Evening journal., 1888-12-05
LAST EDITION
rs MARRIAGE A FAlLuREm
mahlon b. Foster is Thoroughly Con
WINGED That it is.


Mahlon B. Foster is young man of
B barely 81 years of age, who has an office
as public accountant in the Robinson
Building at the n. +. corner Of Fourth
and Market streets, above his Office is the
Telephone Exchange.
A little over two years ago Grace G.
Heston, very pretty young girl. secured
work in the Exchange and started on a
course in mastering the intrcacies Of the
big KEY board of the exchange. calling
We'll, and soothing by a sweet voice
angry subscribers. In this she was parti-
eurarly successful and soon become as
competent TODD this as any of her equally
accomplished assistants
Foster and she both having occasion to
pass each other frequently. it was not
1 long before Fosters attention was at
attracted by the blue ewes and
rosy cheeks Of the young girl. and
4 after several exchanges of sheep's ewes
etc, they became friends.
Ia few weeks 1t was bad case Of love
on both sides. The others ia the Exchange
noticed the turn affairs had taken, when All
OF sudden everybody was surprised
70 hear that ia June, 1887, the pair had
hied themselves to the friendly shores Of
Jersey and secured the services Of A
camden minister Of the Gospel and made
one.
There was the usual angry parents
threatening etc, but like everything Of
that kind it was all over in a short time
and Foster and his young wife took up
their residence with his grandfather. j.
v Dryer at No 623 West Second street.
For only month did the honeymoon
continue, when for contradictory reasons
separation ensued The wife claimed
that she was treated badly and the hus
band that he found compromising letters.
About five months ago the wife gave
birth to child All the time previous to
this Foster had not contributed one
penny towards the wifes support nor
did lie even see her to talk to until the
child was four months old
About month ago he commenced to
rail on her at her mothers house The
young man was particularly nice to his
wife during these visits and soon he was
again in the confidence of the family.
But there was a motive behind all these
attentions and on Monday last it was first
made manifest.
Foster called as usual on that day. He
had not been in the house long before he
commenced TO act queer and finally he
picked up the child and said that he was
going to take it with him. The woman
screamed for her father, Joseph Heston.
and Foster then said he was only Jest
ing.
Foster called again yesterday morning
at IL o'clock, and after some talk he said +
that some friends were visiting his rela- 1
tiyes and they had expressed desire to |
see the child. At first Mrs Foster OBJ /
Jected to the child leaving. but aftersome 4
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the little one.
He was only to be gone an hour. but
afternoon came and he did not return and
the mother became frightened About (
o'clock Mrs. Foster and her mother
started out in carriage in search of the 4
BABY. When they drove up to the 4
house, No. 623 West Second street.
they saw Foster with another carriage
on Parish street. As soon as he saw his I
wife he quickly jumped into his carriage
and drove rapid y away The wife entered |
the house and found that the baby was
not there
Justice Bertolette was them visited
and warrant was procured for Fosters /
arrest. It was shown that the child was
nursing and without the mother could /
not receive the proper nourishment. and /
accordingly the S. p c. c, took charge of |
hut CaSe}
Duplicate warrants were placed in
Special Officer Stout's and Sergeant /
Biackburn's hands. Several attempts to
arrest Foster were eluded by him until
this morning, when officer Stout came up
with him and brought him direct to the
justices office
the wife was sent for Foster at first
claimed he had taken the child away in
+" with an arrangement by which
Re was to take ono.s = of the child and
Che mother was to go to Colorado He
however admitted this to be untrue in
the presence of the wife this morning.
When arrested he was disposed to
make light of the matter until told
buntly by the justice that he would hold
him without bail unless the child vas
produced. This brought the youth to
his senses. He at once agreed that he
would give an order for the child. He
said that it was on Sheriff Aliens farm
Spring Garden" on the New Castle and
Hare's Corner road, tenanted by Mrs.
Hurlock
Officer Stout, accompanied by the moth
er, started out after the baby at l. 20, and
at 3 o'clock returned with the child. Eos
ter awaits results at the police station.