
he found the boy that is not satisfac-
tory to the police and both he and Ca
cucZo will be further questioned. A the
Ody advanced by the police is that Ma
nino was kidnapped by his own rela-
tives and that the parents and the boy
We're threatened with death if the boy
told all he knew.
That the kidnapping was done by an
organized band is believed by the po-
lice captain who has had charge Of he
case. but tine \so-called "Blackhand"
Society is thought to have had nothing
to do with the lads disappearance. This
officer says he is sure that Manino's
relatives are the leaders Of the band OF
kidnappers.
Young Manino was taken to the po-
lice court later in the day. where the
other prisoners were arraigned. but TIE
lad failed to identify any Of them
Salvatore Manino was arraigned on
the charge Of kidnapping and was hell
in $1,000 bail. Bail in the cases Of the
others was placed at 5000. Young Ma
nino was submitted tn a sharp eNxa,ni-
nation by an assistant district attor-
ney. He said:
'CucoZZa took me away. We Gro SD
the South ferry and fat man met us. /.
We walked 10 blocks and then took a
street car and rode a long distance Their
We got off and they took me to big
white building and went up stairs to the
top floor, where there were two men. A
short. stout woman opened the door.
There was a 3-ycar-old child there they
called Julia. While l played with her l
looked out of the windows and all of the
houses looked white The fat man never
went out. but stayed with me all ths
time. The woman often went to market
but would not let me go with her. Every
day she bought an Italian paper and
brought it in to the men and read Il TO
them.
Last night they put me to bed with
out any supper and later the man came ,
to me and said that he was going to
take me back to my mamma ! got up
ard dressed and walked with the men ,
about three blocks. ! saw los on the s;a- ,
ton and we rode a long time until heard =
the man on the platform say: South {
ferry. Then l krcw where | was The
fat man gave me my fare and | crossed
the South ferry alone. | walked toward :
my home and at Columbia and Amfty !
streets | met my uncle II
When the boys statement was finished {
his father stood up and said: Il have
been represented working against the
police in this matter and having given
them no assistance. l want to make an l
example of these men, | am going to aid
the police in every way / can and III
prosecute these men to the limit"
Italian business men here have taken
steps toward putting an end to the era .
of Matchmaking and kidnapping of their .
by persons declared to be .
Sicilian and Ncapoitan criminals
Resolutions were adopted upholding the .
police and calling on all Italians to lend :
the authorities every assistance In appre-
the guilty persons.
A protest is raised against the punish
mcut of military and naval prisoners III