The evening world., 1911-02-01
Seer, Lured by Love for Bride
of Year, Finds Detectives
Awaiting Him.
BOYS IDENTIFY HIM.
Young Rizzo and Longo Point
Him Out as Leader of Band
That Stole Them.

giuseppe Sceri was identified to-day at
Poaice Headquarters by Giuseppe Longe
and Michael Rizso OF Brooklyn, zach
seven years old. al the man who took
charge OF them in a fiat at No. 30 East
Slxty-third street. after they had been
kidnapped from their homes in Brook
Ign OF Nov. 10. 1910. Sceri, who disap-
pesred at The time the Rizzo M Longo
boys were recovered from No. 332 East
Slxty-third street. In December. was ar.
resled last night at his home, No. 800, In
the same row Of tenements, when he
tried to sneak into the house to see a
baby girl born to his bride OF a year on
Monday afternoon.
According to Lieut.. Anthony vachrlz,
co rmander OF the Italian squad OF the
Detective Bureau. Sceri was the brains
and commanding force of a kidnapping
gang that made Its headquarters In the
East ~Sixty-third street Senements.
Vachriz declares that Sceri arNan ged the
kidnapping OF the t.ongo and Rizzo boys
IND superintendent the delivery OF letters
10 the parents. OF the missing youngsters
demanding ransom.
Chief Of Band Long Sought.
Wien little Rizzo and Longo were
bund by the detectives Stanislau Cat
jena and Marie Kappa were arrested
charged with being the ~custodians of
I the captive boys. They have since been
sentenced to twenty-nine years each In
Sin. Sing. Others arrested a. the time
hara haan Htaphar1aA anI nna ~ shAp,
is Pietro Baretta. the father OF Marie,
the wife OF Giuseppe sceri.
At the time of the Kidnapping Of the
Rizzo and Longo boys. sceri ran a Eroc-
cry store at No. S32 East sixty third
street In partnership with Benedetto
Miynano. When Deputy COMMISSIONS
Flynn and a squad of detectives
swooped down on the block and gath
cred "A big harvest of prisoners. Scerl
managed to escape.
lie is twenty-seven years old and waa
deeply In love with his young wife. The
detectives knew that she was about &c
become a mother: they knew that Seer
would try to reach her In time. 80 they
set 4 perpetual watch upon Airs. Sceri,
Begged to See B1by.
Lssuts. MicheDi, CaNane and ID GIgliC
were on watch when Sceri appeared las
night. He made no resistance xnef
placed under arrest. but begged for the
privilege OF seeing his baby. The de
t~ectives refused, TO allow this. In the
hoYe that he will make a confession Il
permitted to visit the little one later on
Scori was lined up with ten other mer
in TIE Detective Bureau this morning
and Lieut.. Vachriz brought In the Rixzo
and Longo boys. withoi.. hesitation the
little fellows walked up to the prisoner
and touched him.
That's the fat man. said Longo,
He had a moustache n he has shaved
II off"
They called him 'Peppl,'" volun.
teered little Rizzo. when they cam
to the door they knocked and sale
'Peppi.' and then the door would OPEN
Sceri. with a slckly grin. admitted
that he had seen the boys. He said
they were In custody OF the Rapp:
woman. next door to his home. and h,
aid not know they had been kidnapped
This man Scerl." said Lieut.. Vachriz
lis a dangerous criminal. He Is a mar
OF education and a very forcible per.
ssonality. His influence over those he.