New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-02
KIDNAPPED BY HIS FATHER.

cu.pnr or ABpUCTISG HIS SON FROM SYRIA
cusr-poMEsTIc TROUBLES THAT GREW OUT OF
A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE
When the Oswcgo express arrived at Hoooken' AZ
ten minutes before yesterday morning, a man
With iroprray hair and a full gray beard alighted'
accompanied by dark-haired, brown-eyed boy OF
six. The man led the way to the Christopher-st'
ferryboat. followed reluctantly by the boy. Two
men, who had been closely watching the passengers,
came close behind the pair. As soon as the BOAT
reached Chris,opher-st. and the two travellers
landed one of the men who had been close Dehlnu
them tanned tho elderly man on the shoulder anu
said. displaying n detectives badge: MI
Hill. we have received >an order LOT your
o,rest ON the charge of forcibly abdnctng
your sonr The gray-hared man sta1leu
and manifested considerable annoyance ou'
consented TO accompany the officers to Pohce heau
quarters at the same time expressing his hrm ue
termination t0 oppose the claims OF the PerSoh' "
testing his right TO his son.
The arrest was made account OF dispatcn
from Chief seely of the Syracuse police, requesting
the detention of Charles f. Hill, age forty whose
description was given in full, on the charge
of kidnanpinq his son. IL was also stateu
that a warrant had been issued ana that
an officer would leave Syracuse with IL
ON the next train for New-Ycrk Superin'en dent
Walling placed the matter in the hands OF Inspector
Byrnes. who detailed Detectives Rutland aud Haley
to make tho arrest After they had been taken to
the Central Office, Superintendent Walhng sent MI
Hill and his son, F. Adams Hill. to the Jefferson
Market Court, where they appeared before JuStlce
Murrav The Justice remanded them 10 the care OF
the police to await the arrival Of the othcer from
Syracuse. and they were placed in cells at Police
Headquarters.
Later in the DAY eN-ASsohplS '"'i
Twonbly. an old friend of Mr.. Hill. informed
of the arrest by Captain Hldreth proprietor of the
private hotel called the Gambia House, at NO II
Lafayette-pace where Mr. TwOmby lives, ana
where Mr. Hill has been staying. Mr.. Twoinbly
called upon Mr.. Hill and at his request called as
counsel William F. Richardson. of No. III Broa l.
way. writ of haheas corpus was applied Tor Ne
fore Judge Donohue and granted. Mr.. Hill and his
son spent the night at Police lieadquarteTs.
This arrest is only another chapter IN long Srrs
of troubles between Mr.. Hill and his wife, Elllabcth
Adams Hill, and injunction restraining nlIn
from having the custody 81 ms son, Mh'' io,|o
granted in The progress of an unsuccessful divorce
snt broupht nv Mrs. Hill three years ago, mas H"h
dissolved there is understood to he no legal obstacle
to his obtaining his son ana no IeA'on io hiH PO'
Mr.. Hiii is a wealthy engineer and railroad CON
tractor engaged in business IN Cmna' where n
he has taken several important CON
tracts for supplying machinery ana arms
to, and building railroads for the Ch'nc%e
Government 4 curious history Is c3 I'M T,'n
native of Maine. went 10 Shanghai ~ 1928 as the
representative of tn firm of William ii. IocG
Co of this CITY, of which eX-Asscmblynan W"W-
bly, was then the manager. He Was aitcrward con
| nected with the firms of Thomas hunt Oo' Jar-
dine, Ma hcson Il Co.. and Ohphant x Co. Alter
few years in China he returned t. TINS coun'l i3r
! his health by way of San Francisco. While
coming overland he met his future we,
Elizabeth Adams, in the o VS.: ON E Hs
| part which was bitterly opposed by Mss Adams
father who is said to have been an adventure. Mr;
Hill returned 10 China alone but shortly ait~Tward
wrote t. Miss Adams to come over to HIM AMI sem
! her money for the purpose. She consented ana
crossed alone. being consigned to the care on thr
in lsO2 After three years in China, as che was IN
a delicate condition Of health. she re-
turned, and became the mother oil Twins
ON the evening of her arrival in this
| citv at No II Lafayette-place. In 1866 she sailed
for China with her children. hut on the ccast Oh
| Northern China the ship encountered "A hurricane
| and was wrecAed The survivors, after drifting
| rbout on q raft some days were rescued ly
| fishing vessel and MIS-. Hill finally reached her nus
band IN Shanghai One OF her children, however,
subsequently died FROM the exposure the o,hef
being the boy who Is the caus, OF the pres n,
trouble. II Is SAID that ahout this time MI. hiil
settled his large property, obtained through con
tracts and transactions in real estate. upon his
wife Oh condition of her allow wing linn onr-bali
Of The income. soon domestic troubles arose. and
after few years Mrs Hill left China and III la'Z
made visit 10 Europe Her husband twice came
after her TO induce her TO return, bnt she refused
and placing her son AT school IN Bridgeport, Conn.,
took up her residence there.
On Mr. Hill last NlS JUST rs ne NhS ubout w ~
turn TO China, ia October 1878, papers were served
! upon him at the ASor House III diNOrce suit III
| stituted by MIR. lll i'll the Connecticut cOnrtS OF
| the grounds of desertiun and adultery lie al
| first began cross suit, bringing blulia
charges, but soon Withdrew 1t and opposed
Mrs Hills snt. Meanwhile an injunction wal
| granted restraining him from taking the son iron
the school at Bridgeport II Is said that Mrs Ill
attacked Captain Machinery the irend ana rep
resentative Of Mir Hill, III The Sterling House "a
Bridgeport with an Ce-ptChr on account OF r.
marks about her brother which resulted Ia counter
| suits for assault aud battery and SANDER; Scrin!
| that her divorce suit would bc decided agalns
| bridgeport tor Syracuse, and soon alt'r MI
| Hill went back to China The injunction wa
dissolved. MIR. Hill recently returned from china
and on Saturday last came to No. II Lafayette
place. On Tuesday he arrived III syracuse. Iher
| bp engaged a carriage, and driving to 10 Mont
gomery-st., where his was ut schOO', he Waile.
until about o'clock, when the boy came ont VIM
his teacher Mr. Hill tapped the boy ON the shout
der and he, looking around and Obcylhg ms mrs
impulse, started to run. Mr.. Hill called nm
back, todd him that he was his lathe
and induced hun To enter the carriage; In
father manifested the wurmcst affection
for his son, taking him into his arms and teIhng mn
how much be had desired TO see illi MI I'M STATE
that he induced the boy to write to ms nothc
where he had gone and with whom and the pai
took the first train for Newi ork. he result OF I'M
|, | letter was their arrest on their arrival here.
MIR Hill is stated by his friends 10 have sent to IN
wife from China between $2OOOOO and %3oOVV
for investment, sending $50 900 at one time. In
money has been otherwise disposed Of but IT Is SAT-
| that although Mrs. Hill has lived very extraya
gantly, she must have retained over $lOo,OOO. MI
Hill will probably institute suit for divorce iron
his wife. This action has been delayed Oh ms par
on account of considerations connected with III
property.