The Washington times., 1907-08-08

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-DetectfVes are
turning New York's Latin quarter
topsy turvey in efforts TO find black
mailers and kidnapers they believe are
holding Rocco Valarde's fve-year-old
daughter. Dominica. for ransom.
Coming in connection with the cpl
demic Of assaults on women and chill
dren and the panic caused by the war
fare between the police and an organized
band Of Armenian extortionists and as
sassins, the latest renewal OF Black
Hand activity has driven the detective
department fairly distracted.
Man of Some Wealth.
Valarde is an Italian fruit dealer.
man of some wealth. and leader IN
the local Italian colony. Following
series Of demands for money he and
his wife missed their child Tuesday
forenoon. They looked for it without
notifying the police until last night
when an unknown hand thrust letter
under their door. informing them that
Dominica Is a Black Hand captive and
viii be killed unless Valarde pays $500
TO a man who will call for the money
before the end Of the week
Police Gordon Drawn.
a police Gordon has been drawn about
the neighborhood ia the hope 10 captur-
ing the emissary, when he max IS his
appearance SO strong Is the feeling
among the Italians against the kid
napcrs that an arrest will almost GER
tainly be followed by an attempt at
lynching, and a strong force OF detec-
tives will be nearby to guard the
prisoner If one falls into the hands of
the police.
Girl Held Prisoner.
Held prisoner by two men for more
than a day and terribly abused. Isabelle
Ensler, seventeen years old, Of 42O East
seventy-eighth street, staggered into the
German hospital and fell fainting into
the arms of a nurse.
Sne stated. after she revived, that she
was walking along lower Mulberry
street in search Of work. when she was
seized by two men and dragged up a
flight Of steps. The door was barred
and the two men brutally attacked her.
She was taken into the house. she
says, on Tuesday morning about II
o'clock. During that time, she says,
the men subjected her to every conceiv-
able indignity. and most Of the time
she was unconscious.
Pushed Her Into Street.
They took her TO the street door and
pushed her out. She wandered about
the streets dazed until she reached the
hospital. The physicians say she is In
a critical condition.
While the police OF the East Sixty
seventh street station were sl1irting
through the Italian quarter looking for
the two men who had held Isabelle !
Ensler. third man. accused Of attack |
ing child. was brought from the same
station house and surrounded by a cor
don OF police, taken 10 Yorkville police
court
Trapped by Aunt
The prisoner was John Rucek, an Aus |
trian. who is accused of attacking |
seven-year-old Louise Sackman, Of 42S /
East Seventieth street He vas trapped /
by the childs aunt. Miss Mary Kehoe.
young and pretty woman. That the |
man was not put to death by n mob /
that was ready to tear him limb from
limb was due also TO Miss Kehoe, even
though he had turned rpon her when
she came to her nieCes rescue beating
her down with his hard fists and tear
ing her clothing In an effort to escape.
Accuses Own Uncle.
In Brooklyn, William Brown, a muscu-
lar roustabout was charged with at
lacking his own niece. Helen Carlfn,
seven years Of age. ThcI this man had
a close call from death at the hands OF
mob was shown by his appearance at
court today. His little victim and her
mother, the prisoners own sister, We're
there to accuse him
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