New-York tribune., 1904-08-12
DEMAND $4,000 FOR BOY
KTDN4PPERS HEARD FROM
TsCO More Men and Woman Ar
rested on Suspicion.

A ransom OF $4,000 IS demanded for the re-
..1-n of Tony Mannino. the Italian boy, who was
ptdrapped from his home. No. GO Anlity-st..
prooldyn. on Tuesday night. Yesterday his
Gather. James Mannino. a we'll to do contractor.
said fs would pay $4,000 reward TO policemen
or citizens Of good 7epute who might bring the
~bud back. but he would not pay the reward 10
e., Italian or a Slcillan. Fifty thousand dollars
was more than he could pay.
Two letters We're received by MIR. Nannino yes
,.,dsv one was mailed on Wednesday night in
EoboEen. and The other was posted half an hour
ls,er a. Station @. No. 122 Fifth-ave, Manhat-
tan They puIporied 10 have been written by
,be Kidnapped child. The letIors we're not given
our bui in substance they said that the boy
was confined in a cave I'm the country. guarded
bv six armed Italians. who frequently displayed
,bei7 weapons and told him he must be quiet or
. would be killed
In one letter was 4 statement that the boy
weighs fifty pounds. and the ransom would be
$1,000 for each pound or $4,000 in all II was
also said the I1idnappers would exact an add-
tional $1,000 for each pound the boy might gain
in captivity. The father was warned that he
must have no dealings with the police If he
hoped 10 gel his son back Nj. Mannino would
not say yesterday whether or not his son wrote
The letters The police pelieve that IL he did
ulite them ne did so by order OF the gang and
lhat member told him what 10 write.
WOMAN SUSPECT ARRESTED.
Yesterday afternoon Captain Rooney and De
,ec,iye Finn Of Jhe Amty-st. station. Brooklyn,
,gent 10 No Sl7 East Thirty y-ninih-st., Manhat-
.an. and arrested Antoria Corneglio The wife
- Francisco Cor1leglio. who was arrested
Wednesday. The woman was taken down stairs
into the lower hall where she complained of
leing in Captain Rooney called an ambulance
from Bellevue Hospital, and Or. Park took the
woman 10 the hospital. where she win be exam
ined. II 81 IS found that she is well enough TO
be taken to Brooklyn that viii be done.
There was considerable excitement among the
italian tenants when the police arrested the
woman but there was no trouble.
Last evening the police OF the Amity-st. police
station made TWO more arrests The prisoners
were Antonio Gsleti thirty-three years old, and
Giuseppe schiorrino. thirty years old. both Of
no. b Pacihc-st.. Brooklyn. When Galeu was
brought in the station Cuccoza was taken from
us cell and identified him. Galeti. who is
iurlv fellow. made "a threatening movement to-
ward Cuccoza. but was quickly subdued by
Detective Sergean. Petrosinl on Galeti were
found 235 francs and an Italian passport.
The arrests of these men were due 10 the in
genuity Of Detective Nachris- who had an Italian
rlaoed in the cell next TO Cuccoza. The italian
pretended that he had been arrested in connec-
tfon with the Kidnapping. Declaring that he
knew nothing ahou: the case. he gained the con-
feence Of HCuccoza. and what he learned from
him led to tha arrest Of the two men
FATHER SHAKES PRISONER.
The t7vo prisoners. Angelo Cuccoza ana Fran
oesco- -CorTcgleo, We're held for examination yes
ferday in the Butler-sr. court, Cuocoza was
token 10 the Amity-st station. where the father
had a long talk with him. Mr. Mannino finally
lost control Of himself because Cuccoza would
10. tell all he knew and grabbed him by the
shoulders. shaking him violently.
CGccoza. in a talk With Captain Rooney yes
ing the boy over South Ferry. he walked him
up 10 70. 81 East Thnt, snth-sc. and was
fha5oved all the way by one Of the conspira-
tors The latter told him where 10 take tho
boy on the iftE floor Of the house a wonla,a
UpeIied the door and led the boy in. A ia
fhe room gave CuccoZa some money and then
kicked him down stairs.
IL is said that Cucco1A recently told an old
woman tha- he would sail for Italy by August
Il. when he would have plenty of money. The
police, accor ling:g, think the kidnapping Of the
thought 10 have been used because he had for
meTly worked for Mr.. Mannlno and knew the
boy Il was reported that Cuccoza received 81
for luring the boy TO Manhattan. When ar
rested he had 33
The kidnappers are thought 10 have been en-
ty reason Of the fact that Mr.. MannnO recently
furnished SIS 00O for the faithful CARRYING out
of a sewer contract for 100000 in the Bay Ridge
section Of Brooklyn.