The Press., 1883-11-08
(Contributed.l KIDNAPPING.
A TRUE INCIDENT.

ADOuU BlXGy years hgO dA a0CCAApo Wno made to kidnap two colored children in the town of Lisbon, Conn.
 One afternoon the little boy and girl of one Henry, a colored man, were at play by the roadside. a little distance from the house: while thus engaged tall colored woman came along and commenced talk ing to the children in very pleasant man. her. She asked them if they lived back there, pointing to the little house she had passed. She then inquired if their par ents were at home.
 "None but nanny" they replied, ''and she is sick abed-can't git up." The woman then asked, "where are the rest of the family P
 "Oh," said the children, ''pappy is away to work, and granny is away washing"
 "When will you father and grandmoth. CT come home ?'' asked the woman.
 ''Oh, not for 8 long time yet, :" said the children.
 s'Now look here" said she, .syou will be very lonesome before they return; wont you take walk with me to pass away the time? will show you a beautiful place where there are lots of pretty things, such as you never saw; here, don't you want something to eat" said the woman, giving | them cake which she took from her work bag. "Come now" said she. ''let us hur: ry along, or we shall be late. {" She then gave them candy and nuts. talking to them very pleasantly, and mak 1 ing their eyes stand out with wonder al l what they were going to see and have in this way beguiling them along the road | towards Norwich.
 During the afternoon Old Violet, the grandmother, came home. When she in 1 quired for the'Tchldren the mother said she had not seen them for long time, had l not even heard them.
 When Violet had made her daughter l comfortable she started out in search of the children /; she called, and called, but nC ! answer. She tracked them half way to l Norwich, but heard nothing of them. II then occurred to her mind that they, per haps, had been stolen. She noticed large track in the road beside theirs, which showed that they had companion. Dark visions of slavery ran before her mind. She knew that in some parts o1 the country black people were held as slaves. She knew another thing-that the New York boat left Norwich before night, and that the person who had stolen them would probably put them on board that boat.
 The faithful old woman quickened hel steps, but it was not until she had nearly l reached the city that she overlook them. At quite distance ahead of her, she es pied cart, with four persons in it. She called loudly to the driver to stop.
 ''Stop that cart, mister say, stop that cart P
 The farmer stopped, looked behind him, and saw an old bent, colored woman com ing.
 The tall woman (his passenger) asked him to drive on, ,as her business was very i'm portant. But the farmer did not drive on he was suspicious that the relation between her and the children was not right, and he waited until Old Violet, tired and dusty came panting up to the cart.
 "You let them children git right down out of that cart, and come home.''
 The woman made no opposition to Vio let, nor did she offer any explanation o1 her singular conduct, but remained sullen and silent, like an animal deprived of its prey.
 There was no telegraph or railroad al Norwich in those days, and had she sue ceeded in getting those children to New York they would never, probably, have seen their home again.
 This affair was much talked of in the vicinity where it occurred. It was the opinion then that the kidnapper was 6 white man, dressed in female attire the figure was too tall for any woman, and the features too prominent for negro. The wretch had assumed the character of 6 colored woman, the better to succeed 1t his nefarious business. E.B.D.