The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
Father and Mother Of Little Boy Have
Given Up Hope and Are Pros
trated with Grief.
WHOLE CITY SEARCHED IN VAIN
POLICE AND CITIZENS INVESTIGATE
EVERY LIKELY CLEw.
Rumor that Colored Family Is Hold
ing Child for Ransom Credited by
Police-Italians Arrested.

Teddy Kendall, the three-year-old son of
III. s. Kendall. 1926 Hall place, who so mys-
teriously disappeared on Friday afternoon.
has not yet been found, although every pa
trolman in the city, as well as hundreds of
citizens, have searched for him ever since
Friday night.
The mother of the child is almost pros
trated with grief, and 1t was necessary for
her physician to sit at her side all night
and give her medical attention. Mr.. Ken
dali, the grief-stricken father, last night
gave up all hope of ever seeing his boy
again, and fully believes that the lad has
been the victim of foul play or has met
with some misfortune which will keep him
away from his home forever.
Every culvert and manhole in the streets
which might have been accidentally left
open. and all the cisterns and wells for
blocks around the home of the unfortunate
child were yesterday searched in vain. Re-
ports of people who knew where to find
the boy were received at the police station
all day yesterday and until long after mid
night last night, but the efforts of the police
to solve the mystery proved fruitless.
Whenever report was received at the
lice were sent at once to hunt it down, but
invariably their search was in vain and
they found that they had been misled.
ITALIANS UNDER ARREST.
Yesterday afternoon Charles Carmio and
John Chicco. the two Italian organ grinders
whom 1t is said the little fellow followed
away from his home, were arrested by Pa
trolman Montgomery and are now held at
the police station until 1t can be found
whether they know where the boy is but
both of the men protest innocence of any
wrongdoing and say that they did not see
the boy at all.
Mr.. Kendall stated last night that he has
done everything in his power to find the boy
and is on the verge OF despair as to what
his next move shall be. The city detectives
are at work on the case and it was rumored
at the police station last night that the boy
had fallen into the hands of some moral
monster, who had done away with him. The
story is not given much credence by the po-
lice, however. as it is thought that the boy
probably had been abducted by some per-
son for ransom. 1t is not believed that the
boy is dead and the police are confident that
he will ultimately be returned to his par
entS safe and sound
A well-grounded rumor was afioat at the
police headquarters late last night that the
boy was in the care of a certain colored
family, which would hold him until they
were paid money for his release. but when
the police went to the house where the
colored family live they found the occupants
gone. as If anticipating call from the Off
GERS of the law. They were traced from one
place to another last night and il is said
that they had with them a boy that I'm
many ways answered the description of the
Kendall child, but up to an early hour this
morning the colored family was not located
SPECIAL POLICE DETAILS.
If the boy is not found by this afternoon
special details Of police will be sent out to
search for him and number of detectives
will be assigned to the case.
in of he
said last night that he had by no means
given up hope of finding the boy. as he be-
lieved him well and alive, but under the
circumstances II was almost impossible to
make any positive statements, he said.
Superintendent Tafye said yesterday that