New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Y arOttas PRAY
All Day for
Kidnapped Sol,
Mother, on Eve of Mater
ternity, kneels Until Ex-
hausfed at Shrine of St.
Anthony, i'm Her Home
Begs Return of Giuseppe
Father Searching Streets,
With Mind Near Collapse,
as Clew After Clew Fails

A eheap-tinted picture of st. Anthony
hung on tho kitchen wall in the
yarotta home, at S54 East Thirteenth
Street yesterday. A candle burned
wanly beneath 1t. For the time be-
ing it was hallowed spot in the
shabby room. The prayers of mother
sor the return of her lost child and the
anguish of fathers heart went out
there to the patron saint of little
Giuseppe.
Early in the morning the candle was
lighted. For hours Mrs. Farotta, on
the eve Of maternity, prayed and wept
before 1t. 1t famed and flickered and
burned out, just as the hopes of the
parents have come and gone for many
days and nights. When darkness fell,
worn out with praying, the mother
went to bed. Still there was no word
of hve-year-old Giuseppe, who was kid
naped in front of his home two weeks
ago.
Fear of Death Over House
The fear Of death has laid its chill
upon the Italian home. For many
days the Varottas have been afraid
Dread has been in their hearts. 1t has
etched deep lines on their faces. Un-
ell week ago the fathers hair was
only lightly powdered with gray. Now
it is as white as snow. There is
despair in his great brown eyes. The
police have ceased telling him of the
clews they get, so intense is his re-
action when theysturn out to be false.
But when dusk comes he sets out by
himself. He stops at the street corr
ners. When he sees blond, bobbed
lo knla ob;
ly scans his features. His Latin
emotionalism responds to every hope.
For nights he has not slept, and his
wife begins to fear for his reason. His
solitary search goes on by day, as well
ss by night, and always he returns
with sad looks to the little mother.
Her sorrow is of different kind.
She is self-possessed, but despairing.
For several days she has been so weak
that her physician has tried to per-
suade her to go to hospital. She
has refused
II must wait for my little Giuseppe"
she said yesterday. at was here he
was lost. 1t is here he will come if
he is alive. They say to me every day
TO cheer up, Your little boy will
come But he has not come, I pray
the good st. Joseph to send him back
TO me. If any one can, he will. pray
so hard he is alive. But my heart is
heavy. Something tells me he is dead.
He was wise little fellow He could
tell where he was kept. | am afraid
they will never let him go. They will
not dare.
Mother is French
Mrs. Varotta is French. She is q
native of Marseilles and was married
there. Her husband Is chauffeur.
He has not worked since Giuseppe dis
appeared. Their oldest boy, Antonio,
was born in France and the other three
children in this country.
They we're bitterly disappointed yes
terday when it was found that child
who had been taken to the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren was not Giuseppe. Two Italians,
who gave their names as Franciso
Ciccia and Fortunate Bartusa, with
addresses in Bridgeport, were arrested
in Grand Central station late on
Saturday night. They had with them
little Italian boy, five years old, who
turned out to be Rosalio Ciccia. They
were arrested as result Of the net
spread by the police in the hope Of
catching the kidnappers. When ar
Aligned before Magistrate rockingham
In the Yorkville court yesterday morn
ing on charge of carrying razor
and knife they were held in $2,50O
bail for further examination.
Captain Michael Fiaschetti. head of
the Italian squad, which is working