The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-17
BABY SNEDIC0R STOLEN.
JERSEY FARMERS HUNTING FOR
HER ABDUCTORS.

disappeared in Twinkling While Her
Father Was Talking to His Men-Canai
Dragged and n 2iHour Hunt Over Farm
and Field Fails to Disclose any Trace.
PRINCETON. n. j.. Aug. 1G.-The farmers
living within three miles OF Acqueduct. a small
village two miles east Of here. are under arms
and out in searching parties because OF the
mysterious disappearance of two-year-old
Carrie Snedicor. the only daughter OF Fred
erick Snedicor. n wealthy landowner near
Princeton. who It is believed has been kid
mapped. band Of gypsies who camped near
Acqueduct recently is being tracked. and
half-witted negro named Charles Anthony.
who was at one time in the employ of Mr..
Snedcor, is under surveillance.
Some Of the farmers who are searching for
the lost child tclieve that when the gypsies
left they took the baby with them. and men
have been trying to locate them all day. but
others think that Anthony. who had always
shown an unusual affection for the missing
baby, spirited her away. and although Anthony
himself has Joined the search he is being close
ly watched. Another theory is that the band OF
thieves which has invested the country here for
the last few weeks may have taken the baby in
the hope Of obtaining large reward. There Is
q chance that Carrie may have fallen into the
Rartan Canal, which passes by the Snedicor
homestead in the rear. but this idea is
secuted. for It would have been seemingly i'm
possible for the two-year-old child to climb
fences and cross the road to get to the canal.
The farmers. who surrounded the house all day
are in no trfinR mood. and Judging from their
angry muttcrngs and their bullying hip pock
cts it will go hard with the kidnappcrs II
caught in this vicinity
Mr.. and Mrs. Snedicor arc in an agony OF sus-
pensc. The farmers wives for miles around
have called at the house all day but in spite OF
their help and comfort. Mrs Snedicor Is
broken down by her long night vigil and Is in
n state OF collapse. Mr.. Snedicor has been I'M
firing in his efforts TO find his lost child and
although he shows tho effects of the strain he
has been under for tn" past twenty four hours
he ia still at the head Of the faithful band Of
searchers and by his example keeps his neigh
! bors up to high pitch Of unfagging zeal.
| Mr. Snedicor said this afternoon: I'VE missed
| Carrie yesterday morning between eight and
| nine o'clock. She came out OF the house with
! mo after breakfast and we started towards
| the barn together. l stopped in the yard
| for few minutes to give some directions
| to the men and then started up the road
| again. Just then my wife came to the
door and asked where Carrie was. She
| had not been out OF my sight more than
| five minutes, and when I last saw her
she was toddlng around the corner Of
| one of the outhouses. BY instinct 1 at
once thought OF the canal and ran to
the bank. but there's where 1 made q
mistake. for. of course. she could not have
| come even from the barn back to the
| house in the time my back was turned.
| Some OF my neighbors who have come
| from n distance. naturally think that her
| body is in the canal. but l am con-
| fident il alive. she is in the hands OF some
| villain. II only had some to the barn as soon
as l missed her l might have got some trace
or even have seen them. Notwithstanding all
I could say my friends have lost valuable time
| dredging the canal To-day they sank dyna-
mite and exploded it for hundreds of yards up
and down the bank but the result was
| Just as l predicted. When | came back
| from the canal yesterday morning ran to the
| place | saw her last. but sho had disappeared
| as completely as il tho earth had swallowed
| her. My wife and l and the farm hands
| searched the barns. outhouses and fields
| hastily calling out all the time but found
| not even a FOOTPRINT. When we stood
| face to face with the fact that she
| had disappeared l at once sent for aid. My
neighbors responded nobly and since then
there has been no let up in the hunt. Every
foot of every building and field that l own has
been gone over. The police in Trenton and
have heard nothing as yet from them.
| MY own belief Is that she was carried of
| by one OF the tramps that infest that locality.
| Although tho Rypsies left some days ago.
| don't think they would take her, for they were
| very friendly 1t is possible that one OF them
| may have sneakcd back and laid in wait for
| her. The men have been watching Anthony
closely but If he took her. he has concealed her
| perfectly and has proved himself good actor
| since Carrie knew him and he was very fond
| OF her in his simple way. She would have gone
with him without cry. but in view Of the
| treatment have given him always and his re-
| gard for her do not think he would take her
| away from home"
Carrie is described as a worry attractive child
She has light hair and Jet black eyes. She was
| dressed in n pink and white striped calico
| Mother Hubbard dress and wore black
| stockings and strong black Shoes On
her head was a large pink sunbonnet
She Is Just past two years in age. The
search for the kidnappers is being kept
| up tonight by a relief squad OF men and boys
Bands Of men are travelling all the roads on
foot and horseback in the hope Of finding
some Glue. II any trace OF the child Is discov.
cred signal fire built on hill near the Snedi.
cor house will announce tho fact to the others
| At Ave o'clock this afternoon. John Stlllwell
q Princeton resident. brought word to Mr.
Snedicor that he had seen three wagon -loadt
OF gypses going through Princeton. and In
one wagon rode child resem bling the descrip.
ton given OF Carrie. Snedicor evidently die
not con slider this story seriously. for he did no
start in pursuit or send any OF tho searchers.
Mrs Snedicor said to eht that when a veal
old, the child underwent an operation for tn,
removal OF an abscess, and that a depression
about half nm inch deep and the size OF plr
head was left on her left hip.