The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-10
FREED, he THANKS The VIRGIN
CASCONE WANTED TO GO BARE
FOOT To HARLEM.
hut the Police Made Him Garry Hls VOtlNe
Candle In . Carrlage-A Bunch of
Armed Relatives OT the Men lie Was Ac-
quilted OG Numbering Are Locked ".

but the Police wade MIN larry fts NOtNc
Candle In . Csrriage-A Bunch of
Armed Relatives Of the Men lie Was Ac-
quilted Of Numbering Are Locked Up.
When RaffaeIe Cascone left the death
house in Sing Sing after having been there
thirty-two months. in which time he saw
seventeen men pass to death, he said that
il he Was acquitted. as he expected to be.
he would do penance He was freed yes
terday after having been in Jail since june
:. 1903. when he was accused OF killing
two men in a fight in Mulberry street.
His friends had been old that he was going
TO be released and about 500 Of them gath
| cred ut the Criminal Courts Building.
About noon Cascone was brought over
from the Tombs and arraigned before Judge
Whitman in chambers. Assistant District
Attorney Ely. who prosecuted C~ascOne
made a statement in which he said that
| there was no use in holding up the remain
ing indictments against Cascone. as the
evidence was the same in each case. Judge
Whitman hen discharged Cascone. who
kissed the Judges and
A couple Of Casoone's friends met him
as he came out OF the Judges chambers.
They kissed him. first on the face and then
on the hands. Cascone was IN great humor.
He il a heavy set. good looking man with a
curly mIstache and black curly hair.
When he got into the elevator car he shook
hands with Gus. who gave him a blessing
ia German
Downstairs on the ground floor 800 or 400
Italians rushed at Cascone smothered
him with caresses and congratulations.
Everybody kissed him. men and women.
Some Of The women were crying. They
knelt at his feet and kissed his hands
When he got a chance Cascone sat on the
floor and a woman took on his shoes and
stockings. Somebody had brought a can
die as long as imself and Cascone said he
was going TO carry the candle and walk TO
Harlem in his bare feet. Three police
men who were trying TO handle the crowd
promptly held a snap convention and
vetoed the proposition. Ii would cause a
disturbance, they said.
Cascone was strong for walking. but
finally gave il up. ana some OF his friends
sent for a carriage. The entrances 20 the
building were crowded, and whenever Cas-
cone made a move there was a rush tor one
OF the other entrances. "a the crowd did
not want 20 miss him when he came out.
Finally Cascone said.
Il go to makka ia vow .
Then he trotted out Of the Franklin street
door holding aloft the candle. He got a
cheer when he jumped into a carriage.
which started for the Church Of Our Lady
Of Mount Carmel. in East Hath street.
At First avenue and ll5th street he left
kIt carriage aAu WdAhNaA AuAEAOpA hlAh Willy r.
ing the candle to the church. After saying
"A few prayers before the statue of the Virgin
he slaie an Offering Of the candle. at the
same time giving thanks for his deliverance.
The Church Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
is we'll known among the Italian colony for
the statue Of the Virgin which 10 contains.
and many pilgrImages are made to ~. h
priests al the church said that a barefoot
pilgrimage was by no means IN
Italy. but that Il was very rare in this
country
Lieut.. Petrosino has had his squad Of
Italian detectives trailing for several days
the relatives Of Ruggiero Santaniello and
LuiRi Siniscalchi, OF whose murder Cascone
has been acquitted. Petrosino got word
that II Cascone went free there might be
something doing.
Detectives De MARITIME, Scrivani and Dom
dero found Siniscalchi and SantRniello.
brothers Of the two murdered men, at IS
Forsyth street yesterday and -frisked'
them for weapons. Both had loaded revolt
vers and they we're arrested. Dorando
SefiscIiti. ~h0 had been d witness al liIe
trial of Cascone. was also arrested because
he had a revolver.
When the three prisoners were being
taken to Police Headquarters another
against Detective De Msrtino's head. order
ing him to release the men. De Martino
pitched into this fellow, who proved 70 be
Andrea Santaniello, and the brother Of one
Of the lead men. A fight between the
detectives and the prisoners followed, as the
result Of which Andrea San taniello and
Dorando Seriscatti got scalp wounds.
SantanielIo was char ged with ATTEMPTED
felonious assault and carrying a revolver.
while the latter charge only was made
against the others. The prisoners didn't
say why they had the r~evolvers, but they
may nave thought it wise TO be prepared
for trouble, in view Of the reception that
Cascone's friends gave him.