The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22
THE BABY AND
THE WHARF RAT.

IT. HE announcement In the daily
newspapers several years ago
that the 3-year-old daughter OF
Millionaire George Alnsley had been
kidnapped caused not only intense ex-
citement, but Wild CONSERVATION
throughout the city. Thousands OF
parents were concerned for days about
their little ones. and elder brothers and
sisters received strict instructions 20
keep watchful eyes on the younger
members of the families, while nurse
maids were sternly admonlshed to new
er leave their charges for an instant
This state OF affairs continued for n
few days; then interest In the cnse
waned. No more children were stolen,
and newspaper reporters were unable
to find any further clews. The toilers
OF the press labored strenuously with
the police, but results were not salts
factory. and finally the men who had
spent days and nights endeavorng to
fnd some trace OF the child were called
to other assignments. while all but one
OF the detectives, who had been in
structed TO follow up the case. were or
dered TO the investigation of other
criminal matters.
Baby Ainsley had been kidnapped In
the public park. The nurse had taken
her for an outing on a pleasant after
noon and had sauntered to bower
Ike retreat. where, beneath the shade
OF spreading shrubbery, she had rested
for time on settee as she watched
the little girl. who with childish aban-
don. played among the bushes and
MOWERS. An acquaintance happened
by, and In the conversation that en-
sued the nurse forgot the baby for a
few minutes. When she thought of her
charge again there was no answer to
her call. A hasty search followed i'm
mediately, but the little one could not
be found; and no one about the park
remembered having seen her The
nurse hunted despairingly for half an
hour, and then Informed the policeman
whose beat was on the park. In TWEEN
~ minutes dozens of officers and detec-
tlves were searching the city, and by
supper time thousands OF citizens had
learned OF the mysterious affair.
During the week following II was as
certained that a newcomer to the Ital-
ian colony had been seen on the day Of
the kidnapping In the district given up
to the sons and daughters of the sunny
peninsula, leading a little girl by the
hand. He was unknown TO the law
abiding residents of that section except
by the name OF Giovanni. Where he
came from. or with whom he lived,
could not be learned. as he had been
noticed about the district only three or
four days, and was always alone. The
girl apparently went along with him
willingly. and two of the persons who
called at police headquarters stated
that they heard snatches of his CONVEX
sation. In substance that II she would
he good girl he would take her TO see
a lot OF pretty birds and some mon
keys. So the baby blndly trusted him.
The police became satisfied that the
child was hidden somewhere i'm the
Italian section of the city and searched
every living place they could learn OF.
but her whereabouts were not brought
to light. and even the reward offered
by the heart-broken father for her re-
covery proved unavaillng. although II
was afterward ascertalned that Clio
yannl would have been glad to return
the child for that sum had he not been
In fear of Imprisonment for a long term
on account of the intense feeling his
deed had aroused
So the father and mother suffered.
waiting anxiously day by day for some
word OF hope, in anguish lest news OF
the baby's death reached them. vet
daily praying that she be taken from
earth rather than be brought up in
life OF sorrow and shame.
Dennis O'Donnell. "i2-year-old by de
grace o. God" first attracted NV At
tention In police station. He. with
five other street Arabs. had been caught
playing craps" in Pie alley and had
been brought before the sergeant by
two officers. | was In the captain's Of
fee. and we smiled as we saw the raga-
mullins arranged In line before the
desk and heard them tearfully explain
Ing that I'VE wusn't dom ting" but
paid little further attention to them I'M
I'll we heard an angry voice exclaim:
"iouse tink becuz deyse holes in me
clothes | don't luv me mudder."
SO original a remark from street
Arab called us at once into the guard
room. We wanted to see what man
ner of boy II was who lived in the
street and yet was proud OF loving his
mother. and We found Dennis with his
hands clenched tightly and ready to
fight at once with one of the big blue
coated men who had arrested him. The
captain demanded an explanation from
the officers for the peculiar situation.
and was told that Dennis had tearfully