The New York herald., 1922-08-08
/. KIDNAPPED WOMAN
HELD FOR LARCENY
Iayarone Charges His Wife
Disappeared With
$4,000 Cash.
TWO MEN ARRESTED
Barber and Grocer Seized
by Detectives on Kid
naping Charge.
WIFE DENIES ABDUCTION
Declares Husband Loved Other
Woman and She Merely
Left Him.
WIFE DENIES ABDUCTION

The Iavarone kidnapping. which in
volved the disappearance Of Mrs. Maria
Iavarone, wife of Salvatore Iavarone,
a butcher. of 54 Oak street, and their
three-year-old son, Tony, resolved it
self into one of grand larceny yester-
day when Mrs. Iavarone was arrested
on complaint of her husband, who
charges she disappeared with $4,000
from a safe deposit box rented by him
in the Bowery Savings Bank.
Early in the evening Detectives In
nella and F'iori of the italian squad
brought in Antonio Mancini, 80 years
old, barber, of S5 Madison street and
Giuseppe Contadino, 33 years old. a
wholesale grocer, of 4411 North Lin
coin street, Chicago. Ill, whom they
had arrested in cafe at 557 Bleecker
street Utica, late Saturday evening.
Both men were locked up, charged
with kidnapping.
Mrs Iavarones arrest at Police Head
quarters was the scene of an alterca-
tion between her attorney, Lorenzo G.
Carlino of 1872 Bowery. former Assist
Fiaschetti. which resulted In the at
torney being elected from the basement
of Police Headquarters by the detective.
Lawyer Alleges Assault.
Carlino had objected to certain ques-
tions which the detectives had put to
should be of general character only.
Carlino said later that Fiaschetti had
picked him UP bodily and thrown him
across the room. afterward forcing him
through the doorway.
The arrest of Mrs. Iavarone was evil
IDENTIFY surprise to Carlino as well as
to Mrs. 1avarone as according to the
detectives. the lawyer was apparently
unaware of the fact that her husband
had sworn out warrant for her arrest
and had brought her to the police sta
tion merely to give the detectives an
opportunity to question her with the ex-
pectation that she would afterward bt
allowed to CO.
Earlier In the afternoon Carlino called
reporters to his offices in the Bowery
where In the presence OF Mrs Iavarone
he gave out statement concerning her
version OF the case. Mrs. Iavarone had
first come to him on Saturday. he said
While he was telling her story, Mrs
Iavarone. who is a pretty italian woman
OF 2S years Injected venomous commen,
from time to time concerning her hus.
bands alleged inidelity and brutality
which she said was the cause of all their
trouble.
According to Carlino-and the story
was corroborated by the woman as he
went along-the alleged kidnapping OF
herself and child and resulting extor.
-tion OF Iavarone by kidnapers was pure
fiction manufactured by her husband
1varons. she said. was In the habit OF
associating with other women, in add
ton to beating and maltreating her She
had left him twice before. she said.
On three different occas sions. she as
serted. he had become enraged at hei
because of her accusations of his
alleged infidelity. and hurled a meat
cleaver at her while she was in the
butcher shop. Twice the clever had
narrowly missed her and lodged In the
Ice box.
Decided to Leave Him.
Finally she became desperate. sh,
raid. and determined 10 leave him. Sh.
crew out Of safe deposit box to which
she and her husband had joint acces
In the Bowery Savings Bank $1,000 Ii
American money and 10000 Italian Ira
amounting in all to about $500. Thi
money. she said. belonged to her. as sh
had done all OF the work around tn
butcher shop. including the cutting o
the meat and the selling. whereas he
husband did only the buying
She scoffed at the idea that she ha,
taken $4,000 from the safe deposit box
asserting that her husband had neve
possessed that amount of money and OF
fering as proof a story to the effec
that only year before he had bough
rt,dn H. g..
OF which he was obliged TO borrow 81 90,
from banker. offering 10000 Ira a
part collateral.
Mrs. Iavarone further attacked the kid
naping story offered by her husband
Neither she nor the child had ever beef
kidnapped. she said. as she had takei
the boy with her OF her own free will
Later she decided to return the boy an,
turned him over to his father In tn
Grand Central Terminal on July Z
t1avarone tells a story to the effect tha
he paid 5000 for the return OF the boy
whom he found sitting alone in tn
Grand Central on the date specified b,
the kidnapers.)
Mrs. Iavarone stoutly maintalne,
that vincenzo Damiani, longshorema
OF 14S Tenth avenue, who was arreste
several days ago az concerned with tn
kidnapping. IL absolutely innocent OF tn
alleged crime. Vlncenzo is being hel
in the Tombs In default OF $4,000 bal
Detective rnnella said he called al
lodging house in Utica where a woma,
answering Mrs. Iavarone's description
had lived for three weeks with Giovanni
Contadino. brother OF Giuseppe Conta
dino. who was later arrested
Find Bank book In Room.
On Friday evening about 5 o'cioc
they left her lodging house saying tha
they we're going TO New York. The de
tectives searched the room and found I
dresser keys for a safe deposit box 4
the Bowery Savings Bank, a bank boo
on the Bowery Savings Bank In Mrs
Tsvarone's name showing total depos
of s1,36A32. which had been all with
drawn on June 2s.
Mr.. 1avarone said at one time yester
day that he intended to go bail for hi
wife to-day. but later he denied thi
and said that he had not yet made u
his mind just what he would do. II
also admitted that he had taken ou
passports TO Italy for himself and hi
three children some time ago. Asked
he had Intended to leave his wife benin,
he shrugged his shoulders and said tina
her passport must have got lost"