Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-03
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WARD RETURNS HOME
Abductors, Evidently Frightened,
Allowed Him to Go.
TEE ELDER LANDING HER CARGO.
Prospects Favor Passage Of the
Jackson City Bill.
RECENT RAILWAY DISASTERS.
FHE ELDER LANDING HER CARGO.
RECENT RAILWAY DISASTERS
LITTLE WARD BROUGHT BACK.
The Stolen Boy Returned TO His Parents
Early This Morning.

The Stolen Boy Returned 10 His Parents
Early This Morning.
Pound RIDGE. n Y. Feb. 3.-Eight-year- old
Ward Waterbury, who kidnapped from the
vicinity OF the school house near Long
Ridge, Conn.,, Monday afternoon, and for
whom his parents and the entirs neigh
borhood have been searching far and near
ever since, was brought home this morning
by John Close of Stanwick Conn. Mr. Water
bury was home. having but just returned
from his trip to Millers Bridge. where
he had been summoned by the let
ter signed River Boys making an
appointment with him there. He :had gone
alone to the spot, in accordance with tn. de-
mands Of the letter writer's. After remaining
there until after $50 o'clock this morn
ing he came to the conclusion that
the kldnapers had been frightened
away and did not come. Then he drove home
ward. Father and mother were endeavoring
to console each other in their misery, when at
clock this morning the door bell rang snd
John Close entered with the missing boy
As MIR. Waterbury opened the door in answer
and then into his mothers, vino had
followed her husband 70 the door.
There was very affecting scene.
John Close was warmly thanked by Mr.. and
Mrs. Waterbury for bringing Ward back When
the excitement had become somewhat subiued
Mr.. CLOSES STORY
Mr.. Close is clam digger. He is a man of
humble circumstances. He lives at Stanwich,
Conn.,, convenient to his clam beds. AT 2
o clock this morning there was u loud knocking
at his front door. The knocking continued,
and finally aroused him. He opened the door
and saw a little boy standing outside.
who are you!' he asked.
II am Ward Waterbury, answered the boy,
sand l want to 20 home"
Mr.. Close asked Ward to come in and he did
so. He then told Mr.. Close his story. He said
a man had brought him up to tho house on his
back and had told him to 20 and knock on Mr.
Closes door. Then the man ran away.
Mr.. Close had heard of the abduction of
Ward Waterbury and he decided to take Ward
to his parents Immediately. So he hitched up
his horse at once and drove to Mr.. Watcrbury's
house at Long Ridge arriving there at a. m.
Ward Waterbury then told the story OF his alb
duction. while his father and mother and Mr.
Close sat around and listened.
WARDS STORY.
The boy then told how he had been ap-
preached by two tall, plainly dressed men
about 5 o'clock Monday afternoon as he was
playing near the school house
They asked him to show them the way to
near place and he consented. After he had
gone short distance and as soon as they were
out of sight of the school house the men told
him roughly he must go with them and picked
him up and started into the woods
He did not know where or how
far he went but only that long after dark that
night he was taken to a small house. where he
was kept until last night when he was taken to
the gate of Mr.. Closes place and left as already
described. The police are hard at work on the
case, but as yet no clue has been obtained.