Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-20
TIE LOsr BOZ.
He II Restored sobbfng TO the Arms OF His
Mother.

Mother.
The little fellow, Charlie Dufrane, who was
picked up on the streets of this city, and
whose remarkable story, given in the GLOBE,
was the wonder for the day, has reached
home. The following is taken from the New
York World of last Sunday:
The train from Buffalo that arrived at the
Forty second street depot at noon yesterday
brought among its passengers Charles w.
Dufrane, the lad of 9, whose wanderings to
st. Paul have already been reported in the
Wortd. When the other passengers had
left the cars porter of one of the coaches
beckoned to the little fellow, who swung a
sheep skin game-bag over his shoulders and
trotted sturdily out of the depot at his
guides side. he was delivered to one of
the Forty street squad of
police. and through his agency
found himself at 1:SO behind Sergeant
Eeech1ng's desk at police headquarters.
Word was sent to the boys parents, who
live at $50 West Tenth street. They arrived
| shortly after o'clock. Up to this time the
BOY had sat hugging his game bag and chat
ing composedly enough with the officers,
but when he saw his mother he dropped the
bag, ieaped from his chair over the railing,
ana sprang into her arms. After that he
chung sobbingly to her, and refused to notice
any one else until she led him home.
AT supper the boys appearance was much
| changed for the better. His clothes, soiled
with nearly a months travel, had been
brushed out and rearranged, his sooty face
bad been brushed bright and his black eyes
shone with happiness. He had been miss.
ing since October 25, and although the city
was secured for him no trace could be found
OF his whereabouts for week. Then
letter came from ST. Paul, Mimi,
announcing that he had turned up
there and would be provided for until
money enough should be sent on to pay his
Esssss fare. AT supper he repeated that
while on his way to school on the morning
of October 25th he was accosted by the
strange man with dark complexion and
black hair and eyes," who induced him to
enter carriage for ride, and so got him to
the Erie depot. His abductor, if there was
one, certainly left him at Minneapolis, for
here the boy was alone, ana first attracted
the attention of passengers by crying and
screaming at the top of his voice. Every
one IN the car was attracted to him, and
when he had told his story the police and
the people around the depot at once began
W nodlCh lor Lue Ozark stranger. but ne was
not to be found. Then the hoy remembered
that he had an uncle in st. Paul, and
his entreaties to be sent to him were SO earn
est that immediate provision was made to
that end. At st. Paul he was unable to find
his uncle and was picked up by policeman
and taken to the station house. The police
found the uncle readily. Although the boy
once started off on similar trip to Boston
his father thinks the abduction this time
was genuine one. "The stranger evidently
thought . he said, "tbat because my boy was
well dressed that he could make money by
stealing him. 1t was another Charley Ross
case. But the man probably found out that
couldn't spend any money, for I get but
ZIP week, and it was all could do, can
tell you, to raise enough to pay the boys
passage back"