Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-01
"PUG-NOSED BLONDE"
KIDNAPPER SOUGHT

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that he will die as a result Of improper
feeding.
Willie Snyder. years old sat in the
middle of his mothers parlOr today and
howled for his lost brother. To comfort
him, his mother told him that the doctor
Dr. George thinner. who Is treating her
had taken Louis away to FIX him up,
Louis having been bit indisposed. But
Willie keeps asking trying questions
about how long it will take to fix the
baby up. questions that are hard to
answer.
The mother Of the other boy S-year-old
Richard MeCkns. who disappeared on
Monday afternoon. was in serious con-
ditiUn today as result of 4S hours
strain \ clue was taken to her home.
2ii9 South tlst street, by Il motorman OF
the Island road car, who said another
motorman of that line had taken on his
car an S-year-old lad on MONDAY niSht.
a negro who was in charge Of him told
the conductor to put the boy off at &th
and Federal streets, the motorman said.
He did this, and today that neighborhuod
was searched.
CLUES TO EIDNAPPER.
The police have a complete description
of the young woman, about 10 years of
age, who wheeled Louis Snyder away
from Front and York streets Monday
afternoon. shortly before 3 o'clock, in his
baby coach. His mother had gone into
"A shop there to make a few purchases
and left him on the sidewalk. When she
left tine place the baby coach was gone.
She has been seen by five persons car
rying the baby, and their descriptions all
agree. The baby was identified as Louis
because Of the short dress he wore
Oh.
an infant. The woman is about five feet
five, is slight of figure, weighing about
10 pounds. and is of fair complexion.
She wears a long black astrakhan coat
and a large black velvet hat.
The young woman asked several per-
SONS to direct her, and they noticed how
agitated she was The first was Mrs.
Lillian Becroft, of 296i North Hancock
street, who lives opposite the spot where
the girl took the boy from the coach
and left it in the street. That coach still
stands, a pathetic object, in a corner at
the 18th and York streets station.
A young woman made inquiries at a
South Philadelphia day nursery concern
ing terms for the care of a baby, and
she had a coach with her, but the de-
scription in this case is not conclusive.
George Magee, a driver, of 2922 Hope
street; William Hogan go East Meyer
street, imam W Ndltf lh-t sN'lt I'll -lsl
street, and Banks Houkin, 936 South
Conestoga street, also saw her.
The last three named saw the girl stop
at the corner Of Tusculum and Cambria
streets and ask an old woman for di-
rections Magee was asked by the girl
afternoon at Front street and
Indiana avenue how she could get TO
Kensmgton avenue and Cambria street.
She seemed hurried and scared and on
the point Of tears. The police have not
been able TO trace her movements be-
yond the point of arrival at the bridge at
Tusculum street,
Five detectives went to Tusculum and
c. fmbria streets today, That was where
the young woman who ran away with
Louis Snyder was last seen. The de-
tectlves, Ayres, Wistar. Walters, Freund
and Hill, looked over the ground and
asked questions at 30 or 10 houses try
ing u learn If any one had seen which
way the kidnapper went after she left
there. but late this afternoon they had
not been able to follow her movements
beyond that point.