The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
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WHAT is your peace Of mind worth 70 yea'
Mrs. Minnie silverman Of 21oa Market
street values hers at $4,000. Her son. Jacob.
10 years old. mysteriously disappeared Sep
tcmper s. 1914. Since that time she has not
had a moment Of peace. q Il y saf. lzsf.
Hcartbroken. Mrs. ssnverman turned heaven
boy. The police Of every city in the United
States were appealed to in vain Private de-
tectiye agencies in all parts Of the country also
1bined. In the search. Tho distracted mother
spent in the search hundreds Of dollars that
the family could III spare But her efrofts
were in vain. The earth appeared to have.
opened innd swallowed the child. Not trace
of him has been found since he vanished in the
Union Station. ss
Time and again Mrs. silyerrnnn's hopes were
raised by. reports Of the finding Of her son. but
her Joy was short-lived. as the reports proved
gronndless. Again and again she was called.
from her little dry goods store to Identity bod.
ies Of boys found dead in various parts Of the
country but none proved to be that Of her.
son. ri
Her husband. NJ. L. silverman. has BEEN par
alyzed for thirteen years. and the burden Of,
the long search fell upon her and her other
children.
Lured by the mothers offers Of rewards. the
police in other cities were overzcalous instheir
search for the missing boy and their false re-
ports added to her mental torture.
Thoughtless persons in their ewel-meant
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and theories. which exploded on. investigator !
To add to het worries. another son. Abfa-
ham. suffered q nervous breakdown. as re-.
suite the strain But the mother never ceased
in her quest for the missing loved one.
For days after the boys disappearance the
mother ate hardly enough to keep body and
soul together, Day after day. with heavy,
heart. she stood in the little store selling dry
goods and seeking to solve the mystery. The
mere mention Of the boys name brings tears
to her eyes. There are other children, but
Jacob was the youngest
AT night she slept little. her rest being inter-
ripted by dreams Of her missing hoy, who had
eslept by her side since he was baby. Un.il
his disappearance he had not spent a night
away from her In his llfe.
As the days rolled by with no word from the
boy. the mother gradually gave up hope Of,
ever seeing him again. Long since she has
become convinced that he "a; dead. but the un-
certainty Is maddenlng. She has offered re-
ward Of $4,000 for the boy. or Information re-,
sarding his whereabouts. She iss willing to pay
that amount to know, II the boy Is dead, where
his body lies s.s.r4.
who always are ready to prey upon the mis-
fortunes of others. and who claimed to have
kidnapped the boy. She is convinced that they.
fwere isnpostors who hoped to obtain money
from her on the pretext that they would re-
turn her son. while in reality they did not know
his whereabouts.
The boys disappearance is as much q mys-
terry today as II was the day he vanished.
Since that Saturday afternoon in, the summer
when he left home to play with other boys in
the neighborhood not o trace OF him has been
found.
Mrs. silyerman's store Is only block from
that her son was seen last by one Of his play
mates. his chum asked him what he was do
Ing At the station. and Jacob replied that he
WIS waiting for q man who had promised to
give him dollar to go to Valley Park to get
some pigeonss NJ ~ n - ssltt -
r From this fact the family has reached the
conclusion that Jacob was iured away by sons
one who knew him and knew his love for:
pigeona He kept a pigeon at his mothers
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