The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-08-14

The Philadelphia kidnapping excites
great and absorbing interest in the breasts
OF all fathers and mothers who may be
brought 10 suffer In a similar way. A most
remarkable case of abduction of two chill
dren occurred about twenty years since in
Oswego.
A man and his wife came over from
Canada and purchased a small dwelling on
the outskirts of the village. the man ply
ing his trade, which was that OF tailor,
in hired shop not far distant. The couple
were childless, but the woman spoke TO
her neighbors of the prospect of having
two children of her husband brother. who
had died in England and would send the
children to this country when good
chance offered. Accordingly, the man
shut up his shop suddenly one day, saying
he had heard of the arrival Of his brothers
children at New York. and was going 10
fetch them. In due time he returned with
the children, boy of four and girl of two
Years of age. The little girl was pretty
and fair, and was the favorite; the boy was
inclined 10 play truant, and was kept close
ly at home. This propensity TO leave home
grew upon him, and one night at dark he
called at gentleman's house and begged
piteously that he would 90 home with him
and make peace with his uncle for staying
out so late.
When between seven and eight years OF
age he strayed away 10 the depot, and Sc
creting himself in car was taken TO SYRIA
cuse, where the great State Agricultural
Fair was being held. He followed the
crowd to the fajr grounds, and while run
ming about with childish eagerness TO view
the strange sights was accosted by lady
who asked him his name. his residence,
and every particular of his life. and at last
told him she was convinced he was her son.
and that she should take him back to Os-
wego and claim him of the man who pre-
tended to be his uncle.
As soon as the lady demanded the child,
the pretended uncle fled 10 Canada. and his
frightened wife being assured she would
not be arrested If she gave a truthful ac-
count of the abduction. confessed her hus-
bands crime. The children were both
stolen. The man had gone over to Hobo
ken while in New York, and seeing the
little girl neglected by her nurse. snatched
her up and ran on board ferry-boat Just
on the point of starting. He took her on
a street-car i'm New \ ork. went on board
the Hudson River boat and proceeded 10
Albany. Going up State street he saw the
boy, who at that early age had run away
from home, and with promises of candy
and fruit induced him TO 20 with him to
the cars of the Central Railroad which were
Just going out. Thus he secured the chill
dren, which he easily palmed off as the or
phans of his brother. The distracted par
ents who had lost their child three years
before at Hoboken had given her up as
lost. as there seemed no doubt that she had
fallen into the water, and great search had
been made for her body. Their JOY at
finding her again was unbounded. The
parties are now all living. The mother OF
the boy being a widow. and this her only
son, had never given up the search. Know
ing his propensity to stray. she naturally
supposed he was safe somewhere, and
never tired in the great object of her life,
looking for he's child. She always attended
great gatherings of people, circuses. shows.
fairs, etc, in the hope she would find HIM,
until at last strange chance threw him
into her hands.-NeD Fork SIN.