New-York tribune., 1909-11-08
PETROSINO ACCUSER
Il POICE FROM CRAZE.
T1ro Held as Kidnappers Here
on His Black List.

\ voice from the grave was heard yes
terday when two Italians. Antonio Tre-
forio. % years old. no address and Clio
Nanni tIsnsi q years old. Of 70. IFS Chris
lie street. were held In $4,000 bail each by
Magistrate kernoChan. in the Jefferson
.darket court on "A charge Of kidnapping.
he two men were among those whose
names were written upon the black list OF
Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino. the dead hero
of tire Police Department. PetroSino. short
~ before the trip 20 Italy. last spring.
Which ended in his death. had gathered
list n noted members of the Black Hand
ami Of other criminal societies composed of
Italian despersdoes. and this same list was
found among his effects II Police Head
quarters after his murder hy members Of
the Black Hand IN Italy
~ noon on March Il, 100. Rosie Cor
dano. years old. Of M s. Spring street.
vas leaving The public school az Lafayette
ard Spring streets. vher she was ap
preached BY three men. who according 20
Rcsfs. asked her if she would Ike 20 have
a DOLL and persuaded her 20 20 with thsrl.
The little child vas held a prisoner by
these men for eight days. Just where she
could not gay in court yesterday,
Nothing vas heard Of the child by her
krief-crszed parents until the end of the
sixth dsy when the mother. Mrs. Rose Cor
dano. and her husband. Fietro. a prosper
Gus baker and grocer. began ~ receive
threatening letters demanding that they
pay 5000 for her return. In case the money
vas not forthcoming the writer's threat
eped. Rosie would be cut into small pieces
and sent 70 her parents through the mails
Joe Petrosino. as the active head Of the
Italian squad of the department, exerted
every etfort 70 trace the child and her kid
nappers.. but all attempts ended In dis
appointment. and the terrifying letters con-
tinued 10 arrive daily az the sorroTins
household Of Gordsno. On the eighth day
after the kidnapping OF little Rosie, ac-
cording TO the mother. Gangi visited her
under the nose Of the police and demanded
$500. The mother. terror-stricken and
longing for her child. then paid the man
ssaa she sp'or-. and later in the day ROSIE
was found wandering in the street near her
home by the police and returned 70 Pietro
and his uife.
Upon the disppearsnce Of Rosie Gordano
ir 1907. Detectives De Martino, Felix. Bo-
rsno and Costsno were especially detailed
on the hunt for the kidnappers, On Satu--
day afternoon nearly three years after the
alleged kidnapping. Detective Felix pa
trolling the sidewalk at the Rovery ana
stanton street, caught q fieeting glimpse OF
face among the passing throng. There
VAS something familiar In the appearances
Of the man, and he tracked him Though
the maze Of traffic until he strode by his
side. unknown TO the Italian. When he had
made certain Of his man. Felix tapped him
lightly on the shoulder and told the man
hs was under arrest.
The prisoner was Treforio. and though he
AT first made attempts at resistance. he was
soon overpowered and taken TO Police Head
quarters. After a severe examination. Tre-
forio admitted his identity. and later was
persuaded 20 tell the address of Gangi, sup
posed 10 have beer his partner in the crime
The latter was placed under arrest as he
sat in the parlor Of his home When told
that Treforio had been arrested and had
admitted everything Gangi made no resist
aLce and was also locked up
When arraigned before the magistrate
Yesterday. Gangi was positively idenuned
by Mrs. Gordano as the man 10 whom she
had paid the $500. and Rosie. trembling
violently with fear. also said that the man
was one OF the three who had kidnapped
her. The prisoners doSgedly refused 10 ad-
nit that they had kidnapped the child. and
insisted that they had been out of the city
for the last two years. The detectives said
they had tracked the men through Chicago.
Buffalo. ST. Lous and other cities, but had
never been able 20 catch up with them