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

rinec to drive TO tho boys hiding place. 1t In
cluded Blake, Commissioner Phnlen, Reilly,
Clerk Gregan. and John +. Farrell. The car
riage took q circuitous route about the city,
finally leaving It's boundaries and proceeding
along the schenectady turnpike. Blake had not
disclosed where the boy was hidden, and, al
though tho members OF the party were well
armed. they became alarmed at tho distance
which had to be traversod. fearing an ambus-
cade by Blake's friends. Nothing to excite un'
easiness happened, however.
The rarity had gone more than eight miles DO
foro Blake signalled the driver to stop near
Karners. a small station on the New York Con-
trail and Hudson River Railroad. west Of Albany.
What followed can best be told by John #.
blake told me hc wanted us to put him on
tho Schenectady turnpike. and thereafter he
would direct the movement of the carriage to
tho place where the supposed caRtors OF Iittie
Hudson avenue. over swan to Chestnut, up
Chestnut to Lark and to state, street, and
over E-neiewood place TO Western avenue, to
Manning boulevard and out the Schenectady
turnpike.
OUT TO THE KIDNAPPERs' HIDING PLACE.
1--WE drove some five or six miles along this
turnpike. Tho dawn was just breaking and
heavy dew was gllstening II the snniight when
Church on the ~left;hand side q tho road. going
toward Schenectady. Here Blake touched me
mounted with Blake. Capt. Reilly and Com.
missioner Phalen and Mr.. Gregan remained in
the carriage and drove away about n mile under
the express orders Of Blake. Blake and | had u
eSsoiutely refused to 60 toward the place Where
the people who. he suspected, had. abducted the
s sh,la de of BY himself din'eslsi f but T rctSr %tS" some afteen
minutes later and advised mo that he would al
low % ast 10 S Si1% Il / so %i% not 10 tai take asae oomPsnion,
and after much persuasion he consented; and
requested Commissioners Phalen to Join me.
W. tra ynlled tntne three milaa before reaching
the New York Central Railroad tracks. Here
Blake insisted that we remain on a little mound
overlooking tho railroad until he went back into
the thick forest which nearly surrounded US.
and talked with the men who, he ad yised us. he
alone and accompanied him back through tie
s sstesep moline sloassslae a 6arSed wiFs
fsoSs.d s snd wS SiiinieSsa e Pre sns lSp 1 heard the
cracking OF twigs and %rustling Of branches. and
s sWafsh SPp eomplexio on with black half. clean:
shaven face. and steel grey eyes, VIII a peaked
Eorchief across hts face from ear toIeer. On his
first appearance the handkerchief did not cover
the mans chin and Blake very sharply rebuked
DIcKERINs FOR THE RETURN OF THE CHILD.
The man asked about my coming there; In
reply Blake stated, to him the proposition which
cry Of little John CONWAY at the office.
IDENTIFY assumed. absolutely refused TO deliver
the child except on the payment Of o. $500 cash a
sSe the esa exit % OF wigs ssl and. looking ( asaae around re ms D sSw
another man in the undcrbrush; l advised
PfSaPen for tho occasion. was an older
siVe q ane our newspaper: thSs You'd r.
for the matter to him and abide by his do
leaving the Office was not being lived up to;
that the offer was made to Blake In good faith.
the delivery ieiv sr9 Of the stolen boy at the ofce. I
said we would not permit any, further double
a tss, me Or Se fSin %s, e a sonsre o Bla and a tsat eve el%
thing. would be carried through In the way
~ then walked back to where we left Mr..
Phalen and reanested him to come m and talk the
lowed, until our patience was almost exhausted.
At last Blake agreed that he would lead us back
Was alone in evidence besides Blake. though
Blake" said't there were some two or three Others
in the BACKGROUND, would take the child to the
back of tbs Old Methodist Church; that he would
have three men with him and ! should have one
us, and that we would then pay him the 81, 900
a~s~ BLAKE LABoRs WITH HIS PALS.
The Commissioner. Mr.. Blake, and myself
carriage on the schenectady turnpike in front Of
the church. We waited there for the mon 70
not show up after thirty minutes we sent Blake
into tho u1derbrush to hunt them up. In the
meantime j naQ ADVISED blaRe. tnhL instead Of
ned check Of $1,000 and $500 s. in cash
having given a signal by whistIing. which Wal
answered.. Then followed a consultation be
tween, Blake and the unknown persons in tn
Blake came back to us with the proposition
that no would deliver the child to us in the car
riage II We would pay him a smaller sum thar
1880 in cash; a., .,,. p,,,.. n o.o.,.
trip to the underbrush, returning with still an
other proposition, which we absolutely refused
70 comply with. We then insisted on Blake
getting into tho carriage with US and advised
him that as soon as we arrived in Albany W,
would put him in the Lookup:
%SsS e nt s { bi t9 s TO So dc. The BI. dsa VENT We ss de
of tho church and was soon lost In the under
the cry Of tho child: Don't leave mel Don
t driver m dropped the reins and yelled ID to Comm.
sionefF P snsIs5 e ST mind sl. the horses or, s;,, GSapt. r Rei Il
direction where we heard the cries.
H1DNARPERs PIT 10 FLIGHT AND THE BOY RE-
- -, CUED., .
thinking that the men in ambush were xii
@ Started sh' in 1G pursuit. $50 co'Wvf We opened ars q o. once
and -as we dashed across tho little opss
; lns Of mt Wigs the ssla %ee ss that %s t hssr oap toe ! s 81 e
lad had scooted. We must have surprised them
fer S.a they x ran RAN fsvo dear i sns. n ! iifed al III en %s shS,
aside. dashed into the underbrush. l heard tn
soy ssssin ib sna sod It 5oof heard ms a il le axs, tw Sn a araie
AL AhS
and. parting the thick growth about one Of tn
trees, / saw tho boy. He was crouched dowI
his little legs protruding. He was crying
.,Please don't hurt me. mister Il won't m
Cd for the carriage. The others fred their r.
yolvers. and then getting no trace of tho abdul
tors we left the spot.
We had no sooner started on our way bac
than pistol shots were heard in our rear. W
all turned and opened fire on our assailant
Once 81 the carriage we were in haste 70 g,
were aoon half a mile down the road with OF
horses on the dead gallop. We drove dow
Western avenue amid a perfect hurricane
cheers and down Washington avenue to tn
State Hall and back to our office.
sour only regret is that we could not brin
Blake and his desperate pals back with us. BIZ
we wanted tho lad first and let the law folio
his abductors."
At the first telephone station after leayir
Karner Mr.; Gregan telephoned Police Hea
once to' surround the woods, 4 corps of d
. special engine. Father Morrissey OF s
Joseph's Church had been notified OF the g
pectation of recovering the child, and when
was known that the boy had been found d