, 1877-05-20
THE KlDN.APPERS.


ncw dcve1onment OF crime has been made man
ifcst In Chicago, and one which will undoubtedly
attract much attention. 1t would appear that
genuine case of kidnapping has 10 be recorded ano
1t is to be feared that the unfortunate
little victim has been 20 carefully bestowed that
his return to bis sorrowing parents Is something
more than problenatical.
Last Thursdny afternoon, between I and :!
O'Clock Sylvester Dean, bagsagcnan at the Illinois
Central depot at Twenty second street, left his
home accompanied by his wife and little son
Willie. 5IS years old. Mr. and Mrs. Dean have
rooms in the upper part of the depot, bnt were
looking out for another residence. Tn reaching
Calumet avenue they sent the little boy back home
and the mother watched him until he arrived wilt
was accustomed to run around the depot they
hud no fear about leaving him, and 1t wis not
until their return. about p H. that any anxiety .
parents became greatly cxcited ana It was decided
to notify the police that the child was missing.
Tue Telegraph was at once called into use and the
ditfcrent stations furnirhcd with description Ut
the child. who was supposed to mve simply
5traycd away. ..-....
the next morning. Mrs. Granger, Mrs. Gilmore,
aud some other Indies residing on Twenty SECOND
street, hearing that the child WAS lost, remcm-
besel that they had seen him on the previous day
IN COMPANY WITH SOME ITALIAN MUSICIANS.
Mrs. Granger noticed the child playing around
while the Italau-two boys and sirl-wese favor
This about .:3o p. Ill.,, and hour OF 50 later
another neighbor saw the four going down tho
street, the g1rl apparently persuadns lutte Willie
parents, but for some inexplieable action
was taken BY the police until yesterday morning.
When 1t became apparent that the case W W. ".
Twenty-sccund Street Station were detailcd to
VI" Darins the day the officers succeeded in arrcstlne
a boy about II years Of age, md about as bud
looking specimen Us was eyer seen. and girl
perhaps two years his junior, The boy was Gagged
ut the Central Station, and, the services VI an
made to ascertain whit lie knew Of the matter.
The youngster. who is Sicliun by birth, couldn't
spsak Tug inde aRe h4 i. of onia an Waetes u es
his Italian was less intcllisble tllan his English,
the con!rury. lie protessed, however, WILL
ingncss to show the police where the missing boy
was, and succeeded in Leading them q wld-goose
chase uround town. Vi course without result. The
girl, who speaks very fair English was locked up
At the Cottage Grove Avenue Sutton, and pro-
Although very young, thu girl seemed tu bc ex-
cccdin.ly smart, and determined neither to give
herself nor any Of her friends nway.
OTHER AKKEsTj.
Later in the day itusa Aicida- whom the boy eaid
WIS his sister. anu her husbund, Joseph Meida,
were brought in and lodged ut the Armory. They
also could not Or woul not speuk in amy intelliyi
bic tongue and disclaimed as ar as they cuu'a any
knowledge OF the missing child. The whole gnnS
are Of tue lowest possible order} dviding Their en
are residents OF Fourth avenue, near the classic
precincts Of Twelfth street.
Last evening reporter visited the house Of Nr.
Dean and found the bereavei parents there In
addition the facts gwen above, they stated that
the child was very fond Of music, and that the
Italians had been around the neghborhood for two
three weeks The missing boy has light hair,
hazel eyes, aud fair complexion. uc wore
black and white calico waist. biack kuec- pants,
brown striped stockings, aud a brown straw hat.
Handbills offering u reward Of $500 for his
return have been Issued, and tho feeling
in the neighborhood ia one ut intense
anxiety about the safety Of the child.
and Of sympathy for the parents. The
police. as usual when ANYTHING comea up
with which they are unable to grapp1e, are
excessively mysterious over tue affair, but e.
press themselves confidently Us to finding tho
missing boy. 1t is Understood that the authorities
Of the Illinois Central 1tairoad will cooperate
with their cmploye, and will leave no means un-
uted to bring 10 justice the scoundres who lave
stolen away his child. The motive OF the kfdnup- |
ping is not go apparent as it would be il the pa |
renls were wealthy, in which case something in |
the nature Of ransom might be exacted. 1t IL sup
posed however, that the Itaians thought the child,
antunusually bright and intelligent little fellow,
might be useful 10 them in passing around the |
hat and vcntured On Tue crime for this reason.