The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-15

JoxpoS. October l2.--The particulars OF
most atrocious crime, committed a snort
time ago, are published In the Eng'isn pa
pers this morning. II has an espee'ai ~
tercst for those who have made tne SnaI iey-
Ross case study, as the confession OF mui-
der made few days ago SHOWS tnat w 'n's
AZ in the American case tue oolect o' 'ne
criminals was TO obtain iaTse aiho"na VI
money as ransom.
MURDER CONFESSED.
William Marianus de Jongh. clerk 10 the
Minister of the Colonies at The Hague, con-
t..sscs 10 numbering school-boy named Ma
r;us Bopaardt, \ son OF former Secretary
General. now living 3 retired NE. Tue
murderer laid his plans very cunningiy' ana
before securing the boy had written ieuer
10 the father asking for $4,000 gn'iders, or
$40 900, for the surrender OF his son. Dut
how and where The ransom was 10 DC pa,u
WAS not clear, though IL Is supposed DE
Jonoh had accomplices. The confession OF
bnxy the murder was committed was told by
Tho missioner TO his sister. TO when he was
deyotedly attached. De Jongh wept bitter
Iv while giving the following account OF the
motives and circumstances under which the
murder took place:
PLANNING THE CRIME.
He SAID tDat on SPDtttDDtI lou. otiotc nc
committed the crime and before he had even
nossession OF the boy, he wrote the letter
referred 10, demanding the ransom on GER
tain date. The letter was written In the
C,i9 ST. Hubert, from which he went to
WiIlism's Park, where Mr.. Bogaardt re-
sided. II was O'Clock in the after
noon Mrs. Bogaardt bad Just left
her house and driven in her car
rage 10 Schevipgep. De JOngh there
upon went 10 The Rhenish railway
station. and having directed letter, put 1t
into the post-office Ieiter-box at the station.
He then took cab. but as the cabman was
asleep when De JOngh entered the vehicle
he did not notice his face. De JODgh drove
10 the school and asked for young Marus
Bogaardt, a fine-lOokiOg boy, thirteen years
OF age.
The KIDNAPPING.
ado You know me - he asked OF the
boy.
TO be sure" the latter replied. ca
have often met you in the park"
"Now, my boy, your mamma asked me
10 fetch YOU from school," said De Jongh.
"Did she not. then, 80 TO Scheyingen 2"
inquired the lad.
Yes" replied De JODgh, seeing that the
boy knew bis mothers intentions; "but
she told me she would on her return wait
for us al a PEASANTS house on the downs
near the town." The boy then fetched
his school articles, asked permission 10 leave
school, and accompanied De JoDgh in q
cab
THE MURDER.
When they arrived on the downs the
Murderer 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 10 MariuS, "till ! return with the
money have demanded from your father.
Stop your CRYING il you DO not want to he
killed." lie covered the youth with bis
coat and intended TO 20. but the boy cried
so loudly that he returned. Fancying he
heard footsteps, De JOngh took his sword
out OF bis waking-StiCk and killed
the child, stabbing him seven times
in the breast. In very agitated state OF
mind the inhuman ruilian fled TO Scheve-
ingen, washed his hands at the sea shore
and returned 10 the Hague, after having
thrown away his sword.stIck in little
channel by the roadside. De Jongh was
arrested on the downs, whittier he returned
early the following morning; but after
being confronted with the coacbman and
other witnesses he was liberated. lie WAS
arrested aiterward on his own confession.
MOTIVES FOR THE CRIME.
After his avowal of his crime bis sister
asked bin what motives be had for the hOr-
rible deed. He answered:
al saw our father die in poverty. As for
myself. could not make my way in India
but had place in the same Office where
father worked, with no better pros
poets than he had. What would be my
mothers lot and yoursf l wished TO
assure 10 her comfortable old age, and
when | heard from a family who are &C.
quaoted with his circumstances that Mr..
Bogaardt was very rich man, was seized
with desire to cOnstrain him to give me
money by stealing away his only son. did
not intend to kill the child except in case he
should possibly become my accnser. Ny
only motive was my wish for money. No
bOGy assisted me either before or at the
MURDER
The accused maintains that be is the sole
delinquent. He will appear at the end Of
this month before the Criminal Court. Mus
queter, the sergeant who discovered the
muI der, receives daily a number OF letters