The sun., 1888-11-12
B<Br W<ssoy Is MISSING.
The Bssy's . er.,dsen OF the Rich sprfnr
neId Ger Buiieer who died Reeentiy.

| The B.sy's q crn,d,en OF the Rich Spring
neId Car Buiiser vho died Reeentiy.
Frank WATSON. the 2i-year old con OF the
late Frank wasson. the milliona aire car builder.
OF Springfield. Msss, brought proceedings
against his wife for divorce last week. and
Is himself accused by his wife OF carrying away
her 2-year old son. who. with her nurse, dis
appeared last Wednesday evening. Young
Uasson met his wife over three years ago
while she was spending vacation in Spring
field. She was yellow-haired maiden OF
IL the daughter Of W. A. Presby, n
woollen merchant at 20 White street. whose
family at present live at S39 West Twenty
third street The two very young people fell
in love with each other. and were married
despite their extreme youth. In New York
they found n boarding place at 400 West
Twenty.thir street. directly opposite Mr..
Presbye home Young WATSON. II is alleged
by the wife, was inclined to dissipation. and
the trustees OF his iaiher's estate. when he
came OF ago recently. instead OF turning the
property over to him. applied TO the Massa-
chusetts court and had n regular allowance
cot asiue for his use Recently. II is alleged he
became Jealous OF mis- wife; ,laarrel,sd with her
across the way wishing her uarents. he packed
up her clothes and sent them over to the Presby
intended this action 10 he interpreted by his
wife and iather-ln-law as an intinlation that
He lett the house after doing this. and eiiorts
to secure an explanation were unsuccess nj.
On the following Wednesday, lawyer whom
he haU engaged. served VI on his wife sum
mons and complaint IN suit :or divorce IN
which he accused her OF unuue familiarity with
On Wednesday evening the boy was missed.
He had gone out with his nurse that afternoon;
and II is al eyed by the wife that the nurse and
boy ho,h dined With Wasson Iust previous e
the bows disappearance. Search WIS made
without avail. AMI late on Wednesday night.
ccomrs.nied by LAWYER Thomas AtchiSon.
Mre Wnsson and her sister drove around to
tho Thirteth street police statt,!n and reported
the disanpearance to Captain Reilly as u case
Young u asson's mother. a woman Of wealth.
Was stopping at the hotel brunswick on
WasseL said She believed that her mother: in
law knew the whereabouts OF the child. acting
sergeant Aloeiison was sent to tie hotel with
Mrs, Wasson senior whore he was The
aG sSir'sd xo%an Sn0 said ,hn n'sS' dldn
know anything about the alleged kidnap-
pima. She was ,scrupuousy polite to the
Sergeant. and said she knew exactly what Sc
Iious thing it would BE- to participate in a Kid
mapping. On the following day the mother
Market court to see Justice Ford. He advised
her 10 go to the supreme Court and secure an
order !ron her husband us!, for the immeda,e
the boarding house at 400 West Twenty-hird
street on Friday for tine boy. but the court
officers were told that the lad wasn't there.
and hadn't been since Wednesday afternoon.
Young Ms. Wasson didn't believe the story,
and with ner sister and n policeman stationed
herself on the Ninth avenue elevated platform
at Twenty third street alterward. and watched
the house for hours. hoping to secure evidence
that the boy was secreted there. She discover
ed nothnE. She and her parents indignantly
DENY the accusation brought against her by her
husband. She charges that she was neglected
and abused BY young Wasson. She has twenty
days in which TO answer in the divorce pro-
ceedings. and 1t was said last night that she
would probably bring q counter suit