The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-12-20
THE LOST I0t!FD
Romance Ii the Lie Of : on.
issn Of Logansport md.
He Il Recognlssd - brooklyn hoy, Kid.
naped Twenty-Five Years Ago.

LooANsPoRv, lND., Dec, 1A--Ons bleak
evening In the fall Of 1883 small boy Six
years Of age was hurryiug through street
In Brooklyn, N. T., with basket Of shaw.
ings on his arm, which he had obtained at
q factory near by. Az he ran on he was
seized by big, burly man, hurried into
q cab and driven swiftly away. All night
long the mother Of the kidnapped boy
wrung her hands In grief, for the police,
who had been notified Of the little follows
disappearance, brought no tIdings to give
her Joy. Days, weeks, months and years
went by. The mother had good living
and spent hundreds Of dollars In search Of
her missing boy. She finally settled In
the belief that he had strayed away
and fallen of the pier. Meanwhile Char.
lie, for that was his name, was brought TO
Indiana with q score or more Of other
children, and all were disposed Of at vari-
GUS prices to cover expenses. Charlie fell
into the hands Of farmer named Allen,
who resided In Benton County. Allen
paid the agent $2b. The farmer was gruif
and mean, and his wife was very unkind.
He ran away from his cruel home to 60 he
knew not where. He set out and managed
to get as far as Lewisburg, In the east.
ern part Of Cass County. He was
overtaken and returned to Farmer
Allen. Allen and his two sons took
the determined lad to the barn and hanged
him with a rope by the neck. Neighbors
interfered and Charley's life was saved.
Allen and both his sons were sent to the
penitentiary for attempting murder. That
was over twenty years ago. After that
Charley had many homes. He finally
drifted TO this city. He was married and
settled In a comfortable home, aud the
husband and father was q constant
student Of tho Bible and hoped to
enter the ministry. One day about
three months ago, gentleman whom
he had known In Benton County,
approached him and said: "Your name is
not Charley Allen. II is Charles Lispen-
ard, and your people live in Brooklyn, N.
Y" The gentleman would say nothing
more and left. The name sounded pccul-
iarly strange now, and revived memories
that had slumbered long A young law
yer, who resides In suburb Of Brooklyn,
made search, but could find no person by
the name Of Lispenard. He found that
family had lived In certain ward there,
but had moved away long since. With
this much as a starter, the record Of the
ward school was examined for the year
1868. There was tho name Charlie Lispe-
nard. Citizens were found who remem.
bered the circumstance. II was also learn.
ed that brother of the missing boy had
lived in the ward until he was a young
man. By diligent inquiry George w. Lis.
penard was found occupying a position Of
trust In q large jewelry store In Brook
lyn. He had often heard his mother be-
moaning the sudden and strange loss Of
her boy, who was two years older than
George. The story was quickly told to the
mother. In the joyful hope Of discovering
long lost son and brother each wrote q
letter detailing little incidents Of the miss
ing boys childhood. The identity was
completely established. Charles L Allon
is the abducted Charley Lspenard. Mr..
Allen Lispenard at once left for Brooklyn,
and ere long there will be a meeting that
will bring Joy too full and too deep 10 be
measured by words.