The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-29
ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.
A Remarkable Story 1t Stands, but
which Subsequent Expla nations May
Satisfa ctorily Explain.

Captain Williams OF the Eighth precinct, who
within the past few months has obtained an I'M
enyiable notorety for his varied performances in
the role OF Police Captain, has again taken snew
departure" which. from the facts thus far devel-
oped does not promise to enhance very materially
the reputation he had already achieved for bril-
llanty daring acrobatic feats. And YET, after all,
he may not wholly deserve all the praises he re-
ceives-may, in TACT, be greatly overrated man.
When ne dehed the Board OF Education it turns
out that he had behind him, backing him
up, Police Commissioner Gardner. And so in
his last exploit IL seems he was backed up by the
same potent oflic al. As the story runs-and 1t
requires but lev minutes to tell It-between one
and two O'Clock yesterday morning Police Com
missioner Gardner and Captain Williams went to
the house No. is First street. and, despite
ful entreaties of the child, young girl, Teresa
Small aged twelve years. and the importuning
shrieks OF the mother, took the former away with
them, having nothing on but her nightgown, and
conveyed her 20 Police Headquarters When
Mr.. William r. Howe came to his ONCE Yesterday
morning he found there the distracted mother aud
sucn was her agonizing distress at what she called
the kidnapping OF her girl that II was difficult for
time to comprehend the thread OF ner narrative.
She wished him TO do what ne could to re-
store her child to her. 1t was an urgent case.
Mr.. Howe at once procured two wr1ts OF habea5
corpus-one directed to superintendent Matsell
aud the other to Captain Williams. He served the
WIFI Williams as the latter CAME lntO
the court room, when Detective Leany was being
tried
Here is writ for the return OF that child" said
Mr., Howe, as he handed the writ.
What child ~ asked the Captain with defiant
air. IL have no child.v
NO subteriuge will do herer continued Mr..
Howe, waxing little warm at the imperturbaDle
co0ness OF the Captain. sTrickery won't work.
Inere Is lady In court who saw you take the cnid
away and will insist, on behalf OF the public, that
you respect the mandate of the supreme Court
ana obey the writ and produce the child IN person.
a hlRn handed outrage bas been committed, and
u mas got to be answered Tor In the courts"
wei, why don't the people go and see the
cnllu, retorted the captain. contemporary.
"Ihere ~ nothng to prevent itv
NO matter for That You have been told 70 pro-
iuce the enid IN Court and you must do II" hung
tack the ourly but rate counsel.
AZ soon as recess was announced IN the Leahy
tfltl MT. howe Jumped TO his feet and addressed
Juage Biaoy before whom the writs were made
retTnable, and stated the iacIs OF The case.
Dis.Iict Attorney Phelps said that Superintend-
ent Matsell returned TO the writ that the child
was hot IN hls custody, and that similar return
was maze ny Captain Williams.
xnr. hcWe insisted that the return OF Captain
whians was an eyasye Que. lie did not propose
w hoW SO RarlnR an outrage to be committed
Wtlout most searching Investigation being
moe INTO the case. and he should not permit any
proceedings 10 go on unless tue child was pro-
dnced IN Court. He had always supposed that
even so exalted person the Governor OF inc
state must obey process OF this the highest
Court ~ the state and he should inslst on 0De-