The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-05
4 KIDNAPPING CASE.


circulars gave description Of the boy, and
offered a reward of $40, to be paid by the
mother to anyone who would return him
home to 134 Charities street. The little boy
has been found, thanks to his own bright eff
forts, and not to those Of the police. He
came home this friday morning at daylight.
net much worse for his adventure. and thu Joy
Of the fond another knew no bounds.
ollie is bright little lad, and it is mose
due to his unwonted eleyerness for q boy of
his age than ought else that brought him
safely back. Ollie is employed at the Bis
| marck Cafe at q salary ct SO week: he is
made to sing and perform acrobatic teats. and
. for child Of his age shows wonderful apti-
; tude in every thingo We had a talk with
| Ollie this morning, and we will give his story
as told by himself
Ollie states that on Wednesday morning he
| received twenty-five cents, and started out to
have good time with it.
| During his peregrinations he fell in with an
Italian lad Of IA, who very generously helped
Ollie to spend what little he had left. Ollie
says he does not know the name of the Italian
boy. After having strolled about for con-
siderable time the Italian la'l proposed to o.
get some fruit for him from his father. To this
Ollie assented, and after arriving there he was
made acquainted with the father. The man
then planned to kidnap the boy. He, no
doubt, had seen Ollie before. knew Of his abili-
ties. and sought to take advantage thereof
Of this though we are not certain.
The Italian asked Ollie if he cared to take
ride home with him on his fruit wagon and
have supper. Ollie expecting to have a nice
ride, assented. and was driven through the
city out towards the Fair Grounds. The
exact route taken Ollie does 40: know, for it
was then dark. After having arrived at their
destination they alighted and entered the
house. an ample repast consisting of mutton
chops and other good things. Ollie states was
on the table. and the man and his boy sat
down to it, but did not invite Ollie. Ollie nat.
urally inquired if he might notohave some.
too, but was surely told to '.shut up"
After the two had satisfied their appetite.
Ollie was given what was left, 10 make 3
long story short, the Italian treated the boy
harshly in the extreme, and made him do all
the work generally allotted to servant. Ollie,
being sensitive boy, demurred to this, and
sought the first opportunity to make his es
cape He found good chance early this
morning to run away, and he did so. Ollie
says he "Saught" behind car and SO rode
home.
We hope our police will !oo& this matter up
diligently.
WANTED BADLY.-It is strange. but it is
true that New Orleans has not. by several
hundred, dress makers enough. If lady
wants the simples: garment made, she has to
speak for it several weeks, perhaps month,
in advance, aud may consider herself lucky
even then to get off without being informed in
a hundred dis,greeable ways that she is fussy
and impatient. There is not dressmaker i'll
town to-day but is overwhelmed, or, TO Use
their prase, "up to her eyes, with work and
as for n lady expecting to have the most ordi
nary dress made up in a few weeks, why most
of the dressmakers would shrink and swoon
away at the mere insinuation. Weknow of no
city where ladies are 50 absolutely at the
mercy OF those who furnish their robes, and
We may add we know of none where the ladies
SO patiently put up with vexatious delays and
impossible excuses.
There is room in New Orleans for about one
hundred tirst-class dressnakers, and if there
are any such to spare in Paris or New York
they have an ample field here to make sudden
fortunes.