The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-21
HIS RETURN MYSTERIOUS.
kidnapping of Antonio MANNING
Promises to Become a Celebrated
Case-Salvatore Manniho
Locked Up.
fRv the Associated Press

New York, Aug. 19.-The circum-
stances surrounding the return OF
Antonio Mannino the nine-year-old
Brooklyn lad. are almost as mysterl-
ous as was his disappearance. Ac-
cording to Salvatore Mannino. rela-
tive, the boy was found alone on the
street near his home after midnight,
but this the police do not believe.
Weeping passionately over the
youngster, his parents declared they
were wholly satisfied with the out
come of the mysterious affair and dld
not care TO have the case pushed any
further. Notwithstanding their dec
larations, they We're compelled TO go
with the boy to the police station.
Salvatore Mannino was taken along
as n prisoner and locked UP on~the
charge of abduction.
At the police station young Man
nino identified Angelo Cucozza, the
boy who was first arrested i'm the
case as the one who took HIM to
Manhattan. after giving him money.
CucoZza when he heard the lad ac-
cuse him. sprang for the child. ana
Mannino shrieked in terror. Cucozza
was seized by policemen and returned
to his cell while young Mannino was
allowed to go with his parents
Young Mannino was taken to the
police court later in the day, where
the other prisoners were arraigned,
but the lad failed to identify any of
the others.
The Boys Story.
Salvatore Mannino was arraig'ned
on the charge of kidnapping, and was
held in 81, 200 bail. Bail in the cases
of the others who have now been
under arrest several days. was placed
at $4,000. Young Mannino was sub
jected to a sharp examination by an
assistant district attorney. He said:
"Cucozza took me away. We
crossed the south ferry and fat
man met us. We walked ten blocks
and then took street car and rode
a long distance. Then we got off
and they took me to a. big white
building and went UP stairs to the
top floor. Here Cucozza left me. A
short stout woman opened the door.
There were two men there. The
fat man who met us and a thin man.
i slept in a bed with the fat man.
There was n three-year-o child
there they called Julio. / played
with him. l looked out of the win
down and all of the houses looked
white. When the third man went
out, he would come back and they
would all go into room and talk.
/ could not tell what they We're say
ing. The fat man who never went
out. but stayed with me all the time.
was very dark He wore black
clothing. black suit. black tie and
n black soft hat The woman often
went to market. but although / ask
ed her to let me. she would not let
me go with her. She said that the
market was too far away. 1t was
forty blocks away. Every day the
woman bought an Italian paper and
brought it in to the men and read
it to them. Once they went into
another room ard I could not hear
what they were saying. Last night
they put me to bed without any sup
per, and late the fat man came to
me and said that he was going to
take me back to my mamma. I got
mp and dressed and walked with the
man about three blocks. I saw 100
on the station and we rode a long
tire until I heard the man on the
platform say. South Ferry Then
knew where / was. The fat man
gave me my fare. and 1 crossed the
south ferry alone. ] walked toward