The New York herald., 1874-09-21
RECOVERY OF A CHILD.
Sad Story OF Domestic Infelictty-A
Fathers Journey from Ohio to Obtain
His Daughter-The Successful Issue.


His Daughter-The Successful Issue.
POUGuKEEPsIE, Sept. 19. 1874.
About fourteen years ago Mr.. Henry Holmes,
resident Of one OF the eastern towns OF Duchess
county, married Sarah F. Booth living near Gen.
terviile, Ulster county. After their marriage these
parties lived for number OF years In this county,
portion OF the time in Poughkeepsie, and then
they moved to OHIO, where they lived together
until about two years ago. In the spring OF 1872
Mrs. Holmes expressed desire to visit her rela-
rives In Ulster county, and her husband consent
ing she came on here with one OF her TOUR children,
little girl about four years OF age, and went to
the house OF her brother, Solomon Booth, at
place called Brownsville. one mile northwest OF
Highland. Ulster county. In the fall OF 1872 her
husband wrote to her to come home, and to this
she wrote an answer that II he wanted to 1--we
her husband replied that he would do no such
thing, that he was going TO 1--we where MS business
was. Soon after this correspondence had taken
place Mrs. Holmes, with her little girl, went to
live Will a man named James Traver, IN Browns
vile, and has been living with him ever since that
time.
On Friday morning Mr.. Holmes arrived here
from OHIO and Immediately crossed the river and
proceeded to Brownsville stopping at the hotel OF
James Whittemore, and, without informing White
more VINO he was, questioned him as TO Mrs.
Holmes and her whereabouts, and ascertained
that she was living with Mr.. Iraver in house Just
opposite the hotel. AS these parties were holding
this conversation Holmes saw his wife come out 0f
Tue nOuse ana go lutO tHe mousse OF Her DrOt0eT,
solomon Booth, near by, and at the same rime she
recognized her husband. Immediately alter this
occurrence Holmes started out, expressing his in
tentions OF going to Centrevllle and after passing
Traver's house, he returned across the elds, and,
finding the door locked, broke 1t open and there
FOUND HIS LITTLE GIRL.
AS the father entered the room his child jumped
to her feet, exclamng, ION, papa !" "Do you
know me, m, chid q: said the father. "Yon are
papa Holiness" was the response. "And do you
want to go away with me or stay mere ~ he asked.
son, want 10 go with you and not stay here and
be locked up" answered the little one.
Holmes then told her to put the baby on the
floor and after she had done so took her IN his
arms and started IOr the river. About half
hour alter this occurrence Mrs. Holmes returned
TO the house, and finding the child gone immedt-
ately alarmed her friends, whereupOn Solomon
Booth Charles Booth, James Iraver 1.-THE man
with whom Mrs. Holmes Is hving), with number
OF others started III hot pursuit OF Holmes aud
the child and overlook him at the Willow Dock,
about mile north oil Leever's Hotel. These men
Immediately surrounded him and rraver reached
out his hand to take the child, but Holmes, with
fire in his eye, before which these kidnappers
quailed, and with pistol ready Tor instant use,
told them that he had come l400 miles for this
girl, and that he would shed his last drop OF blood
before he would give her up to them. Finally they
let HIM pass and he Immediately crossed the river,
and as we write this item he, with his little girl
rescued from the had influence OF an unnatural
mother, IS fast speeding to his Western home.