New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29
THE KIDNAPPERS CAUGHT.
PROMPT WORK OF KANSAS CITY POLICE.
ARREST OF THE MAN AND WOMAN WHO ALB
Quoted THE CHILD OF Mr.. BEALs,
THE BANKER AND CATTLEMAN.

QUOTED IHE CHILD OF NIX. BEALS,
THE BANKER AND CATTLEMAN.
Kansas City, Nov. 2s.-Captan Burns, of the city
police, had been told by a Mr.. Stott, of Park-ave,
that a woman who answered the description of Lizzie
Smith, the servant who kidnapped the child Of Mr.
Beas, the cattleman and banker, had been visit
ing house in his neighborhoOd which was occupied
by two men, one Of whom answered the description
Of King, who brought the child back TO his father
lie had been told by neghbors, he said that they had
seen woman enter tile house on Thursday evening
with a child in her arms. Captain Burns surrounded
the house just before midnight and. receiving no an
to his repeated knocks, threatened to break his
way in, when opened the door. Lizzie
smith, or Mrs. King, had lived next door to Captain
Burns In Lydia-ave., and he Immediately recognized
the woman his neghbor. He placed her under
arrest and searched the house In the house was
found the same furniture that had been placed in the
Lydlaave. house.
Mrs. King acknowledged her identity. She told
thrilling story OF the abduction. She said that while
the family we're eating dinner on Thursday evening
she went out the vernda TO get the evening
paper which delivered there every day. As she
was going into the house she two APP
preaching. She thought they visitors, and
opened The door TO let them In. After they
had mounted the steps one OF them thrust a
revolver IN her face and ordered her TO go into the
house and get Beals's boy. She thoroughly
frightened she said that she obeyed the order scarcely
knowing what she was long. when she took the DOy
TO the door the two wrapped shawl about her
head, carried her down the driveway to carriage at
the gate. thrust her into cab, and drove her about
for some time and then turned her adrift. Her story
does not hold together at ALL and she does not attempt
| TO explain It's many discrepancies.
The police then ascertained partially the Identity
Of the kdnappcrs They learned from the letter found
in Lizzie smiths trunk that she had been recently in
| Denver From the police i'm Denver 1t learned
that she and the Albert King who passes for her
husband, had been released from penitentiary in
Colorado ON August IL last, after having served
term Of five years for hocSestcaline. The Denver
| police say they are welLknown pair Of thieves.
They were known In Denver under the aliases Of Den
| mis-, SPINDLE and smith.
The mysterious King alias Dennis, alias SPINDLE
who, IL is said returned the kidnapped Beals child
arrested this morning at a. He IS the chlef
conspiratOr in the abduction and was undoubtedly the
man who delivered the child and obtained the $1,000
last night. lie was entering the house az No
1881 Park ave. where Lizzie Smith, alias Lizzie
He had opened the back door when policeman, VIII
had been placed there in expectation that lie mlf
return nlaced him under arrest At the police stat
King was searched. NO money was found upon hlll.
There was 3sFalbre revolver In his hip pocket hut
| lie did not attempt to Use II when arrested. King
had little To say He replied 10 questions as to his
| part In the abduction .
He refused TO say whether it was he who returned
the little BeaIs and received the $4,000.
King and his wife Lizzie were brought before Justice
worthen this morning and charged with abduction OF
| the son of David T. Beas, David T. Beals jr They
pleaded not guilty" TO the charge The bonds were
| nxed at g., 900 for Albert King and $4,000 for Mrs
mitted to the County Jail The case is set for next
| "Wednesday.