Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-26
HUNTS S|X-FOOT
son FEARED LOST.
IN GAY WHITE WAY
Denies kidnapping Story and
Puts Blame on High Roll
ing in Broadway.

NEW YORK, FEB. 26.-Have you seen
this "big, strapping boy?' He is 80 and
80 commanding in appearance you'd no
tice him If you saw him in the street.
He is Charles H. Davenport, jr., a
wealthy paper manufacturer of Spring
field, Mass, and his father, Charles II.
Davenport. a paper manufacturer of
South Hadley, Mass. is here trying to
catch UP with him, put young Charles
seems to have gone at too rapid a pace.
MI. Davenport, ST., at the Hotel Bel
mont, said today lie was hopeful OF
finding his son at any minute.
I'VE will hear from him." declared
the father. las soon as his stomach
gets so bad that 1t will not hold any
more hiahballs, and he decides to re-
turn TO the Murray Hill Hotel for the
belongings he left when he dropped out
Of sight.
He's been high-rolling for two years,
but this last trip he has gone away over
the limit. ] never knew he had this
habit until / interviewed some of his
associates last SATURDAY..
roppe Out of Sight.
The missing son came here February
9 to attend the convention Of h Amer
lean Paper and Pulp Association. lie
was around the Murray Hill most of
the day and went to the Waldorf in the
evening, where the papermakers held
their banquet, but not being in evening
dress he did not go to the dinner. lie
left the hotel at midnight, telling
friends he expected TO return to Spring
| field the next morning. Then he
dropped out of sight, so far as his fam
lily is concerned.
His father began a search Monday
evening, assisted by Detective Muir
| ply, of the central office, and three
hotel detectives. They have traced
young Mr.. Davenport up and down the
Great White Way, have found the
baths where four times he went for
repose and rejuvenation. and have dis
covered that he danced at the Hotel
Normandie on the night of WashlnS-
tons Birthday,
Not Kidnapped.
Last night, when Mr.. Davenport
came in from a tour of the Tenderloir
in q taxicab, he denied a story from
| Milford, Mass. that his son was IN
the hands OF professional ~kidnappers III
New York, being held for ransom. He
said friends had been telling Mrs
Albert c. Kinney, his sons aunt, OF
places In New York where they dope
prosperous persons and keep them
while they run UP large wine bills. She
jumped to the conclusion that some
thing like that had happened to
| Charlie, but Mr.. Davenport said he had
heard nothing of any k%idnapper. had
not been approached on the subject OF
a ransom, but, on the other hand, had
found evidence that young Charles was
anything but a prisoner.
what ! want now" said Mr.. Daven-
port, rs for somebody to come for
| ward with my son. whatever his condl-
| ton. All I can think Of is that either
he Is ashamed to face his ok or
hasn't yet come to his senses. | have
talked freely in hope that it will make
people who ma see him take hold of
him and keep him for the police. /
have told them everywhere to hold him,
even If It takes a fight, and that I'd
settle all bills"
Mr.. Davenport returned home today,
but IL his son isn't found in the mean
time will return Monday. The miss
ing young man Is more than six feet
tall. with broad shoulders and heavy
blond hair and mustache. lie is mar
fied and has one child,