Evening journal., 1907-03-09

BY Our tSgn Wire. Publishers Press.
DOVER, March 9.-The kidnappers of
baby Horace n. Marvin have been
spotted, according to well authenticated
reports here this afternoon They are
how under the surveillance Of detectives
an dan arrest is being delayed until
ertain evidence clinching the crime can
be secured. 1t is said that the letter
received yesterday by DR.. Martin fur
nished the clue which put the detectives
on the right scent
BY Our Own Wire. Publishers Press.
NEW CASTLE. March 9.-After be-
ing submitted TO a merciless third de-
gree" examination. I'm which all efforts
TO force a confession from him fai cd
the oyster fisherman, held on suspicion
Of having a hand in the kidnapping Of
baby Marvin was to-day released. This
action leaves the searchers for the kid
mapped lad practically without a clew.
The collapse Of the case against Hart
Ia sdisgusted DR.. Marvin with the ef-
forts of the State detectives. and he
has engaged a large force of private
officers who area citing under the di-
rection of his brother-in-law Miles
Standish Is thee ighth descendant Of
the Puritan hero. Late this afternoon
Mr.. Standish said:
About all we are certain of is that
the child was kidnapped to be head
for ransom. There was no family
trouble that could have been response
bel for the baby's disappearance. The
officers in charge Of the case assure
as that another arrest will be made IN
few hours. DR.. Marvin, however, is
badly discouraged and well-nigh
prostrated under the strain he has
undergone"
Last Monday Hart is said to have
been cruising about the beach on the
Marvin farm. and to have made land
Ing at a point near the old barn on the
estate where the child is supposed to
have been held Immediately after the
kidnapping
He insists that he was alone on the
kloop on Monday. The testimony of
dozen reputable witnesses shows that
there was at least one other man
aboard the craft. and that the sloop
had in tow a small gasoline launch.
1t has been learned that recently two
strangers at Bowers Beach had been
paying Hart visits. One of these per-
sons was a well-dressed man wearing a
Nandyke beard. and the other very
plain-looking woman, who is described
rs looking like an ordinary servant.
The latest developments tend TO show
that the boy was probably kidnapped
10 be held for ransom. The theory that
the lad might have been stolen as the
result Of trouble i'm DIR. Marvin's own
family has been entirely dissipated.
Mr.. Marvin's second wife. who was
Miss Ruth Swift, OF Sioux city Ia. died
recently. Since then her mother has
lived with DR.. Marvin and looked after
her grandchildren. An older son Of Dr
Marvin by his first wife, is leading the
search for the boy Nothing could be
learned to-day Of the letter said TO
have been received by DR.. Marvin, de-
manding a ransom for his son. There
Is the best OF reason. however, for be-
heving that the communication is now
IN the hands of the police, who are seek /
Ing to trace it. To-day Attorney Cen |
eral Richards. who is leading the Off
ciaIs in the search. wired the chiefs Of
police Of New York. Philadelphia,
Pittsburg and most Of the larger cities !
of the East, asking them to look out
FOR the child.
Philadelphia Police Have a Clue
Superintendent Taylor. of Philade'-