Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

KIDNAPPED AND RECOVERED.
The Child of Kansas City Capitalist Stolen
for q Ransom.
Thanksgiving reunion Of the Beals family
took place on Thursday at the house Of Mr..
David Beals q wealthy banker Of Kansas City
| and capitalist well known through the west.
Mr.. Beals. while sixty-two years old, is the
father of two pretty ehildren--a girl aged four
and boy two years old, David T. Beals jr., or
Junior Bees" as the boy calls himself. the
only boy of the family and the particular pride
of his father. While the older members of the
family were just finishing their dinner at
o'clock in the evening Mr.. Beals' two children
and one of his grandchildren were making
merry in the hall Suddenly the childish Rlee
ceased and almost Immediately an outer door
was heard to slam. This aroused the suspi-
cions of Mrs. Beals, who ran quickly to the
hall to find that Junior Beais was not among
his playmates. She searched the lower floor
alone and without success and then, becoming
really alarmed, called her husband and their
guests. who made a thorough search of the
house from cellar to garnet over and over
again, No trace of the missing child was to be
found,
Lizzie Smith, the waitress, was also missing,
and the conclusion was arrived at that she had
kidnapped the boy. The police were notified
at once and three separate detective agencies
were detailed upon the case. The time that
elapsed between the moment that the child
was missed and the time that the police were
notified did not exceed fifteen minutes. All
the usual precautions were taken and arrange
ments made to discover some trace OF the
abductress, but without avail. She and her
victim had disappeared as completely as II the
earth had swallowed them up.
All night long the agonized father and
mother waited for news from their child. ALI
night long the detectives and police were &C.
lively engaged in working upon the slight clues
at their disposal All day long yesterday no
encouraging news was given by the officers md
the parents of the child had almost given up
their boy as lost to them forever.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Beals caused to be
printed III the evening papers the following:
50, 600 ransom, To whom it may concern: Return
SsignetD D. T. BEALS.
At o'clock last evening man of strange ap-
pearance presented himself at the front door
of the Beals mansion. He wore a false face and
a wig and was dressed very like day iaborer.
He told the servant who answered the bell that
he must see Mr.. Beais Immediately. MIR. Beais
went to the door. The man said he was a de-
tective: that he had found the abductress and
her accomplices; that they had the lost child
in their possession; that they demanded $780,
900 ransom, and that they were prepared to de-
liver the child to its parents for that amount.
Mr.. Beal declined to pay the sum and stuck
to his original offer of $4,000. 1t was finally
agreed that the detective" should deliver the
child for that amount.
Dir. Beals told the police and detectives that
he had pledged his honor that the deliverer of
the child should not be arrested while engaged
III the carrying out of his part OF the contract,
and ordered them positively not to interfere
with his plans, and they did not.
At 10 O'Clock ring brought Mr.. Beals to the
door. He saw his lost child in the arms of the
ruftian who had bargained for the delivery of
the child Mr. Beals, who had drawn s. 900 in
bank notes early in the day in order to be ready
to fulfil. his part of the bargain, counted out
the money before the eyes of the man and
placed the money in the outer pocket Of the
latter coat At the same time the masked
man placed in the arms of the overjoyed father
the lost child, who was sleeping soundiy, igno-
rant that he was being returned to lis anxious
parents.
The joy of the parents cannot be told. When
a representative of the Associated Press arrived
at the house the child had been dressed for
the night, but he was apparently SO glad to be
at home again that there was little sleep in his
wondering eyes. MIR. Beals was holding him
fondly on his knee feeding him, apparently
obliyious that dozen newspaper men were OBJ
servers OF the operation. Mrs. Beals was too
overjoyed to speak. She could only stand and
stare at the boy as if afraid he would disappear
II she removed her eyes from him.
a man of few words. He told the story of
the recovery of the child practically as told
above and concluded: IL made a business con-
tract. agreed to pay 5000 for MY boy. l
have the boy and the masked individual who
delivered linn to me has the money, and that's
all there Is about 1t.
Lizzie Smith, the abductress, was caught at
midnight. The first. trace of her was found
when it was discovered that she and two men,
one of whom is known as Albert King and who
is supposed to be her husband, rented a cot
tage about a month ago at 1928 Lydia avenue.
Albert King bought the furniture for the cot
tage on the installment plan and signed his name
to the notes for future payment OF the other
man practically nothing is known. The trio
had occupied the house only a week.
Mrs. hing answering an advertisement for q
waitress by Mrs. Beals she was engaged, giving
her name as Lizzie Smith without references.
At the same time the Lydia avenue cottage was
vacated and all trace of the occupants except
Mrs. King was lost.
1t is supposed that the masked man who BE-
cured the 5000 ransom was Albert King the
principal accomplice in the crime Mrs. King
refused to be interviewed by any Of the news
paper men King has not been arrested and it
is not positively known that the other man
figured at all in the crime.
Every effort was made to secure some infor-
nation from Junior Beals. but he is too young
to speak plainly. He was asked who carried
him away. Lizzie, he lisped.
''But where did she take you?''
"Riding." the boy replied.
"And what did they do with you?'
'Nanas."
And that was all the boy could tell, enough,
however. to convict Lizzie Smith of one of the