The New York herald., 1877-11-15
KIDNAPPING IN BROOKLYN
LITTLE ARTHUR LEAMAN ABDUCTED AND RE
sroRED- EXTRAORDINARY PRoMPTrruDs OF
THE BROOKLYN PoLIcE--A MYSTERIOUS

LITTLE ARTHUR LEAMAN ABDUCTED AND RE-
nED--ExrRAonDIsAn PRoMPTrTUDs OF
THE BROOKLYN PoLIcE-A MYSTERIOUS
CRIMINAL
case Of child abduction which threatened to rise
to tho Importance OF another Charlie Ross sensation,
but has been fortunately reduced to much smaller
limits by The recovery Of the stolen child, caused
great excitement In Brooklyn yesterday 1t appears
that Arthur Leaman, htto boy OF three years. tho
OF Mr. Louis Leaman. traveller Tor a wholesale
tobacco house, living at No 422 Gold street, was play
ing with his sisters in the street, near his parents
residence, on Tuesday evening. Toward dusk-it was
about hall past five o'cock-the child was lost
sight OF Immediately by its companions, when
man, described burly runian, with
rough, rcd face, and dressed in dirty, shabby clothes,
cuticed IL away BY promise oil "candy." The man
led the child by the hand, ana gong up VIII
loughby street toward Dufeld when Rachel johnson,
a oolored cook ut No. Ia wnoughDy street, who mad
done washing Tor Ihc Leaman family, met and stopped
the rascal Shc asked him what he meant TO do
with tho child, and ho boldly replied lhat he was
about to take ITO Its mammal The little fellow
meanwhile was cry hard, BONG evidently AFRAID Of
the stranger, ana Rachel suatched him away, sayins
she would take him herself TO his motner. SIZE
then led him 10 The corner ol Wloughby street and
Gold, whence IL is but . lew steps TO the
Lcainan residence. AS she tnrnea round she
that the man was ssiii watching her, but paid no
further attention TO him, thinking that little Arthur
later she met an elder sister OF Arthur ut ncishDor
Ing grocery store crying bitterly at The loss OF her
brother, and II now appeared that after the good
ng coiorcd woman had lost sight oil the child
stranger nothing dauntcd by his first exposure must
nave returned and again lured him away. In what
direction ,ncy went nobody could tell A Mrs.
McQuadc, who keeps a capdy store No. $50 Gold
direction OF Myrtle avenue, when he looked
ia and smiled at her, and she thought
he was IN company with "a big boy" but whether
the latter was an accornplieo OF the abduclor or
whether the lady was mistaken In the dark IN de-
scroing las big boy" what was no other than the
criminal already described was impossible TO SAY.
The police being notified au ANXIOUS search for the
child was made by his mother and numerous relatives.
Mr. Leaman being away travelling in the Far West his
wife. with one servant, had the entire OF
children. The anguish OF the family may wel %
Imagined when ali efforts to recover the child
proved trutless anc the night passed without
any clew TO his fate baving been ascertsined
The Brooklyn ponce yesterday morning, when 1t
that progress likely to be made III the
hitherto rutless search without greater efforts than
had as yet bcen put forth, acted with commenda5ic
energy superintendent Campbell called out the
whoie reserve OF the iorce ana ordered mat every
available man should immediately start oui upon and
follow up tue cews ~ naDd These stringent meas
ures had their reward tor III about quarter to one
O'Clock in tho afternoon they presented themselves at
the Second precinct sta,ion house, Win two little
girls, Catherine Mcconnell and Elton Bradley.
with the eagerly looked for child-liI,le
Arthur I.eaman-who was crying, bnt whose exclled
feelings were somewhat assusgcd byAn abundance oi
cncstnuts and candy with which he had been pro-
vided. rho child WAS promptly idcutncd by the gen.
eral description sent out, and particularly by
piece OF the pattern OF its dress which had beon fur
nished First precinct station house. The girls
were questioned as to how they had obtained posses
s oil the cnd. They stated lnat boy, James Nc
Cam, OF No l93 Water street, had mot them In the
street anu asked them 10 take hun 10 tho saon house
q missing child Young hcCann was soon found
and said that about nall past twelve, ne WAS 60
ing to dinner, strange man met him IN
Water street, between Adams and Washing
ton, leading the child by the hand. Tho man
told young McCaun that this enid was lost
and he wanted McCann to take To the station house
giving him lvo for his trouble. "lIs child has
been crying since six o'clock this mornng,o saiu the
man, and addcd:-"pd take II 10 the station house
myself. but have got 10 20 TO WORK, and haven't Tho
time" McCunn, however, hadn't the time either,
and no afraid his dinner would got cold ne
turned little Arthur Leaman over to tho two girls
who ought him 10 the station house. Young McCaDn
was good enough TO invest tho i've cents which he
nuts for little Arthur, whose oyes wero swollen and
red with crying
The gratifying news flashed at TO police
dquarters and officer despatched 10 notify Mrs
Leaman, who had passed tho night and the morning
IN condition Of acute anguish. Little Arthur, after
being questioned Ut the station house, was taken TO
police headquarters. OF course he could shed but
ttle light upon HIS WHEREABOUTS In answer 10 the
questions put to pim he said that he had slept at
.sUnce wi's" and all his 10 the effect
that he had spent the time since his disappearance
with that kindiy but mysterious relative. "Uncie
WHIP had evidently trained him 10 say this None OF
| tho Leaman family, howovor, know anything Of
..Unclc WILL" although they as well as the police
became once exceedingly anxious TO form his ac-
quaintancc. The child wore the same clothing IN
which II disappeared, although II was somewhat
differently put ou, shownp, as the relatives thought,
that he had beon undressed the previous night anu put
bed HIS hair also carefully combsd aud cutlcd
usual az the end. showing that some ono had got
him ready tor his restoration TO his nome
Captain Crafts OF the second precinct, thinks that
the crime ~as prompted by tho hope OF backna,