St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-11
LITTLE LUCY LOCATED.
The Abductors Of the Kansas City Baby
Arrested.
DISCOVERED IN. CHICAGO.
George Henney and His Spouse Tell a
Plausible Story About the
Affair.

CHICAGO. March 1O.-George Henny
and wife, who abducted little Lucy
Spellman. of Kansas City, on Feb. 26,
were arrested in Chicago to- day. They
were found in a Furnished room''
house, 80 West Madison street, with the
child in their possession. The case was
first published as an episode likely to
give rise to an international question
between the English government and
the new administration at Washington.
Henny and his wife are English and
English subjects, and it was thought
they left Kansas City for the old coun-
try with the eighteen-months-o child,
thinking that if they could
place the ocean between it and
its mother they were safe.
Daisy Spellman. the mother of the
child, Immediately notified the police in
Kansas City upon discovering that the
Henneys had gone. The police in this
city were telegraphed to intercept the
kidnapers, and descriptions were sent
to all other American cities. Secretary
Blaine was interviewed in Washington
as to the international bearing of the
case. and all the newspapers in the
country printed his statement. Agent
Mcmillan, of the Kansas City Humane
society, came to this city. but after pros
ecuting an unsuccessful search for the
missing child and the abductorS, re-
turned Saturday night to Kansas City.
Unmindful of all this hubbub, it ap-
pears that for the last two days Henney
has been repairing the door castings
and window frame in the house at GA
West Adams street, where DR.. Phillips
lines. Shortly after noon to-day Mrs.
+. NJ. Roundy went to the DeSplaines
street police station and gave informa-
ton that the HenneyS were rooming
with her in Madison street. An officer
at once went with Mrs. Roundy and
placed the abductorS under arrest.
Henney had registered his correct name
upon Mrs. Roundy'S book and promptly
admitted his identity to the officer
Two hours later Mrs. Henney was
seated in the cell corridor at the station,
with the baby in her arms, while
her husband was pacing back and forth
on the other side of the bars. 81 had
just read the papers when the officer
came," said Henney. $50 when he COM
menced asking me questions told him
i knew what he wanted and was ready
to go with him. | never meant to do
any wrong, and my wife is as good a
woman as lives. We love the child and
have treated her as we'll as we could
treat our own. That's all the truth
there is to the story. | came to this
city and got work just as any working
man would COME"
''How about the baby?" he was asked.
1.-THE whole story is very easily told.
Some time last July we read an adver-
tisement in the paper for boarding
place for child. We answered it, but
heard nothing more until nearly two
months. On Sept woman called
upon u.s."
Henney referred to note book which
he had taken from his vest pocket.
On it was an itemiZed statement of the
baby's board bill, with dates and fig
ureS.
1--WE. agreed to board the haby for 81
week, and two days later, Sept. 10, the
woman brought the dear little child.
The woman who brought little Lucy
was not Daisy Spellman, but Daisy
Spellman's mother. L do not know her
name. Her first husband was SPELL
man, but she married again. We kept
the baby until Oct. 16, and during that
time we grew to love it. Its mother
visited it once or twice week, but not
Oftener. She is not married and re-
ceiyes letters addressed Miss Daisy
Spellman. Once she told my wife that
the child's father wanted to get it, but
that it was not to be given up to him on
any account. She would never tell the
fathers Dame."
81 don't think she cared very much
for the baby-not as much as she should
care" broke in Mrs. Henney.
October 16 the. child's grandmother
again called upon US. She said she Was
starting for California and wanted to
take the baby with her. We gave her
the baby, but she returned with it in
few days, Oct. %, and begged and
prayed my wife to keep it for our own,
and to this we consented. So we left
Thursday, intending to come to this
city. We never thought of going TO
England"
Inspector Elliott says the Henneys
will be held until the Kansas City
authorities are heard from.