The evening world., 1914-03-23
FATHER ASKS PARENTS
TO RELP IN SEARCH
FOR KIDNAPPED BOY.
(apscisi b Ths Ewnne WORLDLY

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PHILADELPHIA. March 2s.-Das-
pite prompt and dlligent tracing OF
every clue. no matter how slight. the
detectives have met with no success
In locating eisht-year- Warren
McCArrick. who disappeared from his
homo IN this city twelve days ago.
Tho most promising recent clue from
New Jersey Is being Investigated to-
day by hordcs Of officers and volun-
teer searchers.
An old covered wagon similar 20
that In which Warren was supposed
TO have ben carried away was found
abandoned near Clementon to-day
and forty detectives as result con-
tlnued their hunt with renewed zeal.
a coarsely written letter demanding
$500 ransom for the boy was received
to-day by the boys father. saying the
boy was now safe but would be made
still safer unless tho money was paid.
II IL thought to be tho work Of
crank.
In order to instill more interest into
the search for the boy. James McCar-
rick. his father, a clerk in the ONCE of
the Register Of Deeds. has issued
second appeal to the parents Of the
country. There In q note of pathos
In Mr.. McCarrick's almost hopeless
call for aid which will strike q re-
tn hn hn0 0vrt nP
father and mother. Tho appeal reads:
FATHER AGAIN APPEALS TO
COUNTRY FOR AID.
"Heip VI in our great trouble: re-
member even little things. It has
been eleven days since my son was
| taken from our homo and each day
has added so much to tho misery and
suspense that our hearts ache.
I'VE are scarcely able to sleep or
eat. My wife cries continually for
our boy. and although have done my
best to keep up heart and have been
encouraged by the brave men and
women aiding in the search. I am
nearly ready to give up hope.
II appeal to every man. woman and
child In the city and the country to
answer the call of my wife and my
self. Help us In our great trouble.
Try to remember even the little things
that might furnish q clue.
| I'VE know you are with US heart
and soul but keep on trying. We do
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In the world would not be worth the
assurance that our boy u safe We
only ask that our boy be returned
to u.
III II should happen that the one or
ones who have done this thing read
those lines remember that you we're
once children a. near and dear to your
father and mother a. our son IL to
us. We pray that your hearts may
soften and that you will lot us know
at least that our little boy 10 safe.
II our boy In dead. then We shall
cease to fear that he has met worse
fate"
The New Jersey clue came yester-
day from Clementon. q small town
between Camden and Atlantic City.
A boy answering to the description
Of little McCarrlck was seen there
late Saturday night In the custody
Of three men. who are described ~
roughly dressed Italians.
Were ON the right track. sure.
the detectives sent out by their chief
Capt. Cameron. have telephoned te
Philadelphia.
The description Of the crying boy
seen at the Clementon station satur-
day night tallies In the most minute
details with that Of the McCarrici
child. william Smith and Albert
Hicks. . negro. saw the little fellow
at the station.
The boy was about seven or eight
years old. had fair hair and wore q
knitted cap. blue chinchilla overcoa,
and rubber boots. In telling what thu
boy they saw looked like. Smith anc
Hicks might have been reading thu
description OF Warren McCarrick
which has been flashed to the polic'
OF the whole country.
"There were three men with tn,
boy" Smith said. MY attention va
attracted to tho little chap becaus
he was sobbing and evidently tryini
T. to get away from the man who bell
. him."
One Of the trio with the boy. &C
cording to Smith and Hicks. va
about twenty years old. ave fee
eight inches tall. and wore . darl
overcoat and derby hat. The other
l. were apparently about twenty -sigh
years old and somewhat shorter tha
the younger man. One Of the eide
!, men wore . dark fedora hat. IN
= other had on Q derby.
Altar standing . while ON the sta
Il tion platform tho four started ava
. on the tracks afoot. They were las
seen headed for Atlantic City an
Mrs. Shull OF Hammonton. N. j.. say
I. she saw the quartet pass her hom
q In Q wagon.
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