Evening star., 1911-05-28
ANOTHER IS ACCUSED.
William Potter Also Charged
With Abduction.
WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST
Police Believe He Was Connected
With Alleged kidnapping of Oscar
Potter, Six Years Old.

A warrant was issued from the Police
Court yesterday charging William Potter.
twenty years old, with having participant
ed with Arthur A. Duguid in the alleged
abduction of Oscar Potter the six-year-
old inmate of the Bell Home, Anacostia,
who was carried away in a carriage from
the vicinity of the Ketcham Public
School Tuesday morning. The warrant
for the arrest of Duguid, who claims to
be Oscars father. was issued the day
the boy was taken away
Inspector Boardman thought Duguid
would take the child to the home of Mrs.
Sallie Duguid, his mother, at Vanceboro
n. G., but several messages sent to the
authorities there failed to bring a re-
sponse. The Norfolk authorities were
communicated with as soon as Inspector
Boardman learned that Minnie Potter, a
sister of Oscar. had received a letter
from Duguid that was mailed at Nor
folk, but he was not located there.
The letter that Minnie received from
Duguid is being carefully guarded by the
police to be used as evidence should the
From your friends. Duguid and Oscar
and addressed Dear Minnie" The let
ter In part, is as follows:
Contents of the Letter.
oscar asked me to write you. I in
close You S. to pay the storage on your
things. Well, Minnie. you told people
that you hated Iuguid. but / did not do
anything to bother you in life. I only
took the place of father and a pro-
wider, and was good to you and done
everything l could to make you happy.
But such is life.
'.Giye Bill nv best regards and fell him
/ will see him some day il / get all right.
They told him that If he had anything
to do with me they would put him back
in that school, and l was the only one
in Washington that could do him any
good. He never told me, but / got it all
the same.
Il am coming back to Washington some
day and show them that l come up Ma
pleview place with my child, and if they
put their hands on him | will make it
bilious for them.
Minnie, don't think that 1 will ever
turn my back on you. for will never
do that. You were too kind to Oscar
when he was a little baby boy, and 1t
makes no difference what you think about
me, will always be true to you.
Il would die for you if it was necessary,
simply because your mother was my only
friend outside of my mother. Oscar says
he loves you and always will, and would
like to have had you along to show you
the boats in the harbor.
morning, somewhere l have not been in
long while, SO l will close
Police Increase Vigilance.
Yesterday letter was received at the
lunchroom where Duguid was employed.
1t was from his mother in Vanceboro.
His friends returned 1t to Vanceboro,
thinking he would be there with Oscar
by the time it reached there Since the
additional warrant was obtained the
police have increased their vigilance,
sending messages in all directions to
have the police of other cities partici-
pate in the search that is being made
for the man and the child.
Anticipating a legal battle for the
possession of the child should he be
found in North Carolina, the police have
decided to have the grand jury investi-
gate the affair early in the week. with
d view to indicting all persons who
were connected with the alleged abduc-
ton. Should an Indictment be returned
they will then be in a better position
to make a demand upon Gov Kitchin
Of North Carolina for the surrender of
be found in that state.
1t is stated by his friends that Duguid |
has been trying to get Oscar Potter |
from the Bell Home for many months. |
He will fight requisition proceedings, |
they add, and will make a strenuous |
effort to keep the child. |