Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-30
Il PECULIAR CASE.
A Mother Arrested on the Charge OF Kid
mapping Her Own Child.


Mother Arrested on the Charge of Kid
mapping Her Own Child.
A bitterly contested fight for the posses
sion of child. with the laws delays on
one side and the passionate love of mother
on the other, eliminated in this city last
evening in peculiar case of kidnapping.
About ten days ago the GLOBE announced
that a suit had been commenced in the dis
trict court by Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Anderson, of
st. Paul, against John and Ellen Anderson,
of Saltwater, to recover possession of Mrs.
o. Anderson's six year old child by q
previous marriage.
The complaint alleged that about three
years ago, before plaintiffs second marriage
to Ole Anderson, she gave her child into the
keeping of John and Ellen Anderson, the
reason being that she was unable to provide
properly for herself and child. In conclu-
sion it was alleged that the child had not
been legally adopted by the defendants, and
that owing to her second marriage she was
enabled to provide for it comfortable living
and prayer was entered for the custody OF
the child.
A few days afterwards the case came be-
fore Judge Brill on motion to dismiss 8
motion fer writ of habeas corpus. The
motion was sustained on the grounds thai
as proceedings had already taken place in
Saltwater, the case should properly be trans
| ferred to the tribunals of that city.
The sequel to the case came yesterday af-
| ternoon, when a telegram was received by
Chief Weber from Deputy Sheriff Lund, OF
Saltwater, stating that the child had been
kidnapped while at school by Ole Anderson
and wife and requesting their arrest. They
were arrested at their residence, No. 10s
| Robert street, in possession of the child, s
six year old girl, and the trio were brought
to the station.
In conversation with the parties, they free
ly confessed to having driven down to Still
water IN the afternoon and taken the chile
from school. Mrs. Anderson informed 6
GLOBE reporter that the Saltwater parties
had no claim to the child and that she wa:
bound to claim her own at all hazards. Sht
explained that before her second marriage
she had allowed her daughter to remain witt
part of the time she had paid them two dol
lars month for her keeping.
When asked if there had been an agree
| nSnt concerning bHo LudGt0E NILS, AuuorSOI
stated that short time after they had taker
the child she signed her name to pape
written in Swedish, by John Anderson.
The subject of the turmoil is a bright
eyed little girl about six years of age and SD,
wants to remain with her mamma.
About 10 o'clock last night, Sheriff Hol
comb, of Saltwater, in Company with Johr
Anderson, drove 10 to the city hall and pre-
scented warrant for Ole Anderson's ares
on the charge of kidnapping, and for the re
| turn of the child. The warrant was mad
out in due form, and Chief Weber gave VI
the child. The little waif was fast asleep ii
its mothers arms when the sheriff came, ant
the spectacle of the enforced parting was
most distressing. The child and its step
father were returned to Saltwater last night
and the mother remained in this city. Mr.
| G. A. Congdon, of this city, has been retain
ed by the mother of the child, and the cas-
will come up this morning. The impression
is thats,a decision will be returned in fayo
of the mother of the child.