The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-07-20
The Lost Child.

We have before alluded to this SUBJECT but will give
shor, recapitua,on Of the facts attending the case
On the 9th of June, while two children, brother and
sister, the former quite eight years OF age and the
latter beautiful child aged seventeen months, were
psving in front of the residence OF their parents ME-
and Mrs. Digby, residing Howard street near Poy-
dras, two colored women, one dark and stout, the
other tall bright and good looking entced the chill
dren a square or from home to point out certain
residence The tall woman carried the infant, and
when thev arrived at their alleged point of destination
she gave the little boy twenty-five cents, and told him
to 90 and purchase some fruit alleging that she would
remain and take care of his baby sister till he returned
This was the last seen by an? OF the family OF the Ill
tie girl and her parents have exhausted all their re-
sources in vain endeavor to solve the puzzlng riddle
of her fate. Equally fruitless have been the ezer
lions of the police in the direction, though stun
ulated BY an offered reward of $1,000, thousand oil
which was offered by the Governor The " lost LIANT
of the aock can no where be found, nor can an.
plausible conjecture be advanced as to why she Wa
taken.
A servant girl employed i'll the house, had seen tn
women take the children of but either suspected moth
ing or was in collision with them. The most intens
excitement has prevailed ia the city on the suhjec
ever since. The mother and father of the abducte
child were almost deranged, and the mass OF the cit
zens aroused to extraordinary exertons in huntn
up clue to the mystery. large number of th
most respectable ladies in the city petitoned Gov
Warmoh to offer a reward of $1,000 for the recover
of the infant, also requesting him to urge the polio
| itbo fhoea tfprfe
the only clue yet gained is mentioned in the subj one
paragraph, which take from the reporters colum
! Of the PicayuQe of the 9Th. We would remark tina
there were various conjectures many, of course. i'm
probable as to the cause for the abduction-it bein
surmsed by some that possibly the child taken t
Offer sacrifice in voudou rite; by others tia
wealthy parents may have adopted this means to 81
child to raise, and by others, yet that reveng
was the motive. Be this as it may, the whole polio
force of the city have been at fault and befor
said, the following is the only clue yet gained, an
whether it lead to any definite results remains to b
seen
A woman has been arrested from whom informa
ton has been extracted, which evidently affords clu
to the disappearance OF the child. Her name is Ros
Lee. She has been friend of Martha who, it is be
lieved abducted the infant. Two colored officers Wis
tied her residence disguised as laborers. In con
versaon with them she stated that she knew Martha
and could tell what disposition made of the child
Learning however, that her nteroeutors officers
she attempted to deny it, and multiplied falsehoo
upon falsehood, until pressed closely she sough
safety in flight. 1t did rot avail her, however, all
she brought to the Chief g Office 1t is eviden
she knows something Whether she will be brough
to reveal it is another matter. The evidence of he
confession of some knowledge about it is absolute
and is supported credible authenticity. She wi
be held until something more definite is ascertained