The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-12-14
GAVE HIM BACK
A Boy kidnapped sra Hsld I've saalss
Returned 10 Ills Parents.
A VERY STRANGE CASE

Restored at Brooklyn Bridge-The
Boy Says He Was Well Treated by
His Captors, Who Had Four Other
Children.
After being held a prisoner TOT
more than two months by a oano OF
kidnappers, Peter. the s1-year-oio
O of Charles Cirincion, is again
AZ his home. No. Ala HackensacR
plank Road. Union Hill, n. ]. He
Ia un,niured and Is a little s'outef
and taller than when his captors
carried him away.
The boy told q World reporter
that In the house to which ne was
taken, either on the east side OF Ne"
York or else In Brooklyn, there are
four other children. He gives their
names as Rose, who Is two years OLD;
Trecina, who is five; Katie, four, and
.Nonna," a boy Of seven.
Peter says that the children re-
ferred to the woman who cared lot
them as Mamma" but the police
believe them to be other children
held for a reward. A determined
e,sort will be made to locate the
house where Peter was kept and to
run down the gang Of kidnappers.
Peter was returned to his fatner
az mysteriously as he disappeared.
cirincion was sitting in his carpet
store about 2 o'clock Monday AFTER
noon. so he asserts. when the tele-
phone rang and a mans voice on the
other end Of the wire said that II ne
wopId be at the Manhattan end OF
tie Brooklyn Bridge at 10 O'CLOCK
that night his son would be restored
to him. He hadn't much hope, as
during the last month he says ne
received several similar messages
without result.
The father declares he took up his
stand st the bridge at the hour ap-
oointed, and says that from the crowd
the little fellow darted to him and IN
. minute was in his arms.
Cirincion Is unwilling to discuss
the case at length through fear that
the kidnappers will again modest
hirl He denies that he paid any
ransom to regain his boy. He says
that the men who took the little fell
Row away, when they found that ne
could not pay the tribute demanded
returned the child of their own &C
cord.
peter went away on Sept. rs
said Grincion, and / had nearly
given up hope Of seeing him again.
When he went to school that morn
Ing a man gave him a penny. When
school let ort the man was waiting
Tor him with another man. Both
were Italians. The first man spoke
to my boy, calling him "Petie,' and
asking him II he didn't want some
candy. Then they took him on with
them. I heard at the time that they
carried him away in a pony cart
but it was n a Streel car.
TAfter this happened / got a tele-
phore message, and a mar asked me
bow much I wonld give to get my
boy back a7ain. I told him that
had no money and he rang Of. l
tried to find ont where the message
came from. but I could not
"The mans took me away on a car
and then tooFed me on two trains,
said Petite 10 The World reporter, and
he rointed in the direction OF the
Bulls Ferry cars. 1t is believed thai
he took the cars and then crossed
to New York from Jersey City by the
Hudson tube.
"Thnv looked me to a house. a
big red house" he said. The mans.
they called SIN, tcoked me. lie
vas a Young mans and he gave me
some candy 90 7 went with him. And
when I got to the house they was a
lady there. She was a young lady
ana she hal black hair and she gived
me- some cake. 1t was fig cake and
some nice KIND or cake WIFI SoHle
ching good in the middle.
and there was other children at
the horse. too. There was Norma.
He was a boy and we used to play
marbles. He used to beat me when
We PLAYED and then he'd give me
the marbles hack again and we'd play
all over.
"They let me play in the back
yard, but I never ruined away. They
said nv papa would come for me.
Once the LAZY cauched me under the
stove and she giver me the strap,
but it didn't hurt.
1--WE went to the moving picture
shows. saw some Indians and cow
bows fighting. Nav. the Indians
didn't beat the cowboys. Course not,
the COWBOYS beat the Indians.
AT night I slert with the Fat
mans. There we're three other mans
In the house. They all used to go
over to another house, and some
times they sent me to get beer.
Last night they tod me to come
along with them. and I went with
Sam and the other nan We walked
. long way. I was awfully tired,
but then thew brought me home.
Nav. pana didn't find me at the