The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-12
ABDUCTION or TWO CHILDREN.
A story Of Revenge and Avsrice-A Clue oh.
. tanned After Thirteen Years. Absence.

Story Of Revenge and AvarIce-A Clue oh.
. tanned After Thirteen Years Absence.
[From the Detroit Post, Nov 81
The sequel OF great crime has just come TO light and
It involves considerable mystery and great deal OF
heartessness on the part OF woman, who deliberately
intrigued either for the purpose of having revenge on
woman whom she hated or for the purpose Of securing
large sum Of money, Of which two young children
lated by the mother OF the two children, who alb
Quoted thirteen years ago. foows:Captain Sad-
den who was an East India captain twenty years
ago married young wife in England, and came to Can
ada with view OF lettering his fortunes, although he
was then in receipt of annuity of f600 per
This annuity, which came through his mother, to
cease at the time OF his death, and portion Of il
was to revert to his children from his mother at the time
o. ner aeath ana she was then considerably advanced
near Windsor and there died. His wife had borne him
three children, two OF whom subsequently died. one
after being married six years and the other in infancy
One girl Sarah Jane Sladden grew up to be ten years
of age but IN the meantime, her mother had been
ried TO a man named White, who had sister named
Hannah virago of the first water The result Of this
union was one child a boy, who grew up to be three
chaper OF family history and a daughter, year
SO older.
Hannah White then spinster, was staying at the
family having in the meantime removed to Sandwich
One morning Mrs. White came to this city TO do some
marketing, leaving her sstern-law in charge or the
house. During her absence Hannah White took the
two children, Sarah Jane Sadden, her niece by mar
rage, girl ten years of age, and her nephew Joseph
H. white, child three and a half years Of age and
left with them for parts unknown. The MOTHER her
return found out her loss and was for time inconso
liable over 1t. She advertised in the princi-
pal papers throughout the country, set de-
tectives TO work ana did everything her means
would permit Of to lnd out the whereabouts of her
children, but without success Time passed and the
mother gave up in despair after travelling throughout
the country for three or four In search of her lost
darngs In 1850, by some means she learned that the
woman who had stolen her children in Detroit, and
she took TO have her arrested Her efforts
rewarded with partial success and after tedious law
suit she got back the boy but could not Of
her daughter who had gone with her grandmother
the following circumstances: After abducting the chill
dren appears that Hannah White took them to Vernon
county, Wis, and while there she married to a
named Allen. This marriage was contaminated in Bad
In the above county, she lived there some time
keeping the children with her Some years ago the
daughter Sarah, who had grown up learned the where
abous OF her mother and addressed letter to her at
London, q. w. This letter received and
answer returned to the effect that her mother would
come after her and take her home. Mrs Allen inter-
ceptod this letter, aud calling on her niece, who
tme account OF i'll treatment had left her aunt and
gone 10 work for a farmer named Wilson, Liberty
Pole In the same county, drew out the letter and pre-
tended to read IT, But instead of giving the contents
they were she made up story TO the effect that Sarahs
mother was dead and desired her daughter to remain
with her tho aunt Mrs Allen had during the interval,
visited her father who resided in another part OF the
State and induced him TO leave his wife, after settling
certain Of money on Mrs. White her stepmother
Mrs. White got the children and started to go south with
them bat one the way White senior who the father
OF the second husband OF the former Mrs Sadden who
by the way, has since married third husband, Mr. Men
zis attacked the woman, and, after fight got the boy
White then to Detroit with the boy, ana related
ABOVE, ne was Daly gwen up 10 MS mother. me girl
went with Mrs. White, it Is supposed, to Cincinnati
White, the grandfather OF the children, in 1852
to Mrs. Whites nee sladden) house, and after many
expressions of contrition received into the family
While thore he attempted to abduct the boy again, but
unsuccessful and eft to return to his own daugh
ters house In the city, the having taken up her
residence here, and having obtained prominent posi-
ton In leading church. from which she afterwards
expelled as being an arrant hypocrite.
Thus far the case was very much mixed up, owing to
tho intermarriagcs and no motive could be assigned for
tho abduction but spirit Of revenge But since then IL
has been discovered that the girl snrah has legacy
amounting TO about 5000 in this country, and Is sole
heir to considerable amount Of property In England
This property has been accommodating for long time
fact ever since tho death of Captain Sadden and she has
In law tho full right TO It. Several gentlemen OF this
city have taken the matter In hand and having recently
got slight clue - the whereabouts Of the long lost girl
have communicated with the police authorities Of Gin
cinnat and win ferret out this complicated ar tho
end.
Mrs henzs who lost her children resides at No 402
Macomb street, In this city, with her husband and
daughter and has never until recently though born In
auent circumstances had the means 10 have the mat
ter thoroughly investigated