New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-27
LITTLE PEDLERs KIDNAPPED.
SINGULAR OCCUPATION OF A GEEMAN-Di9Ar''A'
ANcE or HIS CHILDREN

SINGULAR OCCUPATION OF A GEEMAN-Di'A"A'
ANCE or HIS CHILDREN.
Alfred Carlson is hard-worklng 1erhian lie
lives M No 5l2 Suyvesansave;, Drook,yn. DO
was thrown ont of work when business Wae We
pressed in 1873 and then he began 70 I o that
articles ont of nuts acorns ana otneL Ill nockets
shelves and other such articles ont OIL steds
which be decorated with herbs from t9 IT, ooods
HIS time much occupied II nnA. .h ~" 60 he
that he could not go to houses 10 sen tneni r.nf
sent his bov Charles age twelve to dinsrehI
houses nearly every day to sell the fancy gg hav
The boy always returned IN 1 claims that he
and his wife are the only persons "uo Ana IN
such goods. and says that ms BOY va" other
ouently stopped IN the streets ,oy V H.,
neders who wanted to know where lney
could buy similar goods. Nhen the oVS rus" the
that his father and mother made them aJ bo'ie, ~
npdlers became anxious TO get from tiie ooy Ad
adrn of how fine goods were made. The boy IePo'ou
these Facts when he came home at nlght' ouO Dr. an
tee was taken of the stores by the parents, Dnber
October Ii 1870. the boy went out WIN . n Smrcb
of The articles and has never been seen since
was mado at every place where u wa 49, nm
likely the boy would 90, ana deIeC'lEe5 3,r rel
the case. but no trace OF nm was e'oI .,,th tho
MI Garrison paye ND the search III deSoall WIZ Wy
positive conviction That some pe'lIels n t INV
the boy IN order To get iio'h MN INV '
NT T'r,San "a now employed with q firm in TINS
city, and he is compelled 10 VtaNci III .no i ,yic
He does not make great deal Oh inohe2 ~ % LAST
continues to make the fancy artlcics roi t"I ,,
wear sDc has sent her daughter, Matilda age eieFIn
years to sell the goods. he girl went ont win tno
goods Thursday Her mother told ner 20 go 10 tno
bou.cs in the neighborhood of Franklin aud 3'HSye
saat-aves Sne left the house about noon ana iiHs
nnt retnrned since The parents believe that inc
girl was kidnapped in the same way ana ior the
same purpose rs the boy. Mrs. Garrison SAYS that
short time before her or! star ed On nor Journey
woman Knocked at the door aHd wanted To sen S9ie
similar articles of inferior make and d. siBn' ine
woman was struck with the beauty OF the fancy ar
ticics she SAW Mrs Garrison making, ana askeu Il
great mauv GI,stlons about them. Mrs Gar sen
was Short in her replies to the woman. Htue
while after the woman lett the house ue
little girl went on her journey. Persons living
in the neIghburhUod where the girl WAS SEM say
that SHE did not call at their houses. Mr.. Caiseh
thinks that the woman may nave Nalteu tol "Io
little pIrl on the street, and then enuced ner 10
some place where she IS now kept prisoner some
little bows in the neig!borhOod say tHat they saw
her AZ tie Dime Museum, Brooklyn, CHRISTMAS Day.
but Nh CIrlsen does not believe their statement
lie declares that he haa never llI-tr'aied the chn-
dren. and SAYS that both Of them would come nome
If they were nj liberty. \ man called on VT CarI-
sen Yesterday and told hlm That he Thought MS BOY
WIS working on a farm at MmeOia. tie intends 20
70 TO the farm to-day and see II the boz Is LIS
child He expects that both children VIII soon DC
returned TO him.