New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-13
STOLEN BOY SEEN HERE.
POLICE CREDIT NEW CLEW
Marin Child Reported an The
Bronr Last Week.

George B Cushman. manager Of the Uhl'eo
states Fidelity Company. Of No. GO Liberty
street. furnished to the police yesterday an I'M
uortant clew as TO the whereabouts of Horace
N. Marvin jr the little son Of DR.. Horace Mar
vim. Of kits Hammocks, Del, who has been
missing from his home for over week.
M Cushman went to Police Headquarters in
the afternoon. and told Sergeant Dunn that ne
IS positive that he saw the boy week ago
yesterday in The Bronx. At his home last
night; at No 1929 Brook avenue. The Bronx
Mr. Cushman said TO Tribune reporter:
Last Tuesday morning I started for my
Office q. about II O'Clock. Al 13Sth street and
Third a.enue 7 took a 13Sth street crosstoWn
car. Sitting right next TO me was an iiailah
woman about thirty years old, with boy about
four years old. whose appearance attracted my
attention He wore a Buster Brown suit a red
toboggan cap with a tassel Of different coiors.
lie seemed to he so i'll Al ease with the woman
that young man on the opposite side asked II
the hoy was hers. She answered in he anlrh'a-
tive. and seemed conscious that the hoy was at
tracing attention.
when we CROSSED the Madison avenue bridge
tbe hoy BEGAN 10 CIV He got down from her
lap and ran toward the door but she overlook
him. and brought him back l asked her what
was the matter with The boy. and she replied
that he was afraid Of The water When the car
reached i35th street and Eighth avenue
changed for the elevated and the last saw OF
the woman and child they were taking SOUTH
bound Eiehth avenue car.
Mr. Cushman who has been in poor health
for some time said that when he reached the
elevated station he felt too i'll TO work. and re-
turned home. He says that he knew nothing
~ the kidnapping of the Marvin boy unlli ms
sttentio. was called 10 it by his wife on sun
Had of
week
NJ Cashman's story oorroborates the report
that the boz was seen on the Fort Lee ferry
a weeI. ago Monday night Il is believed that
The be- was then being taken TO the Italian set
ilemer: 81 TIE Bronx. anc was being taken
hacl. I, New Jersey when he was seen by Mr.
t-teir,an Tie description given by Mr.. Cush-
man is the Same in all essential respects IS that
Of Tho missing boy. The police believe that il
was young Marvin
II was admitted yesterday by the Sheldon
Detective Agency that the agency has been in
communication with who said he held
the hoy end was willing TO surrender him for
81 eco Samuel Sheldon. head Of the agency. is
out of the city following up some clews that
have not been made public.
Charles Tannebaum, a member of the agency.
said that two letters had been received from
boy would he surrendered if the reward was
paid. Both letters have been forwarded TO the
Delaware state police.
Miles Standish, an uncle 81 the boy has sent
n handbii TO every large city in the Unite1
States. giving picture and description of the
missing boy. The boy is described on the cir
cuar follows:
Height three feet: weight, forty pounds: age.
three years and ten months hair, light straight,
brushed down forehead. ragged in front
where he had cut il himself with scissors; eyes.
Hight blue large and wide open; slight scar over
one eyebrow, perceptible but not prominent
teeth regular. small short and very white: face
round and complexion rudy; clothing wears
four ear-old size Buster Brown wooen suit.
brown in color: over this a pair Of blue over
als and over all blue oYercoat With double
row of brass buttons: knit cap red with Roman
band and tassel Of many colors; leather button
shoes"
chief Of Police Rooney Of Jersey City en-
Thsricaily denied last night any knowledge Of
any letter from Jersey City 10 Or. Marvin de-
manding ransom Of $4,000 for the child as
was reported from Dover. Del. The Jersey City
police have made every effort To find the sender
n such letter but far their efforts have
been in vain. The police say that they do not
know any one in Jersey City named Richard
Wilherson. ard have asked the postal authori-
ties 10 cooperate with them in their search for
him.