The New York herald., 1921-06-17
BEAT man, Save BOY
MARVAROTTA Home
Crowd. Reused by Recent
Tragedy. Seek Vengeance
on Supposed kidnapper.
rs RESCUED BY POLICE
Repulsed Admirer of Childs
Mother Tried to Escape
in Taxicab.
MURDER CLUES RUN OUT
Detectives Make No Further
Progress in Apprehending
Slayers of Guiseppi.
rs RESCUED BY POLICE
MURDER CLUES RUN OUT


progress in solving the mystery OF the
kidnapping and murder OF five-year-
old Giuseppi Varotta of 354 East Thir-
teenth street. and it was only because
the boy struggled and screamed they
were able yesterday afternoon to pre-
Vent the kidnapping OF another boy
only three blocks away. This was Vir-
gen Bogbadoff, 2 years old. who was
stolen from his home in 401 East Six
teenth street by Anatole Zelenchy OF
AL Stone avenue. Brooklyn. Zelenchy
was arrested by the police after a
crowd had surrounded and threatened
him.
So far as could be learned last night,
detectives who have been working on
the Narotta case have not only been
unable to locate the men who mur-
dered the boy, but they have. prac-
tically run out of clues. Ten men are
under arrest In the case, FIVE held as
Esssarial witnesses and five on charges
OF extortion in trying to compel the
varotta family to pay the ransom de-
manded. But nothing has been de-
veloped vet to show that any Of these
men had anything directly to do with
the kidnapping OF the boy or with his
death before he was thrown into the
HUDSON near Nyack.
Latest information obtained by the
police leads them to believe the kid
nappers OF the varotta boy may have
had the child in the vicinity OF Nyack
several days before they became alarmed
ana murdered him. The detectives re-
ceived letter two or three days ago
from Judge E. c. Carpenter, Of High
land Falls. who said boy answering
the description of Giuseppi varotta was
seen In Highland Falls on June in
an automobile In company with two
young Italians. The boy seemed at
the time to be unhappy and had been
crying. but no one connected them with
the varotta kidnapping. After the fnd-
ing Of the boys body. however, tho boy
seen in the Falls began to be talked
about and the police were notified. De-
tectives wno went to the town said the
description they obtained OF both the
boy and the automobile was SO vague
it was valueless.
Child Under His Arm.
The attempt to kidnap the Bosbadofs
child occurred yesterday during the
early afternoon. the first intimation any
one had OF the crime being when Zelenchy
stepped from tho tenement house In East
sixteenth street carrying a valise and
clutching the boy under his right arm.
The child was screaming. and with the
memory OF the varotta kidnapping fresh
in their minds n score or more OF men
began to run toward Zelenchy as soon
as they heard the noise.
Zelenchy broke into run and at Sew
cnteenth street and First avenue hailed
taxicab. He thrust the boy into IL
and was about to get in himself when
his pursuers overlook him. There were
cries Of Lynch the kidnapper = and
kicks and blows were being showered
upon Zelenchy by the mob when PATROL
men Faust, Strunk and valinsky OF the
East Twenty-eecond street station
plunged into the crowd and fought of
the mans assailants. He was then bun
died into the taxicab with the box and
taken to the station house. more than
hundred persons following. The boy
was identified later. when Mrs. Agona
Bogbadoff. his mother. got home ana
found he was missing. Zelenchy was
arraigned IN Yorkville Court and held
FOR the Grand Jury without bail on a
charge OF kidnapping.
Is Rejected Suitor.
According to the story Mrs. Bogbadofr
told the police she knew Zelenchy in
Russia. where her husband died about
two years ago. She came to New York
shortly afterward with her three chill
drcu and Zelenchy. rejected suitor,
followed. He renewed his attentions
here. but without success. Recently. the
police say. he learned that he had
rival whose identity has not been dis
closed.
Wednesday evening. according TO 'he
police Zelenchy called mt Mrs. Bogba-
doff's home and urged her 20 withdraw
her savings from the bank and marry
him. When she refused he Is said TO
have warned her she would regret II.
Zelenchy waited until he saw Mrs Bog
badoff leave the house on n shopping
expedition and then entered. packed the
child's clothing in the valise and started
with the boy. whose resistance resulted
IN capture and rescue for the child. The
police say Zelenchy admits the at
! tempted kidnapping.