The Osceola times., 1880-11-06
KIDNAPPED AND MURDERED.
A Crime In Holland Resembling the Char
Icy Ross Case Here.
New York sun.

A crime resembling the Charley Ross
case in Philadelphia has just been com
mitied in the quiet capital of Holland.
On September %, at about 3 o'clsck III
the afternoon, handsome and well
dressed young man called IN carriage
at the normal school of a NJ. Bouscholte,
on the koningenne Gracht, at lie
Hague. and asked for boy Of l3 years
of age, named Marius Boogardt, for
whom the stranger said, his parents had
sent. The principal OF the institution,
seeing that the boy knew the visitor,
permitted him to quit the school, The
bov took his cap, and gladly avalied
himself of his teachers permission. On
entering cab the lad inquired OF his es-
cort "ghether" his mamma had not gone
10 Schevingen." Yes" replied the lat
ter. pt receiving that the boy was informed
of Lis mothers intended movements;
"but we are to wait for her at certain
peasant's house on the dunes which she
viii pass on her return" The woman,
however, had changed her mind, and
had remained at home.
One hour later, school being over, and
the boy not having put in an appearance,
his mother sent for him, when she
learned that the boy had left with some
one who claimed 10 have been detailed
by her for the purpose Of taking him
home. Alarmed by this revelation, and
the lady at once set in motion the police,
and active search was instituted. In the
meantime a letter arrived 10 the address
of her husband and bearing The Hague
postmark, which announced to the dis
tressed family that the boy Marius had
been kidnapped, but would be restored
ON payment of $4,000 HORNS IN bank
| notes, if n female messenger was sent for
him to a spot not very clearly designat-
ed. The letter stated furthermore that
the boy was held as a prisoner and kept
without food, and that he would be kill
ed Immediately it the police were in
| formed.
On the morning of the 25th one of the
rural constabulary found i'll clearing
on the road to Loosduinen the lifeless
/ body of young Boogardt. The hands
I and feet were tied and his head lay on
| his school-bag. He had been sirangled
and had received seven stabs from a
| dagger, one of which was mortal. Be
/ side the body lay paper, ON which was
written "Ihe $1,000 tiOrins were only
! pretext 1t is vengeance / want All
/ is not finished yet" OF the murderer
there was no trace. On the afternoon OF
the same day the hackman who had
/ driven the visitor to the school was dis
covered, but he gave no information OF
any service toward establishing the
| identity of the climir al. lie had scarce
/ iy caught glimpse OF him when at the
/ gate city he had ui,mouuted and pad
| the fare. The vessels in the harDor
about 10 sail were stopped and searched,
| but nothing could be discovered about
the man. Suspicion had been directed
| toward a dismissed man servant of Nj
/ Boogardt's, who, on leaving his situation,
/ had been heard 10 Use threatening Ian.
/ guage. 4 reward OF 1000 ilorins was
| offered for his apprehension, and, on
/ the 27th, he was found and arrested in a
/ house Of bad rcpute at Amsterdam.
/ This man, Ilendrick Poulviquet, was
taken to The Hague and confronted with
the different persons who had seen him
at the school and on the dunes with the
boy on the day OF the murder. These
witnesses all declared that there was nc
resemblance between the prisoner and
/ the criminal. Poulyiquet was Therefore
| discharged.