The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-10
SUPPOSED ID BE
 KIDNAPPING CASE
Young Higgins Missing from
 Boys Industrial School
CAME TO CITY ON ERRAND
Was Last Seen By MT. Foreman, an Employe of the Barbour Plumbing company-A Full Descrp-
 ton of the Lad.

William Higgins, one of the boys at the industrial school at East Lake, has been missing gince Saturday afternoon. Su- rerintendent c. D. Griffin believes that the boy has been kidnapped and the police have been notified.
 The only clue was furnished by Mir. Foreman. an employe or the Barbour Plumbing company, on Thlrd avenue, who saw the boy on an East Lake car Satur- day afternoon between and 4 o'clock.
 Forcemsn did most of the plumbing at the industrial school and recognized the boy, who is between E and IS years old.
 Returning From the City.
 He was returning from Cody's bakery and had a supply of bread for the boys at the Industrial school.
 Forceman noticed a boy about IS years old attempting to gain Williams atten- tion, and overheard enough of the con- versation to excite his suspicious.
 The older boy claimed that he was Williams brother, but William disclaimed all knowledge of him. The boy insisted that he was a brother, and as proof of this assertion said he could locate scar on Williams leg. The conversation con tinued, and William was evidently being threatened by the boy
 MT. Forceman saw them get off at rhirty-ninth street. He says William was crying. Foreman telephoned superin- tendent Griffin, who has placed the case in the hands of the police.
 Higgins was sent to the school about two years ago. He was considered one of the brightest boys there, and was learning the shoemaking trade. His con duet has been so exemplary, and he had come so readily under the splendid dis cipline of the school, that Superintend- ent Griffin frequently sent him alone on errands to the city.
 On last Saturday afternoon the little fellow was sent to the city between and o'clock He rode one of the horses from the farm to the East Lake station, A distance of a mile and half, and put the horse in the barn near the station. When MT. Forceman saw him on the car about an hour and a half later he had generous supply of bread which was left on the car when he got off at Thirty ninth street.
 The conductor left the bread at the car barn.
 Description of the Boy.
 The description of the missing boy hieh was furnished the police is as fol loWs
 William Higgins. age between F and iS years; height. feet inches; hair cut short, round face, blue eyes light com plexion scar on left leg, slanting upward from ankle: wore speckled overcoat and small round hat.
 Superintendent Griffin said last night that William was among the most con tented boys at the school. During the two years that he had been there he had ever shown the slightest desire to leave. lie had become an authority on shoe making. His industrious end contented life at the school and the facts connected with his disappearance strengthens the theory that he has been Kidnapped.
 It is said the boys father lives at Pratt City and Mr. Emory, assistant superin- tendent at the industrial school, has in stituted a search. The Pratt City authori- ties have been furnished with a descrip- tion of the boy.