The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-20

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JOHN CONWAY.
Mamma, I'm so glad to see you." he er.
Mr.. Conway took the little chap in his arms
during a luli in the demonstrations by Mrs.
Conway. The clearest expression of his delight
showed in the manner in which he looked at his
boy and drank in the glow in the little fellows
HARDY, THE UNCLE, MESAcED WITH LYNcH1No.
When the kidnapped boy returned Sergeant
proceeded to aardy,s house which was only a
was taken to the Third precinct station, buttwo
blocks blocks cav. sGbsy %in followed i by y. a h crowd !" .n that r grey
him j! were the shouts on ali sides. and the man
trembled; BY the time the station house was
reached the crowd had assumed enormous pro-
portions. Hardy was pale aud so weak he could
hardly walk. The policemen forced him into
the patrol wagon was called to take him to
Police Heedquarters. a mile away.
air, and several men tried to get at Hardy as
he was being taken from the station to the
he became white: The crowd jeered and dc.
a Mnnsf In front rom Of his Isl head ssfdpiR IN fe %P' and d c led III
Don't m%isjudge me. friends; l am Innocent"
stood outside Of Hardy's cell. in the Third pre-
cinct station. and the whole platoon of reserves
The POI policemen soon N cleared ear si'p a way and tho
wagon was backed up to the door. Sergeant
S %slsh T Thhis sergeant tS the tSe ari Desie Th 1e NODDED on ea n!s
side of the walk and told them to draw their re:
yolvers. This was done, and then the door Of
the station house opened. Hardy meantime had
been ordered to brace himself for the trip. He
did SO with q great effort, and at a given signal
patrol wagon.
THE CROWD EAGER TO GET AT HARDY.
The crowd made a reach for Hardy as tho
the wall OF bluecoats about the prisoner pre-
vented them from getting at him. Another at
It prSoceeded through the Williams street en-
trance to Police Headquarters. but it, too. failed.
square. and the wagon o was backed to t. The door.
The cell door was open. and ii, was the work Of
So1x m poo% and ID . hapt he aondS info f Ioek steel
Hardy was safe between the steel and brick
walls, but nevertheless no trembled. His whole
frame shook with fear as he heard the cries of
the crowd outside.
Attorney Burlingame sat down in Chief Will
lard's office, and 1t was an hour and a quarter
later when Hardy emerged in the custody Of
At a suggestion from a policeman, Mayor
Of epa she cei H.af This w s%%s DONG Q suf Har a. p'ddfi nns '@S Was
brought BIZ ,Ha ito, to him I'm a and he b at, ate heartily hs,, ~ y,,i but t = during
remove his hat. Once he inquired: us my tie
At the Conclusion of the examination District
make public, but it is known that Hardy gave
his pals. Everything was quiet about Police
Headquarters during the afternoon. The deteo-
CLEANED from any one there.
Al just 9 o'clock a. carriage was driven rap
lice Headquarters, and Mr.. Conway, little John.
Detective Captain Mead, and Detectives McCann
office. where instructions were given to the de-
!; t%ectiyes. Ten minutes later the party again en-;
t s ssFest. the Ju SSrrlss sfere snd the dr party uR nGwf iba
} Mayor rushed out from the office into the
E hela and a ah fi.ppPsdf o at the fonri' f. e %hS5f b. ee
0 in ten minutes. and told the reporters that the
R SS. had n"rtR been wsn brought m u = down down to S, be questioned ,n To-
dESye rs raPbIsi3y t Sst s to the western anrI part of the the
visited the Methodist church.
0 BACK TO THE SCENE OF HIS CAPTIVITY.
4 1t was learned when the party returned at 8 &c
that when the carriage neared the church Al
. not be induced to 20 into tie church under any
8 preteIt. When the little boy was brought bach
3 porter that the iidpappers did not treat him wei
. terday excepting. the BREAKFAST and Id dime m
he had had at home and at Police Head
7 brown suit, linen Trousers s'Abb Black efs shoes IN ant
stockings, and a Tam Oshanter hat. At $50:
eeil. T hssf re%a sne S ehees WITH Gnf Msrd spt tor so TN,
time. and at the conclusion of the interview
L Mayor Thatcher gave out the descriptions of thu
After little Johns parents had greeted him Al
7 p3l Y n room ~ the chi ei where Tss t Mayor i TSsoh sst
r several OF tho Police Commissioners and tn,
n detectives were IN conference; A s,snographei
o It was soon disc9vered that. owing to his youth
fulness and fright, the boy was unable to tell
ings seemed but to confuse him. and It Is no
thought he can do much toward identifying tn,
men who carried him away. At one time h,
n says the man had a mustache and again tina
!: his face &c vi was Sis clean shsyen. Like diisGrepaneiee
O. a schoolhouse, In a soft bed. Again he said h
What did You do yesterday afternoon - wa
il II had n ride"
10 asked If he slept in the woods. he answered neg
to THE BOYS VAGUE STORY.
O. The boy had been away three nights. II
10 slept In a schoolhouse. evidently, the first tw,
nights and then was removed 70 another place
The fact that his legs, arms. and head were GOV
cred with mosquito bites is evidence that on
10 night or other he was exposed to the air. In hi
20 candy melted into one Chunk msv We're O. fo nnpdpe
" While the boz was being piled with question
\. of the women present TO the street.
" They want to sec Johnny she said.
10 9 to the people. They shouted frantically. Thi
b; w wsse , sasis 5h5fd thai tini i. t @sy . ifw a ,hs k 1iSEj The
=; kidnapped the boy. that Hardy and Blake wer
o. information which enabled the execution OF In
.r plan Of the abductors., The authorities say thcr
% may be a fourth man in the case, but they ar
" not sure.
ID WAS THE PLOT MADE IN THIS CITY,
u The police think the scheme was Matched by
m profe 55ional crook in New York. and that Blak
or and Hardy selected the boy who was 10 be al
q Quoted. Nothing tangible was secured by job
III Conwnys examination, and after II his parent
y returned at once with him to their home.
d. There were scenes Of keen excitement aroun
the Conway house when 1t became known tina
ms the boy had been found. The streets lead
nd ing to the house were soon full of surgin
as crowds. When the carriage, containing tn
cd boy and his parents finally turned int
9. the street there was q great shoul
as Here no isl" they all cried. an