Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1904 — HUNT FOR A LOST BOY [ARTICLE]

HUNT FOR A LOST BOY

Seeleyville People Believe Dr. Byers’ Little Son Wae Kidnaped by Gypsies. ts SEABJ.T TWOWEEKS Klßß^|g Money Needed to Keep Up the Search —Heraethieves Swindle Farmers—Hooaier State News.

Brazil, Ind., June 10.—J. 0. Phillips, #f Seelyville.. heads a committee tyat is soliciting funds in Brazil to prosecute the search for the son of Dr. Byers. The committee says that while the reward fund la now about S7OO, there is no money to meet the expenses of those whe are making the search for the child. The citizens of Seelyville, nearly all of whom are miners, or laboring men, have given up their work to participate in the hunt and have spent their own money until their resources are now at an end.

Honay Naedad to Continua tha Sasrch. These searchers are determined, howver, not to give up the task of fludng the boy, but the committee is asking for funds, that a select number of men may continue the search, While the others return to their work at home. Hardly a moment’s work has been done by the people of the town since the child disappeared a week ago last Sunday.

Casa of Kidnaping Sure. Phillips says that the belief that the child was killed by falling into a well or an abandoned coal mine is no longer entertained. The whole town is satisfied that the boy had been kidnapped, and it is believed that he is in the hands of a band of Gypsies which was seen at Lyford, north of Terre Haute, the day after the boy disappeared. There was a boy with these Gypsies who answered the description of the Byers child. Their actions aroused suspicion, bui as soon as they were questioned they became angry and hastily departed., going north.

Gypsies Keep Armed Guard. Two Seelyville men took up this clew and followed the party, about two days behiud them, until the northern part of the state was reached, when the funds of the pursuers gave out and they were forced to return home. They say they learned enough to know that the band is a desperate one and that they kept an armed guard around their camp at night, allowing no one to approach. It is to pay the expenses of a party to follow this band that subscriptions are now being sought.

FARMERS WERE BADLY SWINDLED Horae Thieves Plj a Game That Nets Them Eight Horses-and Only One Arrest. Anderson, Ind., June 10. Officers In surrounding counties have been notified to intercept a gang of horse traders who had just left this city. During the last week they swindled six farmers out of eight horses. Only one of the alleged swindlers was arrested. Four men worked the swindle. One would appear interested in a horse, but not ready to buy, and would bring a second man, who pretended he did Rot have enough money. A third would propose a trade for the horse and a certain amount of money if allowed to drive the horse for a mile or two to, see If It would travel. He would not return. A fourth man would come along with less money than offered by the third, and the farmer would be forced to accept it or lose his horse for the horse would be gone. The swindlers have been operating here for several days.

Thirteenth Was Unlucky.

Indianapolis, June 10. Herman Corfies, a farmer, whose second wife had sued him for divorce, has become reconciled to her, and they will bury the hatchet. Cordes has had some experience in the divorces courts. His first wife sued him twelve times without success. The thirteenth proved unlucky for Cordes, however, and he was mulcted in the sum of $10(000 alimony.*

Charged with Stealing $6,778.50.

Marion, ’lnd., June 10. John Watts, formerly city clerk of Marion, b*s been arrested at Rockford, 111., on a charge of embezzling $6,772.50 while he was serving as clerk here. Deputy Sheriff Williams has left for Rockford to bring Watts to Marion. The defendant was Indicted in December, 1898. Since going to Rockford he has been engaged In business.

Soon Got His Desorts.

Shelbyville, Ind., June 10.—Eugene Daze, a Spaniard (not negro) who on Monday night broke into the St Vincent’s school, encountering Sister Theodore, who grappled with him, pleaded guilty to burglary and was given an Indeterminate sentence in the reformatory. He said he was drunk when he entered the nunnery.

Bssktn Charged with Embeulsmont.

Rensselaer, Ind., June 10.—A. McCoy and his son, T.J. McCoy, have been arrested on warrants sworn out by depositors In the bank of A. McCoy A Son, which recently failed. The change is embezzlement T. J. McCoy 1b n member of the Republican stats committee from the Tenth district Beth furnished balL _