The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-25
4 bUT KIDNAPPED.
STOLEN SlsANY AND HELpFO
RAMS on.

RANSOM.
Led Awsy hy Two Me,,. wAo cosz,d ain,
'rrm sts Elas saa Lst, = Letter ser 81
Esther.
Mothers II Albany. \, y. reid
their dssr CQes c,ossr Mord8y
right and G:;le ores wnn wcu}d fe
Shipping &nG rjayirg far from t1eit
ooorSteFs ROW cling 10 tie arriS CT
mother an6 fatf er Tor lear Of kidnaD
perS Ike the $50 who sole johnny
Conway f-cG2 his ho"e, Nc. 99 Colo.
~ St1eet. Grief Mesd, Of the de,ect
I've force, told the JcprG&l coryespol.-
Gent th&t re sxQected 10 have sc1 e
news n !he kiSnapping case Gefo:e
oorRirg. Il IS le&rr5d that the paHce
nave clegs 20 tE,e identity ot the kid.
neppzrs anG bslieve that the lad IS
stu! Il Albany Or near tle c,ty. Cais5
Asad sad ne belil d tie k;&nap2erS
we're men well Scqu&intsd with the
Conway family, and kGew that Johu-
EES f&ther, Michael Conway. q iIu.
gal, sober MAY, hs5 r2oEey enough II
the tsrk to p&y t5e 8. eco ransom that
they hsve asked for the s&ie ss:9ra of
tha child
Conway is railroad mar, gay Il
Tie sSry'ce Ct he Usntr&l hudsol,
'Ehe goSSjpS sSy C2aw2y: w2s true 70
TIE comHaov IN the crest strike CT
1885 AID the lesser one ~ 1890. D$S.
peTate men were the strikers o. thSse
years. Murder a. 4 train wrecGjus
we're deeds Charged acai1St several 1f
t&eul, who we're especially bitter 70
ward the rSiiroad and lis en1ptcyeS
who were faithful. Eeuds between the
strikers and ths com npany men last
To this Gsy Men VINO were strikers
occasionally cetCrn froGl their eofoTc
&c exile aud esch return brings trou
bic. Ga railroad men atGribu:a the
kidnapping 10 the desire OF some O
tie defeated strikers for revenge, wit1
TIE possibility ofl2nscn money add
cd, fer tie Cv4tral EuIs0n black
listed the Leaders of the strikers ard
trey caGncs cb;ain voTk apo2 rail-
Ioaos al any Qi&ce when recogG zed.
To this Conway says:
didn't kGow th&t had sn enemy
in the voSld." His wife sob5ed her
assent and the nejsabors who caue 20
comfort the b2raaved ores gave sor-
ro~tul scquiescence- Crowds gather
ed abaut the corUe:S adjacent 70 The
Conway horne sll cay, eager 10 hear
the hareS3 rUUlors OF the stolen lad.
a usn!y, daring little chap, tkey sll
said ne wss, AID, Notwithstanding his
age. more tnan likely 10 run along
with any stranger who spoke 10 hin
pleasantly
ESTeatS OF lynching we're heard from
the mouths Of men, who thought OF
their Own children. Organized parties
CT ssarchers secured the wooded hills
just ror.h CT Albany, Cor there bands
OF trampS are won't 10 make their
camps pending their jourDeyirg On
ward, the place being quite 6sSoi2te
ard ssfe froG police Inspection, out
pear % the railroads.
O2iy oGe glsSin Of hope came to the
parents during the Gay. 5iicaasl Dol
lard, s Democratic politician and city
contractor, told Of seeing two men GO
ing southwark On North Pearl street,
two blocks from the Conway home,
shortly after 8 o'clock Moncsy NOR
ming. 4 small bog, whom he thought
might have oeen Johnnie Conway,
was betw cen the ner. TIE lad had
given 8 hand to eech. Dollard can
only say that one Dan was well dress
ed aud the otner was Il working
clothes This description by Dollacd
is corrohcrative OF the testimony Ct
nejghbo-s Of the Convsys, who tell CT
two men who lounged about Colony
street en- Sunday night near the Con-
way house. Trey stopped at the s!oop
Of No. IG3 Colony street snd asked
where the Conways lived. Being told,
the two turned in g different direction
and iosfed IN the shadow Of high
building. The universal excitement
in the neighborhoad caused the neigh
bors TO rsck their memories, an. 70
Gay the Conways were tod snd Ia
formed the police.
Ore OF the men was tail, net stcut,
and uogainly. He were dark clothes
ard had b1osd livid scar diagonally
across his cheek. The other one was
short ard stout, ard wore clothes OF
light color. Oce rsighoor says this
man was extraordinarily well dressed
and carried himself ike gentleman.
On these clews the police are work
ing. The alarm has been sent broad,
cast ard cooperation IS expected from
iha Police OF eli sections Of the State.
I! wss learned Monday night that
The Troy police mad information tEa!
two men accompanied by small boy
answering generally 20 the description
OF Johnny Conway bsd been seen l"
meter car among company Ct Ge-
msrs, who were Scu1d So sasuser-
fest IN Water7ilet, ire miles from
Albany.
Although tie police still r2&in ;a;n
that the lad and his aAoUctors ace IL
or near Albany, it IS k2cwa that ex-
traor6inary stfccts have been made to
excite the energies Of the police 81
pisces distant from? Albany.
Hrs. Co1way tod The JoUrrsl COS:
resporoen: ali she E.,ew Of the &oGuc
ZION OF hec boy. Ssr eyes we1e rcd
with weeping, SID !he c1amc expires
son Of her ccmely ia2a told ot TIE
thirty SIX hours Of suffering she had
eL Ldured Ser rugged husband, scarcs,
" less affected, s:ood by end begged
hero bear up. Wen get good news
soon" he pleaded, with hall sob,
hard TO repreSs.
Johnny went oa5 Monday 33cr-
Mig" she sa;o, sobs breaking her
words. ''That was ST o'clock. Thea,
at half pas. ten wkea I thought &c
was piSying wiaa the other children,
Roy LETT : letter for NY husband.
I didn't f. l,a notice cf fha hoy. tu: