The evening world., 1894-06-22
WAS he KIDNAPPED? I?
Little John Logan's Brother Says
He Was Enticed Away.
Net a Strange Man, Who Treated
Them to Candy and Soda Water.
sent Jimmie and Willie Away, Then
Disappeared with John.

Mrs. j. Logan: of 324 East Seventieth
morning and asked the police to make
a search for her missing son. John. five
and half years old, who, she fears,
has been inveigled away and perhaps
fouliy dealt with
The woman was accompanied by her
ten -year-old son, James, who seemed
to know more about the circumstances
of his brothers disappearance than did
the mother. and 1t was his story that
excited the gravest suspicion in the
minds of the police.
Mrs. Logans three sons, John, James
and William, aged five and half, ten
and a half and seven years respectively,
we're sent out yesterday about noon to
pick up kindling wood, with which to
the boys Is an exceedingly bright child,
and. according to the mothers state
ment, was always mindful of her in
functions. and never disobeyed even the
slightest Command until yesterday.
she cautioned the boys TO return as
soon as they had gathered their basket
ful of wood. one O'Clock came. and
when they failed to return the mother
became apprehensive.
She started out to make search,
fearing that, perhaps, some mishaps
might have betailen one or all OF them.
She failed to find any trace of the chill
dren all of the afternoon. After night
fall she became more apprehensive and
notified the policeman on post, VINO
knew all of the children. He kept a
sharp lookout and made numerous in
auries, but no tidings OF any OF the chill
uren were CLEANED.
At midnight the boy. Willie. was
found sitting on the sidewalk near his
home. srylng. He was afraid to go
home. While the policeman was talking
to him the boy, James, appeared anu
when questioned as to the Whereabouts
a story that excited the gravest sus-
picions in the mind OF the policeman
and caused him to make a report of the
matter I @ forthwith nv to the staion-house;
ALMOST distracted mother. who. when tolc
OF the circumstances connected with dis
appearance of her youngest child. top
Piled over on the floor and almost tainted
away.
The boy. James, said that they hat
gone TO the scene of the late lire al
Jones's Woods to gather chips: While sc
engaged they were approached by man
about thirty years old, with a light sandy
mustache and long. rough features. The
stranger seemed to take great fancy
the head, giving them several pennies
He took them to nearby soda-watei
stand, where he bought each two glass; es
of soda.
ne Ndihtu dpout tiS heibhpoi hooS
with them, buying candies oranges anc
sweetmeats until about 4 o'clock. wher
James declared that he must take hi:
little brother home to his mother.
The stranger gave him a few pennie.
pslIAuI puB 'uoIoIdsns s.pBI eul 6BIIB o.
them all to take a ride on the carouse
in Central Park. A half hour was spen
in this amusement when James de-
clared that he. at least, must go hom,
and tell his mother of his brother!
| whereabouts, because, as he explained
he knew she would be worried abou
them.
James had no sooner started off thai
the strange man took the two others b,
the hand and walked rapidly away IL
the opposite direction. When down abou
opposite Sixtieth street, william Wa!
given a quarter and sent back to the ca
rousel with instructions to await his littl
brothers. return. which the stranger sur
missed would be in a few minutes.
William waited and waited until fright
ened by the coming darkness, he grope'
his way out Of the park and starteC
towards home. He. too, was afraid t,
face his mother, and remained on tn,
sidewalk until found by the policeman.
After hearing the childrens story Mrs
Logan made up her mind to visit tn,
vicinity of Jones's Woods. The boy
James, accompanied her. and found 4,
difficulty in locating the soda-wateh
stand where the stranger had treated
them yesterday. The woman in charg,
told Mrs. Logan that the man was with
man. She said he appeared to be no
| more than thirty years old. He wor,
dark blue trousers, light coat and
white straw hat.