The Washington times., 1905-08-17
BOY RUNS DOWN
FATHERS SLAYER
Successful After Search of
Nine Years.
FOUND HIM IN A PRISON
Avenger VIII Now Have Murderer Ex-
tradited to Italy to Serve Life
Sentence.
FOUND HIM IN A PRISON

For nine years Antonio Carraciola,
young engineer, has been searching the
world over fer the assassin who stabbed
his father to the heart and has at last
run down his quarry. The man is in the
penitenuaTy on Blackwelfs Island, New
York The son was not yet fifteen years
old when the vendetta began, but in
the nine years of the search there was
never time when he lost hope of over
taking his fathers slayer.
The years this boy spent in the ven
delta were among the best in his life.
In that time he Travelled more thar
10000 miles.
Mysteriously Murdered.
In the summer OF 1886 the village of
Iomellina, in the province of Beneven-
tC, Italy, was thrown into the greatest
excitement one night by the ruthless
murder OF Giovanat Carraciola, a law
yer. and one of the liberal leaders of
the province. 1t was his own son An
tonic then a boy OF fourteen. who found
the body q short distance from his
lone. He had been stabbed in the back
on his way home from political gath
ering. The weapon used by the assas-
sir was discovered near by and that
was the chief clue to the murderer.
IL search Of the murderer. There was
one conspicuous absentee. He was
GiOrgiO Marchetti, Il shoemaker, who
here anything but a good reputation.
Marchetu could not De found. The au-
thOFitieS soon came TO the conclusion
that he must have been the slayer of
Carraciola.
The murdered man LETT a widow and
two sons. rhe boys were Antonio and
Eiden, fourteen and twelve years old.
respectively As the elder brother. An
tonic claimed the right to carry on the
vendetta and FideH was left at home
10 care for the estate.
Boy on the Trail.
From the police Antonio learned that
Marchetti had embarked for South
American port. He learned. too, that
the political conspirators had given the
fugitive a generous supply of money
10 make good his escape. On the evi-
dence they had against Marchetti the
courts of the province, according TO
the rule in Italy, went on with his trial
as If he had been in custody. found
him guilty of the murder Of Garraciola
and sentenced him TO life imprison-
nent.
But the boy was not content with
this record. He sailed for Buenos
Ayres and discovered the trail of the
man he sought. The boy missed him
Young GarracioIa one day fell in with
a fellow-countryman who knew Mar
chett, and through this friend he dis
covered that the assassin had sailed
for the United States. In due time The
hoy followed, trailing the man through
this country and Canada. but in vain.
Young Carraciola came back tC
America in June. 1891. having in the
meantime completed his course of study
in engineering. He went 10 Allentown
TO live. but not until he had enlisted the
New York police in his hunt for the
man who was convicted OF the murder
of his father Detective Petrosino was
the man who was 10 keep a sharp look
out for Marchetti
Found in Prison.
Two weeks ago Petrosino found 2
record Of the conviction of one Giorgic
AIarchetu In the court of general ses-
sions for assault and he hurried over
10 the prison on BlackweIs Island Il
see Marchettt. The prisoner fitted tnt
description of the man who was wanted
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