The sun., 1873-01-13
AN ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION.
MN. GARNETTs EFFoRT TO RH-
CLAIM GRACE DENsLoW.


He Claims that the Chiis wss Disavewsd ~
its Msthep and Given ts Mrs Gsrnstt-
He intends to have Her Yet.
THE SUN of Thursday last contained an
account Of the attempted abduction Of Grace
Denslow, q child Of Ave years, from the resi-
dence Of Mr.. George SuRern, to whose care the
child had been intrusted BY the father, Mr.. 4.
Denslow.
Mr.. George Garnett OF New Brunswick, N, j.,
who attempted TO carry OF the child, has made
the following statement regarding her affair TO
a sCN reporter:
" Five years ago next June my wife, then Mrs.
Roberts, widow, saw an advertisement In
New York paper for a lady to take entire charge
Of child. My wife answered the ADVERTISE
ment, and found that it had been inserted by
Mr. E. II. Denslow, then residing at Mr.. Clsrks's,
Keyport, N. J. My wife went to Keyport, and
was received by two ladies, one OF them Mrs.
Denslow. She was given charge Of female In
fsnt four weeks old, and resided at Mr.. Clsrke's,
in Keyport, during the summer, and at IL
Twenty-nlnth street, New York, the winter fol-
lowing. -
ArrR our MARRIAGE
my wife continued to take care Of the child, and
having none ourselves we became very much at
tsched TO II. Twenty-Five dollars a month was
paid by the Denslows for the support Of the
child. Mrs. Denslow never came to see the
child, and when the little girl was about year
to- to take the child. I said l was willing to take
u, and she expressed herself pleased. was
then and ein now anxious TO Keep the onila a.
I'm March, 1859, M. Densiow arranged with me
TO buy aiittle place where ! should @ keep % the q,
age, and a place was bought In Railway, n. J.
Grace was two years old before Mr. Denslow
my earnest request. When we had been In Rsh-
way about a year Mr.. Denslow persuaded me to
remove to Hlenville, N. Y, on the ground that
nEALrHrEr THAN JERSEY.
~ then had good milk route, but 20 please
Mr Ben:ow ow talked Ike about a % pu3sSasiHs IN paco at
Sans Point. Eiienville. One day when he was
'"'You Know that there are many things very
mysterious about Grace. She stands In the way
of q great many people. She Is the only heir 70
others II She was out q the way.
ale then. particularly enjolned me never to let
somstSinS @ e might happen to the child. Mrs.
Denslow never saw the child whlle IL was with
US, and my wife wanted Mrs. Dsnslow TO
LOOK AT oRAcEs PORTRAIT,
but she would not look at 1t.
"My wife said; She looks like you
DsPspw INV @e s f9f
low that Grace was taught to pray God to make
her mamma love her.
Mrs. Denslow replied, You are her mamma
MY wife said, II am her mamma, give her
Mrs. Dcnslow made no reply.
" In June last my wife received letter from
| Mr.. Denslow, In which he said;
There sFs but three methods % open 20 S me r.s.rd:
.sSS,a % P,Syas 9G, With sCve,nsss:: q sound
ss, s SSo III. S&s's 49,
Tue pfopsS pcrsen SsdeR he cireamstsnces cannot 6e
ss 10 as s' Se. ipS Of rsods & far
fore 1s plan ih9ys ssana med aud one only remains
oR %sdTe Ts he b uTroaSdsSy Shureby
and society. have for some tinie sought for snch 4
how wv ys ss lara "eff s be o%H OF 0" anu a'
TO PART WITH GRACE,
-ssp know , . ioT ne iGiS;s seed r9s ,s
fsG and ' sse SSas !1l q s1aas r tn:
,l.Litaslc lad 4 come later, 4 would have Sees
have been aware al s9ng fgr,hernore, for your
DE eSiiis future. m % must must tell you that Mrs pensos
s' da E sS 4 and aG' ASPs SPsifI sad
S11 S & nave ,nS, Sa es5 P1r s
saSre et ha d,asSer 70 aes a. and
max NC the change early this sununer possibly on Hy
| return from your place next mouth.
| NEVER GAVE Ny CONSENT
| to taking the child away, OF acknowledged Nj
Denslow right 70 take II away Mr.. Denslow v
l was absent al the time He inquired II | was
| there, and said he would come next day to tai Z
In the roaS sSf ali Tesay To ac o ae
| took Grace away. Since then Grace has been
staying with the sunerns II would be difficull
| for me to describe my wife's feelings at having
Brunswick, n. j.. The following letter from Mrs
| I consider that my wife has a better claim than
Mrs. Denslow was taken from US for ever
Nr psGsloy h,s decided 20 take the personal super
vision Of the ehlld. and unti she mAe arrangement
70 that ercGt 70 ALLOW u 70 remain where t now is al
20 his wife, from her, that 20 long - her formei
KEEP uP TUE ACQUAINTANCE,
| I-t.s at he cha fro lure IN d an
them must cease.
conclusion that l had as good a right to tho
child as Mrs. Denslow, my wife having brought
TO my wife that she (nly wife) was Its mamma
Acting on this advice, on Tuesday last went OF
Grace is kept is situated about four hundred
yards from the railroad. was on foot and hnC
sbS Sek % Nth e fr Mss Mdessa to 6rns th
Into the parlQr where Grace sat, and Grace sal
down on my knee: told Miss sufern intend
ed o. take Grace home to her foster mother
"Mns Surern said, What right have YOU to dt
THAR
"Ireplicd, I have more right TO her than any
one else; Mrs Denslow hersef does not say sh'
| l. Grace's mother
- remained there about an hour, and talked
and played with Grace. The Surern family
went 20 dinner and WAS invited, but as Grace
pSt 90 ws sT T u r1Ss tas PSTs' PSs
them 10 her, knowing she was fond OF them
She complained that she did not get what sh'
wanted 10 cat. Grace begged OF me 70
| TAKE HER TO HER MAMMA,
and told her when she saw me take up my hat
to 90 out on the stoop. and / would take her 1,
mamma. Grace did what l wished her, anC
when she was outside / took her in my arm
While wrapping her IN shawls l heard the wo
men In the house screaming. Mr.. Suffern nnC
his son ran out and pulled Grace from me. Tn,
young man came behind me and commenced
pounding me in the temples. The little girl haC
| her arms around my neck, and scre aTncd wbs
Iho was pulled away from me. They
| GOT HER FROM NE
and went TO the depot and took the tralI
home. intend 10 have the girl yet for she be
longs 10 us, and am advised by my lawyers thai
we have the best claim TO her. | intend To ge
possession OF her and force the other side L
commence legal proceedings"
Mr.. Garnett showed the reporter portrait OF
Grace, pretty interesting girl, with dark eyes
! and dark hair.
! In conclusion Mr.. Garnett said "I have told
Mr. and Mrs. Denslow, since the Sunern affair
that claim the child ana intend To have her
They said they would make 1t well for me to
keep quiet. | told them did not want the
money, wanted the child which my wife I,
erie wing after and like TO break her heart for
and the child will have"
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Mrs. DooIittie's Good Work In the Slams o
the Sixth Ward.