Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-27
Freddy leib.
HIS SUPPOSED EEcovEkY AT MEN aAsTIE YuLL
PARTICULARS.

HIS SUPPOSED RECOVERY AT MEN aAsTLE fcLL
PARTICULARS
In yesterdays GAZETTE. We published an sc-
count of the arrest Of al Italian, At New Castle,
who was strolliug around the nelehborhool. Ac-
companied by little boy. supposed TO he Freddy
L~.b, who ~as stolen from h,. paIeuis, III QaIucy.
III. about sixteen months ago. The facts OF the
a@aetion and subse4usnt search are already
weii-knowu The following are the circunstan-
which led TO the arrest Of the Italian, on
thursday aitsgnoon.
About a year ago. Mr Bank son Holcomb, living
near Hares Corner, was sccosted by sn Italian.
~ho had wandered upon his premises, seconpa-
nied by Little toy, and . request made for aims.
Without thinking anything unusual vas cou :
| necei With such al ordin,ry occurrence, be
gave hun few pennies, and the tramp LET,
| shortly after this, Mr.. Holcombs business r--
CURED hun to make Western tnp aud arriving
al Quincy, H.. he tound the town still fever
| OF excitement over the SEDUCTION OF little
Freddy Lieb, by band OF Italian musician, only
| irw mouths Defore. The father OF the boy pre-
seitsd MIR. Hoicomb with photograph and gave
nin complete description OF the child. As soon
| As he looked ut the photograph, MIR H. was
| struck with the remarkable resemblance between
| II ami the boy be had seen but few weeks be-
| lore, III company with the Italian, at his resi-
| dence However. he said nothing but deter
mned to keep n sharp look Out.
Time passed on. and Mr.. Hoicomb never hear
y
| forgotten the circumstance. On Thursday after.
nsIon, ,as he WAS working III the garden, his ife
hastily came out and informed him that the
same ltaiian who had stopped there over veal
| ago. was again In the yard. accompanied by the
L same little boy. He INST ntly went to the man
/ and began 10 question him IN relation to the
| child. The equivocal ana contradictory answers
which he received, convinced hun that his sus.
pleions wer- correct, and suminonlng his brother
he immediately conveyed the Italian tc
10 New Castle, and had him confined III Jail
The child was placed III charge OF the sheriff.
From the general Appearance Of the boy, he ha.
apparently suffered treatment since his cap
ture HIS looks are downcast. and he is either un
able or unwilling to answer any questions relativ,
to his former home. In view OF hrs extrem,
youth. however, II Is very probable that all asso
cIations IF hi, Western life. are entirely effaceC
from his memory. Yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Hol
comb brought HIM to this city, aud had severa
photographs taken, one Of which was instant y
sent to the parents. The Italian insists that tn,
child Is his son and has sent to Philadephia 70
b., wife TO come and establish their claim.
1t appears, however, that this is not the onl,
arrest which has been made. as the following ex
| tract from Pennsylvania paper will show.
W Inch, II either. Is the stolen child, we canno
| say, but hope that OF them will be able Il
make glad the hearts OF the anxious parents VIII,
have long mourned the loss OF their much love,
| child =
The Harrisburg Ua,iv Patriot of the 18th inst
says few days ago fottsville constabls &C coste,
| ali Italian on the streets Of that town and aske,
hm how he had come by fair skinned boy trav
| ehng with him. The musician replied that he ha
obtained his service from a New York cousin. =
The ai was also interogated, but he pretende
not to understand any thing but Italian. Subse
| Yaently the constable came across the boy an,
took him to photograph gallery where his PIC
ture was taken.
The photograph has since been sent to Professo
l.eib, followed by a telegram informing that gen
| tieman what had transpired. While IN the gaile
Try 1t WAS discovered that the little fellow coul
not only understand English but readily talk 1t
The constable is pretty confident that the lad
| the lost Freddy Leib.