The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12
MISSING BOY FOUND
WILLIAM
T0LDT IN NEW YORK.
In Good Hands, but Didn't Tell Enough
to Identify Him-May Reunite
His Relieved Parents.

William Toldt, jr., the seven ear-old
son of william Toldt. a wagonmaker,
of 211 West Kinney street, who dis
appeared from his mothers home, 497
South Tenth street, fourteen days ago,
was recovered by his parents at the
Gerry Society, Fourth avenue and
Twenty-third street, New Fork city,
this morning. The parents went to
New York with Detective-Sergeant
Kuhn, of the local detective office.
When the boy met his parents he
wept and so did his father and mother.
The case was mysterious. 70 begin
with the boys parents nave been sep
arated for four years and during that
time Willie lived with his mother but
visited his fathers place of business
several times a week.
On the afternoon he disappeared he
had been at play with several compan-
ions, and at 8 o'clock they separated
near the home of Willie's mother, and
shortly after the boy was seen by an
uncle, who advised Willie to go home.
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it was reported he had boarded an east
bound trolley car with two roughly
dressed men at Springfield and Fiji
teenth avenues, nearly a mile from his
home.
That was the last seen or heard of
the boy by his parents until today. and
when the days passed and the police
were unable to obtain any clue, both
parents suspected one another of be-
ing implicated in a scheme to kidnap
the boy. Both denied that such was
the case.
All during this time Willie, who at
tended the South Tenth Street Public
School, was in the care of the Gerry
Society. He was found by Policeman
Charles Bickard, of the West New
York police, and turned over to the
society the same evening he disap-
peared. Time and again he was ques-
toned by Chief Agent Thomas F.
Moore and the police, but he appeared
to be afraid to speak at length. A few
days ago the boy said he was Willie
Tohat, or at least 1t sounded like that
to the authorities. He said that he
lived at Springfield avenue and Tenth
street, but omitted that 1t was in
Newark, and the society officials were
still ignorant of where Willie really
came from. He also said that his
father fixed up wagons In a stable
n that his mother worked in a laun'
dry. He told the officials that hi;
mother was good to him and look hin
to Coney Island every Sunday. AS 6
result of the boys attitude he was
nicknamed the silent Boy"
Before the parents located William
Mr.. Moore said it looked to him as /
the boy either ran away from home o.
he was dropped by his parents ant
warned that he would be severely pun
ished if he made known his identity.
The recovery of h boy "a 1t i
said, lead to the reuniting OF nj
parents.
Newark Chlldren's Aid Society today re
ceived the following letter from the Gerr,
Society:
This society has in custody a lost chill
who gives the name of William Tohet
aged about 6 years, but who looks moro
He was brought to the society's room
by an officer, having been found wander
ing along West street, and can give bu
little account of himself. He claims tina
he lives in Tenth street, Springfield ave
nue., but what town or city he cannot say
that his father fixes up wagons and moth
err works in a laundry putting clothe
through a mangIe; that they often go I
Coney Island on Sundays.
From this 1t is thought that the DO
must live near b.. and the society ha
been informed that in Newark there is
Springfield avenue and Tenth street. an
that a small boy has been missing froI
bycur town for some two weeks, and 1t
believed that your chief Of police has bee
advised about this.
'"The society A~ncloses herewith a news
paper clipping which describes In detail a
we know about the boy and wishes you !
at once ascertain from the chief of polio
or otherwise. anything you may be able I
find out about the boy
The local soclety's officers did not kno'
| Of the boys recovery at this time an
sent word to Mrs. Toldt.