The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-28

to house search for the child. This plan
reached the ears of Mr. Beals, who quietly
put quetus upon it, lest. through fear
of detection, the kidnapers put the child
TO death, dispose OF the body aud escape.
| Il Is believed that the kidnapers and
their prey are still in the city. The alarm
was given not later than three quarters OF
| an hour after the abduction took place.
| Detectives were Immediately placed at all
he railway stations, at the ferries and
! bridges across he river, and at all the
roads leading from the city, thus making
escape almost impossible.
The suspense and agony under which
the parents are ali but prostral ed is pitt
full Mr. Beals is 81 years of age, and the
strain upon his nervous system has had II
te ling effect. All night ny he paced the
hall OF his house TO and fro aud would take
no rest Today the suspense only in-
creased, and he would not rest. Mrs.
Beals, who is considerably younger than
her husband being his second wife, bears
up wonderfully well under the trying
ordeal, aud, although she has taken no
Test since the disappearance of her son,
seems more composed that Mr.. Beals Il
could have buried him easier" she said
10 sympathZing friends this morning,
than to bear the thought that he may be
doomed to a criminal life or to be lost to
me forever"
AO " ClDCh bLiS al MI 41CRio
received a note, handed him by mes
senger boy. The boy said that man Gun
known to him) had handed him the note
on he street. The description of the man,
AS given by the boy, tallles very closely
with that of the man who is known to
have occupied the cottage on Lydia avenue,
together with another man and Lizzie
Smith. The note Informed Mr. Beals that
be desired TO meet him in front of the
postoffice as soon as possible. Mr.. Beals
was directed to wear plain gold ring on
the left hand, prominently displayed, as
means of Identification. The child, said
the writer was securely hidden and all
the detectives in the country could not
find him. He knew where the child was
hidden, and would return him TO the
father for stated sum.
Mr.. Beals went directly to the postoffice
and waited two hours for the writer OF the
note to make himself known, but at the
end of that time no one had approached
him, and the anxious father returned
home with one hope shattered. 1t is sup
posed that the writer of the note desired
to test Mr.. Beals' good faith in Offering
the ransom, or that he became suspicious
for some unknown reason, or that the note
was written merely as a cruel hoax.
All sorts of people have called at the
Beals residence and at police headquar-
tiers today with alleged information about
the stolen child Some of them were
spiritualists, to whom the shades OF de-
tectivss had revealed the wherea bouts Of
the child; others, and they were by far the
greater numher, were people who had seen
a woma1 carrying child about the streets
last night; others were amateur detectives, /
who wished to engage in the case. All |
their Information was accepted, but little |
was acted upon.
One of the men who, with another man /
and Lizzie Smith, occupied the Lydia /
avenue cottage, it has been discovered, |
was named Albert King. He is the man |
who is supposed to have taken the active |
part of an accomplice in the kidnapping |
and is believed to be the man who has [
been seen proving about the Btals man
sion. Beyond his name little is known of |
him He represented himself TO be the |
husband of Lizzie Smith to the neigh ors
on Lydia avenue. and it was he who pur-
chased the furniture for the house. He
bought the furniture on the instaIlment
plan, and, in signing the notes for future
payments, affixed the name of albert
King" He said that be was a grading
contractor, engaged in work on the west
side When the police searched Lizzie
Smiths trunk they found an autograph /
album, which contained the signature of
ALBERT King" in the same handwriting
as that on the furniture compauy's notes
Albert King and the woman are known TO
have lived in small town in Illinois, the
name of which the police decline to make
public Beyond the name, practically
is known of Albert King, and
aothing concerning his occupation has
been discovered.