Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-17
AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
A BieoLlyn Boy Of Years Abducted an,
Sold In Indiana for SPY

Sold In Indiana for S25.
One bleak evening in the fall of 1868 a
small boy, 6 years of age, was hurrying
through street in Brooklyn with a
basket Of shavings on his arm, which he had
obtained at factory near by As he ran on
he was seized by big, burly man, hurried
into 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 fellows disap-
pearance, brought no tidings to give her Joy
Days, weeks, months and years went by. The
mother had a good living and spent hun
dreds of dollars in search of her missing boy
She finally settled in the belief that he had
strayed away and fallen Off the pier.
Meanwhile Charlie, for that was his name,
was brought to Indiana with q score or more
of other children, and all were disposed of at
various prices to cover expenses. Charlie
fell into the hands of farmer named Allen,
who resided in Benton county. Allen paid
the agent S25. The farmer was gruff and
mean, and his wife was very unkind. He ran
away from his cruel home to go he knew not
where. He set out and managed to get as
far as LewisOurg, in the eastern 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 in
terfered and Charley's life was saved. Allen
and both his sons were sent to the peniten-
tiary for attempting murder
That was over twenty years ago. After
that Charlie had many homes. He finally
drifted to this city. He was married and
settled in q comfortable home, and the hus-
band and father was constant student OF
the Bible aud hoped to enter the ministry.
One day gentleman whom he had known
III Benton county approached him and said
Your name is not Charlie Allen. 1t is
Charles LisDenard. and your people live in
Brooklyn, New York" The gentleman
would say nothing more and left.
Tue name sounded peculiarly strange now,
and revived memories that had slumbered
long. A young lawyer, who resides in sub
urb 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 the name Charlie Lispenard
Citizens were found who remembered the
circumstance 1t was also learned that q
brother of the missing boy had lived in the
ward until he was young man.
By diligent inquiry George w. Lispenard
was found occupying position Of trust in Q
large jewelry store in Brooklyn. He had
often heard his mother bemoaning the sud
den 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 letter detailing
little incidents of the missing boys child
hood. The identity was completely estab
lished. Charles L. Allen is the abducted
Charlie Lispenard. Mr.. Allen Lispenard al
once left for Brooklyn, and there was &
meeting that brought joy too full and toe
deep to be measured by words.
Qnd) Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer