The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-16
Kidnapped.
MCLEAN County, KY, Progress. ]

Souhty, N.Y., iioSicbs'I
A case of kidnapping occurred in this
county on Monday last, which, in this
community, at least, lays the Charlie
Ross sensation completely in the shade.
To place the matter understandingly be-
fore our readers, we shall be compelled
to revert back a few years.
Some three years ago Mr.. Americas
Underwood, the principal of the affair
we are about to relate, woOed, won, and
married a daughter Of Mr.. Abraham
Vancleave, of this county. The fruits of
this union were a pair of lovely twin
sons, now about eighteen months old.
The husband is said to have proved n
worthless, improvident creature, failing
to provide even the necessariLs of life for
his family. Some time last fall he took
the mother and her babes to her fathers,
and took himself off to Colorado, leaving
her whom he had sworn to Glove, cherish
and protect" together with her babes,
wholly upon the protection of her father.
OF all this there would probably have
been no complaint, but, to cap the climax,
on Monday last the fiend, accompanied
by two of his brothers, suddenly made
his appearance at the residence of Mr..
Vancleave, and requested to see his wife
and children. The request was granted,
and, after talking with the family few
minutes, he left his brothers to entertain
Mr.. Vancleave, and the others walked
out into the yard where the children
were and coolly picked up one of the
twins, nut it under his overcOat, mounted
his horse, and fed from the just wrath
that he knew was sure to follow. The
mother, perhaps mistrusting his motives
and on the alert, was the first to discover
the purpose of the rascal, then just in
the act of mounting his horse.
Mr. Vancleave FASTENED to the stable,
mounted horse, and followed in pursuit
until the animal completely gave out,
when he was compelled to abandon the
chase. Yesterday Mr.. Vancleave came
to town and took out warrants for all
the parties, and, in company with Sheriff
White, started in pursuit of them. They
reached Riley Station on the E., o. q
N. Il. X. X. few minutes after Under
wood and one of his brothers with the
babe had taken the train for Greensboro.
Not being able to get to Greensboro by
land on account of the water, they
awaited the arrival of another train.
Dan Underwood returned to the train
but jumped off on the opposite side, and,
under cover of the darkness, made his
escape. Sheriff White, however, sue
ceeded in arresting Wilson Underwood,
who is now under bond to appear for
trial next Saturday.
Americas Underwood and the child
are probably now, on their way to Col
oradO. Had the circumstances been diff
ferent, the love of the father for his child
might, perhaps, have mitigated the enOr-
nifty Of the affair; but, from what we
have been able to learn, it can but be
looked upon as a monstrous act. The
child was lily clad for the exposure it
was subjected to; it is said to have been
very sick when taken on board the train.
1t is sincerely to be hoped that the little
innocent may soon again be restored to
the arms OF its mother, whose anguish OF
heart none other than II mother under
similar circumstances can know.