The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-19
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boy took what might be termed in
shot. Z He permitted himself to be
placed in the light Of husband and
father so lost to all decency that he
would eOnnive at the abduction Of his
own child and watch the agony Of the
child g mother without qualm.
He opened himself to the contempt
OF his neighbors and business associates
bY having the announcement made,
without qualifc alton, that he had made
a mistake and that his boy was safe,
with relatives in Brooklyn or New
Brunswick, N. J.
The Philadelphia newspapers, in flow
ing headlines, made conspicuous the an
nouncement that Muth regretted his
early assertions and was satisfied that
his boy had not been kidnapped, but
had been taken away as the result Of a
was made to emphasize-the declaration
that he wanted nothing more to do with
the police and that he had abandoned
all idea of prosecution and would be
glad to have the whole story forgotten
as soon as possible.
b. Abductor Was Deceived.
Chief Of detectives, James Donaghy,
was quoted and was careful to see that
ne was quoted, denouncing Muth as a
aecelVer, and proclaiming loudly that
the force. of $50 men working night
and day since last Wednesday had been
Withdrawn and that he wanted nothing
more to do with the jeweler for what
he called fake abduction.
The newspaper press of Philadelphia
entered into conspiracy to deceive
the abductor into the belief that he
would pc immune from punishment If
w RI WI al n I'LL
injured and unmutilated This conspira-
cy was not formulated until it had
been established beyond the shadow of
a doubt that Freddie Muth had been
actually abducted; that the purpose. of
his abduction was the levying Of black
mail; that the family relations, imme-
date and remote, were Of the happiest
and most lovable, and that no posi-
BILE motive could exist for an act which
drove a mother almost mad, except the
desperation Of q man in dire need of
| money. -. s~-.s-,>& = e
@ Baker Gave Clue. 81 '.
From the day OF the kidnapping I'm.
til the arrest Kean had kept the child
| In three vacant houses in West Phila.
| delphia. : : - -
The first information that Kean and
| his captive were in the vicinity in
(which the arrest was eventually made
came from Joseph Sager, a baker, who
told a policeman he had seen q mar
and boy answering the description
erford avenue last Wednesday night.
Special officers began a search Of
all the vacant HOUSES. in the neighbor
hood, and their search led them to thu
1 very house occupied by the abducto
| and the child. These dwellings were
SO constituted. however, thai. by means
Of rear shed Kean was able to elud,
the police by climbing into the bacl
windows Of two adjoining houses Whicl
tigation yesterday resulted in the. re
covery Of the: boy and the arrest O.
the kidnapper. | .-r~
t. Hears Boys s'Hello.' 80
/ j. Cook, q real=estate dealer, com
planned at headquarters that John Jo
seph Kean, who acted sas collector an
agent for him,z had embezzled $40(
Specimens Of his handwriting iswer
shown the -policees and they were foun
to be identical With the writing in tn
letters bductdfs had begun send
Special Officers Glare and Vale agai
instituted q search Of the vacant house
, IN their district and they paid anothe
visit. to the dwellings at 1923, 425' an
,, AT North Sixty-second street. Whe
Chief Vale reached the third floor Q
425 he observed Freddie Muth stant
ing on the rear shed of 427. He calle
to him, saying "Hello, Freddie.''
! Freddie said "'Hello," and imm'
diately began to cry. Vale leaped thr
the window and stepped across the roc
: in time to see Kean hurrying down tt
, stairs: Drawing his revolver he fire
at the fleeing man, but missed h
: finally caught him and the kidnappt
surrendered. The child in the meal
time had followed the pair and reache
:, the first floor as the arrest was made.
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