The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-04

Fuss About Him. but Felt Sure OF . Ram
som Anyhow - How the nov wac FL.
ticed Away, Confined Ia Ills Cou.in's
Mouse. nnd Taken Once TO "n Hole In tins
Mountain"-Ris Father. Midnight VISIT
10 Meet tho kiduappers and How the
Amateur Detective Held Up John Miller
and MS Pnrty-Good Detective Work by
Prosecutor wnich or Grrenwicb.
Eight-yenr-old Ward Waterbury. who was
kidnapped on Monday morning. has been 70.
stored to his homo in Long Ridge. Westches.
ter county Two OF the kidnappers are In
custody. and officers Of justice were In active
pursuit last night OF third. The plans Of the
criminals became known both througha vol.
untary witness and tho confession Of one OF
the conspirators. ~
This unexpected clearing up OF a crime en-.
veloped in so much mystery is due to Prosecu-
ting Attorney James +. Walsh and Constable
John Dayton OF Greenwich. Even on Tuesday.
when Charles +. Waterbury. the father. was
seeking assistance from every quarter no could
think Of. Mr.. Walsh was preparing to capture
the kidnappers and rescue the child.
PLANS OF THE K1pNAppERs.
Hardly had the news OF the kidnapping
reached Greenwich on Tuesday morning when
a man called upon him and said he could tell
all about it. Mr. Walsh refused yesterday to
say who this man was. but gave in substance
this account Of his interview with him: Tho
man said he lived over near Stanwich. which
is about four miles from the Waterbury
homestead. He said Charles Z. Water
bury. cousin OF little Ward. had
como to him several weeks before and
had talked in mysterious manner about
a plan he had for raising money easily.
After some hedging, Waterbury said that IL
would be very easy thing to kidnap q boy.
hide him over in the hills. and then wait until
a good ransom was offered. He said he know
Of q second man who would so in. and sug-
gested that they three would do the Job very
thoroughly. Later Waterbury said that he
had found the right boy to kidnap. one whose
family would pay handsomely. He mentioned
Willie Lockwood. the flfteen-year- son Of
Hanford Lockwood. a millionaire resident OF
Greenwich. Mr. Lockwood is President OF
the Greenwich Trust and Loan Deposit
Company. and he lives in a handsone-xn
costly house in Greenwich. His wealth II
known to every one in that part Of Connecticut
Mr.. Walsh's visitor said he refused to par.
ticipate in the conspiracy Later Waterbury
came to him again and told him that he and
his pal had decided not to kidnap young Lock.
wood. as he was too old. and it might be DIM
cult to keep him quiet. He had found another
boy. he said. who would answer their purpose
better. being younger. and living out in the
country. where less fuss would be made about
him. His family was wealthy enough to az
ford q good ransom. Waterbury said that
his pal was John Mccain. who also lives
in Stenwich. Mr.. Walsh's informant said
he still refused to have anything
to do with Watcrbury's plot. and
Waterbury thereupon told him that he would
get Sam sutheflR an nsiEhb9r The man
some time and he was sure they were tie
boy had Been tax en- either to a cave II The
hills near Stunwich or to Charles E Water.
As was stated, in, THE, SUNS report Of tho
Gbss had as so gs6s
but nothing more than his unreasonable story
Of how he came E, to get The letter dsmanding,ss
companion had been discovered.
THE FATHERS MIDNIGHT VISIT.
True to his declaration to a Sun reporter.
Wards father went at midnight on Tuesday, to
manded $4,000 ransom. He did not. however.
take any money along. II was intensely dark:
down in a Hollow between ts two hills Fhere are
plenty OF places near 1t that Ga n be- US used for
and ssay hs
down taS fS4d The Ss read Had Ing
sHsi Srdse %sns tStns fss wa, sR
the eyes more than a hundred feet. The posse.
ono OF whom was the city editor of New York
city and doIfn e Mr.
at ~, o'clock in the, evening. They had each
dark lantern pistol ana PaEh Of h hand
nv piFsulfDlIS routes. and to through tho
hs SFf fsy NJ 91s
ipS. ho1ss at %%idgisht tss
pis.Gl Vas e - Iired and al tSs posse Ts;s
nnppcrs. Apparently there was no one about
!" thG and the y + FL Sps
they The waited ia siiense e an a. hour " Mr. Wstsr
6s a with sa5shs
yssS sf p ss shhss az Va Pssss
hS%r: The Then IisS's sspesssa n Mr; Nj:
nd S SIss euds sFS With nwf Kim 4 lad h sssn
steDpinT They thsqsft it might "ei Be the e kid;
tie Rsusy and down tSs road sao The city sdtor
WAS the first to see them. As they, came near
and his dark lantern n at them wbis the hand.
cugs ratified under his coat Miller and his
party hes,tated. Then they separat.d; They
rounded him. They were closing In on him.
and would have had him pinioned In q mo:
ment. when he held his pistol in the air ana
out and made Miller and his party captiyes.
Explanations followed. and the posse and Mr..
Waterbury went home.
TIE BOY REACHES MR. CLOSES HOUSE.
Farmer Louis Close and his wife were sleep.
ing In the front room in their house at stan
witch at 2:3O o'clock yesterday morning.
It awoke Mrs. Close. She lay still and listened:
Ii came again. aud she shook her husband and
told him to get up and Investigate. He did;
lie was a rifle nervous and didn't so far. II
riicssit's nothing, he said, and was aboutt!
get into he'd again when the rapping sounded
on III. front door. aud then Mrs Close heard u
"Lonis. It's the lost boy" she said. II
know 1t is."