The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-07
MR.. II0WE'S STRANGE STORY.
KIDNAPPING IN YVES TCHEsTER VIL-
LIGE IN BROfD DIYLIGHT
An Inoncnsive Farmer stunned or chior"-
formed, Gagged. Hound. and Fut In {" sleep
Ing Crr-"Thi. Isn,t the Man i"-Insnnity.


An unonens,ve Farmer stunned or Chioro-
formed, Gagged. Hound. and rut In n sleep
ing Cnr-"This Isn't the Man i'-1nsnnity.
All last Thursday night Ebcnczer w.
Howes people watched in their little farm house
I'm South Salem for hia return from katonah.
He had driven over In the morning to do his
weekly marketing. and his return has always
been so regular that only an hour had passed
after his usual time for being back before his
parents and sister grew anxious. Friday passed
and he did moi come. and 80 did Saturday until
early evening. Then a carriage drove up TO
the door yard. and Ebenezer got out HIS lace
was pallid. and his eyes sunken.
Don't ask me to explain" he said to his sis
tor, who opened the door. " Let me go to bed
and rest. and to- morrow will tell YOU"
In the morning Howe seemed excited and fe-
verish and. after he had told his parents and
sister how he had been kidnapped In broad day
light and escaped from his captors the reac-
ton came. and he was obliged to go back to
bed lie told them that he had about
finished his business In katonah on Thursday
afternoon. and had stepped into q store that
adjoins Hoyt Brothers store for a minute.
While there he saw close carriage drive up
and two men get out. He remembered think
ing that they were rough looking men
and noticing that they had q driver. but
no seemed to become parayzed; he wanted
to t II. SSG as s GG seh sd wa a dm
men looking closely at him and then a, a pho.
heard the word Bedford. and heard one OF the
men say This isn't the man" 9nJ ne Other
that il WAS no dream; AT the same time he
could not comprehend il. h. had been siand-
ionah now he heard DO whistle OF Tho locomo-
tive. and knew that he was ON sleeping ,car
two ''' MN IN Who had been looking at
him disappeared when they saw mn, MIN
s SpcS s'i terryy from thru, and 0 pain He
tried tn call the attention Of the cvlorrd porter,
who passed once or twice through ~. ear, ana
at last. 10y u convulsiVe movement 81 the body.
got the porter 10 look toward his berth and their
eyes net.
Then he saw that Howe was gagged He had
the gag out OF How mouth as so99 ~ ne cnu'i
man in the opposite b nth got up. throw of the
hlankci shawl in which How vas wr9ppre T., \;
bound his hands and left great red ridges
where 1t had pressed the flesh. The feet were
How did come here. and where am | %
W. thought You were sick You were put
on Mt perkskl Three men carried you. lou
were wrapped up in this shawl. They said you
were very six. and one OF them they called
But where am u
Just left Rome.
bul lllHN' X hll anu Lfl nh'h.
Howe says that his mind was So imprrssed
with the necessity II getting home rs soon ~
70 III" oatrae n a. H he dG af INV il" Was
that hc would have to 20 on to syracuse. and
tha, he could there get a, train mat would
took that train ABOUT 10 o'clock aud reached
New York ON FTi4ay evening. On hi, way back
wagon under Lyon Brothers horse shed in
Katonnh and that people might be- looking fol
him. SO he decided 70 40 quietly home 10y an
other route. ~ h. lid not wish tl be- the subject
OF a sensation. He went across the street from
the Grand Central depot and went To- bed or
Saturday morning he took train on the New
Haven road to Norwnlk. thenceto Edgefleld
Conn. wlrr" he rntd man t. DRY. nm n9me
South sal IA beam, Just OVER the New \ urk line
VIII How" had nnish"d telling his fam il'
the story. he said. But You haye no idea VIVA
an aw IA lining gag j.. and burst into tears
Tn rrn tlNn had ,D me.
In family could hardly believe this story
They -.nl lor sir. Mccall. q u,iglhor ant
shrew nan. Mr. Mccall doubted Ilowe'- -nn
him when ho ~ 10 Rome, when he lcii syria
cuse, whrr' he stayed "a New York. AM ho'
much money b." had. Eirh of thrs' question
time table Z VS. found that trains arrived an
SlIo ionni tlai. oat o.. s55 Howe Ind had il
viii iG"' itii.roti t.r s. and h"j"i iii.
A. II sr i'r. trry l"rlou-. a physician Wa
cai.rl. wan lr on,.red the room ~ licnl
How'lu.A' lu9. .at i.ond sq,l IN. re- D.
ihal ' h- Is ,r,,a., R H a 1t GGiS 5 m'mo
Brmsr- re- 'oun.i on h.- n''i. aud. shoulder
an ani iiS h- S. i' l sP c e 5q lG,
k",on4h, ang ..iM 'hq' the mr. rr.. after stand
Mr.. H5ws h ntdE been '' seen ' by ''G MAN
persons in Katonah on Thnrsdny ono oi tn
minute. lie went from Hoyt Brothers store {
the shed about / O'Clock. but no one saw hin
street or away fy the Peokskiii road. and. bu
Tor lhc very high character thqi Mr.. Howe bear