The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-23
LITTLE CHILDREN STOLEN.
CASES THAT OUGHT TO TEfCH PA
RENTS TO BE WITCHFUL.


Pretty Giri stolen from Arnold & Consta-
bie's Dry Goods store-IIow the Mother
almost Accidentally Recovered the Child.
Josey sullivan disappeared nine days ago.
II he was kidnapped, and even the police are In
clininR to the theory that he was, and that
alice prompted the act, his kidnappers have
reason to be satisfied with their Infamous sue
cess. They found prosperous father and a
happy wife and mother They have dealt them
blow SO paralyznR that even the recovery OF
the boy cannot heal 1t at once. The day that Jo-
sey disappeared was the NTH anniversary OF the
marriage OF MIR. snd Mrs. Sullivan. He arrived
in this country ten years ago, without other
capital than his own pluck and perseverance,.
but with them he has prospered rarely. Five years
ago he had saved enough money to buy stock
Of groceries. He Opehed a shop In Pearl street,
ma ried woman whose pretty features and
winsome, of-hand manners were a fortune to
him, and they made profitable trade from the
very outset. Every enterprise prUspeted, and
when, two years ago, he counted his Rains and
venture into wholesale trade, there were dozens
Of persons who were anxious To take the old
store. IT'S 80 lucky, they said. Good luck
followed them into their now business.
The only work toward tracing the boy during
the FIRST nve days WAS done by Mt. and Mrs.
sullivan. They visited the Long Island ana
New Jersey suburOs daily, leaving descriptions
ssr, AZ p,o1sng , places ana enusaVPr'nR 10 . IN
they have been very much embarrassed because
they had 40 picture Of their boy. This circum-
stance Will prove very embarrassing to tue de-
tectyes, who at lasth set at WORK In earnest.
II seems passing strange that boy, well known
by all the neighbors for blocks around, should
have heen toed away from play IN front Of and
In full view OF his fathers store by stranger In
midday and no one see It.
The possibility that avarice and not malice
prompted the abduction has not hitherto re-
oeived the attention II deserves, IN view of the
frequency OF the crime. Josev sullivan was not
dressed In style that would promise much
profit by selling his clothes at second hand, but
since the Ross kidnapping, ana the amount Of
money called torn 10y IL, IL seems To ne a new
and promising field Of crime. IL Is true that
MOsher ana Douglas succeeded only in attract
ing most perilous hue and cry after them
selves, and were finally bounded to their graves
without obtaining dollar. Still theirs was a
much clearer case for the police to work upon.
Charley Ross brother was old enough to de-
scribe accurately their Appearance and from his
description their identity WINS established al
most from the first IL required onlv to
beat up the thieves resorts which they were
known to frequent
Three days ago a daring attempt to abduct a
little girl was made In Arnold * Constable 5
store. The following are the circumstances, as
II went shopping on Monday" sad Mrs.
koehler, In her nome az ~ East Ihirtieth street
Yesterday, "t king with me my little i've year
OLD daughter, something l never did before.
while was examining some gloves In Arnold
| IN Lick, sitting near me. spoke kindly to my
| child, asking her how old she was, what was her
| name, aud so on. paid no particular attention
to her, for IL L. not uncommon for strang, r. tO
| notice the child, who attracts attention by her
| beauty.
After making my purchase looked around
and the child gone. | ran into the street
calling, Where Ia my chidr An apple woman
| In front Of the store said that a lady had just
| got into stage with little girl. ! looked
and saw the child, aud said, That's her The
| apple woman stopped the stage and took the
| cirl out. | was so frightened tnat could hard
| ly stir, and so made no effort to stop the woman
| VINO rode of In the stage. didn't even tell the
| clerk Just what had happened, but hurried oui
| OF the crowd that had collected around me-"
Superintendent Walline said YESTERDAY that he
| had had his detectives at work for two day,
| hunting for Josey sullivan.