The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-05

THE KIDNAPPERs.
Hes armed" he said. and he'd shoot evory
one OF US as quick as look at us. I'll show you
where the cave Is and that's all I'll show you.
Iwon't go in with you to be killed"
THE CAPTURE OF WATERBURY,.
It's possible that Mccain was having fun
With the officers. Waterbury was captured an
hour before the party reached Stanwick
George Sillcck had been deputized by Prose-
eutor Walsh to arrest him. Silleck used to DO
a constable Now he Is a blacksmith. and
when he had finished his days work he
began providing about the town looking
for his man. Waterbury had been over
near his uncle's place in Long
Ridge all day and visited his home about 7
o'clock in the evening He left at o'clock.
and was walking toward Greenwich village
when he came across silleck. Come on
home. with me-" Sileok said. and Water
bury said: "All right" Silleck talked with
him about the kidnapping and the return OF
the child. but Waterbury would admit moth
ING. silleck did not tell him he was to be ar
rested. Constables Fitzroy and Merritt and
John Mccain went first to Silleck's house to
get him to help them to raid tho cave. Fitzroy
placed Waterbury under arrest ut once.
Have you got gun ?" he demanded.
Yes: here it is" said Waterbury. handing
II ont meekly. and without show OF resist
ance. He and Mccain eyed each other but
did not speak. Mccain in his confession said
that Waterbury was the man with tho black
beard who was described by Ward Waterbury.
The whi>kers were false. Mccain said. and
Ind tMo sets Of them 3ne
Sn% iS Merritt tooH Waterbury hs AND MeGan
to Watsrbury's house. Fitzroy stirred UP the
found wire with twisted ends. such ms is used
~ false Leards, Waterbury laughed when he
s "1n Of Taf W to0k sa wr 1 .Ts
bedroom on tho east side of tho house Fit2roy
r ak, MsCann: is this the room the boy was
1t is, not" answered Mccain. and Wnter-
bury added that there had been no boy in the
H M.,ss, Ine Iarty won't into tho next room.
Is THE tho room you slept in ~ Fitzroy ask
lit i. sud Mct'ann. and Waterbury added.
"WGl isLis Tie room the Icy slert in Mon
McCann said il was. Then Waterbury broke
We'll T. that mugs squeal led. I'll .snueal,
h the ronu that tho boy slept in all the time
lieW here. AMI he was here Tor two nights"
we. sto. him. ' c" cor n W "terbury. and
wonidnt y' :Il an, anything i It wasn't
s so1 Tf avs sGG toy Of s"a in
tr family. md have boon in debt and had bad
NICK. Everything went against me. and
thought no we W. might raise some money by steal
Waterbury, checked himself and looked
%%WI"l" IRE tho wlisk ers y asked Fitzroy
:. Waterbury, began laughing again and said.
wss;an,o vii got the other"
iaro overturned. and every nook searched.
There was nothlng. more, to finh, Tho party
stga Gast ho roga !. ssekT M R%ss
bury sinopci a I'D Kicked up q little. bunch Of
something black and unwonnd IT, 1t was tho
second bcasd. llo put it on and looked ut tho
MOTIVE OF THE KIDNAlPERs - wAIERDuEI''
> THREAT.
oIhe lMr'y started for Greenwich inil n. once.
Gam. MrCann said the boy was kidnapped in
s n"fG TINT sno o. ransom y"aia he secured 20
"a t9Eo establish in GrcenwiiGh or STAIN
ies.cd ii tho officer had not told him his
nad waGta to fasS the t.
c.!s with tho 10y about midnight. ' WV
lin, ch"re ley Il 4 g You 60 coy You viii 10
sIs as @ Sc wtn s9
%e!"S %e n.T ssn r s
I tst shd h, Why I'm not In It. leave now.
They continued quarrelling. thus. Mccain
ia rEEt. until they came within sight 81 tho
';.iry became frightened. and. putting tho boy
uown. told him to run to the house, that his
PAPA wanted him to knock at the door and tell
~ ~, people who answered to take him home.
me, me n icy ran on and they hid behind tree
the boy In.
Here Waterbury. interrupting Mccain. said
they had started together to take Ward To his
Inv wn GHie; but the distance was so great and
tthey saw tho lights In the Close house sent
In hoy there. Nothing had been said about
AniinR the hoy. Waterbury asserted
You said .ypn would XIII tho child. md |
M M,G u you did | would give II all away said
Then Mccain said that Sam Sutherland
nad known all about tho matter and where the
10y was. Waterbury agreed with him. Water
.uay repeated his tale Of sickness and III luck.
rid Z give the boy up for couple OF hun.