12. A Whole New Story
The captured man Walters claimed that the boy’s name was Charles Bruce Anderson, son of his servant Julia Anderson. Walter explained that Julia had allowed the boy to travel with him. Clearly, the police found a lot of loopholes in the story. They had to confirm it with both Julia and Bobby’s mother Lessie. By the time the papers reported this, everyone became confident that the mother would identify the boy easily. Yet, even mothers can do wrong sometimes.