The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-06

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before the boy should be taken from her.
She cried that the ghost Of her poor
starved mother would haunt her If she
gave him up, and threatened even to kill
her father rather than let him have the
boy. Never before was there such scene
of excitement in a Court room. The
crowd sympathised with the girl, the
Judge raped for order, but no one hoard
it. The bailiffs tried to do their duty,
but, for some time, there was pushing,
and struggling and threatening over the
little boy, who never for a moment, in
termitted screaming at the top of his
voice. At last tue daughter was seized
ken by the father, aud given to his cousin,
stout fellow, twenty eight or thirty years
of age, named j. Wesley Strong, who car
ried him out of the court room. In the
hall the child's hat fell off, and this caus-
ed a delay, 80 that, although the girl was
been carried off by the father, abe hurried
out after the child aud succeeded in over
taking him. The little fellow struggled
violently, and gave good deal Of trouble
to the man who carried him, but they
had got as far as directly opposite the of
when the girl aud her friends gathered
around them, and curious street scene
occurred. The father was struck and
thrust aside, and the man who carried the
boy was knocked down and his coat torn
almost from him.
An effort was made to keep possession
of the boy for the father by putting him
in the window of Mr.. Davis's law Office !;
but young fellow, who is said to have
been cousin to the girl, jerked the boy
out of the window and started on run
with him. Turning the corner lie ran as
policeman No. lob gave chase, as also did
a great crowd of screaming women, cur
ious spectators, court bailiffs, black and
white. The young fellow who had the
boy made fast time, but the policeman,
without knowing exactly what it was all
about, made desperate efforts to catch
him, and was within twenty feet Of doing
SO when the young fellow dashed into Red
Lion Hall opposite Barnum's Hotel, and
found shelter in some one of the numer.
Gus law offices. In five minutes the en-
trance and stairways up to the third story
were packed with the excited sympathizers
with the girl; the crowd of curious people
the father, and the man whose coat had
been torn, the girl, her aunt, and the pol
iceman.
Angry recrimiRations began, and there
was every prospect of q serious conflict OF
the stairs, when the policeman cleared tn.
place. He knew nothing of the case, ant
he knew that there should not be breacl
of the peace on the stairs. The father apt
the man with the torn coat tried the diff
erent doors and found them all locked
They peered through keyholes, but coult
see nothing and they finally went dowl
the stairs, as also did the girl and her aun
when they were informed who had the boy
Tho crowd in the street was very great, tn
spectators watching with curious interes
to see the result of the affair. In shor
: time Deputy Marshal Frey and Detec
,, tive Crone arrived, as also did the Clerk Q
the Baltimore City Court, who had strong
ly sympathized with the girl. When Mar
F.. shall Frey understood the situation, he ad
vised the father to get another process TO
the recovery of the child, whom he was no
). likely otherwise to get.
The father and the man with the tor
coat then went off together. They tried t
get the new process, but did not succeed
A lot of jokers then got around them in S
= Paul street, and assured them that the pee
J., Pile would certainly lynch them as soon 9
. it became dark. They were evidentl
u troubled by the information, and soon lief
= . The crowd slowly dispersed from arcun
. Red Lion Hall upon learning that the DO
g had been quietly taken out by the youn
: man who had picked him up when til
;, fracas occurred on st. Paul street. Duriu
a the evening the topic was discussed aion
. st. Paul street, whether there was a COZ
9 tempt of court in picking up the boy an
. running away with him, or whether it W.
. kidnapping, but all agreed in sympathizin
n with the girl.