New-York tribune., 1922-10-02
Mildred voth, 3 Months
Old, Missing 4 Days,
discovered Alive, Well,
!, l8 West Tooth St.
Mother Overcome
With fearful Joy
Ne;phbors Celebrate Re-
urn; Child Dressed as
when 1t Was Abducted

N,layed Voth. the three-m onths-old
bsby abducted last Wednesday from
n front of store in West 125th
streat. was found at IL o'clock last
n,sbt in the lower hallway of IS West
tootb street. The baby was in ex-
eelIent condition and wore the same
clothing that she had On when she
vanished.
George Burns, janitor Of the apart
msat house, discovered Mildred, who
had been put in a conspicuous place
Il the foot Of the stairs. He imme-
lately notified the West Tooth Street
pelice station and detectives recognized
Mildred fromthe description sent
broadcast on the night of her abduc-
ton.
The parents. Mr.. and Mrs. julius
yoth. of 3o7 West 117th Street, were
sotified by telephone and hurried to
she station in a taxicab. The mother,
yho has been under the care of physi-
sians since her little daughter was
,tolsn, was crying with joy when she
once more clasped Mildred in her
arms. There were tears in the fathers
eyes, too.
Baby in Good Health
Mr.. and Mrs. Voth were almost too
happy to speak. Their anxiety over
the condition of the baby's health soon
was satisfied. Mildred was the only
member of the family who seemed to
take it as q matter. of course. She
was wrapped in the same white blanket,
the same spotless dress, shoes and
Stockings, that she wore last Wednes-
day. Only the carriage was still mis-
sing and this, the police believe, prob
ably was abandoned elsewhere.
Meanwhile at the Voth home, Mrs.
Elizabeth McNally, the baby's aunt,
woke up dozen of her neighbors to
give Mildred royal welcome when she
returned home.
III the baby had not bcne found"
she told reporters, Mrs. Voth would
have gone out of her mind. Every
night she had Mildred's crib made up,
and she sat there by the hour, crying
silently. AT 9 o'clock tonight, while
wswere sitting around the dining room
table, she suddenly left the room and
lnrew herself over the baby's bed, in
an oatburst of grief adm despair. 1t
"aS hShlb1Fedhlng.
Told Of Seeing Child
4 feR minutes later, Mrs. McNalIv
sag q well dressed woman came to the
Votn nome and told long story about
seeing woman wheeling baby car
mage answering to the description of
1ne e., one stolen last week.
:, She talked for nearly two hours :"
shTS, hcNnIIU coiI GCLo II
sne saw the carriage on Fifth Avenue
.tom 80 the top of bus. She repeated
say sas story over and over again and then,
w wssosay after II o'clock, she departed.
as rive minutes later the police tele-
paUned That Mildred had been found"
d;9 ars McNally said that the woman
va =, NOT give her name.
M. Mr. and Mrs. Voth when they re-
l., luinea nome with the baby were warm
I greeted by their neighbors. Mil
ta tieu, VINO was very sleepy, was the
"a taigeV OF all eyes. She finally was put
. 70 PED IN the crib that had been kept
'eauy Ti Tor her all the while.
me parents were warm in their
ia praise - OF Detectives John Dent and Ed
u. Saaa Doyie, who have worked constant
~ oss oa .he case since the abduction. The
nSe.s .;no caused to be put on every mo-
scr;,,tg; g;.Ssurs screen in the city de-
sias ~. ,pe,oh no OF Of Mildred, and their activi-
70 ba aie pe,ieved by Mr.. and Mrs. Voth
hOt ~ nave ied the kidnaper to return The
D@0s rather than face apprehension.
'ets Sympathy From Another
The Voths had passed na ar+;o,,,, ~,
Trying day yesterday follow w 49, aa"r ra ~
motber ~ ,.h pathetic letter from a
tbrea aer whose kidnapped baby, stolen
from sino eals ago has never been heard
,sua wss S s,nce' The writer of the letter
arthr M mf9; 81, august Wentz, mother of
from ul r. rhlllp Wentz, who was taken
Th;l, 1svul ms carriage at 150th Street and
ssa aifu 3Venue by kidnaper who never
mas been traced. "Ao never
w,o.a mrs Wentz still is hopeful, she
gvs sM. sneefingly to Mrs. Voth.
", ny Daby has been gone three wears.
~. S,s.l sun look Cor him." Mrs. Vent
e' My heart aches for you. hut
sess Sg you to keep on hoping. I will
aevsf give up" wiz
s;.aere was comfort in this for tho
ssss.ataeted sssa mother. Tears fell "a she
bssl.s blssa ~ but the tight band around bar
rsn is seemed to loosen. She pava
'sS q. 70 her emotion. s"'e
m ear mrs. Wentz still can hope, guess
xas , LOO ,too' she sobbed. "But her babv
nv kaaer kplaer than mine. And I fear for
Sba eaoy diet. was nursing her.
souldn't die, do you think?"
ssss sss.,hestiy ~ she sought to read an an
~ y ene renorter's face. She want
die a,os os told that her baby would not
Law a. enough in the back of her mind
othess sAe thought of other kidnapings.
lase paoies who have never come