The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-18
Sad And Joyous Fate
OF Two Little Girls
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several arrests in the next two days
in the kidnapping of nine-year-old
Hilda Brodsky, returned to her
parents yesterday through the eff
forts of a Catholic priest.
The little girl, nervous from her
experience and shielded from in
reviewers on her return, was de-
livered into the hands of the Rev
Joseph Tugliese, rector Of the Ital-
ian Catholic church of South Phil
adelphia.
When the child was received
shortly before noon, Father Tug
liese notified the police and Harry
Brodsky, her father. She was
brought to Wilmington by. Detec-
tive Captain William Wilson. Of
Wilmington.
Her father and police officials
declined to say If q ransom had
been paid. 1t was believed the
kidnapers had become frightened
at threats of invoking the death
penalty if they were captured. /.
The Brodsky family declined" to
be interviewed or give any details
of the return. They refused also
to permit the girl to be questioned,
although they intimated that a
public statement might be made.
Police refused to give any clue
to the identity of the kidnapers,
but they are believed to, b. Italians
in view of their e demand. that
Father Tugliese -be called into the
case.
Wilmington police revealed the
child was enticed into an automo-
bile Friday morning 'by two per-
sons" who told her her father and
mother wanted her The .abduc-
tors then drove to Fhffadefphfai
where they were traeea bxs dstsc=
tives. M ~ ~
The trail led to Father TugIiese
who already was in touch with the
kidnapers. The priest asked the
detectives if they would guarantee
immunity for the kidnapers. The
detectives refused to- compromise.
and Father Tugifess told them he
would continue his. Efforts for the
child's return.
Brodsky received a message
from the kidnapers late Saturday,
asking him to name Father Tug
liese as a go-between. The priest,
1t was revealed, made rapid con-
a.-gEss
Father Tugliese reporter the me-
gotiations to the police and APP
pointed his friend, Arthur p.
Keegon, a coroner's physician, as
his personal agent, after the kid
napers' demands for ransom.
Keegon according to reports,
met the abductors and refused to
pay the ransom. He informed
them that their identity was known
to the police and that their capture
was certain.
kidnapping is a capital offense in
Delaware. Keegon is said to have
pointed out. His arguments infiu-
enced the gang to leave the child
at the rectory, it was believed.
Hilda was kidnapped Friday
morning, when she left for school.
She was not missed until noon,
when a special delivery letter was
delivered to her parents. The
note, it was said, was a ransom
demand and threatened harm to
the child If the demand was not
met or II police were notified.
The girl was lured into an au-
tomobile while on her way to
school Friday and she was re-
turned unframed to Philadelphia
yesterday. wilmington police took
her to her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Harry Brodsky, in Wilmington.
Police said no ransom was paid,
although 1t was reported $4,000
had been asked in note received
by the parents.
The child was returned to police
by the Rev Joseph NJ. Pugliese,
South Philadelphia priest, with
whom the kidnapers had negoti-
ated.
Police said the girl had recog-
nized the woman. who took part
in the kidnapping as one she had
seen in her fathers hosiery fac
tory in Wilmington about ten days
ago.
One Under Arrest
Philadelphia, April 1s-(UP(-
One man was under arrest to-day
in connection with the KIDNAPPING
of Hilda Brodsky, Swear -old Will
mington girl, a Philadelphia police
Official said. The girl was returned
home, without payment of ransom
Sunday.
After admitting the suspect was
being held and that the arrest of
another man and woman is ex-
pected shortly. the police ofiicial
refused to commit himself further.