The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-11

a. Iadu,try witch .. showing sisn'
Of Revival

81 Revival
Away hack In the dark ages when
utilization vas sioU IN coming and
he barbarltles Of the vicious member
of the human family made innocent
people fhudder there were ORGANIZED
bands Il rumans who made Il a paf'
cf their burlnefs to kldnap children
and sometimes grown persons, an'
hold them rntil various sums Of mon
~ were cxiortei from The aaonlzed
PARENTS or friends. OF course children
we're lholr favcrlto prey, as they wert
moro easily kept and could not escape
without assistance. Terrified into H.
lenco. shut up IN some interior apart
meni Of a building. or concealed Ia o
cave. many n child has dragged out
wreiched existence. frightened, ne
elected and 81 last murdered or thrown
into Gems of vice n the demands Of the
kldnappers we're not complied with
Since the time when Charley Ross ~
suddenly and mysterloualy passed oul
Of knowledge. but few attempts have
been made 10 disturb the quiet ol
American households In this way. Blu
81 late the disposition 10 exiori monei
In this manner he's seemed 10 be grow
Ing and. IN spite OF Themselves. an
orican parents are feeling more or lesi
concerned because OF the dangers thai
menace their little Onos. There IL ne
punishment severe enough for the VII
lain who fnatches a child from th'
heart Of a quiet ana unsuspecting fam
lly There u a moral and omotiona
phase 20 such an act that Is by n,
means met II the miserable wretch end
his life NJ the hands 81 justly en-
RACED mob. There Is that however
Ia the alertncfs Of the American min,
that makes II somewhat difficult fol
acts Of this nort 10 20 unpublished. !
Is not the easiest thing In the worl,
Tor men q the sorl who DO deeds o.
this kind 20 escape detection Sucl
hlngs mighi have been possible whei
he country was new and sparsely set
tied. and when there were -nhrokei
forests an unexplorcd cavcrns al
about the great hills that enylroi
some Of or eastern oitiea. but th
habit Of observation Ia very strong Il
the average Yankee. and any unusua
action or appearance i quite llkell
10 be observed or commented on. Their
are towns IN the vicinity Of New Yofl
City into which a stranger cannot &
and lounge Tor slH hours without m
detective force d warned Of q an
knows his movements thoroughly. ]
there Is the least snspiclous action o
expression ne d not free from esplon
age a. long be- he remains Il l. great
~ 20 the credit % the men 20 whor
the safety q these places is onIuEte
that they are rarely mistaken In thei
estimation % the men they shadow
IN one town within six years not a mis-
take has been made. and dozens d
i NNANNANNN nav N''M AINN'H'MN'N AN
either put behind the bars or given I
understand that IN moving on va
their only safety. In the ease OF N
Conway child Il was developed upo
Inquiry that n this scheme worke
/ satisfactorily other children were {
be similarly captured and held unit
money could b. extorted from the PAL
cnta. but the sudden coming to gri'
Of this ehbrt has. Il d hoped. shown n
persons who contemplate such villain
that the undertaking Il altogether "a
risky 10 pay II ia fact that nlnctl
nine out Of n hundred crimes are q,
tected and the criminals are punlshcI
The hundredth escapes 1ometsm,
merely By fortunate circumstances. IN
! sometimes because a thorough slftir
= reveals the fact that the crimlusl Va
too close 10 the household 20 be- pros
J cuted. The cold-blooded hendlshnel
Of the kldnappcr Of children is scarce
. parallclcd by any act In the history
crime That an efforts should BE- mas
20 prevent a recurrence 90 such ac
Every well disposed member Of evei
community viii dovoutly wish. Ne
York Ledger.