New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-09
KIDNAPPED" CHILD IS
BROUGHT BACK IN STATE
Inventors Son. Who Had Been
Missing Since Sunday,
Comes Home in GO-Cart.

Mrs. Mary Johnson stood on the
front steps OF the apartment house at
No. 2O6 ST. Nicholas avenue about D
o'clock Yesterday afternoon. Mrs. John-
son comes from the Emerald lsle'
where they grow large hearts and am
pie frames.
Her kindly ewes we're fastened on the
corner around which F. P. Ampudia
had disappeared some fifteen minutes
before to bring back home his eleven
months-old son, Giro, who had been
missing since 9 o'clock on the preced-
ing morning. when his nurse. Mrs.
Clara RYAN. took him out for an air
ing. Mr.. Ampudia is a Spaniard ana
an inventor.
Sure. he's found" announced Mrs.
Johnson 10 an elderly Frenchman. VINO
came out from the dark interior In
chefs cap and his shirtsleeves. Ihe
ianitor Of a place at F1fth avenue.
and 113th street saw him down In
cellar and came here with news
paper. with his picture In II. Mr. AM
pudia was sitting up there with MS
head in his hands. poor man! ! says
IN him You go down and get your
baby. or I'll kill ye.
Hes down there now with the patrol
wagon. The woman's having fne
ride somewheres, hope. Why did
she do Il? Too much German disturb
ance in her. I'm thinking. No. shes
no, German herself. She's from the
country in ireland. bad cess to her.
hut I never heard Of an Irish woman
doing the like Of that before in my
life,-never All. there they come.
And sure enough they came. Around
the corner from l2lst street half
hundred children and not a few grown
folks followed a short dark man wheel
ing q wicker go-cart. The children
were laughing and cheering The
mans face wore a tired but thorough
~ happy. look Only the baby In the
go-cart seemed not 10 understand what
all the excitement was about. He ap-
peared very sleepy and a little scared.
II want 70 thank the press Of New
YORK for the recovery Of my SON. said
Mr.. Ampudia 10 The Tribune report
err IF It had not been for its prompt
assistance. | would not have my baby
now"
While all this was going on Mrs.
Clara RYAN was being arraigned In the
Lenox avenue police station on
charge of intoxication and disorderly
conduct As the detectives Of the pre-
cinct secured the city for her. after the
narents gave the alarm at ] o'clock
Yesterday morning. she was enjoying
the cup that cheers in the rooms OF one
Birch tanitor Of the building at No.
1880 Fifth avenue. according TO the po-
lice.
Rirch occupies dingy quarters in the
basement. Mrs. Ryan arrived there
with the child about 10 o'clock on Sun
day morning, the police said. and was
still there when Patrolman Oakes's at
,ention was attracted to the place by
commotion at o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. His suspicious being aroused
nv the presence of the well dressed
babv. he asked the woman II 1t was
hers and she replied in the affirmative.
The patrolman telephoned his station
house Of the episode, however, and
Sergeant Quinn started for the scene
about the time that Mr.. Ampudh set
ont from his own house. few direct
,,estions from the sergeant drew a
confession from the woman, and Giro
was ready for his father when the lat
fer arrived. The boy was uninjured.
the father said, but had collected con-
siderable dirt during his night in tho
cellar rooms.