Finally he ordered the detectives out of his place.

About a month later the child was recovered, but not, according to reliable information, until Mr.Sabello had handed over $2,500.
Pending the recovery of the Sabello boy, a third child was stolen from the top floor of a house at 119 Elizabeth Street.

The father, Leonardo Quartiano, reported the disappearance, and in answer to questions stated that he had received no letters or telephone messages.

"Why should I ?" he inquired, with uplifted hands and the most guileless demeanor.

"I am poor! I am a humble fishmonger." In point of fact, Quartiano at the time had a pocketful of blackmail letters, and after four weeks paid a good ransom and got back his boy.
It is impossible to estimate correctly the number of Italian criminals in America or their influence upon our police statistics; but in several classes of crime the Italians furnish from fifteen to fifty per cent of those convicted.