The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-03
ATTEMPT TO ROB FATHER OF DROWNED BOY Body of Harold Moon, Sup posed to Be Kidnapped,
 Found. Was Drowned While Skat- ing on Thread Lake. But Father Received Let ters From Supposed Kid nappers Demanding a Ransom-Arrests Expect ed in Case Soon.

Flint, Mich, April 3.-Harold Moon,
 ten years old, who has been missing from his home here since February
 27th and who was believed to have been kidnapped, was found drowned to-day in Thread Lake. Rewards ag- gregating $1,3o0 had been offered for his return and he had been searched for all over the country. The boy was last seen on his way to the lake to skate.
 Chicago, April 3.-Chief of Police Shfppy to-day received the following telegram from c. c. Mccall, sheriff at Flint, Mich; Body Of Harold Moon found. Stop father from paying money to blacknoailers at Delevan, Wis"
 Simultaneously with the finding of the Moon boys body to-day it became in Chicago in response to a. letter de- manding ransom and claiming that the boy would be returned to him. "Gr. Moon." the bereaved mother said to- day. "got a letter telling him to go to Chicago and get a letter addressed to l.. N. Lowell which would instruct him where to leave the money which he was told to bring for the safe return of the boy. My husband arrived safe 1y in Chicago and said he would go at once to secure the letter. Since that time I have heard no word from him. He took the Chicago letter with him and do not know where he can be found.''
 MT Moon told me he would consult with the Pinkerton defective agency in Chicago before putting out any mon ey." Mrs. Moon added. She did not know how much he took but the fam fly is not wealthy.
 The finding of the body proves that the letter to MT. Moon was as cunning and cruel an attempt at robbery as ever came under the notice of the zK.-r n Hl<~~- k. dragging Thread Lake and the river for several weeks and had almost giv- en up when as a last resort wires were across The n0pd. the lake and the water allowed to run out to-dayp4 The body was found about 100 feet from shore with the legs entau- gled in the grass and mud.
 The boys skates were fastened to his shoes, showing that he went through the ice while skating.
 Delevan, Wis, April 3.-An arrest in the case of Harold Moon who was found drowned at Flint, Mich, this is expected here momentarily, following a. secret visit to this place by came in response to a letter from what purported to be the kidnappers of the boy.
 The letter which brought Moon here was mailed in Delavan. It stated that the writer wls in possession of his son and that if the father would place $500 in the mouth of the cannon in the town park the boy would be returned within half an hour. Accompanied by Assistant Superintendent Charlesworth of the Pinkerton Detective Agency MT. Moon went to the place. He did not deposit the money in the cannon In stead he placed there a letter to the asking them to substan- tiate their statement that they had the l boy. If they could do so the letter stated, they could have the $500 and Moon would make no trouble for them. | At nightfau the detectives concealed in the park at a point where they could see everything. About 9:2O a man went stealthily up to the cannon. took out the letter and dis appeared. Acting on instructions from Moon the detectives made no attempt to follow him. the father fearing that such an attempt would jeopardize the fife of his boy The detectives got good view of the man however. and announce that they know him.
 To-day MT. Moon received a tele- gram from Flint announcing that | Harold Moons body had been found | drowned. Superintendent Charles l worth says arrests will be made this | afternoon.