New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-13
FINDS LONG LOST CHILD
Italian Father Receivers Daughter
After Nine Years.
CROSSES SEA FOUR TIMES
Declares Supposed Parents Took
Girl Away from Naples While
He and Wife Were in Algiers.

The story OF fathers nine-year search
for missing child. a search which eA-
tended hack and forth from Alglers 10 itaiy
and then TO the United States and endeh III
the discovery OF the child by her father'
was unfolded yesterday to JUSTICE ""'e
gan in the Supreme Court Ana 'he an
guish of the parent. relieved ny MS sue
cess i'm at last finding his own, ~ no"
borne by the man and woman VINO lot
nine years have been like father ah'
mother to the girl. They fear that 'hey
are about to lose the child, whom they had
come to regard as their own.
Caterina Sambardini, as she ~ 10"
known. the subject Of the long search ana
of the legal battle, was in court win her
preseut custodian The argument WHICH
is IN decide whether she shall go TO Aiglers'
where her supposed father. Oreste Ma
rengo. Is "A merchant. or snail re-
main here as the daughter OF Giuseppi
Sambardini and his wife. Of No. @o1 BEL
mont avenue. The Bronx, VIII be hearo
next Tuesday.
Sambardin who is native Oh N"p,I''
SAYS that he and his wife, having no .''
dren of their own. adopted the gin iioi'
an institution in Naples nine years
when she was eighteen months ON III"
child thrived IN the care OF tne "on"
bardIn,s and A eew months later the ndPpy
family came TO New York. Eventuaiiy Tue
family moved TO The Bronx
The Sambardnis were somewhat ''
prised on August "a when three h'eh aP
peared at their home and demandeu 10 so
the child one of the men was MAJ -
The Others were Detective Conway cl the
Harlem detective bureau, and represei'"'
five of the Italian Consul General Cate-
rina vee brought into the room, ana Nh
reneo clasped the frightened child 10 MN,
hueging her and kissing her AGAIN anu
again. II was a revelation to Cateriha'
She could not understand how tnis s'r'"s
man could claim her as his daughter "hen
she was the child of Para ana Mamma
Sambardni.
But Marengo had the law with hlm' Az"
Sambardni made no protest when ne 'ooH
Tho GIRL away with him, although she ala
nrotest Marengo took Caterina TO the
home of Mrs. Emelia Mischol at NO. -Hof
First avenue and gave the girl mo hct
temporary custody until he could arranse
10 take her to her own mother, IN A'sieis
According to Marengo's story his WHe
was unable TO care for Caterlna wseh S"e
was BABY, and gave her over 10 Mr9.
Sambardin;. who agreed TO nurse her uhtii
her mother could look after her. Marenso :
business in Algiers took him ana MS VIII"
auav from Naples several weeks In the
year. on their return 10 Italy from oie
of those visits he called to see ms paoE'
He learned that the Sambardinls had gone
ia the United States and taken the chilo
with them They left no word OF their
destination. and then began the long search
for the missing baby.
Three times Marengo came ~ TINS CITY
from Italy or Agiers to iind 'aterina anu
her guardians. but each time nc had 10 go
back with heavy heart and impart TO MS
wife the sad news that he had failed. But
Marengo kept up the search, and made
fourth trip to this country last summer
This time his efforts were rewarded with
clew which led to the finding of the Sam
bardinis in The Bron~
Recovering from his fear. because OF the
presence of the police. to assert whatever
claim he had TO the child. Sambardini was
moved TO action to recover Caterina and
prove his story about getting ner in an In
stitution In Naples a story which Marengo
fatty denies. Sambardini obtained writ
Of habeas corpus compelling .harenso to
produce Caterina IN court and have the
story thra shed on; there