Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1911 — KIDNAPS BOY IN REVENGE [ARTICLE]

KIDNAPS BOY IN REVENGE

Tramp Is Refused Right to Speak in Shelbyville, Ind., Schools. Shelbyville, Ind., Oct. 13.—The mother of thirteen-year-old Harold Calbert awaited eagerly the return of his father, M. Calbert, from Toledo, with the boy, who was kidnaped from his home here a week ago by a tramp, styling himself “the hobo king.” The tramp took the boy in revenge because the school authorities would not permit him to address the children on the evils of tramp life. This was the motive of “the hobo king” as set out in a letter received from him by the distracted mother, which had been mailed at Toledo. He addea that he would bring the boy home. The boy’s father ht once advised the Toledo police and he received a, mesage saying Harold had been found on the streets and was in charge of a probation officer.