The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-05
Someone Steals the Son of David 7.
Beals Of Kansas City and
Holds him for Ran
som.
The Father Offered $1,000 for the
Return of the Boy and Would
ASK no Questions.
The Child Finally Restored to over.
.ioyed Parents \ Domestic
Arrested for the Crime.

NNNsA, CRY. Nov. -. Thanksgivin,
day, the day Of rejoicing, was transferred
into a day Of sadness for David r. Bcal
and his family. His tWoycar-old DO!
was kidnapped and held for ransom
To-day. Il of sorrow for the family, wa.
Transformed into a day Of glatn,ss. The
child was recovered.
5000 RANSOM.
To whom il may concern: Return my
child and receive 5000 and no ucstiurs
t-llod ,Signcll y. j. Ba>L~.
The ransom money was offered after q
long and serious discussion Of the 4uc-.
ton as to whether a ransom or reward
should be offered. Officers urged that
the criminals should be brought to Jus
lice and that the offering of Il ransom
without attempting to secure the kid
uapper- was from Il moral standpoint
compromising felony.
To these arguments licals replied:
First let me find my boy and then you
"an lind his kidnappcrE.' The reward.
ne argued. would attract too many de
r%cCtives who might run the kidnappcrs
~ close to earth that rather than suffer
the penalty OF their crime they would
put thc child out OF the way and make
good their escape. Beals therefore adj
v~crtiscs his willingness To pay Il ransom
in hopes that it will induce the kidnap-
pers TO return the child directly to him.
lie states that the offer IS made in good
faith and that whatever knowledge he
nilght OBTAIN OF III" identity OF the al
Huclors sn"uiu thty accept Their DIS
iohpf VIII ne h~"h"Idhll guarded. NO
'!ur Is yet obtained I" tine chIlds Whcr"
"houts
NJ O'CLOCK inns evening a man OF
strange appearance presented himself at
the front door OF l,cals' mapsiou He
wore - false r,u, ,rI vi,, nrJ wa.
dressed very Iilr , luy Gohnr., Ia
told the servant who mastered thr brrl
that me- musi s,c Hrala immediately
pcals went to fine door Tho main
said D. Was a drt.rtiyc. ,bo, %r
Iad rouu1 tIn ahIrntrrs. and Err e..
thaf t,r, he'd tnn loet ,hiLl
IN ti,rir pussp-sjou: that tIr, l.maudnJ
$4,000 ransom and that hn wa. rrnrarni
la deliver tine ,.hiIl ia is .~rnrt. rnr
that amount. T;.als declined r. INV tLn
sum and stuck 10 Ills nrjgi1uI rnIfar Of
5000. II was finally aorrnT that tbn
''drtrrtivr" should deliver thn rhiI1 r,r
that amount. Reals told tbr rcIirn md
detectives ne had nIrlond Lig h,nnr tLnt
the dcljyrrrr of the child sbnulj mo-, ~.
arrested wnilc engaged in rarrying ont
his part Of the contract ami nrioro5
them positively not 10 intnrfnrr viii hie
plans and they did mot. II 10 o.cI,.k :.
ring brought EeaIs +, the door, lie SAW
MS lost child in the arms Of thc rufian
who had barpainnl for the nlivnrv or tLn
child. Bcals. who had drawn S5Uo in
bank notes early TODAY in order tn hn
ready to fulfill his mart If thr b,rra;n
ont thcm MONEY h.fnrr thn nrna
# the man and placed thr money in ibr
pocket of the %Iattrr's coat Al fL,
same time the masked man nla,nd in
the arms of the oyerioyed father Inc LOST
child who was slecpinG soundlv. rnorant
that he was beino returned 10 R;e .ny
parents. The iov Of fine n~orrnts
rannot be told. When n rcurcsnntativr
IF the Associated Press arrived at tbn
house the child had been dressed for thr
night but he was auparrntlv so clad f.
at home again that there was Iit,Ie
sleep in his wondering ewes, Hrals was
holding him fondly on his knee feed,no
him pOrridec apparentlv oblivious that "A
dozen newspaper men were observers If
the operation. Mrs. BcaIr was too over
loved to speak. She could only stand
and stare at the bow as If
afraid he would dis,nnear r.
he removes her ewes tram him
is d thorough business man and is
I man ol rev WORDS: ne told the story
u the recovery or the child practically
loid above anu ~concluded:
i mace a business contract. agreed
o pay 5'!Voo ior my boy. l have the
ana the masked lhdiNIduaI who de,
"a ? al tii'i' 10 d''ul IT.