The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-28
THE BOY RECOVERED.

Surrendered on Payment OF the Advertised
Ransom-The Abductress Arrested.
AT Z o'clock this evening man cf strange
appearance presented himself at the front
door of the Beals mansion. He wore a false
face and a wig, and was dressed very like
day la5orer. He told the servant who
answered the bell that he must see Mr..
Beals Immediately. Mr. Beals went to the
door. The man said he was a detective;
that he had found the abductress and her
accomplices; that they had the lost child
IN their possession; that they demanded
SEQ 90 ransom, and that he was prepared
to deliver the childrto its parents for that
amount. Mr. Beals declined to pay that
amount, and stuck to his original offer of
$1,000. 1t was finally agreed that the
detective" should deliver the child for that
amount. pr. Boals told the police and de-
tectlves that he had pledged his honor that
the deliverer of the child should not be ar
rested while engaged in 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 at the bell brought
Mr.. Beals to the door. He saw his lost
child in the arms of the ruffian who had
bargained for its delivery. Mr.. Beals. who
had drawn $1,000 in bank notes early
In the afternoon in order to be
ready to fulfill his part of the bar
gain, 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 the ovorjoyed father the lost
child, who was sleeping soundly, ignorant
that he was being returned to his anxious
parents.
THE PARENTS HEARTS GLADDENED.
The JOY of the parents cannot be told.
When representative of the Associated
Press arrived at the house the child had
been dressed for the night. but he was ap.
parently so glad to be at home again that
thero was little sleep in his won
dering eyes Mr.. Beals was holding
him fondly on his knee. feeding HIM
porridce. apparently obliyious that dozen
newspaper men were observers of the
operation. Mrs. Be0ls was too OverjOved
to speak. She could only stand and stare
at the boy, If afraid he would disappear
If she removed her eyes from him.
man, and is a man of few words.
He told the story of the recovery Of the
child practically as related above. and con-
cluded: Il made a business contract. L
agreed to pay $1,000 for my boy. have
the boy and the masss-t Individual who de-
livered him to me has the money, and that's
all there IS about IL.
1t is supposed that the masked man who
secured the 5000 ransom was Albert King.
the principal accomplce in the crime. Mrs.
oIt W a
midnight but refused to be interviewed by
any of the newspaper men. King has not
been arrested. and it is not positively
known that the other man who lived in
the cottage on Lydia avenue inquired at all
in the crime.
Every effort was made to seeure some in
formation from Junior Bees" but be is too
young TO speak plainly. He was asked who
carried him away. Lizzie" he lisped.
But where dId she take your
Riding" the boy replied.
"And what did they do with youp
"Nanas."
And that was all the boy could tell;
enough, however to convict Lizzie Smith
of one of the most cruel crimes on the cal
endar.
Captain Burns, Of the city police, had
been told by Mr.. StOtt, of Park avenue.
that woman who answered. the descrlp-
tiOn of Lizzie Smith had bern seen visiting
q house in the neighborhood which was
answered Kings description. He had
been told by neighbOrs, be SAID, that
they had seen woman enter the house
about o'clock. Thursday evening, with IA
child In her arms. Captain Burns sur.
rounded the house just before midnight t,
and receiving no answer TO his repeated
knocks threatened TO break his way
In. when a women opened the door:
Lizzie Smith, or Mrs. King had lived
next door TO Captain Burns in Lydia
avenue, and he Immediately recognized
the woman as his nelghbOr. He placed her
under arrest and searched the house. In
the house was found the same furniture
that had been placed in the Lydia-avenue
house.
MRS. KING's STORY.
Mrs King acknowledged her identity.
She told a very thrilling story of the alb
duction. 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 in the house she saw two men
approaching the house. She thought they
were visitors and opened the door to lei
them in. After they had mounted the
steps, one OF them thrust revolver in heI
face and ordered her to 60 into the house
and get Mr.. Bealss boy. She was sc
thoroughly frightened. she said, that she
obeyed the order, scarcely knowing what
she WAS GOlng. w Den sn6 TOOK the DOy U(
the door the two men wrapped a shaw
about her head, carried her down ths
driveway to Il carriage at the gate, thrust
her into cab, drove her about fol
some time and then turned her adrlft. Hel
story does not hold water at all, and she
does not attempt to explain it's many dis
crepancies.
The police tonight ascertained partially
the identity of the kidnapers. They
learned from the letters found in Liz
zie Smiths" trunk that she had beer
recently in Denver. From the Den
yer police Ii was learned tha
she and the man Albert King. who
passes for her husband, had been released
from penitentiary i'll Colorado on Aug
Is last. after having served "a term of fiv,
years for horse stealing. The Denver polio,
say they are n well-known pair of crooks
| Up to late hour tonight neithe
| King nor the other accomplice in the crim
/ had been arrested. The police have hope
that they may yet place their hands upoI
1 them before morning. They were knowI
| In Denver un,ier the alias of Dennis. Spin
| ole and Smith.
Two Children Abducted.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Nov. 27.-A yea
ago Amanda Carson began salt for diyorc
| from William IL. Carson. The wife pray q
| the court for the custody of me children
boy. Charles aged live years. and Ida
aCed nlne who have lived with IN