Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-10-08
,G|RL' s LOVER
\ IS ARRA|GNED
Is Held With Two Others in
Heavy Bail for the
Grand Jury
HEARING IN WOODBRIDGE
Girl Tells of Being Dumped
Into Auto and Being
Spirited Away
HEARING IN WOODBRIDGE

WOODBRIDGE, Oct. 8.-Charged
with attempting to kidnap sixteen
year-old Angelina Maffia, of Dukes
lane, this township, at 6 o'clock
Monday night, her self-styled sweet
heart. Joseph Tascano, thirty-two
! year old Italian, of 17S West Huston
street, New York City, and his two
accomplices. Carmelia Sorea. thirty
nine years old, and Anthony Made
line, twenty-five years old, of Mill
town, were held in $4,000 bail each
for the action of the grand jury by
Recorder Martin G.. Ashley, follow
ing a hearing in the local police
court. The trio was also held in
additional $1,000 bail each on a
charge of possessing concealed
weapons.
Tony corroborated the story of
his sister. He said that he was
afraid to run after the kidnapers in
fear of being killed. AS the ma
chine sped away, he chased after
them. The machine was bound for
New Brunswick along the Lincoln
High way. At Iselin, the brother
found officer Lewis. He told him
of the affair. The police officer
gave chase and captured the zen.
Sorea made an attempt to get away,
Dut he was apprehended.
Angelina came last night to pros
ecute the case trembling with fear.
She related to the court how the
car containing the five men blocked
their way at the lane, which is sit
uated about mile from the Maffia
\ home and forced the machine in
which she was riding with her
!, brother to stop.
Help me out with some oil,
am short" Sorea asked of the girls
brother Tony. Despite some sus-
picion Tony got out of the machine.
took off the front seat, where he had
some oil. As he was in process of
getting the can of oil. the girl said.
some ma,, she could not say which,
grabbed in the rear by her arms and
put her into the car. When the
brother turned around he saw Ange-
lima being whisked into the machine
and the group mounted the machine.
The girl said that someone put some
object over her head, apparently a
coat. She was told to keep quiet,
that she was being driven to "city
hall" in New Brunswick to be
married.
officer Lewis told the court that
he saw the girl was covered with
coat. lie also IOlQ Oh unulHS 'oA
ealibre gun and two knives.
Madeline told the court that he
was forced into it,. He explained
that Tascano met him on the road
and asked him for a ride. He did
not know of the pian of Tascano.
Sorea said that he questioned Tas-
cano where he was taking the girl
and he replied that he Is off to
marry her and then take her home.
Tuscano, the leading figure in the
kidnapping case is a little, but strong
looking Italian. He cannot talk
English.
Through an interpreter he told
the court that he has been keeping
company with Angelina for over a
year and that during that time has
bestowed on her various gifts, ring
and a wrist watch. When she re-
fused to marry him, he said on his
many pleas, he fell upon the plan to
kidnap and marry Angelina.
The three men denied that they
owned the gun or the knives. A
z South River man appeared in court
and told Judge Ashley. that he sent
out Madeline in the car on an err
rand and believed that Madeline was
the victim OF circumstances.
Angelina Is not over five feet tall.
Tuscano is about the same height.