The New York herald., 1877-08-28
Mr.. WHITE, OF CHICAGO.
A FATHERS FIGHT FOR HIS LLHGrTIMATE
oFFsPRNo-A COMPLICATED FAMILY HIS

A FATHERS FIGHT FOR HIS LLEorTIMATE
oPFsPRNo-A COMPLICATED FAMILY HIS
TORY
Mrs Ann Merriman, OF Brooklyn, arrested a.
rayors HOTEL Jersey City, at late hour on sunday
night, by Detective Singleton. on charge OF kdnsp-
ping. Tno complainant in the case James J. White,
about four years ngo married Mrs. Merrimans daugn-
ter, girl Of twenty years and removed with her 10
Milwaukee There . child born TO then and their
married life went smoothly until year SO ago,
whom Mra White discovered that her husband had
another wife living IN Wisconsin. She notified HIM
that she going TO leave MIN, and before going he
obtained her signature to agreement surren acring
the child to tho father white then took the ch Id 10
his wife's mother. to whom he paid regularly s.
week 10 take care Of it,
sEcRgrISG THE CHILD
few weeks ago Mrs. Nerriman conceived the idea
that White would in short while take the child away
with him 10 England, and she has since refused TO
allow him to see his son. White learned that Mrs.
Merrman had placed the child with parties in Jersey
City, and, on gong to his mo,herin-laws house at No
44S smith street. Brooklyn. he told that the child
had been taken away He went beore one OF the
Supreme Court justices Brooklyn and applied for
writ oil habeas corpus The writ was granted. ana Mrs
Aerrinan Was cited to appear with The child ia court
At ten O'Clock yesterday morning Mrs. Merritnan on
receiving notice OF the l. Il Brooklyn and took
room In Tayors Hotel White followed her aud
caused Justice Davis OF Jersey City To issue warrant
upon which she was arrested. She Is now in police
headquarters awaiting examination. Since her incar
ceralion she has confessed that the child Is with
woman living near Gowanus
White has secured patent which yields hin hand
some income, and he declares that he don't want to
take tie child to England but TO Milwaukee where he
lives He orcrs TO take tho entire Merrman amly ana
MS wiIe VINO mas since assumed her maiden name,
and provide Tor them for the rest OF their lives
TuE YOUNG WIPES STORY.
The mother of tho child is pleasin ing person, aud
tells singular story about her marriage with White,
who, she says. is wealthy man IN Milwaukee, and.in
tore TED IN large iron works Having come to New
Jersey some four or Eve ago buy machinery,
and feeling lonely strange place, he advertised Tor
friends from Castlcbnr, whence he came. Mrs. Merr-
MN, who came IRON there recognized the name
aud sad perhaps the advertiser was "a young man,
who was taken sick and desired some friend to
for him.
she answered the advertisement, and White became
Intimate with the family. He represented himself AS
a wi over and pad attention to jennie Mcrrman,
who was then only hIteen years aud nall old. Ho
asked her mother anu father TO consent 10 their mar
rihae. which they did Aitcr Two weeks stay he
returned 10 the West He wrote suggesting that
Jenuie should come out with some and meet hun
NJ Chicago, where they would be married Her
brother-ln law aScompan cd her, anu White mot them
station or two tins side OF Chicago. Hc asked Jennie
whether she elt ike getting married, and she
said sue did. They went to the Briggs Ho,e,
and White sent tue brother-in.aw out to get wine,
directing HIM where he should 80 Tor IT, As soon
he had quilted I'll" room there was knock at the door
and gentlemen entered and asked, "Is tuis Mr.
WhiteYn Mr White replied he was the person, and
tho visitor explained that he was the minister who had
becn sent tor to marry couple, ana that his name
was Wash. Ho hnd only fifteen minutes TO stay, and
there must bo no delay i they wanted his services
Jennie said sho wished 70 wait until her brother in
law returned, but White urged hor To stand up, sho
did, aud Mr. Walsh married thcm giving certificate.
White subsequently asked Jennie for her lines as he
said they must DO registered but she declined to de-
liver tnem up Three or four days alterward he asked
her Tor them again. but she again refused Ono
Ing, however, he took them out OF her pocket before
she awake and burned them, as he afterward al
m'tcd week or 80 alter TINS whte tod jennie she
had better and see her folks and she did After
ward shc and all her family returned to Milwaukee,
and she went TO live at Whites house, Spring
street. Subsequently II was discovered that he had
former we hving ana the person who married him TO
Miss Mcrriman was not minister, but an undertaken
named Cutler
Yesterday morning application was made in Brook
lyn to Judge Walsh for warrant for Whites arrest
on charge OF bigumy, but he declined on the ground
that he had no jurisdictop. Jennie subsequently, ap
Piled at the District Attorneys Office but informed
that III application must bc made In the county where
the offence committed.