cle ▁in ▁their ▁social ▁struggle ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 3 – 9 4 . ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁became ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁F as cio ▁of ▁Bis ac qu ino . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁the ▁F as ci ▁were ▁out la wed ▁and ▁brut ally ▁repr essed ▁on ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Francesco ▁Cris pi . ▁Many ▁leaders ▁were ▁put ▁in ▁j ail ; ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁fled ▁to ▁Tun is ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁After ▁serving ▁his ▁sentence ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁pe asant ▁un rest , ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁returned ▁to ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁social ▁power ▁and ▁press ured ▁authorities ▁in ▁Pal ermo ▁to ▁put ▁him ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁grant ing ▁em igration ▁perm its ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Cor le one . ▁According ▁to ▁M af ia ▁historian ▁Salv atore ▁L up o , ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁c land est ine ▁em igration ▁networks . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Sent enced ▁for ▁the ▁kid n apping ▁of ▁the ▁Baron ess ▁of ▁Val pet ros a ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁To ▁escape ▁special ▁police ▁surve ill ance ▁in ▁Sic ily , ▁he ▁sa iled ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁He ▁lived ▁for ▁about ▁ 2 ▁years ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁acting