New-York tribune., 1919-11-22
Barking of Dogs Leads
Hunter to Body Of Baby
Who Disappeared From
Home Six Weeks Ago
Believed Killed
By His kidnaper
Child's Death Is Thought
Due to Violence; Cloth
ing Scattered About
Special Correspondence

HAMMONTON, N. j., Nov. 21.-
The skeleton of Billy Dansey, the
two-and- -half-year-old prize baby
Of this town, who disappeared six
weeks ago, was found to-day. George
Eckhardt, hunter. came across it
in the scrub pine of Folsom Swamp
while hunting. The spot where it
was found is three miles south of
the home of Hercules Dansey, the
boys father, and is remote from any
dwelling.
1t was obviously impossible for
the child to have wandered that far
by himself unseen. The authorities
believe he was lured away and mur-
iered
Eckhardt. gun in hand. was pushing
his way through the bushy scrub pine
ii the swamp, his eye on the alert for
came, when he stumbi ID over the
skeleton. 1t was half covered by wind
tlown leaves. but no human effort to
ancea it was apparent.
Clothing Scattered About
The boy had been stripped. His
-.o.hing was scattered about, some Of
hidden by underbrush or leaves.
The brown sweater which Billy wore
hen his mother sent him out in the
ard to play the day he vanished was
Iifty feet from the body. About FIVE
ieet from the sweater was Billy's base
call cap. of which he was inordinateIy
you'd
About orty feet nearer the skeleton
rere ,he lhild's blue rompers. His
aoes, Stockings and other clothing lay
beside the bones. The deduction OF the
hunter from this trail was that who
,Ter was carrying Billy had sna.ched
o.f the boys cap and sweater almost
as soon as he entered the dalk ccpse
md had torn off his rompars i'm
medlatelY a4lerward, setting the boy
Down and removing the rest OF his
clothes in the most inaccessible part
os the swamp.
Eckhardt FASTENED back to Hammon-
on ard got Dr.. Charles Cunningham,
coroner, who accompanied him to Fol-
SON Swamp. After examining the sit
nasion i III bones. { ronec Cunning
nam agreed with Eckhardt that Billy
rad been stolen from his home and
net death by violence 1t was the
nplnion Of the Coroner tnat he was
'iled on the day he was stolen.
Spot Guarded by Police
Edmund c. Gaskill, County Prosecu-
or concurred in the opinion. The spot
Mnsre l4e s"e eloA "ts found mas been
foped of and policeman stationed
mere to keep the curious away.
although Eckhaidt was reasonably
certain from the first thar it was the
.Neleton Of Billy Dansey that he had
iound. the actual identification was
Maae by Charles White, OF this place.
T VINO recognized the clothing at once
,ar. "hite was familiar with the case
nna'v'lng n'' been d leader in the search for
nllS Ills son and Billy d. nsey were
piaSinaJes and an anonymous letter
'eeeived after Bill IS di appearance
said that Billy had been kidnapped by
mistake FIR Mr.. Writes son.
icShardt, who was hunting rabbits,
"au peen through Folsom Swamp once
81 at.u was returning on the opposite side
VI ~ Wnen he heard his dogs barking
eAcltediy IN The very center of the
angie Pu hing through the under
prush toward the uproar. he stumbled
gu T. e bones before which his dogs
we're bowling.
Missing Since October
oay OILY Dansey had been ms sing since
o''ooer 3. his mother sent him ont
~. w pay IN the ms rnng, and few min
I e' alter his departure looked out into
ane yard, expecting to see him. He
VA was not IN sight. She conducted des-
Ivory search for him, believin.. that
was somewhere about, perhaps hid
ng from her.
NV. "hen the boy did not return at din
ls' .er Nme' however, the hunt began in
salnest. All the neighbors were inter
aosa'ed None had seen Billy. Posses
were formed which hunted through the
nshs with lanterns, shouting to the
b Vst boy For days the fields and cran
h. oviiy gogs IN the vicinity were beaten
~ Jealous searchers. Airplanes were
sansted in the hunt.
Every effort failed Billy was not
oc found Rumors began to become
sal'eht OF two men in a buggy who
s@u peen seen holding between them
wy who cried continually. Another
ss!"o port concerned a man using a heavy
tiIN p;ns', as cane who led boy abou.
~ age org the road. These and
~. ier rarnors, some of them leading to
sn snio and Kansas. were traced and
Nsd 1Huhd to be unconnected with Billys
disappearance
Not Seen on Road
ne swamp where his Jones were found
lar from his home II a boy OF
ma aal'y months could walk the three
o n''ts that intervene. he must certainly
10y ~ ny road where fehces, stone walls,
;n," ;sooks and other obstacles would not
nsl, o,apeve his way. The roads leading
TS Is' folsom Swamp are well travelled.
Sey are bordered by many houses.
scarcely house along tie way whose
,ssfidents ~ did not know Billy, vet none
y, tnem saw him on the day he disap-
peared.