The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-24
SWANK ARRESTED.
CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING.
His Wife Arrives With Detective Toker.

Mr.. Marcellus Swank, arrived in this
place last April and took charge of farm
below Marietta, known as the King
place," which he bought from DR.. T. K
Dawson, formerly of Amelia, Ohio, DIR.
Dawson paying a difference for another
farm owned b. Swank in that State
Swank vas accompanied to this place by
his little son, Charlie, years old, "a young
white woman, and white man named
Charlie Corners.
Swank seemed to have plenty of money,
stocked his farm with horses, COW, ETC.
The house was elegantly furnished. Con
ners worked on the farm with Swank. The
woman passed under the name of Herrin,
and 1t was stated that she was his sister
in>law, and that her husband was dead
She has a small infant.
A couple of weeks ago Corners left, not
telling Swank where he vas going,
In truth be went to Cincinnati, where
Swank S wife and girl child were living,
telegram was received here bv Sheriff
McLain TO arrest Swank on the charge of
kidnapping Mrs. Swank's year old boy.
The arrest was made last Saturday, when
Swank' attorney. Col. j. T. Foster, wore
out writ OF h0beas corpus fol the release
ofSwank. Sheriff McLain swore out war
rant against Swank, and the writ was tried
before Judge j. NJ. Stone, Ordinary.
Judge Stone remanded Swank to Jail TO
await the arrival of an officer from Gin
cinnatl, with requisition papers.
Sunday afternoon Detective VIM A.
Toker, OF the Cincinnati police force,
and Mrs. Louisa Swank of that city, ar
rived. They had an interview with Mr.
Swank In Jail. Mrs. Swank seems to be a
very pleasant aud intelligent lady, appa.
rently about 40 years old. She disclaimed
at once that the woman, who claimed to
be Swank's house-keeper, was related to
her, on the contrary, she says that this
woman's true name is Hannah D. Ludlow,
that she was near neighbor OF hers, and
had deserted her own husband and run off
with Swank once previous TO this and that
on account Of it, Mr.. Ludlow had institut-
ed proceedings for and obtained divorce
from her.
Mrs Louisa Swank was married to Mr..
Marcellus Swank fourteen years ago at
Clement, Ohio, and has boy and girl as
the result of this union. Swank ran hv-
cry stable in a suburb of Cincinnati.
After his cscapade with Mrs. Ludlow,
Mrs Swank separated from Swank last
January aud has instituted proceedings for
divorce and ahmony Swank induced her
to consent to the sale of their farm and
and gave her $500 of the money, she still
retaining the custody of her children, but
one day the young man, Charles Conner,
came to her house and took her little boy
out riding in a buggy A short distance
off Swank was waiting for Corners, and he
took the little boy and she haG not seen
him until her arrival here, and found him
in Jail with his father.
Conners when he left Swank, went back
to Cincinnati and his conscience hurt him
| so, that he weakened and told Mrs Swank
where her boy was, and the part he had
taken in kidnapping him. Corners was
Immediately arrested and placed in Jail
and will be held until the return oil Swank
for trial on the charge of kidnapping
Swank denies all criminal intimacy with
the woman Ludlow, and when asked if it
was true that she was his sister-in>law as
first reported, he hesitated and then finally
said No, hut she is a relative OF mine
! She has been badly treated and | deter
mined to see her out in the matter" He
said that she was not the cause of him and
his wife separating, although there were
good many accusations made against her
that were false, He said she was his hired
cook Swank denied owning the farm here
and said the deed was made to A. c. Shat
tuck.a Cincinnati lawyer for borrowed mon
ey,and tina: he was simply renter; that the
horses and cow belonged to his brother
Gilbert Swank in Cincinnati and that the
furniture belonged to Mrs. Ludlow
DetecuVe l0Ker is a very courteous
gentleman, and as agent Of the State Of
Ohio, be is required to produce the kids
mapped boy and Swank before Judge Bates
in Cincinnati, on July Both
owank says the child is his and he fears
no trouble over the matter and that he is
perfectly willing for his wife to have
divorce and retain the girl, but he wants
the boy.
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