The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-27
BOY STOLEN.
CHARLIE ROSS CASE IN RUTLAND.
Kidnapped and Taken off in a Wagon and
Kept out Doors all Night-.-He Makes His
Escape in the Morning---Tho Boys Story.

winch mas lew equdie Ia poiunSo' S~r
| ing the historic Charlie Ross. johnny
| Hines, a boy ten years old, son OF john
| Hines. who lives at the corner OF Elm
street and Grant avenue started for school
about half-past eight Tuesday morning.
The following are the boys subsequent adj
ventures during that day and the following
night as related by him to reporter OF the
| GLOBE
When he reached West street, he met
party of his school mates and went with
them up to Main street, having abundant
time before school begun. AT the head OF
West street near Hall & Vaughn's store
man came driving down Nam street from
the north. He stopped and asked the boys
where Center street was, johnny Hines
tried TO tell him but the man-did not un-
derstand and he started to show him the
street. The man asked him to ride and
show him. Johnny got into the wagon
when the man placed his one hand over
his mouth and the other on his arm and
told him not to make any noise OF he
would kill him. He held the boy so closely
that he could not make any cutlery and
drove on down by the Playground.
After this, Johnny did not know the
road, but they drove on and on all day
without stopping The man, after awhile,
took his hand from the boys mouth, but
the poor little fellow was so thoroughly
| frightened that he did not dare to make
disturbance. Johnny describes the man as
short, rather thick set, with short black
hair. black moustache, dark complexion,
but blue eyes. He wore an old flannel
shirt with no collar black coat, worn,
patched and dirty, pants also dirty and
patched; and a greasy black hat with
narrow brm. The wagon was an open
| light box wagon, with one seat; and the
horse was black and poor, but could go
qnite fast. The boy thinks he has seen the
man about the streets before.
| AT nightfal the man stopped under sons
trees by the side of the road, unhitched his
horse and fed it some hay from the bottom
of the wagon. Then he took the boy by
the hand and led him to a large white
house farther along the road, WHARF, lie
asked for something to eat. The lady OF
the house gave it to HIM, and he handed the
boy, a piece of pie and a slice of bread.
Johnny says he wanted to speak TO these
people, but he was afraid to and thought
he could get away in the morning. When
they had eaten, the man took HIM back.
1t was now dusk and they both laid down
in tie bottem of the wagon, the man coy
ering himself with blanket which be had
with him, and leaving the boy uncovered.
The boy was so much excited that he
could not sleep, laying all night suffering
from an agony of fear, such as only chill
daen can know. He did not dare to al
tempt to escape, for fear that his captor
might hear and retake him, and in such an
event he did not know what consequences
might ensue.
At last morning dawned The light was
welcome to this poor terror-stricken child
after his night of watching. Soon after
sunrise the man got up and went to take
care of his horse, leaving his prisoner in
the wagon. Then his opportunity had
come. Summoning all his courage he
!, slipped, stealthily, noiselessly, his heart
throbbng with fear, from the rear end of
the wagon. He crept over the fence
among the trees. He was unseen. Now.
surely he was almost saved. Running at
his utmost speed, fear lending him wings,
he reached the railroad track quarter of n
mile distant up high hill. He followed
up the track till he came to station
Healdville. He told his story to the station
agent. The agent-Mr. II. l.. Dudley
listened to his story and told the boy that
i he would let his friends know, and asked
G him TO go to his house and get something
5 to eat. The boy was too excited to eat and
q stayed at the station without food,
t till supper time, when Mr.. Dudley took
: him home, and he ate. He thea put
G Johnny on the train coming to Rutland,
which reaches Healdvlle about six o'clock
At Summit station this train meets a train
i from Rutland, and the boys father met
= him and brought him home.
u THE SEARCH AT HOME.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hines did not feel anxious
+, about the boy that night, supposinl
\ that he had gone to visit Mrs. McNamer'
= in Center Rutland, sister of Mrs. Hines
where the boy often went to visit hi
~ cousins. Wednesday morning, just afIe
- the fire the father drove to Center Rutland
70 and on learning that his boy had not beef
there, he drove on to Castleton, to SCI
n. if he might not be there, he having riddle
,r there with his father at various times. No
,. finding him, he sent two men With team
!, to make inquiries in Hubbardton, wher
he the boy had visited friends, and came HON
,e to prosecute the search here. He got
d. force OF men and searched East creek froi
he Proctor's bridge to the junction with u
Sc ter creek, to see If the boy might nj
30 have gone swimming and been drowned
We At four o'clock, N s. Stearns, chief (
police, brought Mr.. Hines the following
o. LETTER FROM HRALDyILLE.
On HEALDvILLE, May 26.
OK To The chef Of Police Rutland, w.:
he DEAR SIR There is boy here says h
not name is Johnnie Hines, and says his faith
John Hines lives on Elm street or corn
. of Elm and Grants streets, Rutland. ii
hg story is that man asked him to ride al
he would not let him get out, but carried hi
he down near Lu Jlow that he stayed In
wagon with the man last night and maj
rs' his escape while the man was feeding /
he horse. lie says he wants TO go HON
md Please notify Mr.. Hines and have him tel
-, graph what he wishes done with the DO
nu lie is too young TO go afoot and alone.