Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-10-21


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Tar RETURN or THE Losr CmLD.-For nearly
two weeks tie whole city has been keeuly alive TO
the facl that Oscar. a child Of Capt. McNelly's Of
the Prop. T. NJ. Bradbury, living at No. 435 st.
Clair street. has been missing Search has been
made for It Ia every probable and improbable
place. aud handbnls and advertisements circulated
through the country bave extended the knowledge
OF the loss far aud wide. The chnd's parents
were, as wouli be expected, nearly distracted
with the terrible suspense and many fathers and
mothers heart has d. oppod q tear ofsympathy for
the afflicted household, as they have told TO their
own children at homo, the story Of the disappear
Snce. But now that sorrow has been turned TO
Joy, and the tears which fall are those OF thankful
exultation, instead OF despairing suspense, for s
child is found having been discovered in tine fol-
lowing manner
On Monday last j. NJ. Kimball, an engineer on
the c. C. & c. road, saw at Crestline woman
with a child Ia ber arms. On the uextmoning he
saw the woman and child again, fen miles south
of Crcstllue He reported these facts at the Police
ONCE on Tuesday evening. 1t was thought the
child must bo Oscar, aud officer John odell was
dispatched down the road yesterday morning. He
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He found she had stopped the night before with q
German family at Gallon He pursued his mission
in hand car and foot, making careful inquiries
at every village aud Of every person he met. lie
at length found the woman two miles this side OF
Delaware She was walking on the track, carry
ing in her arms, child which proved to be Oscar.
The little Fellows legs were terribly scratched and
there we're stripes on its back where the brute had
whippedn He was thnly clad and had evidently
suffered much from cold. She at first Lenied steal
ing the child, but Gualy said she had taken 1t un
der the impression that itwes her own. ShO had
had an illegiuma.o child about two years before
she said, which had been stolen, aud she bud
thought this was it, This is her explanation. o
coulse it is absurl
Odell telegraphed to Marshal Craw that they
: would bring the woman aud child in the 945 trail
yesterday morning. As the time drew near for tn
train to arrive vast multitude Of earnest excite
men, women and children gathered at the depot 4
= catch sight at the child and TO witness its restoI
y alton TO its parents arms. Capt McNoOy, wit
:, Matshal CrRw, had jumped upon the train at I'll
foot of Superior street, aud the father had see
"a that the boy thA. was found was indeed his lo
!. child As the train entered the depot, the happ
father brought the child out, when he was greett
with long, loud, enthusiastic cheers that told
fl ting tones Of the interest felt in the matter. Me
! chetrcd, and women cried for joy Hats wei
9 thrown up, aud handkerchers were waved
a triumph, and the whole scene was one Of the vii,
est excitement In the midst OF it, Capt. Mcneil
took his child TO carriage and droyerapidly hon
to gladden. tho heart Of the waiting vide ~
:, mother.
p" Meantime the officers were eudeavoriDg
quietly remove the woman TO a carriage TO tai
her to tue Jail The crowd seeing her, rushed t,
, wards her with deep aud meaning cries to "lyn'
her" Il was with the Utmost difficulty that q
Indignation of the citizens could be restrained fro
\ seizipg her and iearng her TO pieces, and sue W
probably never again have SO narrow an csca
from violent death She was lodged in I
county jail to await trial, but we understand Il
such Is tho nature of the case that no law "
OF reach her ut all commensurate with her crime
10 The law to punish kidnapping applies only VIII
the person stolen is taken out Of the State, 4
" she can only be tried for the larceny of the chill
ui clothes. Surely this ought not so TO be.
u The womnn's name is Mary Jane Harrison, a
her parents and brothers and sisters reside on I
- West-Sde. She is known in the city as a shun
=, less prostitute, but for what earthly reason
should steal this child, It is difficult to tell.
,p tells several different stories in regard to
he motive.
on To tho oGi,ors she GAINED that the child y
The hers, aud that her husbands name was HaTr
an. that he had left her to go to Pixies Peak a
az. that she was going 10 Cincinnati 10 search
,en him. She afterwards said 1t was an illegitim
lch child, born in Cincinnati, October lO,h, 1858
w, After getting into the carriage that took her
,P Jail, che said that sbo took the child because
zee thought it was hersi that she had not seen 1t
N over year, and would not bo satsned that it
OF not her child until she faW Mra MoNely.
inc For two days after sho stole the child she 81
CIV ped at a fhanty the West-side, tonanted
no. Mrs. Kelly. sho has ill.used the child since
s l~ has had it, marks of beating being visible on
49,. person.
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