Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-18
AHessags BY Telephone.

would be allowed to sleep TIL morn
Ing, when there was ring at my teIe-
phone.
"Are you DIR. MurdockT' came q
ehIld's voice.
Eyes"
'I'm"- / couldn't make out the
name.
"WhoY
Again the name was a tumble.
"Speak louder" said.
II don't dare. They'll hear me-"
We'll, what Is #? Why do you tele
phone meT
you're our family doctor. I've called
you up for mother often. This after
noon ! was passing a carriage stand
Ing by the sidewalk. Two men pushed
me In 1t and carried me on. Come here
and get me out"
"WhereT
II don't know"
Cant you tell me something about
itT'
II saw Washington street on a lamp
post The next street sign saw was
Burnett
Repeat that"
"BuFnet."
"All right. Go on"
1--WE didn't turn out OF Burnet. 1
kept looking at the street names. and
after we crossed Chestnut
That was the last word I got /
called again and again without any
reply. only the buzzIng common In tele-
phones. II occurred to me at once that
child--I couldn't tell from the voice
whether 1t was boy or girl--had been
kidnapped and had got hold OF a tele-
phone only to be stopped IN time to
prevent my getting definite informa-
ton. called up police headquarters
and told my story. and after few min
utes' consultation among them they
requested me to 60 with them for a
search. A carrlage containing three
men in plain clothes soon drove up to
the house, and we started for Wash
ington street. turning thence into Bur-
net aud, crossing Chestnut. stopped to
survey the locality.
Meanwhile we had come to the con
clusion that the kidnapers must have
1
class since It contained a telephone,
The houses near where we stopped
were fine residences. II was the month
OF August, and. while there were
lights in most Of them, one had evil
IDENTIFY been closed. A policeman
walked around II and reported that a
ray OF light came through a crack In
an upper story. was requested to
ring the bell and ask II a doctor had
been called for. rang, but received
no reply. Again and again pushed
the button, and at last the door was
opened. and woman stood In the
opening. asked her IL doctor had
been called for. and she said no.
The policeman In charge OF the squad
was with me. carrying my bag Of
medicines. He pushed into the vesti
bule
"Shall strike a light, doctor7" h
asked. And without waiting for 4
reply he lit the hall gas jet. We saw
that the woman was old and OF forbid
ding appearance.
Say said the policeman. we've
been telephoned that there's 3 child
sick In this house, and the doctol
must see him."
At the mention Of the child and tn
telephone the woman drew a lonI
breath. This was enough for the pc
liceman. He ordered the house sur
rounded and. directing the woman t
follow, went upstairs to a bedroom
where he found a telephone. wen
with them.
II thought So" he said at seeing tn
phone.
Taking up the receiver. he called Vi
the nearest police station and In
few minutes a couple more men re
: ported. Then commenced a searching
: Of the premises. We soon came upol
a man in bed, who was routed out, AM
both he and the woman were takel
along with us. We went from garre
to cellar without finding anything
We were looking about In the laundr.
when II occurred to one OF the men t
raise the lid Of a stationary wasl
tub. II was fastened. The man calle,
, upon the old woman for something +
1 pry II open with. She turned pale
. Two men Erasped the cover and lifi
Y ed Il.
3 There. lying In the tub. was q bo
: about six years old He was insensl
BILE. having been given an anaestheti
to prevent his crying out. recognize,
Eddie Thornton. the child OF one o
] my clients.
q ! took measures to revive the boy
\ and he soon came to his senses tn
q man and woman. on being questioned
Z said they had never suspected that
boy OF six would know how to use
telephone. though they had forgotte
the phone when they put him wher
d It was. The woman heard him. an ah
r supposed. talking TO himself. hut s0oE
! suspectlng that he might be up I
some mischief, rushed into the roor
and took away tho receiver.
went upstairs. telephoned the boy
parents. who were In a frightful cond