Evening journal., 1891-11-28


''First Let Lot Me Find MY Child and
Then You Can Find the Kidnapers.''
Money Was No object TO Him.
KANSAS CRY. Nov. 2s The two-y -year.old
son Of Millionaire David T. Beals thatwas
kidnapped by Lizzie Smith. waiting maid
in the household, while the family were at
dinner, was returned at 9.45 last night on
payment Of 5000 ransom In the after
noon Mr. Beals caused the following notice
TO be published.
5000 RANSOM
To Whom It May Concern,
Return my child, receive S5,0o0 and no aues-
tions asked ID. T. BEAls.
The offer OF ransom was made after =
long and serious discussion. The police
officers argued that the criminal should
be brought to justice and that the offering
Of ransom without attempting to secure
the kidnapers was, from moral stand
point, oompounding felony.
lie Remembered Poor Charlie Ross.
But Mr., Beals, taking counsel Of the
Charlie Ross case, refused to take the
risk "First let me find my boy and then
you can find his kidnapeIe, was his an
swer. A reward. Mr. Beals argued would
attract too many detectives, who might
run the kidnapcrs so close TO earth that,
rather than suffer the penalty for their
crime, they would put the child out Of the
way and make good their escape. Mr..
Beals, therefore, advertised his willingness
to pay a ransom. He said the offer was
made in good faith, and that whatever
knowledge he might obtain Of the iden-
tity OF the abductors, should they accept
his offer, would be honorably guarded.
A Note from the Kidnapers.
Az o'clock Mr. Beals received note by
messenger boy, who said that an un-
known man had handed it to him on the
street The description Of the man as
| given by the boy tallies very closely with
that Of the man who is known TO have oc-
cuDied a cottage on Lydia avenue together
with another man and Lizzie Smith. He
/ is supposed TO be a man named King.
The note informed Mr. Beals that he de-
/ sired 20 meet him in front OF the postoflice
as soon as possible Mr. Beals was direct
cd TO wear plain gold ring on his left
hand, prominently displayed, as a means
ofidentihcation. The child, said the writer,
was securely hidden, and he would return
him to the father for a stated sum. Mr..
Beals went at once TO the postoiiice and
paced up and down the corridors unceas-
ingly As the hours wore on, with no re-
Spouse TO the secret signal, the poor father
began to weep. Finally friends led him TO
his desolate home.
Settled for $1,000.
, shortly after the evening papers APP
peared with the offer of 5000 ransom a
/ man, whose description no one has OBJ.
[ tained, appeared at the Beals residence and
called for Mr., Beals. Mr. Beals opened
the front door, and the man said that
II 10000 in cash was paid him at 9s45 to-
night and the police were instructed to
keep out of the way, he would return the
child. He finally consented TO take g., 600.
Mr.. Beals willingly made the promises
asked and sent down to his bank for the
money In small bills.
At the hour appointed the man with the
boy, safe and sound. appeared at the resi-
dence and delivered up the child. He re-
ceived the 5000, counted it deliberately,
bowed politely and disappeared
The police have arrested Lizzie Smith
She was taken to the police station and
then to the Beals house, where she was
fully Unidentified Mr.. Beals believes the
child was never out of the vicinity of the
house. David T. Beals Jr., the kidnapped
child, will be two years old in few days.
He is very fair, with bright blue eyes.