The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-23
SICILIAN BANDITS SPETTP
on FACTION SAM TO RESENT
TBE SENECA KIDNAPPING.
FATHER Sf the StSlsn neg Seems q Thlnk
Ne knows How e. L0o6 f0g MN AM,
EApects hlIa Elaek-AlS ElMa q large
sire Revolver BtFappod q Rlls na1n.

Father % the 8toien woy Seems O. Thlnli
Ne knows How e. L0oh foP MIN AM,
EApects nlm Ilaeh AlBo llma q l.nPWp
sire Revolver BlFaPp0d q lals Am.
D- Mariana ScimeoA % Prince street
'1a Si'iha1 whose three-year-oh son
vAs ,lnE7ped on tuesday. presumably
rv -ns II tire gang that has been writing
he doctor letters demanding money
s.s- since the birth Of the child. got al
a,na- letter yestsrdAv. which. far from
alil7g ?, his ala-ni. seemed 20 assure
INN thar he would soon regain possession
NJ hrs hov DR. Scimeca had handed IN
me nni~a fifteen letters which he had
-acsiv'd AZ intervals for the last throe
yeas hyt the me that came yestsr,laV
went m other hands and the doctor
vasr' inclined 70 say very much about
ne took the position that since the
rahrs bed worked on the case ever sinon
trs .ettsrs began 10 come and had dis.
covered nothing 1t all they probably
wouldn't be Of much assistance in re-
covering the boy.
r." IsS'ar demanded - .OOO as the price
n tha boys return Il didat name Aly
rIacr 81 which the money was % be de-
hysred. bu; merely said. See a friend. =
m S'imcoa appeared 20 understand
VIA, this meant. Ne gave the letter
n man said q he his own cousin and
then AT down tn await the return Of
Michael
ne COUSIN. who left the doctors house
a. soon As the letter was handed % him.
shout eight O'Clock yesterday morning.
was described by Dr. Scimeca a. heinR
''ust like my own brother; like . part Of
nv own body
I have perfect confidence in this man.
continued the doctor. and he haS their
c,nhdenre There IL NJ use Of my trying
n see them myself. hut this man. he
snovs how n walk among them
Ry them the doctor meant the kid
ra7pers Il is believed tla' the SiciRAas
uh' practise the kidnapping industry
here have divided into two parties over
me attack on Dr Scimeca and that power.
M influence Of an unusual kind ia theae
ca-s. IS being brought - bear % compel
tne return Of tine boy
t'r some reason. perhaps because Of
spn@thing in the letter. DT. Soineca eA-
gscted that Michael would be returned
A. noon yesterday. When the hour
nassed without alv news Of the boy the
doctor appeared q he worried. but calmed
himself by reasoning that the kidna9pers
ere watching the house all the time and
that none Of the gang hal cared g az
zach the place with the boy because
" 'he frequent visits Of the pOline end
o'1ers VINO came n COndDle with the
doctor or b ask for news
II | cant stop the people coming here
lean get my bay back. said Or Scimeca.
and chats all I want Iust now Punish
uent for these men will cnue afterwah
The theory thrt the doctor had some
hing m mind besides passive waiting
vas horn out by the big revolver which
he wore stripped TO his waist. Tie showed
u - he poke.
Dr. Scimsca didnt seem % an fright
sned. end II WIS apparent th't he under
stood the PIN upon which his friends
Who know nov 10 welk AIMING the kid
nappeTs are following out. When ASKED
4 he knew who the men were who he'd
his hoy he replied. i suspect lots Of
people end then changed the sub iect.
He ssid. however. thst he expected 10
have to pay for the boys return and that
use 81 money N ! haven't any bdyi- was
the way he put IL. Mrs. Scimsca didn't
seem "a share her husbands confidence
thgt the hoy would be returned unframed
She begged her husband 20 psv what
was asked and offered 10 pawn her lew
cry 90 help raise the money
Or. Scimeoa didn't Fke the demand
~ ts.ODo very seriously. He exDls med
t7at they were ignorant and that q O01
- -
a good deal % money aud thct IDEAS %
vnat a good deal Of money was depended |
Upon many things. II might be that
re would have 60 pay siO0 but he WIS
Inclined 10 think that so would satisfy !
the child stoalers.
Just what the police thought o. the /
turn matters had taken IL uncertain. |
hut II is pretty clear what the doctor !
links Of the police when they are tp /
4 yainst Italian blackmailers. win the 4
2 'hCe pay money for my boys return
hs asked ard shrugged bic ~ oulders 4
ir answer. adding. When ! get the child
tHsn go 20 the police"
u was said that the detectives were
working on evidence collected by the
a's Lieut. PetrOsino. who worked on the
else when Dr. Scimeca first began 10
get the letters. Just Whrt this evidence
was no one would say. hut one II the
detectives said there was reason 70
believe that the men VINO carried OF
he hoy belonged 20 tho same gong that
ki.led PstrOsino In Italy This suppOai-
u0n Vas based on the fact that after
FeirosinO went abroad no letters came
- the doctor until several weeks after
Petr0sino was killed. The Detectives
reasoned that the gang was too busy then
o. bother with a httle Kidnapping job
Late Yesterday afternoon DR.. Scimsca
tl.d bis friends that he no longer expected
ne return u HE boy that day. but that
h. would surely be back by noon Of the