The daily gazette., 1883-10-15
CAPT. DICKINS0N's SON.
HIS MYSTERIOUS ABDUCTION
FROM HOME.
A CHARLIE ROSS CASE OUT WEST
A Lad Abducted and Being Carried
Through the Country-His Father Hope
fully Searching for Him.

FLORENCE, WIS.,, Oct. 14--No tidines
have as yet been received of this missing
boy, Willie Dickinson, son of Captain W. E.
Dickinson, for whose recovery a large re-
ward was offered in several English news
papers. Captain Dickinson tu-day said It
was true that they had sent to England to
follow up clue recently obtained, the par
tculars OF which he, however, did not wish
TO make public at present, as it might iDjure
or Illustrate their plans and possibly involve
others in trouble, on the strength of what
may as yet be considered merely surmise.
I'VE do not know for certainty" he
| said, that Willie is in Cornwall, England.
| or should have been on my way thither
ere this. The clue which we are tracing
was obtained in this wise: We have had
| our eyes on the man who left this part of
the country just prior to the time when
Willie was taken, from whom we expect to
gain some valuable information. This man
is now in penitentiary, but which one 1
must decline to state. When the publication
OF an article appeared that bones, supposed
to be the skeleton of Willie, had been dis
covered, a copy of the paper containing the
article was sent by the Prison Warden to the
convict through another, who was used as a
decoy. On reading 1t the man became
greatly agiJated and exclaimed, to his fellow
prisoner, Between you and / these bones
to Cornwall, and he is there now
On this information l have decided to do
what can through the United States Con-
sui at Hull, but shall be greatly surprised
II, as is not improbable, we find the child
there. I shall leave nothing undone that
lies In my power. We have other and re-
liable information, of which it is best not to
speak at present, but by which expect to
get my child in tils country. Detectives are
of WI In foll e
boy taken there from Texas last
spring, who answers to Willie's descrip-
ton. German woman has a boy answer
ing to Willie, and always keeps on the
outskirts of civilization. Two or three
times she endoavored TO give the boy away,
but insists that he shall not be taken into
the United States. This woman has been
traced from place to place to place for up
wards of two years, but she moves so quickly
that we always lose track of her, the last
time 10 Southern Colorado last Spring. Con-
siderable Information comes from peniten-
tiary convicis, wLo seem to know the where
abouts Of the parties wanted, and l am
about to lay hands on a man through whom
l expect to recover my son."
Captain Dickinson said the man who gave
the Cornwall clue claimed to have some
epmity towards him. The Captain appeared
in good spirits and more hopeful than he
has been for long time, but he was fearful
of saying too much for the good of his case.
He is a New Yorker by birth and stands high
in mining circles, having contributed some
interesting publications on mining. Although
Northumberland, his hair has tuTnedwhite
as snow since his son was abducted. His
residence at Commonwealth, Wis, is q large
mansion surrounded by beautiful grounds,
and he is noted for having one of the most
valuable mineralogical cabinets in the
thnncapda -
dollars of his large means in the search for
his child. Mrs. Dickinson is at Dorchester,
Mass, where she is doing all in her power
towards the recovery of Willie.