The evening world., 1892-02-03

II" said that at o'clock Monday after
| noon two men approached him as he was
pa! Ing near the schoOl-house
| lie cannot describe the TWO men very we'll
| plainly dressed.
The two men talked to him for while.
They said he WAS nne boy, and nnally one
OF them asked him to show them the way to a
certain place.
Ward consented. When they reached
the place the two men declared
that ward was really a remarkably
| me boy aud promised him that II he would
go little further they would treat him very
| handsomely for his kindness.
They cajoed the boy into going with
| them.
filally when he got tired and wanted to
60 home they told him roughly that he must
| so with them.
TRAVELLED MILES ACROSS LOTS.
They were some distance from the school,
house then. and ward saw II was useless for
him to cry out, because there was no one
around TO help him.
He begged the men to let him CO. but they
| refused.
They said they would not hurt him, but In
sisted that heshould go with them.
They forced the boy along. They walked
for miles across lots, through fields, along
back roads and through patches OF woods
until little ward was too weary to drag one
foot after the other.
| uI ctn "a ,rl, a 1,hto
about were not distinyuishaDle.
Finally Ward could not 20 any further and
fell from exhaustion. Then one OF the men
picked him up and carried him "picE-a- back" f"
and Ward fell asleep
When he awoke he was In house. 1t was
a small house and barely furnished. There
did not seem TO be many rooms In n.
Ward was assured by his captors that he
| would not be hurt. Then he said he was
hungry. They gave him something to eat.
Then they put him to bed and after awhile
| he lell last asleep.
| WHERE is THIS HOUSE;
When hc woke up In the morning he was
unable 10 look out, Ms the windows and doors
were closed, and be could not tell whether
the house stood In an open space or In the
woods.
lie asked the men TO let him look out the
window, but they refused. He was given
plenty to eat.
The men told him he was bein 6 held until
his father would send some money to re-
lease him. They told him he would not De
hurt.
Ward knew his father and mother would be
worried, and urged upon the men to let him
30, but all day Tuesday they kept him In this
house.
He was not allowed to so Into any other
room. He does not know how many rooms
there were IN the house and cannot give any
description Of It except In the room ne was In.
All day the men seemed TO be watching
for some one. Tuesday night at bedtime
Ward was nut to bed again and fell asleep.
lie don't know how long he slept, but when
he woke up It was stu very dark and the
mcE told him to get up and dress himself
| He did so.
| HIS CAProRs EVIDENTLY FRIGHTENED.
Then they walked him through the dark.
ne,s across more fields and along more roads,
all OF which were strange to him. II was
| pitch dark.
After awhile Ward got too tired TO walk
| iurther, and one OF the men TOOK hin. on his
back They walked along In the darkness for
a long time. Ward didn't know where he
Was. lie could not distinguish any objects
Oh the way. He thinks they must have gone
miles.
lLe men took turns In carrying him. After a
while one OF The meu LETT, and pretty soon the
nan who WAS carrying Ward dropped him ir
| front Of a gate. 1t was Mr.. Closes house
The man said to Ward: :" You go into the
yard aud knock at the front door. l Will VI ait
here"
Ward knocked al Mr.. Closes door, and while
he was doing that, the man who had carried
him ran away
Then Mr.. Close had taken hun IN, and after
wards carried hin home In his buggy.
WHO WE'RE THE ABDuCToRs:
After Ward had finished Ms story, father
and mother and Mr. Close began questioning
hiW further regarding the appearance OF the
| two men who captured him. lie could not
give any better description OF them than he
had. They were piaiGly dressed ana ordinary
looking men, but were very kind to him, and
he would know them again II he should meet
them.
They seemed 10 act as II they expected to
| heav from sUIue one. and appeared very much
disappointed yesterday afternoon when no
on came. AL day yesterday neither one
| went out.
| Mr.. Waterbury asked Ward II he had seen
| his cousin, Charits T.. waterbury.
The boy replied lie had not seen him.
| Charles Waterbury Is he cousin oI Farmer
Waterbury, WHO brought To the house the
note demanding $4,000 for the boys return
with a threat To XIII him II the money was
| not paid
Ne sad he had seen the child IN "a wagon
| with three incn.
| CHARLES WATERBURY, 10 RE ARRESTED.
| Alter tn. C!ulu's story had been heard Mr..
| Waterbury put On his ovrrcOat aud started
! away, saS!ng Ii" had some business to al
tend to- This "bGsincos lis eNplaided wHel
| II l. knuNn that to-day officers are searching
| lur CHARLES with = warrant Tor his arrest.
| Every vfIort Is b,tus made To locate the
house where Ward was confined, but thus lar
wilhout avail. Tht boy MS taHea there IA
| ia" darkness and brought away In the dark
ness and can give 10 !hic.iigent Information
about II. l.; the house can be discovered 1t
viii probably lead To the arrest OF The other
implicated IN the &idpaI aIpiLs.