, 1869-05-09
CHILD-STEALING,
Pursuit of tho Kidnnppef, and u e..
cue OF ahc Child.

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sa z Il sss SodF q one aesh
Being admitted, she stated that she had walked
from Dover that morning through the mud, and
the raln poured down in torrents, and team |
drove Up In front Of tue house. IN which saI man
The ia,y Of the house Een the room for some
cante or other, md on se-enteHag wns surprised |
to end the woman md her little daughter, about
io1aoo1 by i 6er Giles and On going to The door.
saW The man. woman and her dau9htEf drive
nPtay on the Man urging the horscs to their ut
Preparations were Immediately made lor the
pursuit.. The father Was summoned from his
IN the direction taken by the child-stealers On
nnd on he rode, occasionally catching GLIMPSE OF
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he would urge hiA horse onward in hope Of oser-
taking them ere they reached the opposite HILL
sued, la.hcd hts ,aaed horses .uto ga1lop. md
waa soon ont Of sight Of the pursueg. The poor
s. IL s of Il III .e Cd
woods near Rr.aet, into v hsch .hej plunged. %
tnem The team was a1loweti 70 stand un1sed. Tor
well Is owners knew that they were too much
The father pressed On, but u last lost ttack Of
aDeat Sooa Measares M Wefo saapse by Se iens
of the bercaved for The search of the child. par
| ~ Of aome ten or fifteen VIA made un Ah were
In the Afternoon they set out, following cnrefrily
| the t1nck nude by the WaFuu, Which wa3 fe3J
wide one and succeeded IN uac!n9 Il TO the brtdEe
| Oh the t1tcE. One, more observing thSn the rest
diecoyered the track IN The wooiA whence he had
on he ecent. @ T. they moved uo Tor more than mile
| Into the Noods and found the team left BY the
thieves One q me horses vas es!leat!5 ayins O.
earth, and picking the close aerbage near him. lie
aes se ,Se te a Ne d f he n & NJ a
hands dashed on, following the track IN tis various
neandertnTx but nothing "As to BE- Keen Of the
tracks OF the nan md ~oulan Might WIS ap-
proaehiQr anu ak men went back to town 10 in
. form 1nr anxious mother that clue hah been
found 10 her child The long hours Of The night
/ but no child came.
When the tl1 returned to toEn, the ress
se sssuais = Ih he, hsi nsd a9s . collect
one Of the party thought be heard scream, and
starting to his feet. bent his head In the direction
b ae ,9a2 an
ground and ruahed IN the direction Of the sound
As they reached the place rum whence the Bount
eses 'ais pfored to ha7c cone nom y
window Of = small hut The house VA surrounded
and The desperate father demanded admi:lance
when sne saw = Stranger, feii back IN tie door
war, and tie pArty ruAhed over her to capture he
| companion.
The old WOMAN wa shA1per than they though
her 10 be, for she jumped up and ran out II II
: da,kneae, thus escaping. And has not 5et beel
found The Old man was handcnfe1 bJ 4 con
s,Ai,Ie who had accompanied the parry, md tn
| party we1e soon on their way home. On st5k1n'
! | tho road they met the party which hid Eon
! | bene, who had with them Chicago detective
ho II once collaIed the miscreant aud explalne'
. to the partv that be w1s notorious burglar, VII
bad LETT the ctrJ chased By seveFal detective u
elAitau, and took the tain for Chicago
Iae meeting Of the mother and child Who "a
: | N1thaut tnjurJ-&Ave I hfrtse or two caused bJ
! few blows from The Old woman-cau be bette
imaRned than described and su11cc Il 10 sAE. thu
The mother u conIozted and the gtN doug well