Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-12-11
HAS GOT THE CHILD.
BANKER BEALS PAYS $1,000 TO
THE KIDNAPERS.
Large Rewards Onered-A Stranger Case
Than That of Lost Charley Ross
Kansas City Highly Wrought Up.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Nov. 3O.-David
T. Beals, the millionaire banker, whose
f.year-old boy was kidnapped Thanks
giving day, recovered his child last
night. During the day he made an
offer of 5000 for the infants return,
and on its being brought to him paid
over the money.
1t was a little after o'clock when a
strange man, wearing n wig and false
face such as are used in masquerades,
called to see Mr. Beals. He said he
was detective, that he had found the
abductors of the lost child, and they
demanded 5000 for its return. Mr..
Beals answered that his offer of 81, 900
still stood good, but he would decline
to pay the larger sum, and finally a
bargain was struck. The man agreed
to return with the stolen child and Mr..
Beals promised not only to pay the re-
ward but to secure the deliverer i'm
munity from arrest. Then the man
went away.
Then Mr.. Beals saw the police. They
were anxious to arrest the unknown
man were he to return, but the anxious
father would not listen to them. 81
promised that he should not be touched
while performing his part of the con-
tract" he said, land 1 shall keep my
word" So he sent the police away and
waited for his visitor to return.
At 1870 o'clock the door-bell rang
and Mr.. Reals answered it himself. On
the steps stood the visitor of the earlier
part of the evening, disguised as be-
fore. In his arms he carried what
might have been child, but wrapped
up so as to be unacceptable. Silently
MIR. Beals ushered him into the house
and silently the man entered.
'Well?" said Mr.. Beals when once
they were in the dining
Here he isl answered the man
gruffiy, as he took the wrappings off
the form in his arms and disclosed the
lost child sleeping soundly. "Now
where's the stuff"
II will get you the money" was the
banker reply, as he opened a small
house safe. He hao drawn the money
In the afternoon when he made an
offer of reward for the return of his
boy. Taking out the roll of bills he
counted the money into the visitors
hands. 1t Tailed up just s., 0o0.
is that all right?" he asked.
"All right" was the response, and
thrusting the money into his pocket he
walked out into the darkness, leaving
Mr. Beals alone with the child.
The happy father called his wife and
the mother wept with joy when she
again fondled her recovered treasure.
Lizzie Smith, or King, who
stole the child was arrested in house
in house in Park avenue. She told
very thrilling story of the abduction.
She said while the family were eating
dinner Thursday evening she went out
on the veranda to get the evening
paper, which was delivered there every
day AS she was going into the house
she saw two men approaching the
house. She thought they were visitors
and opened the door to let them in.
After they had mounted the steps, one
of them thrust revolver in her face
and ordered her to go into the house
and get Mr. Beals' boy. She was so
thoroughly frightened, she said. that
she obeyed the order, scarcely knowing
what she was doing. When she took
the boy she ran to the door, the two
men wrapped a shawl about her head,
carried her down the driveway to car
rlage at the gate, thrust her into cab,
drove her about for some time, and
then turned her adrift.
The story, of course, is not credited
by anyone. 1t is certain that Albert
King, who is probably Lizzie Smiths
husband, is the man who returned the
child and received the reward. The
yolice have learned that he and his
wife were recently released from the
Colorado penitentiary for horse steal
ing. They are both old-time crooks.