The New York herald., 1922-06-27
CRISPINO BOY BACK,
DENIES KIDNAPPING
Police Doubt Lads Story
Suspects in Case Are Still
Held in Bail.

Angelo Crispino, II. who disappeared
from his home at 297 Avenue A last
Monday. was found yesterday by detec-
tives In the Home for Improving the
Condition OF the Poor at Sea Breeze,
Staten Island. With the finding of the
boy at the home, where ne had re-
NAMED for several days without his
presence being questioned by the insti-
tuition authorities, the police believe
they are about to reveal kidnaping
plot.
On application Of Assistant District
Attorney Daniel O'Sullivan In the York.
VILE court Magistrate Moses r. Rytten-
berg held Joseph Vacaro of PATS Hughes
avenue, The Bronx; Tomaso Nunzio OF
GA East Sixteenth street and Salvador
Fichera of 313 East Thirteenth street.
They had been arrested last week and
held without bail as implicated In the
boys disappearance. Bail was fixed
yesterday at $500. They will be heard
Wednesday.
Miss c. Mckenzie, superintendent Of
the Sea Breeze home. who was unable
to give an explapation satisfactory to
the police as to why the boy had been
housed at the institution for several
days without his presence having at
tracted any special attention from the
institution authorities, has been SUBJ
penaed to appear at the hearing
Wednesday.
Angelo was found at the home by
Lieut. Detective Willemse and Detectives
Sergeant Brennan and La Battaglia.
He told them that he had hooked" on
the back of the poor home bus while 1t
was standing at the corner of Twenty
third street and Avenue A, and that he
had ridden all of the way to the institu-
ton in this manner without being dis
covered by the driver. Mrs. Mary Faso
Of 443 East Fifteenth street, who was
on the bus with several other women
and many children bound for the home
when Angelo climbed aboard, said that
her 11-year-old son Charles, whom she
was taking with her for stay at the
home knew Angelo and that she let
him come along with her for company.
He had been living there ever since, she
said. The superintendent said yester-
day that the boy must have been over
looked among the 800 inmates.
On Sunday evening Mrs. Faso's hus-
band, John, went down to the home to
visit his wife. While there he saw
Angelo and. remembering the reports Of
his kidnapping. mentioned 1t to some of
his friends when he returned to the city.
In this way the detectives learned OF
the boys whereabouts.
The police and the Crispinos doubt
the boys story Of the hooked" ride to
Sea Breeze as well as Mrs. Faso's YER
sion. The theory held by the detectives
is that the boy was kidnapped as the re-
suit of grudge arising out OF the kid
naping OF his sister, Millie. Millie Cris-
pino, then II, was taken a year ago
last February to Boston. Salvador
Fichera was prosecuted and acquitted.
Two days after Fichera was acquitted.
according to the police, Vacaro appeared
at the Crispino home, where he demanded
to see Mile.
Lieut.. Willemse announced that Millie
Crispino asked for protection for her
self and other members Of the family
when she visited the East 22d street
police station last Saturday, and that
since that time patrolrnan had been
detailed TO remain in the house. A
patrolman was on duty there last night.
According to the police the girl de-
MED that the family had received any
threatening letters before her brother
Angelo disappeared, but appeared to
fear that some form of danger threat
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