New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-19
MANNING BOY RETURNS.
HE WAS IN HARLEM FLAT.
Cousin Finds Him Near His Home
an BrOOhIyR.

Antonio Mannino, eight years old. the son OF
Giacomo Mannino. OF No. So Amltyst.. Brook
Iyn. who was kidnapped by the Black Hand
ten days ago, returned to his home early
this morning. He had been kept in a fiat in
Harlem until late last night.
His cousin, Salvatore Mannno, who is
young man. walking down Coumbia-st
Brooklyn. at 12:1O o'clock this morning. when
he saw little Antonio approaching slowly. Hs
could hardly believe his eyes. but he assured
himself that it really was the boy. picked him
up and rushed off to the fathers home. less than
two blocks away.
When the cousin and the boy broke into the
room where the father and mother were, there
was a wild scene. The father promptly tainted,
while the mother became hysterical. and alter
nately sobbed and laughed. II some time
before the father could be restored to conscious
ness. and then the whole party went to the police
station. There the boy told his story.
He said that the man under arrest, Antonio
Coccoza had taken him away from home
and carried him TO Manhattan. AS nearly as
he could tell he had lived in the neighborhood
Of one -hundred-and -hfth-st He had been stay
ing in a fiat with a man woman and child, and
had been well cared for Last night, he said. a
man with chin whiskers" had taken him from
the fat and had carried him to the South Ferry.
where he left him. The boy said he had made
the rest Of the way home alone.
HISTORY OF THE CASE
The Mannino kidna piping case. coming as it did
after series Of outrages perpetrated largely by
Italian criminals, such as the throwing OF
bombs into the homes or shops of men who had
incurred their enmity or had refused to be
blackmailed. together with number OF Black
Hand letters, and minor riots and murders. gave
the public distinct feeling of the danger
from the Italian population, that the widest
stories Of blackmailing kidnapping and similar
criminal brotherhoods, were circulated and
none seemed too wild to receive credence. The
case finally became fragrant. and the police
were so unsuccessful in working with it. that.
partly To regain the boy, partly to put a stop
to the sudden epidemic Of crime among their
people. and partly to clear the Italian name
from the disgrace which seemed likely to be-
come attached to IT. the Italian Chamber OF
Commerce. representing the better element or
Italians. called meeting yesterday and de-
cided 70 support the police in their work Of try
ing to root out Italian crime.
Antonio Mannino stolen Tuesday
evening. August 8. while playing the street
near his fathers home at No. g. Amity-st
Brooklyn. According to the story told by An
gelo Coccoza. who was the first man arrested,
he had induced the boy to come with him to
Manhattan and turned him over to Francesca
Correglio. at No. 81 East Thirty-ninth-st He
said he a with COrreglio and that
he had received only few cents for his work
The disappearance reported to the police
on Thursday last and they at once began work
on it. After some difficulty they made Coccoza
identify the house which he had taken the
boy and Corrcglio was arrested The next day
Antonia Correglio also taken into custody,
out she was held in Bellevue Hospital for
eral days before she was finally taken TO Jail in
Brooklyn. Later Antonio Galeti. Giuseppe
Schriorrino and Salvador Altadann2 were also
taken in custody. though Schiorrino was not
held
ON Fridav Of last week letters began to come
10 The bows father promising the return of the
child on payment of $4,000 The first of these
was supposed to be written by the boy himself.
and came from Hoboken. II said that he would
be slowly cut 10 pieces If the reward was not
paid soon, and that he was being badly abused.
Since then Mr.. Mannino has received some sort
of letter daily the later ones making smaller
demands. All the letters made threats to be
fulfilled in case the police pursuit was not
dropped Police Captain Rooney and Magistrate
Tighe who were most active in the case. also
received threatening letters
The police have spent the ten days in chasing
down an immense number Of false clews, buy
said Yesterday that they much at loss
as ever as 10 what had become of the boy. The
rolice of every city which could possibly have
been reached by the kidnappers had been al
work on the case, and Italian quarters all over
this part of the country had been carefully
searched Men had been sent to numerous New
Jersey towns and UP the Hudson, as vel as 70
Boston and other large cities. 10 Identity men
arrested on suspicion see II the latest ciew
worthless the others. The police early
formed 4 theory that the men responsible for
the outrage were about the same as those ar
rested last year for completely IN the famous
barrel murde-'' and stories Of the Mana, Black
Hand" societies. and on, were rife Ihe de-
tectives sent many false trails TOO, by
young men who took advantage CT the excite
rnent send BLACK Hand letters as jokes
Many clews followed in the hunt A
quarry near Hoboken surrounded one night.
but nothing was found. There were stories OF
cave and Manhattan was searched for one.
II was asserted that the kidnappers were try
ing TO escape TO Europe, and the steamship
uieTs were watched