The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-05
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Mr.. BeaIs' "Dear" BOY.


On Thanksgiving Day domestic,
who gave her name as Lizzie Smith,
kidnapped 2year-old son of Million.
aire David T. Beals, Of Kansas City.
The incident caustd great exeitkmch.
in the city, and the police secured the
CITY, but with no favorable result. The
day following the kidnapping, Mr.. Beals
inserted the following in the evening
papers:
s5cr RiS;sCM.
To Whom 1t May Concern: Return my
child receive S5GD and no questions asked
d. T. BEALs.
The remainder of the story is told in
the following Kansas City dispatch:
At. o'clock that evening man Of strange ap
rearance presented himself at the front door -
the Beals mansion. He wore false face and
wig and was dressed very roughly. He said he
must see Mr.. Beals immediately. Mr.. Beals
went to the door The man said he was de-
tective. thr. he had found ihe a'SlpctTess and
her accolrpiices: that they had the lost child in
their possession: that they demanded sHnU
ransom and that he was prepared to deliver the
child to II parents for that amount Mr.. Beals
declined to pay the sum, and stuck to his
original offer Of s5GD. It was finally agreed
that the detective should deliver tine child
for that amount. Mr.. Beals told
the police and detectives that he
had pledged his honor that the deliverer
of the child should not he arrested while en-
gagged in the carrying ont of his part of the con
tract and ordered them positively not TO inter
fere with his plans, and they did not. At 10
o'clock a ring at the bell brought Mr. BealS to
the door He saw his lost child in the arms Of
the ruffian who had bargained for the delivery
-I,r hal fra-t =
in hank notes early in the afternoon in order TO
he ready TO fulfil this 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's coat. At the same time the
masked man placed in the arms OF
| overjoyed father the lost child, who
| was sleeping soundly. ignorant that
he WIS being returned to his
| anxious parents. The joy of the parents can not
| BE- told Mrs Bcals too ovcrjoyed to speak.
| She could only stand and stare at the hoy as II
| afraid he wonld disappear if she removed her
| ewes from him. Mr. Beals il thorough huSi-
| ness man. and Is a man of few words lie t"hi
the story of the recovery Of the child practically
Us told afncc and cortinued' II made busi-
ness contract I agreed to pay S51n for my
| hoy. have the boy and the mistaken individ-
| ual who returned him to me has the money and
| that 5 all there Is about it
| Lizzie Smith was found and arrested: also n
| Mrs King Albert King, who was the principal
| accomplice in the crime. had not been arrested.
| Missouri River Improvements.
| Gov. Francis has appointed the fol
| lowing gentlemen delegates at large
from the state of Missouri to the Mis-
souri river Improvement convention, to
be held at Kansas City, December Ii
| and rs:
| Col w. F Switzlcr Columbia: Gov. 5. II
Clavromb Joplin Hon. W. ]. Stone. Nevada:
| Hon Richard Dalton, Saverton: Hon. +. II,
Norton. Platte City: Maj. William Warner,
| Kansas City: Judge Theodcrir NcDrarn"n. st
Charles: John wahl. st. Louis: Natha.
| Cole st Louis: Thomas Shacklrford, Glasgow
| James Nelson. Boonville: Jos. X. Ed
| wards. Jefferson City: ID. e. Allen. Liberty:
| Willard p Hall. St Joseph; Capt. Isaac VI
| Mason. St Louis: Jerome Hill. st. Louis: H. {.
| Haarstick St Louis: F. W. Gould. st. Louis;
| Turner r Lewis. St Louis: Ferdinand Herold
| st Louis: Peter Conrad. st. Louis: Dr. j p.
| Wagner Arrow Rnck: 4. q. Norris Rorheport
Col. James NJ Boswell Columbia; Geo. W
| Vaughn. Glasgow; Gus. Lcftwirh, Miami;
| George Robinson. Appleton township. st. Clair
county: Judge Thomas ! Parties, st. Louis.