The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-26

its Old time vi cor. His actions from
this time on were ve6y queer, to saw
the least. Every prs n he met al.
must, # he knew him at all, he would
rush up t. and exclaim: MY eye
sight is re-t'red congratulate me i:
came TO me about ali hour ago" He
went through this performance in a
sremi' gly Uncomfortable ecsIscy at
the Coates bous-, at the newspaper
''ffi,' and at numerous other places.
His actions gave rise to suspicion in
many m u that he aas unbalanced
mentally, and his reported freaks of
Sunday, STAR ing down town in his
stocking feet AMI attempting to leave
with the children without hat, over
coat or gloves, and his strange and
mysterious Disappearance prove that
the suspicious were we'll founded. Ia
the light of events no other theory is
advanced for his actions of the past
few days except that the nervous dis
order with which he has long been
afflicted has at last deeply affected his
brain.
THE CHILDREN FOUND.
There we're thousands of hearts that
qnickened and thousands of faces that
frightened when the news was receiy-
ed al high noon yesterday that the l. st
children had been found and were I'M
harmed by their fri htful nights rifle
with a madmsn.
During the forenoon scarcely a
thing was talked of except the lost
children and every rumpr of their safe
ARR, al at some friendly shelter was
received As only joyous tidings can be
received. 1t was first announced that
they had been found at the residence
of Col. Ralston, near Independence,
but this proved untrue. Again it was
reported that they had been overtaken
on a train, but this, too, was soon
contradicled. At last there came
over the telephone wire from INDIE
pendeuce this message. which caused
many a tear of joy to fall; "The chill
dren are safe"
Never did a message lift from
parents heart a n'ore crushing weight,
and the words bad scarcely been ut
tered before a messenger was on the
way to the desolate home with the |
joyous information.
1t was shortly after II o'clock when |
the message was received. 1t was
brief, bat contained enough to make
hundreds of hearts happy. 1t seems
that Baker had driven to Independ-
ence, where he got dinner and then
his drive. He took a road
with which he was not familiar and
was soon completely lost. Huor after
hour passed and still the lights of
Kansas City did not come to view. At
yesterday morning he was driving
about Rush Bottoms, a small
place four miles north of Independ.
,nce. He came at last to a
arm house occupied by Mrs.
long, and realizing that he was
ost determined to seek assistance.
He alighted from the sleigh, covered
be children tenderly with robes. and
Knocked at the door. The alarm was
leard by the lady and che asked what
vas wanted.
II am lost, said Baker, land have
NO children with me.
Assistance was SOON obtained and
Baker led the way to the sleigh where
he children were found warm and
comfortable, but badly frightened
yer their terrible nights ride with q
ray man for q driver. The kind +,
Tidow took the lost children and
'aker 10 her house. where they were
AIRED for until morning, when -.
hey wers taken to Independence. As
Oon as they arrived at that place
-ord MAS telephoned to this city and
ir. Brady, a conductor on the Santa