The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-06
CHILD-STEALERs
AAKING 1T PLEASANT FOR PARENTs
IN THE CIIY UP:CHURCAEs.
Another Charlie Ross-A Little Roy VIII 10
was Kidnapped Week Before Last aud
Has Not Been Heard Of UnSuccesS.
ful Attempt 10 Carry or Two
Little Girls on Monday.

NEw YORx, April 5,--Willie, the six.
year'old son OF Mr.. Asa Meek, dsap.
peared from his home In Brooklyn more
than a week ago. Many OF the ns!ghbors
for days past have been on the lookout for
him, but without result.
Mrs. Meek said last evening: ave had
not sent him TO school yet, but he was A
bright little fellow who could be trusted
with any errand. On the mornIuV of lsst
Thursday week sent him out to buy
something to9r me, He got just what l
wanled' Snd brought me the right change.
Ihen ley him go out on the street to
play tlll dinner time, That was about II
o'clock have never laid eyes on him
Even when he did not return to have
dinner and supper the Child's parent were
not very greatly ala med, as several times
he had strayed away and been found by
the police. Once the boy followed a pro.
cession as far as East New York, and was
found next morning In the station house,
dis parents aLdrst thought that such mis-.
hap had again beiallen him, and when MIR.
Meek dropped his work to 70 In search of
the child he confidently expected TO find
him Atsome police station. The child went
out TO play at time when the neighbor's
children were at school and nobody seemed
10 have noticed him In the street.
"He has q stout, round body" said his
molher, "and q very pretty face. His big
brown eyes would catch you as soon az
you saw him, and he has rosy cheeks ana
light brown hair"
30 iar the detectives have no news of
the child. The only trace yet obtained
was brought them by Union Ferry Com.
pany employe named Titus. He says that
on the same day that the child was missed
he saw q woman crossing the Catherine
Ferry with q little boy answering his dc.
sUTtptton. The woman was about sixty
years ot age, wore q red dress aud lipht
sack, kept tight hold OF the child, who
seemed afraid Of her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meek are poor people aud
cannot think what motive there could be
Tor any one to abduCt their child,
a bold attempt was made in Brooklyn
Yesterday to abduct two little girls, Sophia
Cochin and Maria Arvine, each aged
three years, and residing at Nos. O7l and
oSl Bergen street, respectively. They
were playing on the sidewalk In front OF
the residence Of Sophia's parents when
they were. approached by man aud
woman, who, after talking with them a
lew moments, induced tue children 10 ac-
company them q short distance. 1t was
not long before the little girls were missed,
and hurried search failing to reveal their
whereabouts, q general alarm was sent
out. Finally o woman was found
who had noticed the children talking
with the strangers, who had afterwards
take them down franklin avenue. Pur-
suit was made In that direction, and none
to soon; for at the Bedford station OF the
rapid transit railroad at Atlantic and
Franklin avenues, the man and woman
were discovered as they were about TO en-
ter q train bound Tor East New York, each
one having a child. Discovering their
PuTs1ers the would.be abduCters dropped
the children and fled. At about 8 o'clock
In the al ernoon, from description OF the
parties furnished, the police arrested q
man, who gave the name OF VIM, Collins,
aged about twenty. .three, and Ann Collins,
aged twenty, and locked them up on the
charge Of attempted Kidnapping. II Ia
thought that they were aCtualed In steal.
Ing the children by the hope OF obtaining
reward Tor their return.