The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-20

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vicinity Of Baltimore, since, whether
or not Mosher were actually hiding
in that region. the most likely clue
would come from prosecuting an IN,
failing search there superintendent
Walling bent all his efforts toward the
capture Of the criminals. The case
! was peculiarly dificult and delicate.
/ There always existed the danger that,
IL pressed too closely the rutllafn n.
/ would murder the child In order to et-
/ face all traces OF their crime. Ihe
/ aid OF Westerveit was no lonser
sought, and working ~ aaF a nav q.
ing ostensiely wearted o. me pursuit ?,
i Walllng ana MS men devoted an t L
/ enorts 10 . soluuoh OF tne nlyste,g,
TIC straeEllne OF osner any,
was contllgols; cue que aver aIss eile Was
eageriy s . up ~ anu ,o..oysu W.
only 10 pc IpertoEee aoaaaogea. An y.
kidnappers,Were not 70 De thrown o'l
their guard ana tneir vigilance Was
equal to mat OF the y etectiVes' me
i n le DAYS ana warehouses
gave them. tne tuilest oppoIlu ~, ~, :,
coneeaimem Z ana evidence zishome y
that ,theitwoi HUMANS never.stAIeusln
the samellptaee ior twosconsec.nise
nightsi sOtteu,th detectives were ~ 40
near 70 tner sniolng pisceHtnae a ne,
paSsea; iaanithe dark.' e men @S 8
at last learned TO pc lurE.ns ~ .sne
vicinity OF New YORK me pulsus
grew warmer ana 50 eiosei w .a.,
the SKianappers DRESSED Snas ''l7'
never dare TO leave tne wafer
Finally 1t was discovered tnat
Nfosher and Douglas, reduced TO
penury through this unhagging pur.
suit, had become implicated IN sew
eral bnrglaries. Their actual capture
was the result OF private enterprise
and not the reward OF the enorts OF
their pursuers. q,
On the night OF December II. more
than five months after the crime
which had aroused the entire coun.
try, two men entered the nome 81 o.,
Judge Van Brunt, AZ bay ridge over
Looking the Narrows. me mouse was
thsf nnoccupted' but alpnrgiar'allartHl
telegraph rang bell intne mouse OIL
Mr.. J. H, Van sBrupt, the Judges SON
who resided across tae street. ne
awakened MS son and ms Two men men
servants, armed them ana placeu
them on guard at the 'front.' ana an ~ rear
entrances OF the Judges mouse &nlle
the burglars pursued tnelr "otA
WITHIN
Now, boys said Mr. van brnnt,
I'VE must be careful not TO let tne
criminals escape we want 70 cap
tyre them without taxing tneir lNcS
4 a HIS ,P R poSsipieg Rut Il NOT we :Ru4'
IRE upon them, You Two lnqige9i
ting his son Ainert ana one OF .Ie
serVantsTIstano IN front 9t taS
street entrance, wnile'f .aI anu wi WI.
taSe inc rear. anu aoose AT ,w s.s,
ever happehS' re- nU ina1 80
ms place OF o'n l.i u ~, We All. Ss ~
10 pursue tne uisiale We 'I W,L,
ia pie 70 nre INTO one alIo',ei' :" ".ou
ever way lucy come out' Ie' sns wv
men VINO meet tuen 'aNe o"'e y
them as Dest tney can \ eney ~, SomS
out ana separate teea we wiz q"
nave q cnance 70 "ork'
the two .parties TOOK up Lnelr posi-
lions and waited In the cola ana wei
for over an hour while inside tRe
thleVes' UNCONSCIOUS tnat 'ney "eie
expected,syent all over the house ss,
curing q Etahs haul OF piphaer' e AZ
length tnsy, Game uo~alo aae5iu. .,'
ment, ,Alr'iNa Brunt cogld aes'fte,
faces OF the burglars throusninnes pin
try window as he waited wltnont.
Npmbed az ne was from the enects
of the cold; his fingers acned 10 pull
the trigger but he resisted.
Frank" he said, we may as well
hurry things along little. Take the
key and open the back door as quiet
ly as you can"
Frank took the key from him and
inserted 1t in the Sey,hole. But his
fingers we're so frozen that he could
not place It properly, and scraped at
the lock fruitlessly. The burglars in,
side heard him. Mr.. Van Brunt
watching through the pantry window,
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