The New York herald., 1921-06-21
$2,7O0 VIOLINS TRAP
EX-CLERK AS THIEF
Former Employee in National
Park Bank Accused in
$4,000 Robbery.
HAS ONLY 10 CENTS LEFT
Youth in Cell DiscOnsOlate as
Musical Career Plans Go
Glimmering.
HAS ONLY 10 CENTS LEFT

While working over a long column of
figures in his cage in the National Park
Bank, PA Broadway. last winter, Rinal-
do Sidoli, 20, clerk, began dreaming of
the day when, as his mother was al
ways telling him. he should be great
violin virtuoso and have his picture in
the newspapers. According to the
police young Sidoli's dream of fame led
him to cabinet in a vault where
$3.50, 900 in Liberty bonds, collateral for
loan, were kept. The action in the
little drama in which he is alleged to
have been the handspring moved
swiftly. He was arrested yesterday,
accused Of stealing $4,000 worth Of the
bonds, and last night he was in cell
at Police Headquarters. inconsolable.
Sidoli, who now wears his hair
rather long and let's it fall anywhere
employ of the bank on January 81. The
bonds we're missed first on January 49,
But before that a single $1,000 bond
was missing, and in the minds OF
some of the bank officials finally came
the suspicion that there was more than
coincidence in the clerks resignation.
1t was not until early in the spring,
however, that William A. Main, vice
president of the bank. decided to have
a private detective watch Sidoli
case only few days when, according TO
Mr.. Main, they began to deliver reports
of an unusual nature. They said that
Sidoli was studying music, that he had
been followed to the studio Of one OF
the best known teachers in the country
and that under his arm he usually car
ried mighty expensive violin. There
we're further inquiries, it is said, all
with the result that presently the Ma
tional Park Bank was notified its for
mer clerk owned two instruments worth
just $2,70o.
At Police Headquarters IL was ex-
planned that the detectives engaged to
follow the would-be virtuoso reported his
progress as a musician and finally that
he was preparing to Introduce himself to
all the world including the music critics.
They said he was dickering to hire
Aeolian Hall and that he had set April
as the date when his dream should
come true.
The night of April was a great
night for Sidoli. 1t was said-great
up TO a quarter past eight o'clock when
he stepped out on the stage at Acolian
Hall and saw his audience. Seated in
the auditorium he could see just four
persons. all men. One was a detective,
another was an assistant to Mr.. Main.
The others were critics. Young Sidoli
played fairly we'll. He was slightly
nervous. The concert according to the
police. led almost directly to his arrest
yesterday at the bank. He had spent
the $4,000, all but ten cents. It was
said.
At the Sidoli home on the top floor
of five story tenement at S5S Second
avenue. last night. apparently nothing
was known of the sons predicament.
His mother and sister and young brother
we're there. His father was out driv-
ing his taxfcab.
"Sure. my brother is musician" the
sister said "Sure, he is n fine musician
He plays the violin grand. Did he give
a concert? I'll say he did. but, mister
the reporters that were there didn't
know nothing. They said he was a
rotten player in the papers. But he
isn't rotten--he's grand. | know be-
cause I'm his sister"