New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-02
A PHASE OF THE TEMPERANCE VAR

MYSTERIOUS iDIssApPEARANCE OF THE ONLY W.T.
NESS AGAINST TIE BROOKLYN SUNDAY LIQUOR
sEILERs-A MOTHERS GRIEF AND SUSPICIOUS.
When Mrs. Ingraham determined to test tue
question whether the provisions Of the Excise La" were
obeyed by the liquor dealers OF Brooklyn on sundays
she was accompanied by her son Fred age H. VINO went
into the saloons and made the purchaser, While she
waited outside.
During the trial Of the lquordealers charged BY her
with unlawfully selling liquor Sundays her son mas
testified against them and has been the only Wthess
without his testimony nothing could nave peeh pro'eu
against them. he purchased the liquor, whhe sne
merely received the bottles from him and Labelled then'
During the trials the luminosity OF those VINO were
arraigned for violating the law has evnced itself In
various ways against the boy, and on Thursday open
threats were made against him. These were
disregarded by his mothey who looked upon them as
merely the angry utterances Of persons VINO hau pee
discovered In unlawful traffic, and who would not
to attempt violence TO the yOuthIui "iteSr'
The sequel however, seems TO indicate that the hiea's
were not made without reason Mrs. lngTaham sent
her son to a store in Atlantic near Washington-ave,
at 1880 D. IN on Thursday TO purchase flew groceries
She waited for him TO return until O'CLOCK ana tnv,
supposing that he had some companions who
had detained him she went out to search for him.
She visited the store to which she hau sent hill'
but the propretors said they had not seen MN
she then visited Tenth subPrecnc Station to ascer
tain whether OF the officers had seen hlm put sue
could get of him. she waited nearly the whole
night and he did not appear, and had not returned AT
late hour last night neither bad she any Information
concerning him. The OF nineteen persons itom
whom the boy Fred had purchased liquor were to nave
been considered yesterdays but before , inc to
for their consideration bad arrived Police com
missioner Jourdan received telegram ,, saying i
Mrs English is at the station Her son Fred ieL =,
home at 1870 p. yesterday Tor "a store ~
Atanticave, near Washington, aud has not returned
yet She wishes the Excise cases adjourned uhtl ehe
sees find him" This referred 10 Mrs InRia-
ham, whose full name is understood to be Mrs lngIa
ham English On receipt OF the telegram Gen. JOufuah
Immediately informed captain on the force OF the
fact Of the boys being missed, and when the honr Tor
the hearing OF the arrived he adjourned
them indefinitely. Mrs. Innahain said YESTERDAY
to q reporter that she believed het son
had been kidnapped by the liquordealers: she
appeared 70 be in great Grie ana INSISTED upon ~ lut
ne had been taken away fouy dealt with ana would
never be seen or heard OF again. Among police otclas
the opinion is greatly divided In regard 10 the boy some
OF them believe that the boy has been absolutely XII
mapped. IL is believed that lie has met Win fOul
play, but that he has been removed by interested per
and taken of the city, Others believe that MIS-
Ingraham has received money to keep the boy out OF Tie
way, and that she herself secretug hlm Inc former
view prevails however, and t Is fortified by the fact
that for tnan hour before tho boy Is said to
have left his mothers house four men were noticed
walking up aud down in almcss sort or manner as
waiting for some IN the vicinity Of the house.