The times., 1897-08-20
STOLEN BOY HOME AGAIN
Continued from First Page.


AT last Blake agreed that he wonid
lead as back to the carriage, and that
the young man who was alone in evidence
besides Blake-though Blake said there
We're some two or three others in the
backeround-worid take the Child To the
back OF the old Methodist church; that
he would have three men with him, and
| should have one with me; that the child
would be turned over to US, and that we
would then pay him the 81 800.
IBecuiIInissioner, Nh. riaE.t e, and fr yseIf
then repaired to the place where we had
left the carriage on the Schenectady turnpike
in front of the church. We waited there
for the men 70 appear with the child
When at last they did not show up after
thirty minutes We sent Blake Dto the under
brush To hunt him up. In the meantime
j had advised Blake thatinstead OF having
cash amounting to 81 500 had a certified
check of 81 900 and S50Oin cash.
BLAKE then went to the back of the
church, having given signal by whistling
which was swered. Then followed
cons ultation between Blake and the TN
known persons In the underbrush.
..Blakecameback TO US WITH hei r ID \ ton
that he would deliver the child 10 u Ia sse
carriage If he would pay hima smaller san
tiisn :2,.,su..
I'VE refused to do this. Blake made sn-
other trip 10 the underbrush returning with
still another proposition, which we absa
lutely refused 20 comply with. We then
insisted on Blake's getting into the car
riage with US and advised him that as soon
as we arrived in Albany he would be put
ia the lock up
Blake begged to be allowed to make one
more attempt TO conclude the deal. We
decided 10 allow him to do so Blake
went back of the church and was seon
lost in the undeTbrush In few seeon DIS
thereafter We heard the cry Of the child.
Don't leave me- Don't leave me Mr.
Gregan, who was disguised as a driver,
dropped the refns and yelled TO Comnis-
sioner Thslan to mind the horses Capt.
Reilly and l joined Mr. Gregan, all rush
ing in tiae direction where we heard the
cries. Mr.. Gregan and Capt. Reilly Sc
cured the chDd
Meantime l had hurried to high ground
near by, to try to see the kidnapers and
which aifec, ion they were fleeing in They
hid in tiis bushes, and, having secured the
child we hastily returned TO the carriage
tack than pistol shots were heard in our
rear. We aIlturned and opened fire on ogr
assai! ants. Once in the carriage, we were
in hassc to get srted for hone Quicker
than l can tell we were soon half mile
down the road, with our horses on the dead
gallop We drove down Western avenue
amid perfec, hurricane OF cheers and
down Washington avenue to the State
hall and back 10 our office
In describing the Immediate capture of
the boy, Clerk Gregan. who personally
grabbed him from him captor, said to-
night:
when Blake entered the bushes for
the last tiTne we heard a CRY. and. thing
ing that the Iaen in smbush were kHling
the boy, we oocsed our rerolvers and
started ia pursuit We opened fire AT
oBce- and rs we dashed across The little
open space into the woods we heard tie
cracking 81 swigs, telling Us that The
captors OF tile lad had scoOted.
We must have surprised them. Tor
they ran for dear life. l fired al Ire
shots | had in my revolver. and putting
the weapon ASIDE dashed into the uader-
brush. l heard the CRY again. ana Il
took me at least two minutes Co h.cate
the sound. | heard IL again and again,
and parting the thick growth about one
of the trees, 1 saw the boy. He was
croBched down, his little legs projrudiag
be was crying Please don't hurt ne.
mister pleaded the child. I wont. my
dear boy said, and I picked him up
and started for the carriage. The others
fired their revolyefs, and then getting
-
spot
When the firing commenced RIake had
started for the woods. n the excite
nent he got away.
Hardy stood his ground, looking daz,-fI,
but still defiant He was grabbed by
the police and pulled along out into the
road.
The little police party had as much as
they could handle. They knew that in
Hardy they had the ringleader.
Shots were fired in the direction in
which Blake had disappeared Then the
crowd started down the road for Albany.
They stepped at a farmhouse and got
wagon. The boy was laid down or
bed of hay in the bottom Of the wagon.
Hardy was handcuffed and made 10 sit
on the front seat.
The boy, who had never opened his
mouth since he gave the cry in the house,
went co sleep in an instant.
So they came down the long streets in
the suburbs of Albany. Just as the people
commenced stirring and theearly birds were
getting ready for br eakfzst.
The news OF the capture ran ahead o.
the wagon, and long before the police
were fairly into Albany crowds of peo
pie were running down the streets to meet
them.
II was necessary to desert the wagon. It
was absolutely impossible for IL to pass
through the streets.
Il big squad of police was sent from Al
bany in the direction IN which Blake dis
appeared He will surely be captured
today.
1t is the belief of a great many peopse
that q woman is connected with the case.
but in what way it is Impossible to learn
The whole party was brought 20 police
headquarters here.
Great crowds OF people blocked the
sidewalk, as the party, with its polic.
consort, reached Albany. As they came
down the streets the people cheeTed aud
threw their hats In the air.
Michari Conway and his little family
Were fairly overw heimed with coHgratuia
ticIis over the safe return of the boy
The father, for the first time since the
hoy was spirited away, showed sigBs or 4
collapse.
The mother was 80 happy that she had
no control over her actions. II was ut
teriy impossible for her to keep quiet or
staEd still for moments time.
Acting Chief of Police Davidson Is the
recipient of many Compliments for the