Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-17
A LOST CHILD.
Climax Of Long Chase for Stolen
Infant.
a Father WHO Followed his FaithIrss spouse
Over Big Stretch Of Country-A
Silent Meeting.
"That's enough. Come away. ="

his side, quietly spoke the words quoted
above, and turned away, probably never
TO look upon her face again.
Officer Sebe Maddox covered the entire
top of a stool beside u lunch counter at
an up town restaurant at 3 o 'clock Sun
dav morning, and told reporter the
following remarkable story as he de-
voured meal of such proportions Is
would INDICATE that his appetite was in
good condition.
'About ten days ago man came to
me and gave the name of John B.
Gets. - The officer referred TO mem
oraudum pad for the name. "He said
he was from Detroit. Mich. where he is
the owner and manager of q theater.
lie said that two years ago he was
separated from his wife, who is
an actress, he retaining their
little child, Il girl, four years old, when
the separation took place. The woman.
he SAID, passed out of his life entirely,
going on the stage. he presumed, and
| living the life which Is popularity
ascrihed TO the faster class OF stage
woman. be heard nothing from
her till about a month ago, when one
day his little girl, who was stopping with
himself at a retired boarding house in
Detroit, WAS missing. The girl had been
OUT late in the afternoon 10 receive q
fTesson in music, but after her departure
from the professor rooms no further
trace could be had of her.
''Of course the father jumped to the
conclusion that his faithless wife was at
the bottom of the abduction or disap-
pearance, and he set about finding her.
He did not even know under
what name she was sailing,
| but he did know of woman
with whom in the OF davs she had been
quite intimate. This woman is now in
Fort Worth and is known rs Sadie. that is
ali l know, at least. Gets discovered
that this Sadie, who had for
mer!v been on the stage, was
in Fort Worth, living fast
life. He also learned that her intimacy
with Gets wife had been kept up. So
he came 20 Fort Worth aud applied to
me to help HIM find his wife.
"''E don't want to talk to her.
don't want to get the child even, ,
Gets told me. But want to
make sure that they are here and
that the child is with her mother. Then
| will 20 back home and take steps to
recover my child and get legal separation
from the woman.
~ told him l would do the best 1
co4ld.
From bis description l soon located
Sadie, who is worthless woman, though
possessing good looks. And | soon found
where Gets wife was stopping, but ]
could learn nothing about her circum-
stances. She had u room IN a house of
shudy reputation on lower Main street.
She had the child with her, 0u: | could
never get 10 see it. She seemed TO be
aware of her husbands presence In
the city and was very careful about
how she conducted herself, being es-
pecialy care I'll not to bring the child out
when ii was likely anybody was watch
ing. / saw the little girl couple of
times myself but Gets wanted to see
them both together SO there would be no
failure III the case.
"About midnight tonight l decided
TO make a final aud successful attempt.
| got Gets and we went TO where his
wife is stopping. Her room opens off u
bail on the second floor of the building.
The door has panels in the upper part,
the glass being covered by curtain on
the inside. We approached the door.
1t was about o CLOCK. l raped.
I" Who's there?'
1T 3 an officer
Well You can't get in.
% But / want to see you on important
business.
90 II in bed and VIII not get up.
81 turned to Gets and said l thought
we could get warrant to search the
! room if he would complain that his stolen
child was there. But just at that time
the landlady came along, and we ex-
planned that we would have 10 see the
woman. So the landlady went to the
door and raped.
60 % there?'
"'It's me, the landlady. You will
have to open for the officer
econ, is ii an officer? l didn't
know. In opeu at once
II saw at once she had used the time
10 hide the little girl.
"Sne opened the door. The gas was
lit. She was i'll her night clothes. There
was no girl to be seen, but l saw a
child s dresses on u chair.
- Where is your child?' l asked.
90 There is no child here.
{" 'Oh yes there is, l SAID.
1.-THE bed stood with the head across
the corner of the room. l approached
the head of the bed, but the woman
sprang in front of me aud tried to Getain
me. You mustn't look there she
| cried.
But 1 pushed her aside. and sure
enough, behind the head of the bed,
also in her night clothes, stood the
| little girl. l took her by the hand and
| she came out trembling.
! '''Here is the girl, | said to Gets,
who was standing in the hallway out of
! view.
| HE shall not come in here, >
screamed the woman, and she slammed
the door shut so hard that q pane of
! glass broke out.
| "Getts, standing on the outside,
showed his hand through the broken
pane and, pushing the curtain aside,
| looked in.
THAT'S enough. Come away
| 'Tbat's all he said. On the way up
town be never spoke word, ana this
| morning he will leave for Detroit
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