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

Mrs. j. Logan, of S24 East Seventieth
street, called at Police Headquarters this
morning and asked the police to make
search for her missing son, John, five
and half years old, who, she fears,
has been inveigled away and perhaps
foully 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 it was his story that
excited the gravest suspicion in the
minds of the police.
Mrs. Logan's three sons. John, James
and William. aged five and half. ten
ana a half and seven years respectively,
were 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 5 stale
ment, was always mindlu. of her in
functions. ana 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 apprehenslve.
She started out TO make a search,
fearing that. perhaps, some mishaps
might have befallen one or all of them.
She failed to ind any trace OF the chill
dren all of the afternoon. After night
tall she became more apprehensive and
notified the policeman on post, who
knew all of the children. He kept a
sharp lookout and made numerous in
quries, but no tidings OF any of the chill
uren We're CLEANED.
At midnight the boy Willie. was
found sitting on the sidewalk near his
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-
piclons in the mind oil the policeman
and caused him to make a report of the
matter forthwith to the staion-house,
he took the two children home to their
almost distracted mother who, when told
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 had
gone TO the scene of the late ire at
Jones's Woods to gather chips. While 50
engaged they were approached by man
about thirty yeans old, with Il light sandy
mustachc and long, rough features. The
stranger seemed to take great fancy
to the children, and patted each Upon
the head, giving them several pennies.
He took them to nearby soda-water
stand, where ne bought each two glass; IS
of soda.
lie NdlheI dDOul lIe HtlSIlbplliOp
with them, buying candies, oranges ana
sweetmeats until about 4 O'Clock, when
James declared that ne must take his
little brother home to his mother.
The stranger gave him few pennies
polIAuI puB 'uoloIdsns s.ppl aQl SeIIp ol
them all to take ride on the carcusel
in Central Park. A half hour was spent
in this amusement when James de-
clared that he, at least, must go home
and tell his mother of his brother S
whereabouts, because, as he explained,
he knew she would be worried about
them.
James had no sooner started off than
the strange man took the two others by
the hand and walked rapidly away in
the opposite direction. When down about
opposite sixtieth street, William was
given a quarter and sent back to the ca
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 groped
his way out of the park and started
towards home. He, too, was afraid tC
face his mother, and remained on the
sidewalk until found by the policeman.
After hearing the children's story Mrs
Logan made up her mind 10 visit the
vicinity of Jones's Woods. The boy
James, accompanied her, and found ~
stand where the stranger had treated
them yesterday The woman in charge
told Mrs Logan that the man was with
her children was undoubtedly French
man. She said he appeared to be not
more than thirty years old. He wore
dark blue trousers, light coat and a
white straw hat.