The New York herald., 1874-11-20

tnar one night another child was LEFT At her door
IN basket. and II being healthy male infant
she changed them. and ieit Mrs. Evans child IN
THE CRADLE
OF the New York Founding institution. Subse-
quenrly the case came up before Judge Lawrence.
who decided that, pending the dispute, the child
should be kept at the Srelterlng Arms, al Man
haiianvil!e. Alter the chnd had been there q
snort time n carriage drove up one day IN Juiy.
containing two men zone OF whom is now know n /.
VINO presented forged judicial order from Judge
Lawrence directing the custody OF the enid to oe
gwen 10 the bearer OF the order. winch the matron
OF the establishment, suspectlng no iraud. readily
did She remarked that one OF them wore a silver
snield OF ofice he mothers feelings, wnen she
thus lost all ciew OF her child. can better be IN
agined than described. In lhis predicament she
a lawyer OF this city. 10 assist her IN
searching Tor her lost CHILD. Mr.. Ketcham
who commenced pursuit OF the chnd, aud which
only terminated yesterday. He ascertalned tnat
the child was alleged 10 have been ABDUCTED
through the medium 81
ONE ED HALL
OF jersey City. He then traced the child 70 Key
port. n. j.. Albany. Saratoga, Lock port and lastly
10 ST. Catharnes. ontario, Canada, where she
arrived last August. Mrs. Wlckens was accom-.
panied IN her nignt by her daughter, Mrs. W imple,
alias Fanny Penaela. The mother, nnaine her funds
running short, acted as nurse Tor sick man uamed
Richardson. Last Friday morning Detective Fisher
ana sergeant keele, ol the st. Carnarine's poilce
called upon the landlady OF the house wnere Mrs.
Wickens was living 10 md out II she or her
ing there. During the interview MIR. Wright. the
landlord, was listening IA the back room 10 what
was Ueiug shlu he Immediately GOtiued MIS-.
Wlckens' daughter, VINO rushed out ol the back
door and escaped, leaving the boy oenlnd her. At
the same time. Wright himself, oeueviug THAT
there was millions" IN tue child. which he thought
was Charley Ross" placed 1t under the seat or
wagon, oaced with groceries. standing IN the
yard and ordered MS son, lad OF sixteen, TO
drive on witn the child. winch was In
stantly done. Fisher then went up stairs
10 the room, and captured the chiid's
clothing. Mrs. Wickens, VINO was living under an
assumed name-viZ Mrs. Gazzard-was subse-
quently arrested at Mr.. Richardson's, where size
was empioyed by the Chei OF Police and held 10
await her extraaltion TO the United States and
requisitl0n lot the same was sent on through the
medium OF District Attorney Phelps.
PISTOLS AT ST. cATHARfSES.
The next evening Detective Fisher met the boy
Who nad driven Oh the child in ST Paul street, and
interr0ga ted hlm as 10 what he had done win
young Evans. The boy gave alarm, and
friend OF his named William Glars, OF Port Dal-
housie, came up aud fired couple OF shots at the
detective, fortunately without hitting him.
News vas received IN this clry last night that
the child which had been concealed by young
Wright III q house in ST. Catnarines, has been
found IN good health and within a lew days will
be gwen back to its heartbroken mother in this
city. Several arrests Will probably take place
within q few hours, the principal offender alter
Mr.. Wickens being the man VINO Iorgeu Judge
Lawrence'5 order on tle ''Sheltering Arms"
Counsellor Ketcham Is now at st. Catharines.