The New York herald., 1921-11-26
VarOtta Unable to Get Job
Since kidnapping, as En-
ployers Fear Reprisal.
ANNE MORGAN AIDING HIM
Finally One Time Chauffeur,
Protected by Police, Sells
From Pushcart.

1t was on an afternoon last May
that flve-year-old Giuseppe Varotta,
playing in front OF the tenement at
354 East Thirteenth street, was kid
mapped. Three weeks later, after the
police had searched everywhere and
washed ashore near Nyack. The kid
nappers had drowned him in the Hud-
son.
After the burial Salvatore Varotta,
father of the boy. gathered himself
together and went back to ask for his
old job. Work was necessary. for
there were three other children. and
fourth was soon to come. His for
mer employers, for whom h. had
driven a truck four years, shook their
heads. They were sorry. they said,
but they couldn't take the chance.
Tb Black Hand that had reached out
an: taken varotta's boy might get to
those who helped him. Somebody
might blow up the place with bomb.
1t distressed them, but they couldn't
risk it.
varotta has been looking for work
ever since. In the beginning, when he
started the search. a well meaning
friend told him to give another name.
another address, when he asked for a
job. Varotta tried 1t.
Help Given by Police.
Never in my life BEFORE" he told a
reporter for THE NEW YORK HERALD
last night, did have to lie about my
name. Well. go to garage, and the
boss, he ask my name, and give him
my mothers. I tell him live In Eighty
sixth street Then ne asks for my chauf-
feurs license. and L give It to him. He
look at 1t, and get mad. and ask me am
1 a thief, that don't tell him my right
name. Then I ask him II he don't re-
member about my boy. He said. oh,
yes But he don't give me a Job. He
was afraid, too. THAT Black Hands a
bad lot. I'm takin' no chances he tell
me-"
Varotta tried other places. He told
the bosses his name to begin with, but
they all held off. They didn't want to
be blown I'D some night.
He couldn't have struggled on if Il
hadn't been for the Social Service Bu-
reau Of Bellevue Hospital. Its members
have been paying Varotta's rent. They
have given him a card 30 that the new
varotta baby, who is named for little
Giuseppe. would not go without milk.
Through the generosity of Miss Anne
Morgan, who aided him when Adolph,
the oldest boy. was terribly disfigured
in an accident. two of the children
have been living In the country
AdoIph. who is ten. and Johnny, who
Is seven. Little Rose and the baby
are with the mother. They hsve sent
varotta a picture Of the youngsters,
which he shows to everybody.
Has to Lie About Name.
And the police have helped. Capt.
McNeiIl of the Fifth street station met
varotta in the street Thanksgiving
Day, and asked him II he had found
work yet varotta said he hadn't
I'll tell you what. Varotta," said
the captain, you get hold OF push
cart, and get some egetabies--they
won't cost much to start with--and
you stand your cart right here on the
corner. Nobody'll touch you. I'll
see TO that
SO yesterday varotta sold potatoes.
There's always patrolman sta
toned at the varotta house ever since
the kidnapping. And they've been
kind. Patrolman Thomas Madden ha
the detail on Thanksgiving Day. and
he bought the varottas their Thanks
giving dinner. They had pork chops.
The four men who are In the Tombs
under Indictment for the murder Of the
boy probably viii go on trial in jan
uary, Acting District Attorney Brothers
said yesterday. Roberto Raffaele. the
fifth man indicted. was convicted OF
murder in the first degree on August 49,
and Is now IN the death house at Sing
Sing awaiting execution.
II vNs hoped Mr.. Brothers said. that
Rafraele would furnish to the District
Attorneys Office and the police details
OF the kidnapping case which have
proved elusive. but Raffaele has not
talked as II was thought he might.
The prisoners awaiting trial are An
tonic Merino. James Ruggieri and Sento
Cassimano. who lived just across the
street from the Varotta home at 35i
East Thirteenth street. and John Mel
chicnnc. who Is said to have accepted
a part payment Of ransom from the Va
rotta boys father on the night he and
the others were arrested In the varotta
home.