New-York tribune., 1922-06-21
.NarinO Swears
Police Beating
Got Confession
Narotia Murder Suspect. on
Trial FOR Life. Says Capt.
Fiasrhctii Led in Attack
on Him at Headquarters
Signed Paper TO Escape
Court Rcb1kcs Juror No. II
for Sleeping While Wit
ness Protests Innocence

Antonio Narno. on trial IN Genera
Sessions FOR tho murder o' ave year
old Giuseppe Naro'ta. io5s 'hc wi'ne's
stand yesterday and yehemcniIy denied
having any part either 90 the kidrsp
ING of tho child in MAY. 1921. or in hi
suhsequent murder
In the midst of Narino's story, while
h. wss telling of the frenzy of saliva
tore Narotia. father - 'hc missing
child. Judge Talley rebused Juror No.
~ for going 20 sleep.
II will have % a.s you SAID Judge
Tsllev. go give more attention to this
important tefiimony. which you haven;
done TO- the last ten minutes. II is
very important"
Naro'ta. Marine said. came 20 his
home Memorial Day. siN days after
Giuseppe had been stolen. Marino in
viied him 90 80 down with others. VINO
were plGving cards. but Naro'fa 20
fused. saying he was sick AZ heart. that
some one had stolen his son and de
nanded $500 FOR his return.
Soon after Narotia had departed'
Mnrino continued. one ~ his children
called m tell him Naroita wished 70
see MIN. Hc went 10 Naro'ta's home
IN response 20 this summon. hs said.
"Vafotia took his bhnkhook and told
me 20 tskc li." said the witness. who
testified through an Interpreter. u
said: Why do you give II % me- he
said. i have $500 In tho bank. This
$500 Is for anybody-any friend you
have who will get my boy back p"
Marino said that Mrs. Ray Nioollctti
A detective IN the Vsrotta household
whom he believed a. the time 20 be
relative. added that " $500 was no,
enough she would pay $500. His reply.
he asserted. was 20 advise Narot'a 70
go 20 the police Immediately. He de-
MED Rafselo's testimony that Marino
had sent him 90 the Nsrottas 60 de
mand money and denied thar he knew
anything about the KIDNAPPING
when he was taken 70 Police Head
quarters No said. Narotta spat in his
face snd Acting Captain Fiasehet'i.
head 81 the Italian squad, and other
detectives beat him.
Il fcil into chair said Marino.
"Thcn that big fat man FiasehettD
said We arc going 20 fY YOU Then
he brought In CusAmano and Ruggieri,
and Fiaschctii hit me with the point
OF his shoe in The mouth lie struck
me while ! was sitting down. He toos
me into another room and kicked me,
punched me and beat me with rubber
hose
This lasted eight or ten minutes.
The blows were coming ~ fast !
couldn't tell who all were beating me.
Then they brought IN Cusamano, and
they kicked me IN the back. II the
jury don't believe me they can ask
the Tomb. doctor who gave ne pills
and medicine and put a. least hfty
plasiers on me. The prison chief or
dered another man placed in the cell
with me 90 help me. because ] could
only crawl around on my knees.
They asked me 20 sign that paper
and ! wouldn't do n. The man who
had written - go, up and struck me
in the mouth and told me they would
kill me unless | signed D.. only
signed n because they kicked and as
saulted me. They wouldn't IL, me talk
but kept hitting me all the time.
Msrino's defense will be continued
to-day. District Attorney Banton an
nouneed that a. soon as his case was
concluded smother Of the supposed Kid
napers would be put on trial