Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-21
TRIED TO CARRY HER AWAY
IN TAXICAB, SHE SAYS
Russell BiondalieIIo Held on
Charge Made by Pretty
Young Woman.

Russell Biondaliello, 20 years old,
of 239 Oliver street, 1t Is alleged py
the police, adopted twentieth-century
methods in his love-making, and 1t is
charged attempted to kidnap pretty
19-year-old Mary Giamportore, OF l2s
Elm street, in taxicab, after she
had repulsed his attentions. Bionda-
Hello and Thomas Mistrel, % years
old, of 240 Oliver street, were held IN
bail on the charge of attempted KID
naping. Mistrel is alleged to be
confederate.
Sreamed for Help.
The alleged attempt at KIDNAPPING
occurred on Wednesday evening while
Miss Giamportore. unescorted, was
returning from her work. AS she
reached Green and McWhorter streets
a taxicab drew up at the curb just
In front of her. AS she attempted
to walk past a man jumped out, she
alleges, and throwing one arm around
her waist and hand across her
mouth, attempted to lift her into the
waiting machine. She kicked ana
souirmed and managed to release his
hold on her mouth and emitted sew
eral loud screams and cries for help
Her assailant, becoming frightened,
released his hold and jumping into
the cab was out of the neighborhood
in a few minutes. In his struggle
with her, however, he lost his cap.
This she was carrying home when she
was occosted by Mistfel. who, she
says, attempted to get it from her.
When she refused to give it up she
declares he became abusive and she
had to run all the way home to es-
cape him.
With the cap as the only clue to
her assailant's identity, Miss Clam
portore appeared at the Third pre-
cinct police station on Thursday
morning and told her story to Captain
Peter Christie. The latter detailed
Acknowledgement Brex and Sesssanb
Kull ON the case, and it was through
their Investigations that Biondaliello
and Mistrel were taken into custody
From the girl they learned of Bion-
daliello's infatuation for her, and how
he had been repulsed at every turn.
Until last night, however, they were
unable to learn any trace of his
whereabouts. At that time they came
upon his brother and followed him
home. Here, by careful Vancouver
ing. they came upon their man in the
kitchen. denied his guilt, but is
alleged to have told his captors that
he could not live without the girl.
Through the girls accepted fiance,
Stanley Spacciante. "a years old, of 8
Comes place, the police learned of an
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on him by Biondaliello an evening
last month as he was leaving his
sWeetheart's home. At that time, he
saws. he was warned never again to
go out with the girl, or accept the
consequences. He identified Bion-
daliello as the man who had assault
ed him.
In court today the girl declared
that Biondaliello had been forcing his
attentions upon her for several years
mast. She has told him repeatedly,
she said, that she did not care for
him and was going to marry another.
This last remark, she says, seemed to
anger Biondaliello to such an extent
that he sent his uncle, Giro Bion-
daliello. to her father at Highland,
Ulster county, N. Y, to intercede in
his behalf and receive his consent to
marry the girl When the uncle re-
turned empty handed Biondaliello be-
came desperate, she says.
Despite the fact that Biondaliello
is held in $1,000 bail on the attempted
kidnapping charge and $500 for assault
and battery, and Mistrel in $1,000 bail
as an accomplice in the attempted
kidnapping, the police are still work.
ing on the case Brex and Kull,
armed with a John Doe and Rich
ard Roe warrant, are hunting for the
driver of the taxicab and man who
they believe was also in the machine
at the time. Arrests are expected be-
fore nightfall.