Evening journal., 1907-03-21
FREDDIE PRAYS
FOR BABY HORACE
Philadelphia Boy Who Was
Kidnapped Nightly Begs
For Dover Child
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PHILADELPHIA March 2i.-'I pray ,oI
the good God every night TO bring litle
Horace Marvin back to his papa without
hurting him.
Thus spoke eight-year-old Freddie Mu;h
who was kidnapped last summer from his
home 1872 Columbia avenue After six
days search in which The whole city took
Ia hand, Freddie WAS found and his ad.
lbuctor was railroaded 70 prison 90 serve
Ia term OF twenty years.
The little fellow was seen at a dancing
academy in North Broad street that he at.
tended In company with his mother
Though forbidden TO discuss the kldnap.
ping case by his parents. who are striving
TO obliterate the awful epoch OF his lie
from his mind. he gives evidence that he,
like they, take a deep, silent interest in
the mystery that rs almost driving 20
despair the father Of the missing boy.
Above the rivalry born interest Of the
press. the interest OF the detectives. grown
from the desire for reputation and gold
rises that Ear deeper human interest TAX.
EN- in the case by the parents Of Freddie
Auth, and by Freddie, because they think
and feel from an experience that strikes
home.
"The little boy can do nothing to help
himself II he is Kidnapped" said Freddie,
but ! think that he viii get hack 10 his
lpapa, but not to-Gay.' Here he stopped
What makes you think he will come
lbaclx7' he was asked.
"well, he will not always be little. and
know he viii remember his papa. and
the first chance he gets when he gets big
ger he can run away.
II can read now, but I could not read
or write so we'll when I was away. and ]
know from reading the papers thst he ls a
nice boy, and 1 do not think the men who
stole him would hurt him"
The idea OF woman doing so wicked .
thing did not seem 70 enter into The boys
mind.
''Ilidnappers do not hurt you; they only
keep you. Wien ! was kidnapped It did
not feel like H." continued the boy.
Besides II people are bad enough to
steal YOU they are not good enough "a
give you your clothes and board FREQ for
ever. 7 think they will get tired and brlne
him back. ] hope he viii come back foi
even II 1t does not feel like being Kid.
mapped TO him. he viii miss his father"
what do you think TO be kidnapped
should feel lkegr Freddie was asked. He
paused a long time before answering.
, while his clear. smooth brow wrinkled
! and then he evidently gave the problem
{ up. "Wel, / don't know. but know the
r time I was taken it did not feel like being
] kidnapped"
All efforts to get him to say what con.
J ception he had formed OF the word kid
} nap" were OF no avail.
DO you think Horace Marvin Is really
kidnapped7' he was asked.
We'll, mamma and para never let me
talk about IT, and when / do they WON
answer me-"
'Yes. but what do you thinly"
"weli. / think he was
The efforts of the parents OF Freddie tC
root the incident from his mind have ex-
ternally been successful. 1t, Is evident
however. that THE boy does not forget ta'
day last summer when he was accosted
by John Joseph Sean. and taken to th'
Vacant house in West Philadelphia, where
ne was incarcerated for six days while
, his kidnapper a temporarily demented
man, he'd him for a ransom. He remem.
, bers. too. the talk in columns Of the news
papers. lilSening his case TO that Of Charlie
Ross.
Probably ro-other y Of his age has hrt
80 much said about him, and his sudder
5 enforced change from home OF luxury
! ITO an abode whore he almost starved. AND
, went for days without even the opportun'
ity to wash his face
RE was at last found by the police on
clue furnished by woman who saw hin
in company with .ean when the two wcr,
: taking a walk in the open air after dusk
Kean was taken into custody by the
: police and when the news spread the wild
est excitement prevailed.
The abducsor was taken before magis
trate, committed to court. brought before
the grand jury. indicted. convicted and
sentenced to twenty years solitary con.
nnement al hard labor by Judge Mayer
Salzberger. all within the short space OF
twenty-four hours. He was railroaded
through in a record breaking fashion that
must show up with an ominous aspect 10
persons who engage themselves in TINS
sort OF crime