The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-06-06
boy Seen IN
MOVERS WAGON
ELLEN MORRIS GIVES SOME
CLUE TO KIDNAPPED
BOY
REPORT NOT BELIEVED
By the Police-Said She Saw Boy in
Movers Wagon.
REPORT NOT BELIEVED

Terre Haute, June 6-The wherea-
bouts of four-year old Richard Byers,
who mysteriously disappeared from
his home at Seeleyville, Sunday af-
ternoon, is still unknown and the
search for the boy is being vigorously
pursued by the relatives and friends.
Every report, and there are many of
them, is being traced, and the zeal
and determination with which the
searchers are working is about the
only hope Of finding the boy.
A report came to the police station
this morning that the boy had been
seen in covered wagon passing
through the city and for a time there
was stir. in the effort to find the
wagon, which it was claimed had gone
east on Main street The report came
from Mrs Jane Morris. of No. 51212
MULBERRY street, who claimed that
her daughter, Ellen. thirteen years of
age, had seen the child and had spo-
called on by the newspaper reporters
she reiterated her claim and says she
is sure her daughter was not mistak-
en- The Morris lived in Seeleyville
for time. and were neighbors of the
Byers'. Her daughter, Cora Morris
worked as a domestic at the Byers
home, and she says Ella was there of
ten and knows the child well.
Ella Morris said she was standing
on fifth street, when covered wager
moved south on the street toward
Cherry. The girl saw boy in the
wagon and followed it to Cherry
where she got a good view Of the
boy and recognized him as erich
Bvers. She says she cried "Hello
Rich, - and the boy responded. HI
appeared as though he had been cry
ing and the two men and woman il
the wagon appeared greatly confused
at the recognition. She says the DO.
had a strap about the waist and tina
him. Seeing that the boy had bee
recognized, the driver whipped up tn
horses and they broke into a trot.
Girls Take Up Chase.
The girl hurried back home an
told her mother and sisters what sh
had seen and they ran back to fol
!
and Gertie Morris, also took up tn
chase and followed. The last Ellie
saw Of the wagon was at eighth an
Main streets when she lost trace o
it. The two elder sisters continue
the chase, but got no further sight G
the caravan. The two girls continue
the search and spent the day in til
east outskirts of the city trying
get trace Of the wagon. The dete
tives at the police station placed r
crederce III the report and spent b,
little time in investigating it. The
said it was nonsense to suppose th'
if band of Gypsies or traders ha
stolen the child, they would be foo
ish enough to venture into Ter
Haute with it.
The sheriff and his deputits are i
terestng themselves in the search al
instead of thinking Of abandonil
the hunt it is being pushed with ev'
more vigor than when it was begu
This morning descriptive circula
were sent in every direction, al
there is hope that encouraging re
ponses will be heard from some
them The pathetic feature Of I
ease is attracting attention all ov
the country and if the lad is alive,
will certainly be found. This morni
Sheriff Fasig increased the reward
offering a hundred dollars for the
eovery Of the child.
Mrs. Coffey of Seeleyv'lle. is,
far as is known, the last person W
saw the child in the mining camp. S
saws he was walking along the str
with a strange man, and stopped
talk to her.