Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-08-19
BOY SAYS HE
WAS KIDNAPPED
Mariana Sena, Jr, Age Is,
Has Thrilling Trip
TO Lamy
CAPTURED AT THE CARNIVAL
An Unidentified Man Showed
Him the Sights
Free.

Mariana Sena, Jr., the thirteen yea
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mariana Sena
of East Palace avenue and nephew of
former Mayor Jose D. Sena went to
the carnival last night and, according
to his own story had more excite
ment as a result of it than any one
who did the shows" Briefly stated,
Mariana had a first class, up-to-date
kidnapping experience that was not on
the carnival company's program.
The first his parents knew of his
adventure was this morning when
they received a telephone message
from the youngstey VINO said: Il am
at Lamy and | have been kidnapped,
but have broken away from my cap
tor as he seems too drunk to know
what is going on" The boy finally
put in an appearance at noon today
when the branch train arrived and
confirmed the kidnapping story.
He was asleep this afternoon when
a representative of the New Mexican
called to see him and get his exciting
story but one of his family related
what the boy told them.
This is Mariano's story:
Like many other boys he took in
the carnival last night and enjoyed
| hugely the confetti amusement in
which so many INDUCED, but he also
wished to see some of the sideshows
besides that in the main tent" While
at the carnival he met middle aged
man, who seemed almost bald, and
who told him that he would show him
the entire performance. The boy fol-
lowed this man and from tent to tent
they went. He said that his guide did
not seem to need any money to enter
! the shows and for that reason he
imagined he was a member of the
carnival company's staff of artists, or
managers.
Young Sena had finally seen all the
sights and thought he would go home
but his guide then told him that he
was anxious to find the residence
owned by DR.. J. H. Sloan out in the
country and that he could not find it
alone. He said he would like young
Sena to accompany him to the place
which Sena told him was on the Ger
| rillos Road.
Toward Mr.. Cuttings Home.
j The boy agreed to do this, as his
= guide told him that he would provide
him with candy for his trouble and
also a shing quarter of dollar. Out
they walked toward the residence of
DIR. ]. H. Sloan on Cerrillos Road now
rented by Bronson Cutting and his
. sister, Mrs George Cabot Ward of
) New York City. It was beautiful
moonlight night and the boy, who
: was then playing the role of guide
had no trouble finding the residence
E which was brilliantly illuminated.
= Other Guide BaIks.
> But when Mariana approached the
: house his former guide suddenly turn
t.. ed on him and said that he did no
u want to call there at all but intended
, to go to Lamy and out of the terri
a tory. You go with me to the depo
o and we take the 10 o'clock train TO
Lamy or I'll kill you," was what tn
man said to young Sena. Frightened
at this situation which was NOR,
thrilling than even the sight of tn
big snakes at the carnival Marian,
reluctantly consented. He boarde'
\ the train with the man and they wen
to Lamy. Arriving there the mai
quietly got off the train and takin'
the boy with firm grip on his sleev
commanded him to walk with him t
o. bridge nearby and undergeath pre-
pared to spend the night. Marian
says that his companion made hin
take off his coat and belt and tyin
up the coat with the belt to form
pillow placed it under his head lea,
Z ing the boy coatless for the night
L Whisky Aids Escape.
His captor fell into profoun
slumber and the boy was tired out to
" and slept several hours. Waking u
he found his companion in dee
sleep and then he saw chance t
escape. He quietly stole out from III
der the bridge and made for the f
- Ortiz hotel where this morning h
= was smart enough to notify his pal
y ents of his adventure by telephone.
% At Mariano's residence it was sta
~ ed that no alarm was felt last nigh
y when he did not return as it was nc
'e an uncommon thing for him to spen
- the night with relatives who live nea
Sc by.
rs When asked if any of their emplo.
es es were missing, member of the ca
IL nival company said today that MAI
ne ager Book went to Lamy last nigl
e but that it is absurd to imagine b