The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-12
LOST CHILD
AROUSES COUNTRY
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and detectives are on their way to the
Western Pennsylvania city.
Negotiations for the return of the
child were entered into by DR.. Marvin
over the telephone. Beyond the con-
firmation of these reports and the as
sertion that the child is alive md well
neither detectives nor relatives will
talk
So widespread is the interest i'm the
kidnapping of Horace N. Marvin, Jr.,
that in the closing hours of the state
Legislature yesterday the house of re-
presentatives unanimously passed a re-
solution calling upon President Roose-
welt to aid through the postoffice de-
partment in locating the missing lad.
FORGOT ALL ELSE.
Throughout the day numerous pet
measures were almost forgotten, so
keen was the interest of the legislators
in the search for Horace
Representative Taylor conceived the
plan of calling the attention of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to the crime and implor-
ing his assistance. His plan was en-
Enthusiastically applauded Speaker of
the House Hodgson held the house from
adjourning until the Roosevelt resolu-
ton could be drawn uu. Representa-
tive Taylor, in presenting it, said:
II wish to call the particular atten-
ton of the house to this resolution. It
is regarding the Marvin kidnapping
case, and simply another effort to To-
cate the missing boy.
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
In such a crime as this against the
home and family we may feel free to
appeal to the president of the United
states because of his well known desire
to fortify the sanctity of family life.
Moreover in a crime such as this
the most hapless child in the land be-
comes for the time being the most i'm
portant citizen"
STRANGER IN ERIE.
ERIE, Pa, March 19.-An unidentified
passenger alighted from the Buffalo ex-
press at this place early today and inn
mediately went to police headquarters,
where hew as closeted several hours
with Police Captain Delzel. Nothing
could be learned of the nature of the
conference as the principals refused to
talk but it is believed the stranger
was sent here from Buffalo to ascertain
the facts of the reported finding of the
missing Marvin boy, of Kits Hammock
Del.
STRANGER GOT CIRCULAR.
The report that young Marvin had
been located in Erie gained currency
yesterday when an unknown man call
ed on Chief of Police Edward W. Wag-
ner and asked for photograph of, or
circular sent out shortly after the
boys disappearance and after studying
it while said that he believed he had
good clew to the whereabouts of the
lad
Chief of Police Wagner then proffer-
ed the aid of the police and detective
forces, but this offer was refused, and
the stranger left keeping the circular
Nothing has been heard of him since.
DIR. MARVIN REFUSES TO HOPE.
DOVER, Del, March 19.-Dr. Horce
n. Marvin who 4-year old son disap-
peared March 4, had an early morning
interview with private detectives re-
garding the information received from
erie, Pa, that the missing child may
be in that city, DR., Marvin and the
detectives are experiencing much diff
tculty in getting accurate information
from Erie. The detectives believe they
are on the track of the boy, but decline
to give any more information. Mr.
Marvin said today:
MAY TURN OUT ALL RIGHT.
Il haye been disappointed so much
that do not know what to say about
the Erie development 1t looks all
right, but may turn out another dis
appointment. l have decided to say
nothinf further and to guard my LAM
guage to the newspapers, although 1
realize that the press of the country
is doing more for me than and other
agency"
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