The evening world., 1917-06-21
EAST SIDE GIRL
HELD CAPTIVE,
FRIENDS FEAR
Missing, Like Ruth Cruger,
Since May 5-MoSt of
700 Found.

While many pathetic stories were
revealed to-day by Evening World re-
porterS Investigations Of girls re-
ported missing since tho first OF the
year. and at least some Of the cases
present mystories that may never be
solved. It appears certain that most
Of the 700 or more who have been
sought by the police were found or
returned voluntarily.
One east side case in some respects
resembles tho Ruth cruger mystery,
but without the tragic sequel. II is
that Of IgnaziA D'Asaro. a pretty.
nineteen year old shirt factory
worker, who dropped out OF sight on
the afternoon OF May 8, after leaving
her home at No. 1T Elizabeth Street,
ostensibly TO visit a moving picture
theatre in tho nelghborhood. Since 3
o'clock on the afternoon Of that day,
which was Friday. no trace of the girl
has been found. Through the beiated
Cruger investigation her parents are
again enabled to renew a plea TO the
Police Department with hope OF
speedy action.
Since she disappeared the girls
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph D'Asaro,
have moved to No. 165 Chrystle Street
They insist Ignazla was sensible and
had no love affair.
A brother OF the girl, Louis D'Asaro,
we'll to do importer. Of No. s69
Broome Street, has already spent a
large sum directing wide search
Independent OF the police. and he
sums up his efforts with the rather
startling assertion that no believes
his sister 10 be in the hands OF white
slavers, and perhaps in danger of
death.
''Please do not say much about my
sisters disappearance." was his re-
quest TO q reporter. ''If II is true she
is being held by white slavers, and
we have reason to believe she is, we
hope she will escape. and come home.
She was a good girl"
Ignazla was employed in the Rubin
shirt factory. No. 80 West Houston
Street. Her only chum. according to
the family. was a cousin. a girl OF her
own age. Tho afternoon OF May 8
was holiday and she went TO a
Grand Street theatre. The police
have taken no action other than the
routine publication OF age and de-
scription. so far as the family know.
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7 inches: dark haired. pretty and we'll
developed. She spoke Italian as well
as English nuently. Family and
friends insist she had no reason to
leave home and never absented her
self before.
ONE MISSING ONE WAS GETTING
MARRIED.
Investig tigation OF the reported disap-
pearance of Rose Malatesta, seven
teen, from her home, No. II Oliver
Street, on May II, led 70 the disclosure
that she had been married the day
following. just about the time her
father was reporting her absence TO
the police. Until yesterday the father
her husband, an employee OF an ex-
press company. she is living at No. 20
Catharine Street. having been located
through the questioning OF nelghbors.
This case is typical OF results that
marked other investigations In the con-
gested east side. Parents do not take
tho trouble TO follow up their early
efforts and as n result records OF the
bureau OF missing persons become
congested.
Another girl still missing is Bea-
trlce Ellsworth. sixteen. OF No. sAs
East Eiftieth Street. tho Providence
Home for Girls, who disappeared
April 0. An official said the police
had made no report to tho institution
! since her flight was communicated TO
them.
A Brooklyn girl who IS stlll missing
a is Catherine Cook. twenty-five years
! old, OF No. 22 Strong Place. who dis
! appeared from home Feb. ~. She
= : was employed In a paper box fac
q tory In Pearl street, and became in
fatdated with youth in the fac
[ tory. DeletNlNth lOunu neT once and
. took her home, She threatened to
= throw herself out a window II de-
: tanned. saying she did not want to re-
: main at home, and after an hour dis
appeared, not to be heard OF again.
: In tho Harlem and Washington
y Heights sections Of New York, an In
i vestigation OF fifteen missing girls
=, between fourteen and eighteen dis
q closed that every one had been found
: by the police or voluntarily returned
4 home.
. In the case Of Sarah Friedman,
= fourteen. n school girl Of No. 80 Con-
y vent Avenue, ,-the police succeeded in
r. finding the girl and arrosting the
i man who was responsible for taking
Il her away. She left her home on juno
20 and when she failed to return her
= father reported the case and Deteo.
q tive Leone traced her to Trenton
ID where she was found on June 9.
rs Margaret Smith, fifteen, OF No. 200.
d Seventh Avenue, disappeared from
a n.