Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15
In Pursuit of His Child.

CLE.GfMAN CHASE AFTER HIS DIVORCED WIFE
AND LITTLE DAUGHTER.
telegram from Rochester, NY, last night
says "Early yesterday morning a well dressed,
good looking lady and a little girl eleven wears
old hastily alghted from a train that arrived at
the Rochester depot of the New York Central
Railroad and hurriedy purchased tickets direct
to Chicago. They then took the next train for
the west The woman was Mrs. Julia Bates. the
divorced wife ofthe Rev: Henry 0. Bates, Bap-
fist minister of Sodus, NY. In the afternoon MIR.
Bates arrived in the cityin pursuit of the woman
and his child. His story is that he dscOy-
cred, while living in Chicago in 1862 that his
wife was unfaithiul, and that he removed to
Sodus year ago, after having obtained a
divorce in Chicago from bis wife on the ground
of marital midelity. On November 20 the
divorced wife came on to SOduS and stOppeG at
the place in which the little girl, Minnie. was
taken care OF by a Mrs. Sands a half sister of
Mr.. Bates In the latter part of November.
Mrs. Bates attempted to take the child surrep-
titlousy from the Sodus church during a ser
mon by its father, which created great sensa-
ton and on which occasion she struck man in
the face. Since then Mr.. Bates, who has a
legal guardianship of the little girl watched her
carefully and gave Mrs Sands orders not to let
the child go out of her sight. Yesterday, Mrs.
Bates told Mrs. Sands that she wanted to bring
the child to this city to be photographed. Mrs.
Sands consented, and Mrs Bates went off TO
his divorced wife to Chicago on the first train
tomorrow"
Mrs. Bates has created a sensation by letter
giving her side of the story. She says the Chi
cago divorce that Mr.. Bates claims to have OBJ
tanned will be set aside, as she never appeared.
AS to the custody of the child, it was awarded
to MIR. and Mrs. Alexander Sands. of Lakeside.
New York, and Mr.. Bates himself abducted her
from her legal guardians. Hearing Of this. she
travelled from Chicago to see the child. and
went to church for that purpose only. She
entered the church, and seating herself beside
the child, kissed her. 1t was then that Mr..
Bates saw her and raised an outcry and de-
nanded her removal, which followed She
declares that for fifteen years she supported her
| family, including her husband. who refused to
work, and that finally, on getting.
clerksilip In store in Weiiand, he was arrested
Tor stealing money from his employer. They
| went back to Chicago, and were supported by
| an AID society. Then Bates went to Buffalo and
opened saloon. but soon failed She received
legacy OF 81 eco, which he invested and lost i'm
saloon In Chicago, after which he said he had
| call to preach. He talked much of the biD
salary OF Henry Ward Beecher, and said he had
no doubt he would be more popular and GET
Digger pay than Beecher. In pursuit of this
IDEA, she says, he abandoned his family and
commenced to travel about the country. It is
asserted that church council, called for the
examination and ordination of Mr.. Bates, de-
cided not TO grant ordination on account of the
aouotiui character OF his theology and standing.
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