New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-15
Ex-Judge Denounces De
tectives-Acts in Captur-
ing Girl Witness
WANTED IN BRONX
WHITE SLAVE CASE
Woman Who Gave Testimany
Aided Prosecutor in Getting
New Points in Case.

"Kidnapped" is the Interpretation
applied by former Judge John Palmieri
yesterday when asked regarding the
disappearance from his home l6o
Ocean Parkway. Brooklyn, Of Giavanna
Sauna. employed there for the last year
as a maid She was taken from the
house Tuesday afternoon by Assistant
district Attorney Mork Seymoure, OF Inc
Bronx. and Detectives Kennedy and Nc
Loughlin, accompanied by Henrietta
Annette. now held in the Bronx County
Jail in $4,000 bail on charge OF per
Jury. The charge resulted from the
recent conviction in The Bronx OF John
J. Delane for white slavery.
When Delane, who was political
leader in The Bronx, was arrested Shei
with two other women, appeared before
the grand jury and testified against
him. Subsequently Henrietta Annette
disappeared from her home IN Inc
Bronx. but at the trial Of Delane she
took the stand and testified for the
defence. represented by Mr.. Palmierl
This was on the last day of the trial
She was arrested later charged with
perjury. and has since been held IN
$4,000 bail.
District Attorney Martin said last
night that he has evidence TO show that
after the girl testified before the grand
Jury she went to Amsterdam, \. Y, and
lived there at the expense or Delane
She came back TO the city, e prose
cutor said. upon receipt Of a telegram
from Mr.. Palmicri, and was taken to
his home in Brooklyn She remained
there I'd to the time she testified at
IL, kn .
and sentenced TO from ten to twenty
years in Sing Sing.
Her visit Yesterday TO the Palmieri
home, the District Attorney said. was
for the purpose of identifying the maid
Giayanna Sauna. The latter's testl-
mony. it is intimated is for the pur-
pose OF corrobOrating much which has
been told to the District Attorney by
the Annette woman.
within a few days" the District
Attorney declared, "the New York pub
lie will be surprised TO hear to what
extremes people Of the Delane type 60
to escape punishment"
The disappearance Of Giavanna Sauna
was accomplished, according 10 the for
mer Judge, without the slightest charge
being made against her, and without
any leEal hulHOIlNl. II was uOHI, ~
said. simply on the pretence that she
might be wanted as a witness.
Mr. Palmier asserted that the mer
came to his home after they had as
ccrtained that 10 one except his two
servants and his children were at home
They ordered one Of my maids &c
dress" he continued, "and when she
refused they threatened to put hand
cuffs on her and take her by force
A decorator at work in the house trieC
10 telephone me and my wife. They
threatened to arrest him if he useC
the telephone or notified the nelghbor:
of their presence. They frightened my
children into Mysteries. The maid wa:
taken away in a closed automobile
Those in my home were under the I'm
preston that she was being kidnapped
"When | returned and heard Of what
had happened ! notified the police
Through them | learned that the maiC
was taken 10 the Bronx County court
house on District Attorney Martin:
orders. A more unwarranted and high
handed proceeding has never been wit
messed
When the domestic reached the Bronl
she was arranged before Judge Gibbs
who, as a committing magistrate, held
her as a material witness in $1,000 IN
the Bronx Court county Jail. She was
bailed out yesterday by representative
Of Mr.. Palmiera.