The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-03
East Birmingham Store Keep
 CT Acts Swiftly Upon Return to Shop, But Keeps Own Council About Events of Night When Taken to Woods
GARAGE SAYS HE WILL SELL
 PLACE AND QUIT BUSINESS
Residents of Neighborhood
 DiSapprove Deeds, But None Reveal Names of Members of Punitive Party That h. flicted the Punishment

fllCted the Punishment
 After having been taken from his store at the point of an automatic pistol, carried 10 miles out on the Mount Pinson road and severely flogged by unmasked men, Angelo Caragi. confectioner of East Bir- mingham, declared Saturday that he had discharged a white woman who had been working for him, supposed to have been the cause of the chas- tisement, had hired man in her place, and would sell out and leave the city.
 silent About Details
 caragi obstinately refused to mako any statement regarding details of the flogging. Neighbors declared that about 10 o'clock Friday night q car appeared at the corner of Forty fifth street and Tenth avenue. where Caragfs store Is located, parked there for 10 minutes with lights ex- tinguished, drove down Forty-fifth street to the car sub-station. re- turned and clrcled around Tenth ave- nue, rearriving at the store. The party in the car then blew the horn. as if for drinks. witnesses said. and Caragi appeared on the sidewalk.
 Pulled Into Car
 Caragi is said to have asked what they wanted. and was told, "We want you" Whereupon, 1t is said. he was pulled into the automobile with the pistol at his breast.
 There is said to have been no one in the store when the abduction oc- cured. Two men, Jess Williams and Dave Smith, were seated at a store In the other side of the street, ae- cordlng to statement by the for mer, and noticed q crowd of young fellows in front of Caragis store. They went over, they said, and asked what the commotion was about.
 They were told, Williams said, that Angelo had been carried off "by policemen or somebody" Williams said this caused no alarm. JLa said, however, that the store, being left unattended. he and Smith decided to keep watch until someone returned.
 Police Are Notified
 We waited until about midnight" said Williams. Growing tired and sleepy. I decided to call police head quarters. They told me that he had not been arrested, and I then asked for relief. 1 waited at the store then until policemen arrived and then l went home"
 Williams said that he did not see the car that is said to have taken Caragi off, and knew nothing or the occurrence until he saw the crowd in front of the store shortly after the abduction took place.
 Caragi reappeared about daylight Saturday morning, neighbors said. in bedraggled condition. His cloth ing was disheveled. they said, and portions were torn in shreds. One of the neighbors said he was seen to alight from street car; others said he walked in.
 Caragi Refuses To Talk
 The extent of Caragps inturfes could not be learned All advances for information were repulsed by the overawed victim with repeated pro- testations that he knew nothing. He was not in an agitated state, but seemed to be considerably frightened and under some binding threat of ss- crecy.
 T don't know nothing" he said. What good will 1t do for me to tell the newspapers anything? He threatened newspaper reporters that he would call headquarters, and or dered them to attend to their own business.
 It is understood that the body that perpetrated the logging was an un- organized band that objected to ap- parent conditions under which a clerk was employed. T told the won- an when she came to work this morning that I could -not use her any more" said Caragi, who spoke for only minute or two. and refused to say whether there was any con nection between her and the flog- ging. The job is not fit for a wom- an. l have man who will start to work tonight, and then I will sell out"
 Caragi was placed under bond for his appearance In police court Tues day on charge of violating the pro- hibition laws. According to Clyde Vaughn and NJ. V. Harless, motor scouts. who made the arrest, they found quart bottle of corn whisky in his store early Saturday morning. A large number of half pint and pint bottles were also found In the store, 4Penr5fpo- fA ha