Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-03
AN ATR6CIOUS CRIME.
Il School Boy Kidnapped dsd Killed

past Gays In modern times there
has not been much of it done. The
notable case in America is that of
Charlie Ross. A shocking case of
child stealing and murder was dis
patched from London, England, on
the 18th inst. The dispatch was sent
to the New York Evening Telegram,
and reads:
LONDON, Oct. l2.-The particulars Of q
most atrocicus crime, committed . short
time ago, are published in the English pa
pers this morning. 1t has an especial in
terest for those who have made the Charley
Ross case a study, as the confession Of
murder, made few days ago, shows that
in this, as in the American case, the object
Of the criminals was to obtain large amount
of money as . ransom.
William Marianus de Jough, clerk to the
Minister of the Colonies at the Hague, Con-
fesses to numbering a school boy named
Marius Bogaardf, a son of former Secrei
tary General, now living retired life. The
murderer laid his plans very cunningly; and
before securing the boy had written letter
to the father asking for 5000 guilders, or
0,0O0, for the Surrender of his son, but
how and where the Ransom was to to paid
was not clear, though it is supposed Dc
Jough had accomplices.
The confe ssion of how the murder was
committed was told by the prisoner to his
sister, TO whom he was devc;edly attached.
De Jough wept bitterly while giving the fol-
lowing account of the motives and circum-
stances under which the murder took place:
He said that on September 23, before he
committed the crime and before he had
even possession of the boy, he wrote the
letter referred to, demanding the ransom on
a certain date. The letter was writer in the
Cafe st. Hubert, from which he went to
Williams Park, where Mr.. Bogaardt resid-
ed. 1t was O'Clock in the afternoon. Mrs.
Bogsardt had just left her house and driven
in her Carriage to Schevingen. De Jough
thereupon went to the Rhemish Railway
station, and, having directed a letter, put it
into the post Office letter box at the station.
Ae then tooE cab, but as the cabman was
asleep when De Jolgh entered the vehicle
be did not not notice his face. De Jough
drove to the school and asked for young
Marius Bogaardt, a afne-looking boy thirteen
years of age.
"Do you know me ." he asked OF the boy
"To be sure" the latter replied 81 have
often met you in the park"
Snow, my boy, your mamma asked me
to fetch you from school," said De Jough.
"Did she not, then, go to Schevingen 2"
inquired the lad.
"Yes," replied De Jough, seeing that the
boy knew his mpther's intrutions; .. but
she told me she would on her return wait
for rs at pessint's house on tine downs
near the town" The boy then fetched his |
articles, asked permission to leave school
school and accompanied De Jough IN cab |
When they arrived on the downs the mur-
derer sought quiet place, where he threw |
the boy on the ground, bound his hands and |
feet with cord, which he had bought that
morning. "Remain here" he said to Ma |
rius, SO till return with the money / have
demanded from your father. Stop your
crying if you do not want TO be killed"
He covered the youth with his coat and in
tended to go, but the boy cried 80 loudly
that he returned. Psncyins he heard foot
..a L. -
walking-stick and killed the child, stabbing
him seven times in the breast In a very
agitafei state of mind the ruffiau fed to
Schevingen, washed his hands at the sea-
shore, and returned to the Hague, after
having thrown away his sword stick into q
little channel by the roadside. De Jough
was arrested on the downs, whittier he re-
turned early the following morning, but
after being confronted with the coachman
and other witnesses he was liberated. He
was arrested afterw ards on his own confess
sion.
After bis avowcl OF his crime his sister
,sked him what motive he had for the hor-
'ible deed. He answered al SAW our IA
her die in poverty. A for myself, could
lot make my way IN India, but had place
n the same Office where father worked, with
10 better prospect than he had. What
would be my mothers 10; and yoursi
Wished to assure to her q comfortable old 4
Ige, and when heard from faniIy wh-o are
acquainted with his circumstances that Mr..
3ogaardr was a very rich man, Was seized
With desire to constrsin birs to give me
money BY stealing away his only son.
lid not intend to kill the child, except in
ase he should possibly become my accuser.
iy only motive was my wish for money.
Nobody assisted me either before or at the
nurder.'
The accused maintains he is the sole de-
nquent. He will appear at the end of this
Month before the Criminal Court.