The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-02
STOLEN FROM HIS HOME.
Policeman Davis Little Son Kid
Mapped and Robbed.


Taken From the Door of His Parents
House By a Colored Woman and Car
ried Into Robertsville - His New
Shoes Stripped From His Feet and
Then Turned Out Of Doors-Found
By Mrs. Buck and Returned to His
Parents-A Search for the Kidnap-
Per.
A peculiar case Of kidnapping occurred
In the heart Of the city yesterday, in the
middle Of the day. Policeman 5. NJ. Davis
lives at State and Whitaker streets, with
his wife and two little boys, one Is, the
other years old. The little 4-year-
old Jack was sitting in the doorway on
Whitaker street. yesterday. about noon,
popping paper caps on toy pistol He
had lust secured a fresh supply
OF caps for his pistol, and ms
mother sent him downstairs so as not TO
disturb bis father Who was sleeping after
his nights watch.
When the mother came downstairs to
look for the child little later, she found
q box Of caps in the doorway but Jack
was not in sight She thought nothing OF
this as the boy was ia the habit of going
across the street to his aunts,
Mrs. c. r. Holmes. About this
time, Mr.. Cohen, who knew little
Jack well. met him on York street
by Trinity church. A Colored woman was
leading him by the hand and Jack seemed
in high spirits He called out, Hello,
MIR. Cohen" as he passed.
TIE SUPPOSED KGpNAPPER.
The woman was a short, stout, ginger
cake mulatto. Mr. Cohen supposed her
to be & servant OF the family and thought
nothing Of seeing the boy with her.
Mrs Buck, who lives on Roberts street,
heard a child crying in the lane
back of her house about o'clock.
She went out and found a little boy,
who proved to be Jack, in his stocking
feet and screaming at the tOpof his voice
The little fellow said that coiored
woman had taken him into house, taken
OF his shoes and put him out on the
street. Mrs Buck took Jack into her
house, where she quoted his fears and
asked him what was the matter. The
little fellow is very bright for his years.
He gave the first names of his father and
mother and said he lived Mt State
and Whitaker streets, and that his father
was policeman. Another lady, a neigh
Tor volunteered to take Jack back to his
home, which she did. In less than an
hour after he had left the house, little
Jack was ba k in his mother arms Mrs
Davis had not miss ed him, supposing that
he was at his auut's, but she was horrI-
fed when she heard his story and that of
the kind lady who had returned him to
her.
JACKS NEW SHOES.
Jack had on pair of new shoes which
had been purchased the day before. 1t
was these shoes that had been taken from
him. 1t was hardly likely however, that
the woman carried him of merely to OBJ
tain his shoes. IL is thought more PROB
able that she did it in the hope that
reward would be offered for his return.
Jack told a very straight story for so
small youngster He said he was sit
ting in the doorway when woman came
along and said that she had something
nice for him if he would 20 with her. She
took his hand and led him along the street
until she came to house, when she car
ried him in and took OF his shoes, and
then put him out in the street. The only
way in which he could identify the house
was that there were goats and a lot of
paper" there.
POLICEMAN BAUGHN's SEARCH.
Policeman Dick Baughn, VINO lives in
the opposite house, at State and Whita-
ker streets, was notified by Mrs. Davis
and Immediately went down to Roberts
vile in search of the woman. He had
blood in his eye and it would not have
been well for the woman had he found
her at once. He was shown the place in
the lane where the boy was found.
The lane runs down from West
Broad street between Huntington
and Roberts streets. There were some
goats in the lane and pile Of paper as
described by the boy. There are not
many houses there, and it must have been
one of them into which the boy was
taken, No trace of the woman could be
found, however.
1t was happy little family circle that
gathered around Policeman Davis table
at supper last night. Little Jack
had pair of new shoes
exactly like those which had been
stolen from him, and was as bright and
clipper as a squirrel. He told his story
to a MORNING News reporter, and then
said grace in pretty and childish way.
There was Joy in the hearts of his father
and mother as they realized how dear
their boy was to them and how near they
had come to losing him.
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