New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
REWARD FORGIRL $4,000
F.4THER KEEPS FIGIL N
HORNINGSTDE PARK.
Nan Says He Sa5c 4deIe Boas
4sIeep There kidnapping Theory
H'ins More 4dhercnts.

moon to 5000 At about the same time the
belief became general that the thirteen-year-
old girl, who living with her parents at
80. 10 West SSth street, had been kidnapped.
But there was one faint Clew which the father.
Arthur Z. Boas. would not abandon
ID and down q halfway in Morningside Park
NJ Boas paced last night until 2 late hour
waiting for the appearance OF his daughter,
He staggered occasionally, for the strain had
begun 70 tell. and friend keeping vigilance
with him sometimes took his arm and spoke
words OF encoura cement
Word had been received in the morning from
John MoTbray. OF No COZ West 10Th street,
that early on Saturday while on his way
through the park to the elevated railway sta
tfon a. 10th street he had seen a girl ap-
parenty asleep upon newspapers i'm clump Of
bushes about fifteen feet from the path She
answered the description of the missing girl, he
said This is the only clew OF the whereabouts
Of the girl received by the suffering parents.
relatives and friends since the mother left her
At Slst street and Columbus avenue on Friday.
Nr Nowbray said he had not informed the
parents or the police Saturday because he
had not then read of the girls disappearance
He had attached no special significance TO the
discovery Of her. With startling minuteness he
described the clothing OF the girl. and when he
saw Mr.. Boas he said at once that she resem-
bled him. Adele does look like her father. Mr..
could O
He hurried to the park, the detectives and po-
lice following There were no newspapers where
Noyvbray had said there had been. The park
police and caretakers had not seen them There
was no depression in the grass at the place
pointed out by Movbray 10 show that any one
had recIined there.
Mr.. Boss returned to his home, Mrs. Boas is
confined TO her bed She believed that il Adele
had been in the park she would have returned
70 the park. The girl was suffering from men
raI trouble. II was declared and had sought the
park i'm her WEAKNESS. after much wandering
for rest. Mr. Boas also believed that she would
return He went back in the afternoon ana
raced the path YEARLY and none of his friends
had the heart 10 dissuade him. Then, at
O'Clock. he went back home. only to return 10
the park later. and Mowbray again pointed out
the place where he said he saw the girl lie,
yrGu. UNBRoKEN SINCE FRIDAY
The weary vigil had been unbroken since Fri
,3sv afternoon. While the father was making
periodic trips TO MorninEside Park the son
Percy. with host of his friends and nelgHoors'
was making systematic search OF Ceh'Fsl
Park. They began at 10th street and In an
7lnhroken line swept the great open and Sc
Guided places 10 59th street It Was all IN
vain The house TO house canvass of the dis
frict bounded by SSth and S1st streets, ColUm-
bus avenue and Central Park West was equally
fr,lit1ese Many pzrsons called in the course OF
the day TO say that they had seen the girl,
but their description was never satisfactory
" r Rose. . lawyer, living at No 800 West
Efst street. has taken charge of the case. De
spite NJ. Boss's belief that his daughter Will
return, TO Aforningside Park and his faith In
Mr. alovbrsv's story. the police and Mr.. Rose
discredit it. Dr. August c Seibert, the family
r,i7vefcian declared yesterday that there was
no foundation to the stories that the girls nllnd
was affected. He said that she was in al re
spectz normal and in unusually good health
AdolrH T,o,.enthal. brother-in-iaw OF Mrs
Foax said carly in the day that he belieH ed
Adele had wandered of in ft II temporary
zFarration Miss Ruth Ullman. Of No 1el West
sot5 street = friend Of Adele, said yesterday
that tae girl was not in good health Adele
telephoned TO her at . o'clock OF Friday ask
,e- rer 70 visit her to talk about contributions
20 settlement work but Ruth could not 60 al
though she was urged to do so by her father-
A. I-Il,,,an said that Adele needed companion
ship.
Not much significance WIS attached yesterday
., .1,. 7iearrearsnce Of the S14 which Adele
f,s5 -, = small hank She had told her brother
.hs- She Oo,lld use II for present for her
4.+f,er There vas no place she could nave
1one. II vas said. She had no friends IN STAN
4,,a near which place her fathers factory Is
situated and where he at one time had nome
The Boasrs hav- lived in West oStn street Tot
s --eare and al the girls friends are IN ulaI
nei-Ahorhood Arother canvass mas nnau7 l
z-,- -,e17, ~ezterda-. but With the same ifult-
less result
r. ,.olioe vz7o believe that the girl had van
6.-e5 80 and would return in q few days
,.-s a-o,,r4 II the Kidnapping theory yestef-
d. 7. Vas ezplaIned that if she h'o taken
-ef,ze in the neighborhood word Vo~'a nave
rAer7 sent 70 the family. because OF ire puO
49,. zt--sn n her disappearance Il seeIfeo
p tbAro either case Of kidnapping or aOouo
,,,n 71,e roIice fanny and relatives anu
4rfsr6z ureferred the Kidnapping theory "t-7-
zor,e obfec-ior was made on the grouho l--2'
the child vas TOO old 10 be taken "llhou' ei4
o-,..--- - vas pointed cut that II "oulo iI4N
hen esev 70 have got her 70 enter ~
mobile or carriage by telling her Story o ~
mother having been injured sna Naii'i@
daughter 81 once.
ABSENCE NOT THOUGHT INIE--> : -
An +raorios IF Intentional staying away ron
l7a-,. ,,,e-e early abandoned 4 report 'i10'
mother and daughter had quarrelied was VS.
o1,sl, denied Her schoolrlates all sald sie ia1
No friends among the boys or 'Lle .
bood -hz Was shy. and preferred 10 RENAL.
her home. Her school teachers saio lii6' -.
7rss normally bright and free from al'
tnclnzttons Her room remains just a9 s0
it v-bar she went with her mother to ths mn
liner r7r,da,- r7er hooks. in a case at one SIDE
Ct she room and on table. contained -
for children Although large for her age III
tastes we're ali for simple things
reporter FOR The Tribune went among 'i7
neighboring shops 10 learn whether Ao7lS ii0
been seen after she left her mother A resIau
rant keeper had seen her going toward CeliIi a.
Park 4 newsdealer sold her paper pau -