The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-06
HARTFORD CHILD MISSING.
LITTLE ANNIE ESCHHOLZ THOUGHT
TO HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED.

She Disappeared from a Picnic Grove on
sunday and Searching Parties Cannot
Find a Trace OF Her-Report That HI
cyclist Carried Her On-Hunt for Her.
HARTFORD, Conn. June 5.-The police and
parties Of citizens Of Hartford and New Britain
have been searching all last night and
to-day for some trace Of 6-year-
Annie Eschholz. daughter OF ex-Counci-
man Hermann Eschhoz, q baker OF New Park
avenue. in this city. Tho little girl disappeared
yesterday afternoon. while at Doerrs Noun
tain Grove. on the Shuttle Meadow road. on tha
outskirts Of New Britain. 1t Is the opinion OF
many that the child has been kidnapped and
the father has offered reward OF $3.50 for the
return OF his child
Mr.. Eschhoz's wife died about three months
ago Yesterday he took his FIVE children and
drove out to the Doerr Grove to spend
the day with several families who were
picnicking there. During the afternoon
the children went to the saltwater
stand. and when 1t came Annies turn to
be served she was not to be found. Her father
was Immediately notified. and he was greatly
surprised. for 1t was scarcely twenty minutes
since he had seen her A searching party was
formed by thirty men. and the neighboring
woods and bushes were searched without
avail. Boys on bicycles searched the
nearby roads. and other parties tramped
over the hills and down in the gulies until
late hour without finding any clue to her. The
child's hat was found in the grove. near where
drove into New britain and notified the police.
and the Chief sent word to all the patrolmen.
The Hartford police were also notified. but all
fsisap to get any trace Of the child have
After Mr.. Eschholz had informed the New
he returned to the grove and was told that
neighhor had driven home with the. little
homo With the oiher children and ID learned led
that his neighbor had not even seen her.
gypsy camp in the Vicinity Of the picnic
some OF the searchers went there and came
away quite confident the child was not with
where the party spent the day is pond. and it
was thought that perhaps Annie had fallen
n anS but nos %ss Tyss
searching parties have to-day taken up the
work whore IT was stopped on account Of dark
ness last night, and as the woods have now
been thoroughly gone over, by the different
parties it hardly seems possible that the child
playing with the missing child, said, that man
xhS. w c cd Bicycle F FShh Ts SsFf led
tectves made an inquiry and were con;
GSas to do NTH 9Se . fr The to Dos
however, arc inclined to believe that the
Hines girl may have seen gt an2theE man take
lice report that wheel has been found at
some distance from the grove by a man who
lives out that way. They refused to disclose
his name or give any information concerning
tho wheel.
The missing child when last seen wore
pink sleeveless dress. The front OF the waist
WAS trimmed with lace ruffles. and she wore
black laced shoes and black stockings. Her
hair is light brown and short. curled over
the ears with bang in front. She
some one who is holding her for safe keeping.
but the theory which is gaining most credcnco
IL that she has been kidnapped. Hundreds OF
people have called at the Eschholz home in
curing for the child with many expressions Of
sympathy.
The vicinity OF Doerr's Grove is lonely. The
woods are thick in the direction Of Plainvlle
Shuttle Meadow, and White Oak, and there is a
good deal OF swamp ground intervening
In the direction OF Kensngton and
Southington the shruhbery IL more dense
In places, and eNcept in the direction
OF New Britain It would have been impossible
for the little girl to have walked very far. Not
even a foourint has been discovered by the
lead to New Britain. PIainville. sopthinR-
to the asst two places have been gone
over by the New Britain police. who have in
CURED at all the farmhouses If any one saw n
man on Sunday riding wheel and carving a
little girl. They have met with no success and
Tomorrow will try the roads to Plainville and
New Britain.
The recent kidnapping case in Now York Is
thought by police officials to account for the
girls disappearance. They suspect that some
one has carried on the child in an attempt to
be more successful than the metropolitan kid