The New York herald., 1921-06-12
STOLEN BOYS BODY
IS FOUND IN AODS,GGii';
Corpse of Kidnapped Child
Had Been Floating in River
for Ten Days.
IDENTIFIED BY CLOTHES
Father Recently Got Note
From Blackmailers Warning
of Revenge to Come.

The clothing taken from the body of
the small boy found yesterday in the
Hudson River near Piermont, n. Y,
was identified at Nyack last night as
that Of Giuseppi Varotta, years old,
whom the entire New York police
force has been searching since May "a.
identification Of the clothing was made
by Salvatore Varotta, father of the
kidnapped boy. The body had been
buried in a cemetery at Nyack by or
county
The father and Detective Trezza of
the Italian squad remained at Nyack
while Police Headquarters tried TO get
in touch with Assistant District At
torney Dineen for the purpose Of hav-
ing him order Coroner Flanders to ex-
hume the body.
Concidently with the report of the
finding of young varotta's clothing 1t
became known that only few days
ago the Varotta family received a third
note from the kdnappers. This last
message threatened death OF Giuseppi
unless the father called off the police
investigation and refused 10 help the
| detectives in the investigate OF the
movements of the five suspects arrested
early in the search.
The last letter was a warning also OF
the gangs intention 20 revenge itself or
Detective Michael Fiaschetti. who has
been in charge OF the investigation.
"If you appear before the Crane
Jury the body OF your boy will bs
found floa ting in the river a few day,
afterward." il stated. And we will gel
that Mike Fiaschetti with a .3s
cal. revolver"
Fiaschetti. who was waiting at head
quarters last night for word from Trazza
and other detectives who accompanied
him and the boy's father 10 Nyack. said
that there was every indication that the
Black Hand gang that stole young
Giuseppi finally took his life and threw
his body into the river. The threat In
! the last letter, he was inclined to be-
lieve. had been carried out.
Trezza and the other detectives Of
the Italian squad. together with Va
rotts. left headquarters just after Z
| o'clock last night after attempts TO OBJ
tain a description OF the clothing OF the
river victim over the telephone had
/ failed II was 0:2O o'clock when
| Trezza called Fisschetti at headquar-
| ters
The clothing has been Identified by
/ Varotta." he reported to Fiaschetti, but
the body has been buried"
II was explained that when the cor
oner examined the boys body he found
IL in such condition that immediate
burial was imperative. The message re.
porting the find to the New York police
had been sent Immediately the body was
found. and acting on instruction from
Fiaschetti, the Nyack police had hat
the clothes preserved.
Trozza was ordered TO remain nj
Nyaok all night and to hold the Other
detectives with him as n guard for the
dead boys father. Instructions might b'
sent to Coroner Flanders by Assistant
District Attorney Dineen at any minute
IL was said The body would be ey
humed Immediately these instructions
were received, Flanders promised.
The boys body was found by wooc
gatherer. When he first saw the body
IL was on the banks of the Hudson only
a few feet from the end of the pier. but
IL washed back into the river before ht
| could reach IL. II sank at that time
but two hours later the same man was
on the pier and he again saw the body
which had been washed up for the sec
| ond time I'm almost the exact spot where
! he had first seen II.
Tho theory the deteC tives are working
on. however. Is that the boy was throw n
into the river after ths kidnappers had
becoming frightened for fear they would