The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-01
Thai KIDNAPPING.


The s<cp1d - in ghe matter Of The Nd
usptnx of The infanf daughter Of chsx5es
l. Kerr fFum tbe esphsrs hone By Kerr
and z. A. Thosndyke, vas enacted yesr<r.
dsy. Kerr rzsde IN s9p{ie4sson fw
a wKsr oy HAsxAs r1nrcs
For the other dsukhsex rss Ia the custody
Of Hr n. H. Ane<. Who h.d saken the
children into his fAsafly With the insxu-
tsar, ~ s.sorxsnx ta~m. Mr.. Am~~ el-.s |.
reply 10 the aspiration. which places
1ss<<ufyke ard Kerr and the iaff<rfs a
xsrrrzs wife. who IL uow married - Thorn-
DYKE u avery hed light MA Clara Nc
Gee raatrou ~ the orphans home. also
csgrsn@ FOR the child ktdnsyed FROM the
home. The sum-sons in tue latter matter
WA not served unfii last eTensnx The
whsie spnfser wIii be head BY chief jus
ties bones In chambers 10 mernss after
a0cfs
Kerr's spp.seariSa for . xrif has BEEN
lot fsoza slle clerks ossee ard the aIlexa-
tons contained In u cannot Be aaexrtained.
yaE kSsxEE ~ ne AND xk.. ANEs
Admits sh&s they have I3ora l. Kerr, an in
FAINT, In their custody. and supports their
slsEm On the following facts. when Kerr
obtained : divorce freEn III. wife. he vas
awarded the casfosiy Of The Children ny the
court. He placed them IN the orphans
tally 10 thsir support. bar since January
Of the present y~ar hs has ea1yriy failed
| 10 contribute anything 10 f1eir sGppors
kaf Isft them entirely 10 the charity Of
sfrsnxsfsL ON fbe strength Of the follow
ing RITTER they took the children.
KEKk's IETrEa-
rrsalKpT, March II. fsss.
Mr. John Leary. seattle, VI. I'll re-
erised yours % the ttii, and would say In
reply that ] an quite willing 10 ssops fha
ehiitrsn. pros lied you can end them such
isonnss ~ yosa Hssnfton. bet woilld not
IKE 70 s.iops them 10 people that had chill.
10 ysa % fsnd thesa god. resp~csai.le
homes You can let the parties have the
children and I win sign the adoption pa
s~rs when l come up. II that Wilt be satss-
actor. Yours respectfully.
The reply further states tina: Nj. and Mrs..
Ames have had the custody of the child
IdsrA ever aimee the receipt Of the letter
They have sinee bad the responsibility Of
her maintenance and education aad are
anxious and willing 70 continue ~ TO do
until the child shall have reached her ina-
jslrify. that they have become deeply at
taehei 10 the esiiid and she 10 thefa: that
they are proper and coinrcteut person. To
have the care, esym panionsilr aud eiuca.
ton 81 the child. Willis Kerr = not the
proper person. that be Is unwilling 10 edu-
cate her and has no paternal regard for her:
thst the mother Of the child has been Tor
long time and IL nov OF
GROSSLY IMMORAL AND LEAD HABITS.
ard has been and now IL maintaining q
house ~ IL fame: that she and her so-eaiie.i
husband, T. a. Thornsiyke. have coiiusied
aud eonfesirrated together 20 obtain passes
-lon Of the child and place her In the Gus
toty 81 her mother. under whose control
sAa sossii be reared IN a b.sfhel, aud IL.
time
rsEo Fos THE vrLEsr rrRYosEs.
And tha. u Il In pgrsaanerof such purpose
and no other that the petitioners are wsg
Ing this action. Mr.. and Mr.. Amos ask
that sheesild mag nor be taken from them,
and that the writ be dismissed
The Marsox's APPLICATION.
The application OF Mrs. Mes;ee. the mat.
rsln OF Che hofae, for writ Of halszs cor
pas fs,r the child, Ieftie Maud Kerr, who
sss kidnapped. alleges thss the girl Is IL
legally restrained from her liberty BY T. A.
Tnorndyke, fiols Bell TheTndyke and
Charles +. Kerr that shr divorce obtained
By Kerr from bis wife awarded him the
cnstody Of the child that he placed her in
The Orphans Home where she remained
until Friday, when she was kidnapped by
Kerr and rbornayke, AID taken array by
fore ai1d violence, AMI that Viola Bell
Thorndske - woman 81 grossly ieSd and
Immoral habits and kesiss a house OF pros
AfAutitu.
TIRE KGpxArxEs' STATEMENT.
Kerr and fhoFniyke called al the Posi-
isTgLLfGESsss Office last evening and
stated that they wished To correct some
of the statements ia yesterdays mention
OF the matter. Thorndykc did the most of
the talking aud was rorFsbaFsfct by Kerr
The gist Of their Statement, was tina. Kerr
had paid over 500 for the support OF the
children AZ the home and had the receipts
30 show Tor II. although he produced none;
that The men rendered the president of the
society Thursday evening the balance due,
and she refused to acreri IL, but told them
Ia call axainin The morning and she would
take the money and give them receipt
sad the children; that they called again
the following morning. but she refused 10
see them; that the child did not cry when
they tssas u away. that Mrs. ThoTnk yde
tkeFr's divorced wife, visited the home
frequently and took them presents, aud
thai they are nos wearing garments made
lac her