The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-21
MARION Boy Stolen by NeighborS

to talk and said they would sue If ar
rested. Harvey thought the only way
to get the truth from them was to
string them up with a rope as we used
to do thieves out in Dakota, but the
authorities here warned against that.
Butler has told half a dozen persons
that he expected 1 would have him ar
rested every day.
"Call Of Detectives"
Some days ago Mrs. woodan asked
If my boy had been found. I told her
no. She said. Call of your detectives
and you might get him. She asked me
II there was any reward. told her
something like $4,000. She said, Wen
II that's true you'll get him back. But
call of the detectives. l don't know
whether or not to believe there is any
thing IN that
The State appropriated 5000 TO aid
the searchers. The detectives came and
made a search but found nothing. They
remained on my farm all the time and
told everyone who asked that they were
detectives. A better plan would have
been TO make up as farmers or fisher
men and associate with the suspects. I
told them the names of several men
who were under suspicion. They re-
fused TO make arrests, saying they had
no evidence. 1 think they wanted the
man 70 confess before making an ar
rest I have spent s.. 500 for detectives
postage, railroad fare, and other ex-
penses' and I'll spend every penny 7
nave IN order to find my boy dead or
alive -
A man whose name I do not know
out he doesn't bear the best reputation
disappeared from Kits Hammock tha
day after my child was stolen. He re-
appeared five days later. Detective
Lore, of Jersey, went down there 10
arrest him for housebreaking the jav
he returned. but the man had skinned
out again. This man stole my child
or carried Il away after IT was stolen
He Is an intimate friend of one OF rbe
men who was on my farm the day
Horace disappeared.
Not Seeking Revenge.
MY belief is that nv how was car
ried 10 Kits Hammock, and secreted
there for short time. 1 think he is
in some fishermans house. and will
be returned some day. If it is money
they want they can have all I've got
II they'll only bring back my child. I'll
ask no questions nor will seek re-
venge. I shall Only thank God for re-
storing him 20 me-
DR.. Marvin receives about 10 or 80
letters day from sympathlzers and
cranks. He mas a box containing about
5000 letters
In the morning he goes over each let
ter carefully. throwing aside those Of
crankish nature, and asserting let
ters of sympathy and suggestion When
he finishes the stack he gathers I'D The
letters. shakes his head and say ''No.
There's nothing In that mail" Then he
puts the letters away. After dinner he
answers q few letters, and reads the
whole batch over again.
Many writer's tell him to search the
straw stack and marshes. Others sug-
gest that he consult a clairvoyant The
Catholics have great faith In the eff
flcacy OF prayer TO ST. Anthony. Some
writers say the child is dead. others
insist some one near the Marvin farm
has the child.
One crank wrote. Take board out
of which a knot has fallen. Hold this
to your mouth at daybreak and boiler
through the hole, Kidnaper. bring back
my child Say this three time, and
the boy viii be returned
A clairvgyant in New York wrote
that while - q trance she saw the
child floating on the surface of river
near an old mill.
The police Of Dover. Wilmington, and
Philadelphia believe the child has met
with foul play. and VIII never be found.