, 1923-03-11
FIND MINIKIN
BABY; NURSE
STOLE CHILD
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me" h screamed at the officers.
Then she broke down. Hes at a
show. l sent him to a show SO he
wouldn't be seem" she sobbed.
Nearing the end Of the trail the de-
t~ectives divided the forces. Two es.
corting the woman to the police sta.
iion. the others hurried to the the.
nter named. A musical show was in
progress.
IN h gallery vas little Leo, &C.
companied by a resident OF the board.
ing house. This ledger thought the
nurse was the baby's mother. She
was not detained.
To little Leo the whole affair was
a mystery. He had been having a
grand time. When detectives took
him TO the police station where the
nurse wal held. he ran to her pratt.
ting joyfully at the good time he had
had at the theater. The girl kidnaper
patted the child on the head. She did
not smile in answer 70 his childish
! In a minute or two she was
led away by the jail matron. No
charge was filed against her. She
was detained for questioning and for
h authorities at Albany.
In her sombre attire, a long. simple
back dress, she presented a mysteri.
Gus figure. She answered questions
In n lfeless monotony. She was like
a woman crushed by some grief that
was too pregnant for tears. The cap
ture seemed to hav dulled her senses
She old of how she had taken -.
tie Leo from his parents home and
brought him to Newburgh last Thurs
day night.
II was drugged-a man gave me a
ug- didn't know what I was do
Ing" she repeated. 1T was going to
take Leo for a little vacation just for
a few days"
The first thing she did upon arriving
here. the nurse said. was to have the
baby's hair ut. Then she sought n
lodging house and finally chos syck.
ler's, where she represented the stolen
baby as her own child.
A day passed and the alarm was
broadcast. Every one was talking o.
the Kinkin kidnapping. Rewards were
offered. Police searched In Newburgh.
She decided to keep in her room TO
Keep Leo out OF sight. For most of
a long day the nurse and child re-.
manned in the room, the girl us,nr
every means in her power to keep the
child amused.
Mama, h told him, "had gone
out" But Leo was OF restless nee.
It was harder to keep his attention
thoroughly distracted from his Albany
homo and his parents.
Pleading other duties. she asked a
fellow lodger to take the baby 10 a
show"
She herself remained In the lodging
house. Before Leo was IL to return
there came tho knocking of detectives
on her door. Even after the meeting
at the police station. baby Leo had no
Idea of what IT was all about.
"Mama's gone out" he told the
ofticers who gathered about to watch
him pay unconcerned'y. while Off.
Gals from Albany where the parents
were nearly distracted with Joy at the
news that the police were on their
way to take Leo home.
DO you love your nurse?" one
asked the child.
He nodded a vigorous assent.
Guess she's rome out too,' he said
Aiinkin, father OF the boy, arrived
at Newburgh at $50 D. m. accom-.
panied by Chief OF Police Lasch of
Albany and u squad of detectives of
that city.
They took the kidnapped child back
TO Albany n also took the nurse.
Chief Lasch said they had no vet
questioned the woman sufficiently TO
disclose whether her story was true.
Mrs. Minkin tonight ate her first
meal In forty-eight hours and al.
though she was said to be in excel.
lent physical condition no one was
allowed TO see her.
The United Press learned that
when the news came over the wire
that the baby had been found, Mrs.
hiinkin had begun to lose hope. De.
tectives were in the house looking
over furniture and other articles to
get finger prints of the missing
nurse. Mrs. Minkin had retired to
her room.
The telephone RAM One of the
neighbors answered II and gasped
when told that Leo had been found
and was safe. Mrs. Minkin was i'm.
mediately told n asked II she could
talk with the baby. Meantime Leo
had been put on the wire at New
burgh. The mother was old thai
h could speak to him.
OverJoyed she rushed to the tele-
phone and she heard Leo's voice.
The conversation was not overheard
by anyone.
Tonight the home was all lighted
up. the first time since Thursday
night.