Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-14
VEEkING ANkX-0FFICER
philadelphia Authorities Locking
for a Man KhO Mas Locked .
Up Here a Few Days Ago
WORKING ON KIDNAPPING CASE
The Man Who Was a Prisoner
Here Is Said TO Have Been
Near Home OF Boy
Who Was Stolen.

Philadelphia policeman, who IS wanted /
by the Philadelphia authorities, was !
locked up at the rolice station here ON /
Monday night. ON the charge OF drunken |
ness, but BECAUSE OF his gentcel appear |
anco he was released ON Tuesday ana Is
believed 20 have left the city.
Freddie Muih, aged years, of 1862 |
Columbia avenue, Philadelphia, was Kid
mapped in that city ON Tuesday after
noon, and man answering the doseup-
ton ol the one who was a prisoner hero
was seen IN the vicinity Of the Mulh
residence. on Monday evening The
police would like 10 find him and soc Il
be can throw any light on the mystery
| The stranger. presumably the same man,
was arrested here on Monday night on
| the charge of drunkenness. sergeant
| Howcate, who was In charge,oi the patrol
wagon at the time. thought he Unidentified
the prisoner as a man named Riley, whom
| the sergeant arrested several years ago
while Riley WAS trying 20 rob ioyy's loan
Office. az Seventh and Market streets.
"Aront you Riley, whom | arrested
several years ago ?' inquired the sergeant
"thais all right who / am, replied
the prisoner. ovasively. who appeared 20
bee in a stupor, II was am officer myself
and ] know what you are trying to hnd
out"
The prisoner would give no further in
formation, although DE gave the name
Of the former Philadelphia officer, who
is now boing sought, and his description
corresponded with that OF the man referred
TO above. he had very little TO say
while he was locked up here.
Freddie attended the Muhenberg
School and Miss Annie r. Ring, the prin-
cipal tells the story of how he was ured
away before her very eyes and with her
unWitting consent. She said;
AT 235 Tuesday afternoon an a. ID.
T. messenger boy came 20 me with a
sealed letter, bearing the signature Mr..
Charles Muth No. 1852 Columbia avenue
II read: Mother seriously hurt and
wants 10 see her boy right away.
~ asked the boy where he got the note
and he replied that It had been given
him on the street. Near Muth's iewelry
store p / asked, and the boy nodded
I asked IL there was any commotion "a
, the neighborhood, and the boy said
! there was a big crowd in the street. II
, happens that there was a fire in that
neighborhood just az that time, and II
was the crowd attracted by that h'
I saw"
, Miss Ring went down stairs to th'
Z room in which Freddie attended &c
: with this boy, Freddie" said Miss Rinl
kindly. Go straight home and tel
Y your mother ! let you come 70 her a
: onco.n That was the last Miss Ring saw
B. OF the child but she recalls that she wa
r annoyed at noticing that he turned will
i the messenger boy east on Master stree
and not toward home at all.
TT..IIs. ..l..r.I fHr fnnrhnr aud LET
with the messenger boy, who walke
with him 10 where a stranger was wait
y ing. Come on with me, Fred, he said
T IN take YOU 70 your mother as quickl
as I car" The messenger boy watche
y them start down Fifteenth street an
n went about the business OF his delayc
>, duties. II the earth had opened unde
y the pair they could not have disappeare
more completely after that.
Miss Ring was worried about Mr.
- Muth whom she knew personally, an
W after school she went around to Oh
y iewelry store How is Mrs Muth
p p She asked a clerk.
ON see" he said, and started for
NJ rear door, when Mrs. Muth herself entere
y the store.
g, oWhat! exclaimed Miss Ring. "Yo
~ are not hurt Hasn't Freddie con
~ home /" she inquired, anxiously, and to
~ OF the note.
.. "My Godp' cried the mother thrown
W out her arms; cts that man.
- Then the police received their hr
'N word 1t was 5 O'Clock, and the strange
II with the boy, had two and half hou
~ start. Everything was done to appreheI
y, the man. Mr.. Muth gave the police Ii
he accurate description OF the child;
% His full name is Charles Fredei
"a, Muth; age, 7 years. At the time he l.
n the school he was dressed in black ~
~ gray trousers. blouse waist Of whit
20 with blue stripes eelluloid collar, wi
~ A blue and white striped necktie.
I wore a skull cap Of blue, the peak son
what broken from doubling Il up
mn nm carry in his pocket On the right side
20 his head. not entirely concealed by
!. light hair, is a port wine" birth-ma
r' nv an inch long, He is three feet "a
~, weight, 54 pounds, and looks to be nea
hio a ,,o,re old than