The state herald., 1891-12-04
KANSAS CITY kIpNApp1as.
they Return the Stolen Child and Get
90, 900 for their Trouble.


giving evening by the announcement Of
the bold kidnapping Of tho two-yesr old
son Of David T. Bcals, president Of the
Union National Bank, and . millionaire
OF that city well known through
out tho West.
Mr.. Beals is an elderly man, and this,
being his youngest child, Is regarded by
both parents with peculiar favor. They
are nearly hcartbroken over his myster-
ious disappearance.
The kidnapping was done BY the wait
ress, known as Lizzie Smith, engaged In
the Beals household. Just ~ the fam
lily was finishing dinner, the waitress re-
marked that she would 60 out after the
evening paper, which Is always delivered
on the vcranda Of the house. She was
gone but few minutes when Mr.. Beala
heard an outer door slam. This, while not
being unusual ut all, excited Mr.. Beals'
suspicion and going into the hail found bis
little son was not playing there. The
child had been In the hall with two Of Mr.
Beals' grandchildren. Upon being quea-
toned they said that Lizzie had taken the
child out Of side entrance.
Search was Immediately made for the
servant and child, but up TO the present
time no trace of them hss been found. Mr..
Beals at once put the case In the hands Of
the city police and the Pinkertons, and
they arc making evory effort TO And the
child.
The waitress has boon in the household
only three weeks. Very little 10 known Of
her. Her description Ia Is follows: White,
American, gray eyes. dark hair, tall, me-
dium In flesh, says she was born In lllinois,
and came recently from Nebraska, between
aS and 10 years old.
Lizzie Smith, the waitress, was also
and the conclusion was arrived at
that she had kidnapped the boy. The po.
lice were notified at once, and three sep
arate detective agencies were detailed
upon the case. All night long the detec'
tivcs and police were actively engaged In
working upon the slight clues At their dis
posal. All day long Thursday no encour-
aging news was given by the officers, and
the parents of the child had almost given
up their boy as lost to them forever.
Friday afternoon Bea!s caused to be
printed in the evening papers tho follow
ing:
5000 RANSOM.
To Whom IL Nay ConceIn-Return my
child, receive q, ,00O, and no questions asked
tSigned) ID. #. BEALs.
ATT o'clock Friday evening man OF
strange appearance presented himself at
the front door of the Beals mansion. He
wore false face and wig, and was
dressed very like a day laborcr. He told
the servant who answered the bell that he
must sec Mr.. Beals Immediately. Mr..
Beals went to the door.
The man said he was detective; that
he had found the abdustress and her &C.
that they had the lost child in
900 ransom and that he was prepared to
deliver the child to Its parents for that
MIR. Beals declined to pay the
sum aud stuck TO his original Offer OF
1000. It was finally agreed that the
detective" should deliver the child for
that amount
Mr.. Beals told the police and detectives
that he had pledged his honor that the de-
liverer of the child should not be arrested
while engaged in the carrying out OF HE
part Of the contract, and ordered them
positively not to interfere with his plans,
and they did not.
At 10 o'clock a ring at the bell brought
MIR. Beals TO the door. He saw the lost
child In the arms OF the ruffian who had
bargaincd for the delivery Of the child.
Mr.. Beals, who had drawn q, 900 In bank
notes early In the afternoon, in order to bt
ready to fulfil his part Of the bargain,
counted ous the money before the eyes Of
the man and placed the money IN the outer
pocket Of the latter's coat. At the ssmt
time the masked man placed In the arms
OF the ovcrioyed father the lost child, whit
was sleeping soundly, ignorant that hs
was being returned to his anxious parents.
The child was asked who carried him
away and he said Lizzie did.
Very little is known Of Lizzie Smith, the
abductress, The first trace Of her In this
city was found when II was discovered
that she and two men, one OF whom 10
known here US Albert King, and who is
supposed u be her husband. rented \ cot.
tage month ago 1875 Lydia Avenue.
Albert King bought tho furniture for the
cottage on the instailment plan and sigusd
his name to the notes for future payment
OF the other man, practically nothing 10
known. The trio had occupied tho house
only week. Mrs, King answered an Nd
for waitress by Mrs. Beals.
She was engaged. giving her name as
Lizzie Smith, withou; references. Al the
same time the Lydia avenue cottage WAS
vacated and all trace Of the three occu
pants. excepting Mira. King was Lost.
1t Is supposed that the masked man who
secured tho 5000 was Albert King, the
principal accomplice In the crime.
Captain Burns OF tho city police had
been told by MIR. Scott Of Park avenue
tha, y woman who answered the dcscrip.
tlon OF Lizzie Smith had been seen visiting
a house In the nelghborhood, which WAS
occupied by two men, one OF whom an
swcrod Kings description. Ho had been
told by nciehbors, he said, that thcy had
s,cn = woman enter the house about eight
o clock Thursday evening with child In
her arms, Captain Burns surrounded tho
house Just before midnight, snd receiving
no answer To hi. repeated knocks threat,
cncd TO break his way In, whom woman
opened the door. LIszie Smith. or Mrs.
King, had lived next door TO Captain
Burns on Lydia avenue, and he immedi.
uicly recognized tho woman ~ his neigh
Dor. iie placed her under arrcst and
searched tho house. In tho house was
found tho same furniture that hsd boon
placed In tho Lydia avenue house. Mrs.
King acknowledged her Identity.
From the Deayer police Il was learned
that she and the man Albert King. who
passes for her husband. had been 70
leased from pcni,cntiary In Colorado
on August 18th last, after having served y
term OF nvo years for horse stealing.
The Denver police say they are u
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