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The Kidnappers Ask Big SUN
for His Release.
THEY MAY KILL HIM.
If You Would Save Me-" Writes the
Boy to His Father, Give Them
What They Ak Boys
Mother Begs Father 70
Pay Ransom.

Deep mystery attends the kldnap.
ping Of Tony BszzufH, the eldest son
OF John b. zufa. q wealthy banker Of
No 114s FIRST avenue New York city.
Threats of death for the son have
bsen received by Mr.. Blzzrfd, whose
family are begging him to give up the
s2O, 900 demanded by the k~idnappers
as a ransom SO that the boy may e.
2 torpe Beintureacd to death In the
way OF the bandits 10 Italy.
Tony B zzufi is fourteen years old
and unusually tall and slender. he
has q long. thin face and when he loft
homo was dressed in dark clothes. Bis
parents b ,lieve he is held q prisoner
somewhere in the italian colony in
First avenue by q SiciHan band of
bandits, who in their native land
we're accustomed to send al ear or Hl.
ger to friends Of some captive to re.
mind their friends that there must
be no delay in the ransom. Mrs.
Bczz lf1 is-in momentery dread that
such memento Of her missing boy will
come to her through tho mail If the
$40, 900 Is not paid.
MI. b zzufB, who has been . pri-
vate banker for eleven years In New
York, lives with bis wife and eight
children at No, 339 E. st Sixty second
street. Tony was bis mothers pet and
q pupil at St. AIMS Academy, where
be was being prepared for the priest.
hood. List Sunday afternoon Tony
was at the bank with his father. who
sent him to the sub.postomce station
near by for 90 worth Of stamps. That
was the last seen Of Tony by anyone
who knows him.
Mr.. Bczzufl, after Tony filled &c
return went to the c11os and learned
that the boy had got tho stamps, and
told the cl6rk he was going right back
10 the bank. A relative Of Tony saw
some ono who looked Like him walk:
ing with q man in Second avenue. Ali
Sunday night Tony's parents. his
brothers and sisters were unable to
sleep, and some Of them roamed the
streets looking for the boy. -
Early on, Monday morning ..Mr.
B Il lfa saw an envelope under the
front ssoop. 1t was addressed to him
and In it was a letter in Tony's hand
writing which Mr.. Bozz lfa says was
dictated by the point If a revolver.
Tue letter was III Italian, and here Is
the TRANSLATION:
lam In Brooklyn, and you do me
the favor If you want my life saved
to please these individuals according
to the letter whica-they have written
to you which, I hope, you have receiv
ed and you will understand. In the
letter you will find the sum.
Bnt do not absolutely advise the pc.
lice, for If you do my life will be lost.
II you with to see me soon give the
sum to the individuals, as I have told
you, but do not advise the police. II
you will advise the police I will leave
CHS world. Then I pray you to ask
them as soon as they get tho money.
I will be free and sound and l
will return right away home. Do not
disturb yourselves. That Is, II you
will give them the money I will be
free. Tell mama not to worry. Your
loving son ANT1NIo.
The message from the boy furnish
ed no cltW es to his place OF captivity
and Mrs. Btzzun was disconsolate,
MI. B zzufn was disconsolate. MI.
B. zztm old not want to appeal to the
police, thinking he might get q cleW
otherwise. In the mail on Monday
morning came a registered letter ad.
dressed to Mr.. B-zzutn, in Italian,
which he read to his wife. It was
mailed downtown In Manhattan.
When the mother heard the death
threat she begged her husband to cal
the police. BE went to the D,tec.
tive Blu eau on Mulberry street and
also sought the aid Of Captain Ian
van, of the E lst 8 xsy-seventh street
station. Nh. Bczzufa turned the Sec
ond letter wei to the police, Transla-
ted 1t read.
Dear Friend:
We leayon know that We hold In
our power your son, therefore we praV
that In your interest and In the Inter.
est of your said boys life, you send
the sum OF s20, 900. We advise you
that we do not intend to be satisfied
with a dollar less. This Is absolute
AM do not try. to seek any further
agreonent or barter with US because
it woulG be the same as not wishing
to have your son safe. Any other
argument would be disastrous.
We also tremdously for the peace
and tranquility of yourself. and fam.
lily advise you not to hazard the