The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-03
ARs, WATERBURY,.

Mrs. WATERBURY,.
The entrance to the sheds is out OF sight from
the main road, and its Interior Is not visible
from any. of the seven houses which stand
onl both sides q the road between the SCHOOL
Waterbury found the Iuneheon his fears were err;
lnsx ~ oW
% ths 'AEdra
soon. and had left his luncheon in the Shed.
Healso suggested that the woods be searched
Nj: Waterbury felt dazed., He said be must
ssaas %5sn ssa sa y him
snd hating manner a she tHousht she f bos
moved 70 speak. but when her husband said
huskily that nothing had been seen Of Ward
sn S %sassd s%s S sna %da ran sSs
IN silence. He answered the questions Of the
ss fsss ~ sGis Isa
There were at least tweuty.fSs farmers IN The
search party. The wives. Of many Of them
sna 10 cS ny T h2 them o Rs Sa
men were away.
SECOND SEARCH BEGUN.
It was nearly o'clock when the men left the
mouse. IL was extremely dark outside. and
only a short distance around Some Of the
men men were armed they hardly knew why
low tones as they. walked down the road to the
spre anybody to semoSe the boy. eG PsrhaPs
this idea would not have occurred to them II it
had not been that nephsT Of one e them had
had disappeared shortly afteryard. and .ths
had dealt ioully By the nephew Of their neigh:
Dor; Those bose who did not believe that Ward
shoy to
dase a1ybody to take II. brisht innScent
OF Mr.. Waterbury. who. foreetful OF fatigue
pas seseSeS
sheds s they consulted as to the best course to
toward the ' Mianus ' Riser which n Il fiows
through the woods some distance southwest
from the main road.
TRACKS OF A BOY DISCOVERED.
Under the bushes. through the woods. and in
still linRera Not far from the sheds the first
was seen There YVES shS1t when
M bSqp Tas Of
Re
added. in q hoarse voice:
Boys. there was a man along with him."
LARGE FOOTPRINTS BESIDE THE SMALL ONES
All stopped down: and. surely enough. there
party Continued toward the river. They found
parentiy the person with the boy had sought
Grail possible
was reached. In some places only the foot
prints Of the man could be seen. and the
rsa had sarrea ak kim Gs
was sufficiently rested to walk again. This
thsr on Just before tho searchsrs
nssf"G nd b ss s. we're ts vs tS SSt
ii and Careful searching to find them hem
M again and this brought the party to the water.
points and, although the water looked treach.
erous In the uncertain glare Of the lanterns,
they up fS tra the
| side. They got over safe.although they slipped
dangerously on the smooth stones at the bot
| tom and tho water felt Icy cold.
THE TRAIL SUDDENLY BROKEN.
| There is a large tract Of open country on tho
further, side Of the Mianus. Here the snow
Of the Bon" T f
every, inch Of ground in search Of . clue:
Careful I"As examin sii convinced all that
| his back across tho river. Ind here turned and
DROPPED him on his feet There were the tia iI
nothing remained to show where the two had
| tr"d. After another. fruitless ana pninstaking
| search the party had to abandon further efforts
| and return home detected and full of fears.
CONVINCED THAT THE BOY HAD BEEN STOLEN.
Every one was convinced now that Ward had
| been kidnapped. From the fact that an
rarently he went along, willingly. and that his
| country. 1t was also likely that the latter was
| a person acquainted witt tho family. Again
the motive was discussed without any reason
was too mach. grievad TO talk. and tho others
| could not imagine an enemy OF his or his fam
TX. The party had almost reached the village
man named Hitchcock. who had once been in
Mr.. WateIbuTy's emnloy Hitchcock stole, u
horse Of Mr.. WaterDury's seven years ago. He
thTee years and "A ha! i. lie had threatened
publicly TO be Eevenged upon Mr.. Waterbury
tire hrs, Many OF Mr. Wa
soon, as Hitchcock's name was mentioned
that he was the kidnappsr. but others rejoinod
crime and could not have, been lured away by
him. 1t was twenty minutes OF ii o'clock
IN unheard Of hour for Long Ridge people "a
women folks had already gone to their various
homes. and the men followed them.
| NEPHEW CHARLES. E. WATERBURY.
| MI. Waterbury hesitated about entering the
hGass not caring to face his wife With the
opened the door finally he started back, for ,,i
there. se 9,n In the sitting room. was HI;
peculiar look on Wuterbcry's Lnre, and H.
unris noticed that his wife api mother.
strangely. The nephew greeted his uncle IN
eulisr oircumstances. and then nothing was
| bury turned To his wife and said: