The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-28
THE STOLEN CHILD
Banker BeaFs Son Restored by
the Kidnapers
FOR FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
The Mother and Father Overjoyed-Liz
Smith the Servant, Arrested by the Po-
lice-Looking for Her Husband"

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 27.-The household Of
David I. Beals, the banker, which was,
turned into an abode of grief yesterday by
the abduction of a two-year-old son, was
tonight transformed to one of gladness,
the child being recovered this afternoon as
related elsewhere. Mr.. Beals offered re-
ward of S. 900 for the return of the child
ana no questions asked. All day to day the
police worked every possible avenue, but
could ind no clue, and the parents were
nearly Frustrated, neither having taken any
rest since it disappeared. Tonight a
man presented himself at the mansion.
He was dressed like day laborer and wore
false face and wig. When Beals came
to the door the man told him he was de-
tective, that he had found the abductress,
Lizzie Smith, or King, and her accom- plices :;
that they demanded $4,000 ransom, and he
was prepared to deliver the child for that
amount. Beals declined to pay the sum
and stuck to his original offer of $1,000.
After much parleying 1t was finally agreed
the detective would deliver the child for
| that amount. Beals told the police he had
| pledged his honor the man should not be
| arrested while engaged in carrying out his
part of the compact and ordered them not to
| interfere. At 10 o'clock tonight man
| returned with the child and handed 1t over
on receipt of $1,000 IN bank notes. The
child was sleeping soundly, safe and well.
| The Joy of the parents knew no bounds.
| When q representative of the Associated
Press arrived at the house the child was
awake aud in the arms of his father while
the mother stood by fondly watching him.
| The child, when asked who carried him
away, said 'Ljzzie," but all he knew fur
Their was that he had been riding"
Mrs. King the abductress, was arrested
about midnight, but refuses to talk. She
has been in Beals' household but week,
having answered an advertisement for a
waitress, giving the name Of Lizzie Smith.
From the talk of the other servants, it is
gathered that she led fast life in several
western cities, having come originally
from Illinois. The police to-day learned
she had been living with man calling
himself Albert King, in cottage on Lydia
avenue. They passed as man and wife
and another man lived with them. They
rented the cottage short time ago and
furnished it on the installment plan. II
was through notes they were tracked
King has not yet been found. No doubt
he is an accomplish of the woman in the
abduction plot-perhaps the originator Of
it. II is not known If the other man, who
also is not found, had anything to do with
it or not.
Late tonight it was learned the police
caught the woman in q house in Parl
avenue. She said she went on the verands
Thursday evening to get the paper wher
two men rushed up, thrust revolver IL
her face and ordered her to get the boy
She was thoroughly frightened and did 30
Then the men carried her to carriage
drove her about for some time then turned
her adrift The police claim the story is thin
From papers found, they learned she ha,
recently been in Denver, and King, VIII
masses for her husband was released frou
the penitentiary in Colorado last summer
after five years horse stealing sentence
The Denver police say both are well know
crooks