New-York tribune., 1904-08-15
THIS KIDNAPPER RELENTS
LET'S VICTIM GO HOME.
'fttd Joy IN Family When Small
BootbLack WaIks In.

salvatore Fnore twelve years old. who was
KIDNAPPED in Washington Square last Friday
evening by an unknown Italian returned last
night to his home. No. 1874 Bleecker-st. and
gave an account OF his strange experience A
1IiOuhe reporter was at the house making in
qurles OF the bereaved family about the kid
mapping when the little fellow returned
When the reporter arrived at the boys home.
which consists of one small and soualid room
on the top floor of tenement house ba found
the parents and their five other children buddled
IN ths ROOM The father. Joseph ViIone, was seat
90 IN one corner. his head buried in his hands,
moaning Tor his missing son. None of the family
couio speak English, and so an interpreter
Bruno Acuria. fourteen years old, was called in.
ne SAID that he also had been approached by
the man who kidnapped Salvatore and that
money was offered TO him if he would go with
the man. While with many sobs and gestIcula-
uohs the mother and father of Salvatore were
attempting to tell what they knew of the kid
mapping Of the boy there was a crv of low
from one OF the children standing at the door,
enc salvatore entered the room CRYING bitterly
For Few minutes confusion reigned in the
htue room All the family crowded about the
little fellow, kissing his hands and sobbing
historically. At first the father did not seem
10 realize the situation and then when the fact
that his boy had returned dawned upon him
ne 1en down on his knees. beating his head
against the floor and raising his toll worn hands
toward heaven In dumb gratitude. Then seiz-
ing the lad from his mothers arms, he covered
the tear stained face with kisses
BY this time the whole tenernan: house baa
heard Of the boys return. and crowded into the
room TO share the JOY. When the child had re-
covered sufficiently from his emotions he told
the strange story OF his kidnapping to the re-
porter.
AS ne could not speak English the Interpreters
services were again required and it was there
fore with some difficulty that the facts were OBJ
famed The boy is a bootblack. and last Friday
evening In the company OF another bootblack.
whose name he could not give he went to Wash
mgton Square Park, where the pair were accus-
toned to pick up jobs Of shining shoes While
they were walking through the park they were
approached by an Italian who, according to Sal
Vatore is pedler whom he has often seen in
the neighborhood, and who he thinks. lived
near his (Salvatores) home The man offered
me boys S3 apiece II they would shine shoes
down IN Grand-st They agreed. but when the
man got 10 Grand-st. he offered them 81 moro
II they would do some work for him at the Bat
terry. Salvatore, TO whom 81 seemed fortune
assented. but his companion refused The
stranger became angry at his refusal and struck
the boy in the face He then took Sa yatore fo the
SiXth-aVe- elevated station at Grand-st. They
got off the train at the Battery. Still promising
the boy - he hustled him on some steamboat
the name or line Of which the boy could not
member.
After a sail OF three hours the boat landed at
n village and. according To the boy, ne was
taken ashore by the man. who told him that
he must go TO work shining shoes The little
fellow. fearing for his life, complied. and all
day SATURDAY roamed about the strange village
shining shoes. closely followed by the stranger.
Yesterday the told him that he must go
with him to a 3eighboring village to work. but
the boy. who by this time was thoroughly home
sick refused. The persisted. but finding
the boy obdurate and fearing detection put him
on boat bound for NewYork and after paying
his fare told him to git
Salvatore described the kidnapper as
Italian about Ave feet eight inches tall with
black or dark brown hair and mustache and
dressed as an ordinary workingman. When
the father found that the boy did not return
Saturday he told the police. The father said
Significantly that lie meant 10 find out who
the kidnapper was. and would get even with
the scoundrel