The Washington times., 1906-06-13
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store and appeared first there last week.
Yesterday afternoon ne was there
again and met James Lcnahan, a four
teen ycar-old messenger boy. at Broad
and jefferson streets. Giving the boy
the note. he told him 20 take It at once
TO the principal Of the school at Seven
tecnth and jefferson streets, and 20 be
sure 10 bring the boy back with him
Miss Ring. the principal. suspected
nothing. and allowed her pupil 10 go
away with the messenger boy.
About 4.3o. after the lad was due home.
the parents Of the child began 90 get
anxious. but were not alarmed. as they
thought that possibly the little fellow
might have stopped To play with some
of bis schoolmatcs- Mr. and Mrs. Nuth
had no suspicion Of anvthin., wrong
until the principal Of the school came
In 20 inquire for the boys mother
"The boys mother IS rot sick" said
Mr.. Muth- why do you ask2''
Father Starts Chase.
When the father heard Of the strange
message and the disappearance Of the
boy. he was frantic. Immediately he
notified the police OF the Twenty-thIrd
District station house. which was the
first information they had received Of
the disappearance. and. summonln8
srme OF the noiEhbors who had seen the
strange man lettering about the neigh
h3rhood, he Immediately started for
Broad street station, I'm hopes that he
might overtake the man before he had
left town with his son But they found
no trace
Grief Of the father and mother was
pitiful. Last evening they appeared as
If they We're completely stunned by the
blow. and their lrief wzs stiU further
intensified by telephone message.
which came about 6 o'clock.
Queer Phone Message.
Don't worry about Fred" the ness
age said. He is in our yard playing
and viii be all right"
Send him home right away"
screamed the mother in her JOY at
thinking her boy was found Where is
he! III send for him"
But the receiver at the end of the
wire was hung up, and the informant
was gone.
Efforts 10 trace the sender OF the
message were vain. and shat was the
last that has been heard from the little
fellow.
He was child Of more than ordinary
and beauty and passionate
" devoted TO his mother and father.
Last summer. when he was sent INTO
the country for week, he became hys-
lcrlCu the first night. and had To be
brought back to the loving care of his
mother the next day.
Why ne should have left with the
strange man without making an outcry
could not be imagined unless ii was be
cause the thought OF the illness OF his
mother drove out all thought of danger
Tried it Before.
The first seen Of the man who carried
the boy away was last Thursday. when
he accosted Raymond Hager. who lives
with his sister. Mrs. Van Nleet, at 1511
Montgomery avenue.
DO YOU know Fred Muth?' the
strange man said
Yes, I know him. was the lads re-
ply.
We'll, here's 40 cents" giving the boy
some money. You bring him to Thir-
teenth and Columbia tomorrow when
school is out, and I Will take you both
out TO the ball game"
Don't you tell anyone I am going TO
take YOU. or your mother won't let You
come Here's some candy for you. little
man. Run on now and be here tomorrow
without fail"
But instead Of making immediate ar
rangementS with Fred for the ball game
the following day. Raymond went right
home and told his sister. who has been
mother 10 him ever since he was one
year old.
Where did you set all that money!"
his sister said
A man gave It to me TO take Fred
Muth 10 the ball game with tomorrow.
end he told me not 10 tell anyone about
II. as he was afraid if 1 told you would
not let me so.
Warned the Parents.
When Mrs Van Vleet -seard this her
fears We're at once aroused. and. as she
thought over the conversation, she be-
came so alarmed that she at once put on
her wraps and went to see Mr.. ard Mrs.
Muth and tell them her suspicious. They
Cd net Jake the matter as seriously as