The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-12-11
SEEK KIDNAPPERS
THROUGH LICENSE
NOTICED ON AUTO
Jimmie Gimmarinaro Aids De-
tectives In Trying To Trace
Machines Route.

Jimmy Glammarinaro. seven years
old, who was kidnapped at Bethpage,
L. l., last Tuesday and dropped from
a machine at Howard Avenue and
McDonough Streets, Broollyn, last
night, was taken this afternoon by
detectives end his father, Albert, to
500 II he could retrace the route
taken by tho machine in which he
says he was driven, The boy had said
he was taken from a ranshackle
house In which he was the companion
Of an old man who always kept the
shades down and cooked sausages
Jimmy was found by William Lof-
tus, who saw the ddnappers drop
him from a machine which he told
the police bore a license plate on
which the closing numbers were $40.
The only clue considered definite
has been given to the police by the
child, who said that one of the men
looked like a man who used to work
for his uncle. Jimmy has an uncle
who is a farmer at Farminddale, /. l.
He employees itinerant labor and, 1t
was believed, one OF the laborers
might have kidnapped Jimmy for a
ransom. The boys father however
denies that he paid any ransom or
that any one sent him threats.
Shivering with cold and so fright
ened he forgot his English, Jimmy
was taken to the Ralph Avenue sta
ton by a citizen. The boy wore the
gingham waist overalls. and green
sweater in which he started to school
with his sister Frances, when he was
seized by three men in an automobile.
Jimmy said when the three men
took him into the automobile Tues
day despite his protests that he didn't
want to take ride. They sped
toward New York so fast they coll
lided with another car. but not much
damage was done. There was an
other delay when a tire blew out
He was blindfolded before being
taken into the house where he was
kept and was led up three Nights of
stairs, he said, The shades were all
drawn and there was a dim gaslight.
There was a stove with fire, a bed
with bare mattress and couch, and
an old mAn-an Italian--who proved
to be his keeper, 1t was dirty,
dilapldated room. He never got a
glimpse outside during his four days
| there.
At the base OF the door there was a
hole through which kittens came in
occasionally and he played with them.
He could hear a telephone bell occa-
sionally, and outside dogs barIIed at
frequent intervals.
II was not allowed to look out the
window" Jimmy told the police "or
10 walk about the room. The old man
always sat by the stove. There were
no clothes on the bed and the old man
and / slept on the couch. He was
good to me. He never struck me,
but he wouldn't talk to me. He was
always cooking sausnges. All | got
to eat was sausages."
The boy said when the telephone
rang the old man would humble they
we're talking TO his father, and he
probably would soon be there. Last
night three men, two of them of the
party that carried him away, hustled
him out into the dark. They walked
so fast he couldn't see the house he
had left, put him in an auto, and he
thought drove about three. blocks
Then they stopped, helped him out
gave him a dollar bill "to buy
candy" which he said he didn't want
and drove away. He said they spokC
Italian.