Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-23
SHE LOVES HER BOY.
MRS. MORRIS LEADS HER HUSBAND A
LIVELY RACE.
Baseball Manager Lang Rescues the
Stolen Child and Returns 1t
To its Mother.

One of those everyday Bay sensations
has been imported into Sacramento as a
sample of what the good citizens below
enjoy in such generous quantity.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Morse, of Ala
media, and their little four-year- son are
the principals in the affair. The Morrises
were welded six years ago, and for some
time their domestic life was a happy one.
But of late it appears they have ceased to
adore each other to sucl an extent that d.
vorce and eternal separation are now newt
able. About month ago the climax was
reached, and Mrs. Morris packed up and
left her husbands bed and board. She took
up her residence at San Francisco, and
Immediately commenced proceedings for a
divorce, on the ground of cruelty. Their
child was confded to the care of Mrs. Morris
mother.
The husbands side of the story was that
Mrs. Morris had been untrue to him, and
he accused a man named Keller as the
despoiler of his connupial bliss
A reconciliation was brought about and
Mrs. Morris deslsted in her efforts to obtain
legal separation. But it was no use, the
old-time rows were soon revived and again
did Mrs. Morris withdraw, but this time
she took the boy with her. The husband
was frantic with rage, and pursued the fee
ing wife. She lodged him in San Fran
cisco until Sunday night, when she took
the evening train for this city. Morris soon
learned of her departure and came up here
post haste yesterday. He learned that the
fugitive wife was stopping at the Western
Hotel, and he pitched his tent in front of
thatplace to await her appearance. Mean
time, she learned of his presence in town
and prepared for another flight. Taking
her child, she left the hotel for the nearest
livery stable, bent upon securing a team
with which to facilitate her departure.
But Morris was on hand, and Just as she
was about to enter the stable he bounded
forward and seizing the child in>his arms
made off with it.
Mrs. Morris ran after him, screaming at
the top of her voice, and an immense
crowd, among whom was Steve Lang, Man
ager of the Sacramento ball team Joined
in the chase.
Morris made for the City Hotel, but he
hardly got inside the door when Lang
caught him, and, forcibly taking the child
from him, handed it over to the frantic
mother.
Morris was placed under arrest for dis
turbing the peace. Mrs. Morris was also
taken to the Police Station, but was shortly
afterward released. She Immediately secured
a conveyance and left town with her boy,
anticipating the issuance of writ of habeas
corpus. She had no time to spare, for Nor
ris was soon out of Jail on bonds, and
promptly petitioned Judge Van Vleet for a
writ of habeas corpus, ordering Mrs. Nor
ris to produce the child in Court to-day
She is probably well out of the county
now, and it will be difficult matter to
serve her with the summons.
1t was learned last night that Mrs. Nor
ris was in Davisville. Morris was very
anxious to follow. but the fact that he has
to appear in the Police Court this morning
detained him.