Ogden Daily Standard | 1903-05-16 | Page 1 | Clew Obtained in a Noted Kidnaping Case Section

CLEW OBTAINED IN A NOTED CASE chicago may 16 the inter ocean today says after following a thousand clews which took them into nearly every state 0 the union and to three different con detectives have found at lirt what they believe will lead them to a solution of the mystery which has shrouded the disappearance of frank my rogers the 13 year old son of jamen of evanston and his aunt florence ely nearly two years ago today WOT ely brother ot miss florence ely and a brother of the mother missing boy as well sails for europe on the cited star liner zeeland confident that he will meet his juister nd liia nephew detectives will sail on the steamer and watch his every movement an they have since he was released from the connecticut penitentiary at eight weeks ago puring all the investigation by the police and alic arany detective which have worked on the ease um brother has never been mentioned by the family now however every cator t i being made to follow his every foot tepa the family believes that he will lead them to the hoy according to the theory of the detec nivea ely planned the abduction of frank ely rogers because he wanted revenge on the boys father the story is that james C bogers testified against his brother in law when he was arrested in nashville tenn february 20 1897 he was caught in the act of robbing a i woman whom he had followed fram con cord N IL to the exposition it ii said at that time ely his fist at this brother in law and said he would get even mr rogers denied that he appeared against ely but detectives who made tho arrest pay that if he did not he wrote a letter to the authorities telling of the mans record and advising that he be placed where he would not trouble the public or his family everything indicates the detectives say that AIM ely and the boy she took are in paris sir nog era said yesterday that in her ast let his said she was going toa europe ith thought that ely who has tried lo 10 mislead he came from behind prison walls by visiting his brother dr C V elyin chicago thinks he has eluded them and will go at once to his sister the moment he reaches europe