The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-04
LITTLE WARD HOME
Aud the AbductOrs Received
No Ransom.
TWO OF THEM NOW IN JAIL.
The Police Expect to Have 9, E Water
bury in Custody Soon,
TWO OF THEM NOW IN JAIL.

He is Said so Have Originated the Entire
scheme-The kidnapping of His Cousin
was Undertaken to Secure Money for the
Proper Handling of Bigger GameD-The
Second Victim was to Have Been the Son
of Hanford Lockwood, aud was to be
Held for 500, 900 Ransom.
GREENWICH VILLAGE, Conn, Feb A.
Last night Sheriff Dayton brought two
men to the Jail in this place who are ac-
cused of the kidnapping of young Water
bury from his home in Westchester
county, N. Y. Their names are Samuel
Sutherland and John McCann. Soon
after their arrival the sheriff and McCann
had long conference during which, it is
reported, the latter made a full coufes-
sion, which impiicates Q. E. Water
bury, a cousin of the stolen boy. The
sheriff said later that he expected to have
Waterbury in custody in a short time.
Postmaster Knapp while talking about
the arrest, interested William McCann,
of Stanwich, who, after hearing the post
masters story, said that about week
ago Charles E. Waterbury, tb nephew
of Charles P. Waterbury, whose son
Ward was stolen, came to him and pro-
posed scheme which would net them
many thousands of dollars.
1t was to kidnap William H. F. Lock-
wood, the only son OF Hanford Lockwood
ex-president of the Greenwich Loan and
Trust Company, and very wealthy man,
and hold him for $50, GOO ransom.
Waterbury said that he had two men
| who would do the job with ease and
mentioned Samuel Switzerland, a farm
laborer residing in West Stanwich and
Everett June, another farm hand work
| ing in the same place. McCann says that
he refused to take any stock in the affair
and Waterbury left him after repeatedly
cautioning him to keep silent.
Later he again approached McCann
] with another scheme, and said that he
was able this time is work a trick on his
rich uncle, Charles p Waterbury, by
taking his S-year-old son, Ward. His
plan was to take the boy and hide him
| for few days in cave known as
| DEVILS Den," which is situated back
| in the hills about half way between
| Bangall and Long Ridge, n. Y.
| He reasoned that they could keep the
boy there until the old man came down
with the cash. McCann again refused to
1 interest himself in the scheme and he
kept silent until he gave the story to
| Knapp.
The plan was to kidnap young Lock
wood probably by getting him into a car
riage ON the pretext that his father was
very i'll, and had sent for him. Elaborate
preparations were to be made, with the
aid of the ransom money to be secured
for young Waterbury, to insure the sue
cess Of the plan, and keep young Lock
wood in hiding until his father should
give up the $4,000.
PINE RIDGE, N Y, Feb. 4-Ward
Waterbury, who was kidnapped from his
home here, has returned. He was
brought home by Mr.. Close who lives at
West Stanwich, Conn, at whose house
Ward knocked at o'clock in the morn
ing.
Ward then told the story of his cap
ture.
He had been cnticed away from his
companions and when out of sight the
men had forced him to accompany them.
He denied the story of his cousin, G., r.
Waterbury that the men had a wagon
with them. He said that when he be
came too tired to walk the men had
taken turns carrying him on their backs
At last they put him down in front ot
Mr. Closes door, told him to knock, and
ran away.