New-York tribune., 1921-06-13
Varotta Vows
Vengeance ON
Sons Slayers
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know that the last hope had gone

"Did you bring = my boy?" she
shrieked, and fell toward him, Varotta
stumbled forward with tear-blnded
eyes and caught her.
Giuseppe is dead" he whispered,
and then, unable to support her weight
and dropped to the floor. Fiaschetti
and neighbors attending Mrs varotta
lifted her to cot and hurriedly sum
moned physician.
Before the physician arrived she had
revived, but was taken with violent
commissions, Varotta walked dazedly
back and forth across the room.
Suddenly he leaped to the center of
the room, took photograph of the
dead boy from his pocket and held it
high above his head. Then. in voice
quivering with excitement and emo
tlon, Varotta swore to avenge little
Giuseppe in blood and never to cease
In the search for his murderers.
Mothers Life ENDANGERED
The physician who answered the
emergency call said Mrs. Varctta's con-
dition was extremely critical. He said
that the shock of the tragedy, coupled
with her already delicate condition,
might prove fatal. Mrs. Varotta ex-
poets to become a mother within a few
days.
While the autopsy was being per-
formed at Nyack yesterday, Detectives
George Festa, John Ertola and George
Terminello, Of the Italian squad, made
three arrests, said to be in connection
with the case.
Salvatore Trola, thirty-eight wears
old, of 515 East Fourteenth Street:
Vincenzo Battaglia, thirty-three wears
old, of the same address, and Giuseppe
Palastro, thirty-four years old, of 234
Avenue A, were taken into custody.
Trola and Battaglia are alleged TO
nave had two .38-caliber revolvers each
IN their possession when arrested,
while Palastro is asserted to have had
one .38-caliber automatic pistol
All three were charged with violation
of the Sullivan law and held in SIS 900
bail each when arraigned before
Magistrate William A. Sweetser in
forkville Court later in the day.
Near Neighbor Arrested
Shortly before Varotta returned to
his home last night Festa and De-
tective John Greco, also of the Italian
squad, arrested Tony Sussili, twenty
one years old, chauffeur, who lives
at $50 East Thirteenth Street, just two
doors from the Varotta home Sussili,
according to Fiaschetti, has been
sought in connection with the case
- VII thS pCSiuHiilS anu is pei1eVeQ to
have been associated with the men
who were arrested after it is asserted
they called at the Varotta home in re-
sponse to a letter sent by Varotta
telling them that their demands for
ransom were to be met and that the
money awaited them. Sussili was or
dered held without bail and will be ar
raigned this n rorning. The four ar
rests of yesterday make a total of ten
since the boy disappeared and more
are expected, according to statements
made by the police last night.
The fifth arrest, that of seventeen
year-old Joseph Margo1io, Of 348 East
Thirteenth Street, was made at a. m.
to-day. He was taken to Headquarters,
where he is being detained as a ma
terial witness.
Fear that the kidnapers who muir
dered little Giuseppe may attempt to
keep Varotta from talking further by
numbering him has been expressed by
the police, and last night the guard at
the Varotta home was ordered doubled.
stationed at the doorway of the home.
All callers yesterday were searched be-
fore being granted access to the build
ing.
The body of Giuseppe was ordered
sealed in bronze casket yesterday by
Varotta. 1t will be prepared for burial
at the Nyack morgue> and brought to
New York Tuesday morning. After
arriving here it will be taken to the
Varotta home for one hour and then
removed to the Twelfth Street Catholic
Church for services. Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery
81 want my neighbors and friends to
know that / am not afraid to take my
little boy home for burial" the father
said