The evening world., 1888-10-04
HUSBAND AND CHILD ARRESTED.
The Family Troubles Of the Aguews Amica-
biy settled.


Samuel Henry Agnew, n merchant tailor.
appraiser and ouctioneer of Ballvmena. Ire.
LII ..,a;Io.. - ~. ", e., ,ooro
manu. was " res'ueht oi NOW hork lour Sc"''
ago and here met aud married Pauline
DaVles. OF Bowling Green, Caroline county,
Va.
To-day with his infant child Albert he was
n prisoner before Justice Morgan J. O'Brien,
4, c,,ua,a e., c,,,,Ia,, I,.h ,,o,;,r
III supreme court ohahoers, oo.h h"NihS
been arrested last evening at the instigatlon
OF Mrs. Agnow.,
me story OF the domestic lnfeliclty OIL TINS
couple rs a peculiar one.
MARRIED N 1854, tney went to ireland 10
reside, ana there ihelr enid was porn
N the winter OF 1851 their residence NJ
Bailymena was burned, and they determined
to return TO the states. e,
Mrs. Agne~; with her child, came on In
May, 1891. ana Went to 1--we with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph 5. Davies, Mt Bowling
Green.
The husband was to follow ut the termina;
ton OF n civil suit which was pending, and
which was finally decided in his iavor.
AGnew failed TO come to America then,
however, for he was arrested on n charge of
grand larceny; on which he was tried and
convicted and sentenced TO a years i'm
pF WbiIe in prison Agnow turned over to hi.
wife bonds and property amounting to about
$4,000.
A lew weeks ago tho husband arrived in
New York and proceeded to Bowling Green,
Va. where he learned that his wife was III the
Indian Territory, looking after some property
interests which she had there.
He also learned that Mrs. Agnew had
brought suit III the Court,o OF Chancery against
INN Tor divorce through her attorneys, Page
IL Carter. of Richmond, Va.
Agnew, through some stratagem, got pos
session OF hls little son and brought him to
New York.
The mother, On her return to Virginia,
learned that her child had been kidnapped
by Its father and secured an order Tor Its pro-
duction in the Court of Chanccry Oct -.
lie was out OF the jurisdiction of that
Court, however. and she came on to New
York to obtain his possession.
Here she met her husband. VINO reiused to
give mp the child or to reveal his where
abonts, though he brought the boy to see his
mother at her boarding place. No. 3 Spencer
place west Fourth street,, tuesday night.
Finding that Agnew could not be induced
to give np. the chlld. his ,wlfe applied to
Judge O'Brlen Yesterday and obtained u war
rant Tor the arrest OF both father and son,
when was placed IN the hands OF Deputy
Sherils CraWlord ana walsh To serve.
Agnew was arrested. ny them IN the restau-
rant of the 81. Denis Hotel last evening,
but absolutely refused to reveal the
whereabouts Of little Albert, un-
I'll Deputy Sherlt CRAWFORD sad that
there was no use attempting TO keep his place
of hiding secret for he was known to be III
West twentieth street.
Detectives had been on Agnew's track and
had seen nun enter 2lS West Twentieth
street, ana II was supposed that the child was
there Mt the residence of W. II. Ferre.
Agnew acknowledged the truth OF the Off
GERS, surmiSe and agreed to accompany then
to ms son., g,
Meanwhile Mrs, Aunew. with her counsel
| had nrOplnlp1 tn West TWnntIatb Cirnat IN n