The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

BANKER BEALs PAYS 50. 1000 TO
THE kIDNAPERs.


KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Nov. 3o.--David
H. Beals, the millionaire banker. WHOSE
e-year-old boy was kidnapped Thanks.
giving day. recovered his child last
night. During the day he made an
offer of $1,000 for the infants return,
and ON its being brought 10 him paid
over the money.
IL was little after o'clock when a
strange man, wearing wig and false
face such MS are used in masquerades,
called 60 see Mr.! Beals. He said he
was detective, that he had found the
abductors of the lost child, and they
demanded Se0,00 for It's return. Mr..
Eeals answered that his offer of $1,000
still stood good, but he would decline
10 pay the larger sum. and finally u
bargain was struck. The man agreed
To return with the stolen child and Mr..
Beals promised not only 10 pay the re-
munity from arrest. Then the man
went away.
Then Mr.. Bcals saw the police. They
We're anxious To arrest the unknown
man were he TO return, but the anxious
father would not listen TO them. II
promised that he should not be touched
while performing his part of the con-
tract" he said, land l shall keep my
word" So he sent the police away and
waited for his visitor TO return.
At 1890 o'clock the door-bell rang
and Mr. Reals answered IL himself On
the steps stood the visitor OF the earlier
part of the evening, disguised as be-
fore. In his arms he carried what
might have been child, but wrapped
mp so rs to be unacceptable. Silently
Mr.. Beals ushered him into the house
and silently the man entered.
"Well?" said Mr.. Bcals when once
they were in the dining-room.
Here he is" answered the man
gmiily as he took the wrapplngs of
the form in his arms and disclosed the
lost child sleeping soundly. Now
where's the stuff.
81 will get you the money" was the
banker reply. AS he opened small
house safe lie hao drawn the money
in the afternoon when he made I'm
offer Of reward for the return of his
boy. Taking out the roll of bills he
counted the money into the visitors
hands. II Tailed up just 5000.
rs that all right?" he asked.
"All right was the response. and
thrusting the money into his pocket he
walked out into the darkness, leaving
Mr.. Beals alone with the child.
The happy father called his wife and
the mother wept with joy when she
again fondlcd her recovered treasure.
Lizzie Smith, or King, who
stole the child was arrested in n house
In house in Park avenue. She told u
very thrilling story of the abduction.
She said while the family were eating
dinner Thursday evening she went out
on the veranda 10 get the evening
paper, which was delivered there every
day. AS She was going into the house
She saw two men approaching tho
house. She thought they were visitors
and opened the door TO let them in.
After they had mounted the steps. one
OF them thrust revolver i'm her face
and ordered her % 90 into the house
and get Mr.. Reals toy. She was 50
thoroughly frightened, She tald, that
she obeyed the order, scarcely knowing
what She was doing When she took
the boy She ran Co the door. the two
men wrapped a shawl about her head,
carried her down the driveway 10 IA ear
rage at the gate thrust her into a cab,
drove her about for some time, and
then turned her adrift
The story, Of course is not credited
10y anyone. IL is certain that Albert
King, who is probably Lizzie Smiths
husband, is the man who returned the
child and received the reward. The
yolice have learned that he and his
wife were recently released from the
Colorado pcnitentiary for horse steal
ing. They are both old-time crooks.