The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-05
A Message by Telephone.

Il
ing, when there was a ring at my tele-
phone.
Are you Dr. MurdockT came a
child's voice.
"Yes."
"Tm"- couldn't make out the
name.
"WhoT
! Again the name was tumble.
"Speak louder" said.
81 don't dare. They'll hear me-"
"Well, what is It? Why do you tele-
phone mep
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 it and carried me Off. Come here
and get me out"
"WhereY
81 don't know"
"Can't you tell me something about
lt?"
III saw Washington street on lamp
post. The next street sign l saw was
Burner
Repeat that"
"Burnet."
"All right Go on"
Eve didn't turn out OF Burnet
kept looking at the street names, and
nfter we crossed Chestnut
That was the last word ] got.
called again and again without any
reply, only the buzzing common In tele-
phones. 1t occurred TO me at once that
a child-I couldn't tell from the voice
whether It was boy or glrl-had been
kidnapped and had got hold OF a tele-
phone only to be stopped in time to
prevent my getting definite lnforma-
tlon, called up police headquarters
and told my story. aud after a few min
utes' consultation among them they
requested me to so with them for a
search. A carriage containing three
men in plain clothes soon drove up to
the house, and we started for Wash
lngton street. turning thence into Bur.
net and, crossing Chestnut, stopped to
survey the locality.
/ Meanwhile we had come to the con-
clusion that the kidnapers must have
taken the child TO q house OF good
class since Il contained a telephone.
The houses near where we stopped
were tne residences. IL was the month
OF August, and, while there were
lights In most of them, one had evil
IDENTITY been closed. A policeman
walked around 1t and reported that a
ray Of light came through a crack In
an upper story. was requested to
ring the bell and ask II 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 II n 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 vestl-
bule.
"Shall strike light, doctorT he
asked. And without waiting for a
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 a child
sick in this house. and the doctor
must see him"
At the mention OF the child and the
telephone the woman drew long
breath. This was enough for the po.
liceman. He ordered the house sur
rounded and. directing the woman to
follow, went upstairs to bedroom,
where he found a telephone. went
with them.
"I thought So" he said at seeing the
phone.
Taking up the receiver, he called up
the nearest police station and In a
few minutes couple more men re-
ported. Then commenced a searching
OF the premises. We soon came upon
man In bed, who was routed out, and
both he and the woman were taken
along with us, We went from garret
to cellar without finding anything
We were looking about In the laundry
when 1t occurred to one OF the men 10
raise the lid of stationary wash
tub. 1t was fastened. The man called
upon the old woman for something to
u pry 1t open with. She turned pale
Two men grasped the cover and lift
ed 1t.
There, lying in the tnb, was a boy
about six years old. He was insensi-
BILE, having been given an anaesthetlC
to prevent his crying out. recognized
Eddie Thornton, the child OF one OF
my clients.
4 ! took measures TO revive the boy
and he soon came to his senses. The
man and woman, on being questioned
said they had never suspected that a
boy Of six would know how to use q