Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-05
ALL THE KIDNArPERs CAUGHT.

Charles Ne "0tofDufy, SOutneElanO and McCann Arranged-Waterbury | Confesses-NIcCann Positively Iden-
 tified by the Boy-Waterbury and
 McCann Remanded to Jail in De-
 fault of $5 1000 Bonds Each.
 GREENWICH, Feb. 4.-Charles E. Water bury, the nephew of the father of Ward Waterbury, who was kidnapped yesterday, was arrested this morning early, and fully confessed his share of the crime. He was locked up in Greenwich, Conn.
 Waterbury was walking along the road near his cave when arrested, and had bundle of clothing in his arms and carried | big revolver, which was cooked. He evidently feared arrest, and started nerv- ously at every sound. When the deputy sheriff, J. E. selleck, who arrested him, stepped in front of Waterbury, the latter made show of resisting, but Selleck over powered him and told him he had better be quiet because there were other men ] near by. Waterbury said he was on his way to Greenwich to give himself up. There is no doubt he intended to run away.
 To-day at 12 o'clock Charles E. Water bury, Southsrland and McCann were ar raigned before Judge Hoyt The court l room was crowded. District Attorney | Walsh conducted the prosecution and Ward Waterbury and his father and mother were in court.
 It will be remembered that Ward Water bury said one of the men who abducted
 him had black beard on him. A false
 beard was found in the house of Charles
 E. Waterbury, where Ward was confined
 during his abduction. It is believed that
 Charles E. Waterbury put on this beard
 when Ward was coaxed away from the
 schoo1house and that he expected this dis
 guise to prevent Ward from ever identify
 ing him. At the trial to-day Charles E.
 false beard and then the boy will be asked , to identify him as one of his kidnappers It now transpires that before McCann'f |; examination was concluded little Ward
 Waterbury positively identified him as one
 of the men who kidnapped him. The lit tie fellow had been watching McCanr , steadfastly all the time. McCann sough to present only his full face to the child
 but occasionally he forgot himself ane
 turned his head. Finally Ward exclaimed That's him; that's the man." Judg'
 Hoyt questioned Ward and the boy said b, recognized McCann by marks on the fac,
 
 was positive that McCann was one of th men. McCann had hoped to make it ap pear that he was not one of the abductor f although he had been in the scheme at thu beginning. Charles E. Waterbury secured t the services of Lawyer Mead, who entered 8 demurrer which Judge Hoyt promptl. : overruled. Then Waterbury refused t : plead. Southerland's behavior was il 8 marked contrast to that of Waterbury - He asked for time to procure counsel
 Judge Hoyt granted this and set down hi
 hearing for Saturday morning. Water
 bury and McCann were both bound owe for the supreme court which meets a Bridgeport the 18th of February. The z were remanded to jail in default of $5, co bonds each.
 y District Attorney Platt of West Cheste y county, N. Y., has issued subpenas e Charles P. Waterbury, Mrs. Waterbury
 their son Ward and other persons, sun e monlng them to appear before the gran a jury there to-day to give testimony againt o the abductors of Ward Waterbury for th
 purpose of having the kidnappers indicte J. for their crime. It is the general belle ,e that the abductors will be promptly il # dicted, and that Charles E. Waterbury wi te be accused of being the principal in tt " crime. Should the indictment be foun le the district attorney will apply to the Col 1t necticut authorities for permission {
 bring the prisoners to White Plains ft rs trial. The penalty for the crime of abdu re tion in Connecticut is three years and ,e fine, while in New York the extreme pel
 alty is fifteen years.