The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-05-08
KIDNAPPED KIDS.
An Illinois Father Played an
Engagement in Sedalia
Yesterday.
He Snatched His Two Children
From Their Nurse and Made
OF With Them.

The Kidnapping of children and holding
them for ransom is nothing new. for
scarcely a week passes that eases of this
character are not chronicled by the press
of the land.
Sedalia furnished Kidnapping case yes
,erday, but it differed from the kind men,
ton d above, ipasmuch as a pair of twins
were picked up on the street and carried
of by their own father, the circumstance,
being as follows, from beginning to end:
About four years ago Miss
Eva Aney, daughter of the widow
Aney, was married in this city 10 Mr.. r.
Nj. Uilom, of Pontiac, Illinois, at which
point they took up their residence. Inside
OF a year after marriage pair of twin boys
were born, and for time the home of Mr.
and Mrs. UllOm Was a paradise on earth.
At the end of that time, however, q dark
cloud appeared on the horizon, as the wife
alleges on account of the husbands nea.
lect TO provide fer her and the little ones,
and eighteen months ago a separation en-
sued, both Mr.. and Mrs. UllOm remaining
in Pontiac.
As the wife was compelled to earn . liv-
ing with her needle, she found il no easy
task, SO some months ago wrote to her
sister. Miss Jennie Aney, Of this CITY, ask
ing her il she would bring The twins to Sc
dsiia and provide for them. The request
was complied with and for some months
past the two little Ciloms, now three years
Of age, have been living with Mrs. Louisa
Aney and her daughter, Miss Jenni
After the separation both Mr.. and Mrs
VllOm continu 4 to reside in Pontiac, al
though it is said Mr.. CliOm trsnsacts bu-
s,ness in Chicago. The husband and wife
never met, and were as the veriest strangers.
On Wednesday evening Mr. UllOm ar
rived in Sedalia, although no one here knew
of his coming. Yesterday morning he in
quired for the residence of Mrs. Aney,
but gave no intimatiOu of his mis-
sion. He was directed to No. 522 West
Fourth street, and early yesterday morn
ing he was seen lowering around that To-
cality, causing the neighbors to Won
der If there was not something up.
During the greater portion of the fore
noon he walked along Fourth street, back
ward and forward, but about noon took
his departure and was seen no more until
afternoon.
About O'Clock, p. ~. little Oracle
Aney. youngest daughter of Mrs. Aney.
appeared on Third street with the two
Ullom children, for the purpose of taking
them to the residence of q neighbor, where
'nsy intended spending the after
neon. She had walked but
q short distance when Mr..
UllOm came up with her, and snatching
both children up in his arms carrie them
70 street car and rode east, leaving the
car at some point unknown to the reporter.
As matter of course little Grscie vas
greatly alarmed, and at once hss,ened
home TO tell what had happened. Instantly
all was excitement at the
Aney residence and in =
brief period all of The inmates Of the house
were IN search of the kidnapper, but their
efforts proved of no avail
Mrs Aney's residence, and was met at the
door by Miss Jennie. When questioned
about the kidnapping she burst into tears
and said she did not care to speak
about it, and certainly did not
wish anything to appear in the papers re-
garding it. On being assured. however,
that the affair was common street talk. she
to speak and told substantially
what Is related ABOVE.
HE was here tonight" she said, refer
ring to Ullom, and said he was going TO-
AXE the Il o'clock train for home, and
would take the children with him. We
would not care so much If we we're assured
he would provide for them properly. He
neglected his wife until she was forced to
cave hmm, and We know he will not give
he babies the ait. nlion that they received
It our hands,"
Thanking Miss Jennie for the informa-
ion received, the reporter Withdrew and
tarted out to find Mr.. Ullom,
tut the task was too great.
Il he was an east bound passenger last
hight, he did not carry the twins with him.
He is represented as man about thirty
ears OF age, pre- posses ing in appearance.
md we'll dressed, but beyond this the,
3AzO0 knows nothing. ..1.