The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-22
REPOSITORY FOR RANSOM.
TIE Place Where Frank Dunn Was to
Place $4,000
TO RECOVER HIS LITTLE DAUGHTER
sc~erythtuG Found as Described.
How Mr.. Dunn Broke the News
TO Hts wife.

Mr. Frank Dunn. Detective SID froc'oi
Mr.. Dan Northrop. Mr.. Dunn's business
neiehbor and who classes among his othe'
acknowledgements the art OF photography
together with a Post reporter left the city
:, 7.so O'Clock yesterday morning behind
a flee, footed double team, destined Tor
The po,n, where Mr. Dunn was to deposit
the $40 600 as ransom for his child.
The route was out through the Fifth
ward and thence along the line OF the
Southern Pacific to point about twelve
miles from Houston as described by Sol
Edel in his statement as published in The
Post
The trip was prompted by desire on the
part OF Mr.. Dunn TO see the place and the
arrangements that had been made for
Fleeing him out of $4,000 OF his fortune.
Would he have paid it?"
"why," said Mr.. Dunn. In answer TO
this suggestion. Il would have paid double
that amount. or all the money could have
raised II the recovery of my child de-
pended upon IT, What father would pot?"
The FIRST disclosure OF this hiding place
for the ransom was made by Edei to the
chief Of police and his detectives on the 22d
OF February. on the 2ith, two days later,
Chief Hem and Detectives Ellison and
Proctor proceeded to the place and found
things Just as Edel had described them, but
they were very cautious not TO disturb any
Of the arrangements. fearing that HUGHES
might. upon a subsequent inspection. have
his suspicious aroused. Hence yesterday
was he first time that the arrangements
were thoroughly inspected and disturbed
since they were originally placed.
The directions given by Edel to the Of
Ulcers as to how the place could be found
were very explicit. and were taken down
by Mr.. Proctor and used by him as a guide
In plotting the party first to the receptacle
where the ransom was to be deposited by
Mr. Dunn. then 10 the place OF redeposit
where the ransom was to be concealed and
left for six or seven months a lonely spot
In the woods nearly two miles from the
point where the money was to be de.
posted
This at least was the story as told by
Edel. and the hole at the root Of The oal
tree in the woods was found as described
ou, 'nal the Sio.oop was to be left in that
secluded place for a period OF six or seven
months with the knowledge of It's presence
mere lodged with the men. each suspecting
the other. is part Of the plot that an.
pears very unreasonable The directions Ia
reach the two points could scarcely he
more explicitly given than detailed by Edcl
10 the officers. as follows:
me point where the deposit was to be
.uhne was Twelve miles from Houston on
u,f a.
ne."e'h Nreens bayou aud sheldon. Go
10 bridge No q. On the side OF tho brIdge
is a sign board "One Mile from STATEN
There Is house IN the edge of the nraIrie
on the LETT side OF the track. about hall a
mile further on In the direction of New
orleans You will find four green trees ON
ahr hl' sue OF the track going east. and
little further on some dead trees You
VIII hnd white limestone rock under tbs
iast one OF the four green trees, also three
glass telegraph insulators
!" ihu 'he place where the money "a IA
" reuepcaited came back toward Houston
az. "uu ~ me timber on the left hand side of
o Sne track You VIII find an old tram road
opposite to where the trar road joins a..
present road there is a railroad crosx,n,,
Follow tho tram road going 10 tho lnft
,iil you come to black charred stun,n nr |
tne riehi side OF tho tram road Ahoui 100
yaras from the stump on the same sida
you WI find two small oak trees that ioin
tossther at The trunk The hole is i'm
'"-iia'ey AZ 'he 100, OF this double tree.
Inc party yesterday was pilotci hy or
ncer Proctor, who followed these iustriic.
lions literally
o"1ng to the fact that new county road
mas been thrown up along the Southern
faciiic right Of way. which is yet very
rough II required nearly three hours 10
make the trip even with gooi team
ArTlSlUg hrtIpo
Tor pointed our the tree about 200 yards
on tho other side Of the track under which
located vas
Before reaching the tree tho white lime
stone rock was easily visible on an
preaching nearer the three glass telegraph
'hsnlators were Noticed e. though throWn
carlessly upon the ground
me place is an admirable one Tor the
purpose Tor which 1t Eas selected The
Tree under which the rausose ass 10 b.
left-a low serpbby pinc--is loears4 about
the center Of an opening the zsirtlnz tin
Der being about three quarter o. 4. mia
distant in every Director. near enough
TOT one concealed Ia The timber 70 49,. ans.
one approaching the lone troe aad yei be
unobservcd under cover % The timber wins
good field glass the party going IL ~
place Of deposit might be easiiy recognized
and right here Il may be meationed Nat
curing inc incubation % the plot Eds'
endeaVored 10 buy field glass AZ Frank
iunn's place but could find none to e,i.t
him.
After viewing the place a moment 2
proceeding in which Mr. Dunn seemed 10
take an intent interest the stone was
rolled away, but even then nothing was
discovered under 1t except a lot Of dead
pine leaves corresponding with the s,r
roundings except that they were pressed
down by the weight of the stone