The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-24
LONG SEARCH REWARDED
Antonio carraeioio Follows Murderer
Of His Father for Nine Years TO
Bring Him TO Justice.

New York. Aug. 23.--After a search
OF nine years for his fathers murderer.
Antonio C~arrnciolo. a young civil en-
gineer. believes his persistence In Mt
last to be rewarded. In n cell on Black
wells island he has found the paid as
sassin who. he says. drove n knife into
his fathers heart I'm San Georgia di
Lomeiina, n village In the province OF
Benvenute. Italy. IN August. 1886.
Never Inc that day has Antonio's
determination weakened. on three con-
tlnents he has sought his fathers slay-
err. e ind him. he believes. after al
most all hopes of success had been
abandoned. His mission now II to move
the governments OF the Eaited states
aud Italy. 80 the IN the man he
has identified Is set free here he shall be
sent back to a Giorgla. where he al
ready stands convicted and sentenced
To life imprisonment.
IL was I'm the heat OF n political cam
paign that Antonio's father. Giovanni
Carracioio, was murdered by an as
saSsin, paid by enemies to pat the elder
Carraciolo out OF the way. Georgia
Marchette was suspected OF having
committed the crime n when he fed
suspicion became a certainty In the
minds OF the villagers. IA added
Id InetT nulknlAlOl was AAAt AeNA NaAh
the murdered man had saved MarChette
from long imprisonment for u crime
which Il happened he had not commit
ted, though his reputation was such
that suspicion had fallen upon him.
Fol almost .. year after Marchette's
flight nothing was heard OF him Mean
while young Antonio was comforting his
mother and training his younger
brother to assume charge OF the estate.
shat M ahANNA had
been seen In Buenos Ayres. south
America, Antonio was ready to set out.
and, promising his mother he would
return with the murderer or with proofs
OF his death. he sailed for South Amer
lea.
Word reached Marchette In advance
OF the arrival OF Antonio. aud. almost
numbering an aged priest for money To
escape, according TO evidence since OBJ
tanned, he fed to n Antonio. Tex.
When Antonio reached San Antonio
Marchette had fed to Galveston,
Thence the chase led To Charleston, =.
G., to Atlanta and TO Montreal, where
Antonio arrived only to find that. as
before. his quarry had fled.
That was the last Antonio was able "a
hear OF Marchette until "A few days ago,
when Detective Sergeant Petrosino. oil
the headquarters staff. looking through
TtNOTuEs loullh ~ HiAAA Atiht AAoAS
was on Blackwell's island serving n
sentence OF eleven months and twenty
nine days. with a n OF $500. which
must be paid for he Will have to serve
out the fine at the rate OF 81 n day.
Marchette beat his aunt. Petrosinc
wrote to Antonio. who has lately beer
living in Allentown. Pa. of his ind and
the young man eagerly hurried To New
York.
Marchette does not yet know that An.
tonic will be waiting for him when he
IN released from the island. The de-
tective took the young Italian To where
Marchette lay groveling In n cell. In
sane or ~feigninE insanity. One glance
satisfied Antonio he had found his IA.
theirs murderer. With a cry he leaped
at the iron bars. but Petrosino and a
keeper dragged him back.
"Oh. that I had caught hin myself
he cried. But revenge viii come and
my mother can die In peace
Antonio cnbled the news To his moth
er and brother. and urged h "A 10 time
be lost In obtaining requlsition papers,
which will be ready for Marchette when
he il set free. Then. satisfied he would
have his revenge. Antonio returned Ia
Allentown.