Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-21
ATTACKED BY HIS FATHER.

Remarkable Scene Mt . Railroad Depot.
An excited and respectfully dressed scn-
tleman jumped from the $40 fast WASH
iDgtOn express train on the Pennsylvania.
railroad rs it stopped moment at the
Market street depot in Newark, N. j., yes
terday afternoon, and springing upon boy
on the platform in charge of delicate
looking child, clutcled him by the collar
and rained blows upon his head. The man
attracted large crowd Of people about
him and PatrOlman Chrystie and Depot
Master Warren. forcing their way in the
crowd, caught the mans hand as he was
about to draw a weapon. With the great
est effort and after severe struggle the
man was dragged from the boy and the
entire party was taken to police head
quarters. There the man said he was
Alexander AdamsOn, truss manufacturer
Of 7O1 Broadway, New York. The boy said
he was Frank Adamson, aged 16, and that
the child was his sister Gertrude. aged 6.
The man was locked up in q cell, aud the
boy was placed in the witness room with
his sister, to wait the arrival of Judge
RicOrd. A new loaded revolver was taken
from AdamsOns S pocket.
The boy said that the assault WAS COM
mitted because he was taking his sister to
her mother in Washington, and ho had 10
doubt that the policemen saved his life, as
his father threatened to kill him if he took
the girl away.
''NOthcr lives ut 9l7 Green street, Wash
ington," continued the boy, land has not
lived with father for years, ewing to his
temper and bad habits. On Friday my
sister came to New York with Gcrtie to
find rooms, as mother wanted to live
there. She went to fathers store and in
formed him of mothers intention. On
Sunday they went to Long Branch, and
upon their return home they quarreled.
Father struck my eldest sister and ordered
her to pack her trunk and return to Wash
ingtOn and inform mother that he would
keep Gertie and bring her up as he pleased.
My sister arrived home Oh Sunday
evening, and nearly killed mother with
the news. On Tuesday afternoon l left
Washington for New York, with the i'll
tention of securing Gcrtie and bringing her
home. l slept about the streets on Tues
day night, and next morning watched for
my sister. Father discovered me when he
came from the house with the girl, and
me with arrest, but failed to
carry out his threat. He took the girl
back to his rooms. and when he went up
L
asked her if she wanted to go home to her
mother. She gladly consented.
~ took her to the Christopher street
ferry and came to Newark OH the Morris
& Essex railroad, arriving here about
noon. was about to take the Washing
ton train for home when father sprang
upon me and gave me thcss brIises you
see. After father sent my sister home ON
Sunday he sent us letters which contained
threats that he would shoot the first per-
son that attempted to take Gcrtie from
him, and he, would have done so ut the
depot but for the officers
Mr.. Adamson told Judge Ricord tllatIEc |
missed the girl, and surmised that Frank |
had taken her away. He searched the |
dcpOts and Washington boats, and inform
ed the depot police. The conductor of the
express yielded to his Gu
treaties, and stopped for him at Newark |
after being Informed of the abduction. Mr.. |
Adamson added that he was excited, and |
would have taken his child ut all hazards. |
The trouble between him and his family |
was religious. His wife, being Catholic,
had brought up their eight children in that |
faith. Hc said he had no religion, and
Gertie was the only one he had of the
family.
Judge Rcord took a charge of breach
Of tho peace against tho father and son,
md decided to hold the party until morn
ng and await further developments. Mrs.
AdamsOn was tclegraphcd to conc to
Newark at once.