Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-21
Attacked by His Father.

A REMARKABLE SCENE AT RAILROAD DEPOT IN
NEWARK.
The New York Sum of to-day says:-An excited
and respectfully dressed gentleman jumped from
the $40 fast Washington express train on the
Pennsylvania railroad, as it stopped a moment
at the Market-street depot in Newark yes
terday afternoon, and springing upon a boy
on the platform in charge of a delicate
looking child, clutched him by the collar,
and raned blows upon his head. The man
attracted large crowd of people about
him, and PatrOman Chrystie and Depot Master
Warren, forcing their way in the crowd. caught
the mans hand as he was about to draw
weapon. With the greatest effort. and after
severe struggle the man was dragged from the
boy, and the entire party was taken to police
headquarters. There the man said he was
Alexander AdamsOn. truss manufacturer of
7O1 Broadway, this city. The boy said he was
Frank AdamsOn, aged IL, and that the child was
Ills sister Gertrude, aged 6. The man was locked
up in cell, and the boy was placed in the wit
ness room with his sister, to await the arrival of
Judge RicOrd. new loaded revolver was taken
from AdamsOn's pocket.
The boy said that the assault was committed
because he was taking his sister to her mother
in Washington. and he had no doubt that the
policemen saved his life, as his father threat
ened to kill him if he took the girl away.
''MOther lives at 9l7 street. Washington"
continued the boy, and has not lived with
father for years owing to his temper and bad
habits. On Friday my sister came to New York
with Gertie 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 re-
turn home they quarreled. Father struck my
eldest sister, and ordered her to pack her trunk
and return to Washington 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 | left Washington for New
York. with the intention of securing Gertie and
bringing her home. l slept about the street on
Tuesday night. and next morning watched for
my sister. Father discovered me when he came
from the house with the girl. and threatened me
with arrest, but failed to carry out his threat.
He took the girl back to his rooms. and when he
went up town Gertie came out to see me, and
asked her if she wanted to 90 home to her
mother. She gladly consented.
Il took her to the Christopher-street ferry and
came to Newark on the Morris and Essex rail-
road. arriving here about noon. | was about to
take the Washington train for home when father
spranS upon me and gave me these bruises you
see. After father sent my sister home on Sun
day he sent us letters which contained threats
that he would shoot the first person that at
tempted to take Gertie from him. and he would
have done so at the depot but for the officers
Mr.. AdamsOn told Judge Ricord that he
missed the girl, and surmised that Frank had
taken her away. He searched the depOts and
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lice The conductor of the Washington express
yielded to his entreaties, and stopped for him
at Newark after being informed of the abduc-
ton. Mr.. AdamsOn added that he was excited,
and would have taken his child at all hazards
The trOnble between him and his family was
religion. His wife. being Catholic. had
brought up their eight children in that faith He
said he had no religion, and Gertie was the only
one he had of the family.
Judge RicOrd took charge of breach of the
peace against the father and son, and decided to
hold the party until morning and await further
developments. Mrs. AdamsOn was telegrs.phed
to come to Newark at once.