Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
TALE OF ADVENTURE
c. Willard BarnsIey Says Two
Men Kidnapped Him.
ROBBED AND PUT TO WORK
First Job at Norfolk on Top of a
Pile Driver.
HOME AFTER TWO WEEKS
Made His Escape, He Says, Because
Man Left to Guard Him
Was Intoxicated.
HOME AFTER TWO WEEKS

Declaring that he had been kidnapped by
two strange men and taken to Richmond
and Norfolk and made to work at driv-
ing piles and firing an engine. c. Willard
Barnsley, twenty-one years DID, who dis
appeared from his home near Oakdale,
Montgomery county. Md, about fifteen
days ago. was brought home from Frank
lin. Va. this morning by his father. His
father had found him there yesterday
working in mill.
Young Barnsey, who was overjOyed to
find himself at home again, tells
strange story of his abduction and sub
sequent adventures. Shortly before dark
the day he d sappeared, he says. he was
about to turn in at the gate or the farm
Of G. F.. Barrsley. his uncle, when Two
strange men held him up and insisted
that he accompany them
Threatened With Revolver.
One of them, he declares. drew re-
volver and threatened him with death If
he did not accompany them without max
ing an outcry. They drove to the tri-
angle near Forest Glen. embarrassed the
horse and left the animal and buggy on
the road. He was then relieved of his
watch and money and brought to this
city on an electric car, one man being
seated on either side Of him.
Barnsley related q story Of his ride with
the men to Richmond. where. he says, he
remained with them two days. He made
an effort to get away from them there,
but failed. From Richmond. he states,
he was taken to Norfolk and was COM
PEELED to work driving piles, the men put
ting him at the top of the pile driver a
distance of about seyenty-five feet from
the ground.
Made to Fire Tug.
One night. he told his father he was
taken to Newport News aboard tug, the
men making him work at firing. The ex-
perience was an entirely new one to him,
but he had to do 1t. At Newport News he
thought he might get opportunity to
get away, but one man was left on the
boat to guard him.
Returning to Norfolk, he said. he went
to the house where he had resided dur
ing the two days under guard. The man
who was on guard last Tuesday night,
and who had his stolen timepiece, was
under the influence Of liquor.
About midnight" the young man said
to his father. Il grabbed my watch. got
out the window and left"
Barnsley told of how he boarded a
freight train and rode to Franklin. He
had no trouble getting employment at the
lumber mill and finding a good boarding
place, although he was penniless.
Wrote Father for Money.
Just after reaching Franklin he wrote
his father a letter requesting him to
send him $40 to pay his car fare home.
Early yesterday morning his father and
Louis W. Barnsey, a nephew, reached
the lumber mill at Franklin and surpris-
ed the young man, who had been away
from home more than two weeks.
Father and son reached here this morn
ing from Norfolk. The father stopped at
police headquarters long enough to report
to Inspector Boardman that he had found
his son, while the latter hurried home to
see his mother. Inspector Boardman told
the father that he would like to discuss
the affair with his son. saying he might
be able to make an investigation which
would straighten out the difficulty.