The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-08-17

stance he broke down and wept like a
child, having had his mind fully made
up that his search was at an end. The
matter of working up the case was then
| given over to Baker, the Pennsylvania
lawyer promising to help as he could.
Knowing the citizen who had been keep
ing the child, and something of his rela-
tives out of town, Baker and the lawyer
hunted over several counties, and Baker
at length went home and left the lawyer
at Monroe to watch certain parties. The
great fear was that the girl would be
spirited out of the State, and Baker was
thus forced to watch Heywood's ten or
dozen relatives to see that none of
them left town on such an errand. He
knew that the family were stopping in
Monroe county, and had learned that
they did not take the girl with them
when so suddenly shutting up their
house at Lansing.
WHAT HAD BECOME OF HERR
One morning last week, one of the
relatives, female, left the city for the
North, and eluded Baker in her getting
away He followed on the next train,
found that she had stopped at Corunna,
picked up the girl, who was there secret
ed by friend, and then passed on to
Detroit, remained here over night, and
had next morning taken the train for
Hillsdale. He followed on, being but
few hours behind her, and sure of his
clue; but she reached Hillsdale in time
to take Helen four miles into the coun-
try, and to go herself three miles in
another direction before he arrived.
Hating only long enough to procure
a livery team, Baker began his search,
and in four hours had the girl in his
possession, and both were confronting
the Lansingite who had furnished "a
home for her at the instance of Hay
wood. He was in Hillsdale county to
help get the girl away when she should
arrive, and had Baker been few hours
later Helen would have started for
Kansas. She was taken back to Lansing
and her father telegraphed to, and she
passed through here last evening as
stated, her father telegraphing that he
would meet them at the Falls. Her
happiness at being en- route for home
could not be concealed, and she could
not be still moment.
l1ON LIE tONo1lhAlO lOtS W OhhED.
Haywood's sole object was revenge.
He meant to deal the father a most
cruel blow, and he did. In addition to
his own personal transactions, he re-
ceived assistance from a number of
friends, who watched McKibbees every
action, two or three times frustrating
his plans in securing a clue. These same
parties are supposed to have telegraphed
to Lansing when they found that Nc
Kibbee and his lawyer had at length hit
the right track. So we'll did these con-
spirators watch the postoffice at Mon
trose, that the lawyers had to have let
ters directed to them under another
name. The search for the child also in
cluded the search for Haywood. He
was at Lansing several times, but this
was before the right clue had been gain
ed, and he is now supposed to be in
Kansas. He was discovered in Massa-
chusetts last winter, and requisition
made on the Governor of that State; but
before he could be reached he had fled,
having been warned by his friends at
Montrose. h.
The method used to secure trace of
the child was not original, although the
Masonic lodges are not channel for
communication of this kind. When q
whole State and its daily and weekly
papers were interested in the fate of q
stolen child, the fraternity were only
too glad to extend all assistance to
further successful search.