Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-09
BODY Of LLOYD KEET
DISCOVERED IN A WELL
Remains of kidnapped Infant Son OF
Springfield, Mo-, Banker at
CrenshaW Farm.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Juno 9.-The
body of Lloyd Keet, fourteen months
old, son Of ]. Holland Keet, wealthy
banker, was found in a well on the
Crenshaw farm near here today. ac-
cording to reliable reports.
The report came from Investigators
who had gone to the farm in response
to information, the source Of which has
not been revealed. The news OF the
finding of the body was telephoned to
q nswspaper oaice here -.
arrested in connection With other alleged
Kidnaping plots In Springfield, today
was held under a charge Of attemptin
to commit felony by planning kid
naping He had been held for fnvesti-
CATION with the other Ave men and ono
woman. in connection with schemes to
kidnap C.. A. Clement. Springfield jew
eler; q Springfield baby and St Louis
munitions manufacturer. The charge
placed referred to the Clement case No
formal charges have been placed against
the others held, SO far as is known.
The body was partly decomposed and
apparently had been in the old well two
or three days. 1t was wrapped In
woman's underskirt.
The information which resulted in
finding. the body was obtained by Nanny
Simmons and Edward Conklin. local
business men and friends of the father.
With detectives they went to the Cren-
shaw farm and instituted minute
search Of the house and grounds. In a
previous search of the house, officials
said, no indications had been found that
II had been used by the alleged kid
napers.
The Keet baby was abducted from
the home of his parents here on tne
night Of May 80. since which time q
nation wide search had been conducted
and a number of arrests made in con-
nection with the kidnapping.
The Crenshaw farm. eight miles
southwest of Springfield, recently was
searched by authorities. after IL had
been named in alleged statements
given by suspects under arrest mere;
An old house there. deserted for several
years, was said to have been chosen
az the headquarters Of the alleged ab-
ductors. who were said also TO nave
planned to kidnap c. A. Clemeht,
wealthy jeweler. here, ana sl' Lou'o
The hahv was stolen while his parents
were attending a dance at the Country
60, here. me child had been left with
a nurse and an older son. the apuuc.
ton was said to have e,shf pesh fSs Nsiehbors
told later Of having seen an automooiIe
drive BY the house at high speed; IT
was supposed to have stopped penino
some bushes. Three men were Deneveo
to have Deen tHo -, Srano III.
assumed they took the BABY from MS
crib, carrying him ABOUT Ioo Saros 70
% oficials hurried at once to the cren-
shaw home after learning that the baby
had been found. 49,.
paul O'Day. county prosecutor, idend-
fed the body as that of the Keet baby;
nf% Fearing m T possible mob violence. the
nr,s"nars heId here have been taken hur-
riediy out Of the city. their destination
not having been announced. ., .,onx
nrons letter the day following the dis
appearance in which the ransom for the
cbiId was said to be placed at $4,000.
He was directed to drive Into rural l
Greene county that night ana was & .oia
rnhteS lantern. There he was to stop
and the child would be returned to him
IN exchange for the money
Keet made the trip as directed. for