Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-30
new YORK LETTER
Youngest kidnapper the Dig Met
rOpIis Illus rrOduced-A Wonderful
culture for Gotham.


New York, Nov 25-Six-ycar-old Cath
arnc Dclan uf Brooklyn is the youngest
kidnapIcr Greater New York has so far
produced. Very few persons are blaming
her or her exploit in that line, although
1t was Il palpaDle case. little Catharinc
being caught as the slang. whangcrs say.
with the goods" Hut Catharine had
lovely doll which was her constant COM
panior, hut had seen much trouble. in
cideut to which Marie. which was the
dolls naine. and lost much of her golden
locks. and finally. clUs,d her beautiful
blue eyes because spring In the back
OF her head went wrong. Cattarinc was
discons"latc. and vert continually, and
sometimes even howled. until Mt last her
fnther. unable to Withstand the overrow-
erns agony OF her grief. took Marie to
II doll hospital and ordered a :,Cw spring
put in her lead, So her beautiful eyes
might work once more. But Catnafin
grew impatient, and really couldn't wait
amy longer. 80 she went 'dt into the
streets. and there she caro- upon the
sweetest little doll Imaginable III tho
person of little 'nhy, with soft and
rosy cheeks ana Wavy tressts. and look
ing ;ust 100 cunning for anything as che
lay sleeping in gorgeous baby carriage.
Catherine at once, under he breath, said
to herself that II was the prettiust doll
she had over seen. SO she took hold of
the handle of the carr age and Just wheel
cd il with its precious freight ON to-
| wardS home. Arrived there she took the
child in her arms. and sitting or the door
StCp JlaNcd Xiih 1t in g,,prpme I'm pprcss
i'n' wien IT, cried she was alarmed. and
lH'" IL "o"h ana h"l 10 nor m"thcr.
Meanwhile Mrs. Frank Collins had lost
ii 'aoN tP Wnl'h sh" was very much at
'a"h'd' md woke up the entire police
( '"r'e or inc district TO find her precious
l!ttle child. and, following tho trail that
th'"ided itself, they came upon the car
ring" AVID the child and little Catharine.
IN" latter explained that it seem,ed to be
IN" incest doll she had over known. even
NICER thah sweet Marie" and sh" had
'uSt c''ddled TO it. as she couldn't find
any nicer one. The police spIl.d. CATH
| arir" c"i I'd ~ they d':arpsarc WITH the
hdhy. ami Mr1. Ccl''ns nearly tainted as
h'r baby came back escorted bv 4 corp,
OF II" coats Ard the spring iu the hat X
of Marie head row works in =icl liva-
" WY that the little. eyes are kept blink
ing and winkin, as never before,
The s'cr"iary nf the Federation of
Churches M" CHRISTIAN organization pro
diets thai tno,o VII be q population Of
?27 81 within nlretcsn.nile radius If
tn. citv hall - -..tater Now Yn.; IN the
year 1871 Jh;a ,a6ius inclu,los all the
St1tan island ana =; inrornora:,J places
in New Jersey. all of which territory
| ia 1T
as it donnie ts New York business men
and workers. a formulation Of TINT sig.
is M uncomfortable one. and il seems
that we can get along hc.ter IL We sus
pend for an indefinite period President
Koosevtlt's anti-suicide talk. How i'm,
moasurablv inadequate the means of
| transportation will he IN that wear can he
iulg'd from the fact that there are now
4 htih over one half the figures claimed
for 1a09 dwelling in the territory named
ana at times transportation faci.i.ics are
""erfrowo"d to excess and during "hush''
hourS 'her" Is regular scramble ana
trssl" for f"oni Just tn stand IN other
p""i"'s I'ot Many "f these car walls
~ '''" ROM 'h"ir homes. If they Choose
u - &c. as TN" distance is not great
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