New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-31

KIDNAPPING AT NEWPORT

NEWPORT, K | Wednesday. March y, 1854
The most exciting topic in this city just al present Is the
of two color. children which took place on
the 18th
The facts. as we have obtained them from George
Calvert ESQ the energetic Mayor of Newport who has ek
erted himself IN the utmost TO discover aud trare outhe
perpetrators of this high handed ou'rsge are as follows
These children are aged eight and four yesrs OF age
they are brgh, mulsOes and said to be unccnmony
shsrp and intelligent The father Charles Dentonl Is
half breed-,he Indian blood predomna,ng The eldest
Of the children William Denton) is his lilo
grate child by his present wife, Rachel Dentonl when
es, os the s"S of maj" 10 whom the woman Rachel was
married after the birth OF her first child her husband
diving she married this man Dayton The parties have
resided in Newport for the last six months They were
original, from Cold Spring. L. where the woman was
brought up in the house OF Miss ). w. Jones. Al this
place they bear good character. After moving TO New
port the man who is Methodist minister and preacher
smopg bis people, obtained employment as aborer. and
has up TO the time Of the present occurrence bore fair
reputation On the evening of the nth he went ont
Of his house carrying the children with him. saying
that he would take them 10 walk and then 20 the but
cbers for some meat At 10 T. NJ he returned without
the children inquired for them and on being informed
that they had returned declared that they must bc
lost Upon the following day he notified some of his
friends coored people, of the matter and they advised
him TO 60 TO the Mayor but this he declined neglected
10 DO In the meantime the docks and wharves
amred by his friends under the supposon that they
might have been drowned. Upon the day following the
Mr. Calvert became cognHant OF tnese face
and interested hmse Immediately in the matter by setting
persons search and publishing hand bill of which the
Following copy
stIOA REWARD-Mssing, two colored child
~ IUU rn nRht uulstto WILLIAM and CHARLES DEN
ToN Of and ye,r feared h, they have been ld
Mapped the above reward yi ,. yeo TO .s, re-
TO their recovery GEO. II. CALVERT Mayer
In addition to this Mr c telegraphed various
places and in particular to the Collectors OF the Ports Of
bors for which vessels had sailed upon the night of their
disappearance From one of these places the Mayor has
received reply stating that the vessel entered the har
bor but before the Collector could mako search her
crew had all deserted her and not 10 be found The
vessels which left Newport abou. that time bound south
are the Gen Worth the Poeomoke and the Alvarado The
prevailing supposon in regard TO the fate of these children
Is that they forced into boat with the conniyance
or cenSAn o. 80 ..aer anu IN o'ad som? 'essei go
ing south This beliefs strengthened from the fac u"
on the night Of their disappearance the shreks of children
ard the sound Of heard by two females sleeping
on board the steamer Perry then lying at her wharf at
Newport The story OF The tahei Is an nprooaole one.
To- the least lie states that he left the children in the
enough TO thor house to reach safely and
then alone TO preside prayer meeting OF hIs de-
nomination lie also stated that he had gone to a certain
butcher and purchased meat but il appeared upon in
quiry that the butchers store had not been openedhus
showing the alsity of portion OF the story This fact.
connected with other suspicious circumstances induced the
Mayor after consultation with of the Justices Of the
Peace the arrest Of Denton on suspicion OF his
conni, arce Bail demanded in the SUM OF two hun.
dr,d dollars which finally given by three colored
men These three men, however ofterward requested to
withdraw their bail under the impression that the pris
oner intended to abscond Denton ia, therefore, In
isl the bail having been increased to $500 In conse
quence cf charge OF bgamy having been made against
him. The mother, who is not over % years OF age OK
hhs great distress but does not suspect her husband
Other suspicious circumstances have come to light which
90 far 10 oriGnae certain parties on Long Island, but IL
night defeat the ends of justice to record them here In
The meantime endeayor making ferret out tho truth
The father exhibits logged sury demeanor and bu
little Tho colored population are In state of great ex
element They will not permit their children to cross tho
street after sundown.