Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-07

,sgears or gne fugitive is located. One Of
.re most remarkable searches Of recent
r.g,-s IS that undertaken and brought to a
successful Issue by J. c. Grammar, detec-
ti.e OF Cincinnati
1yout Il year ago he was visited By a
Woman. still young and attractive, who
,,.9 rerI.sDle tale Of woe She was the
aft. Of Patrick Conway, wealthy citizen
II Springfield, Washington county, Ky.
Her husband ard seven year-old son David
were missing.
Convinced that she had been deserted
an robbed Of her child the frantic mother
,.gEh. Grauuans aid Her family is
wealthy. and with ample means ut their
DISPOSAL Grammar and several assistants
wen. 10 work They traced Conway and
The boy TO Louisville, to Denver, to San
Francisco and then to Australia. From
tls.e the pair returned to the United
s-ates. and were next heard of at Cincin-
L.L SIS ere the MAJ uGsuCcessfI!iy at
tempted to dispose Of Some real estate.
They we're traced thence TO Columbus and
p sad.lpuIa Then they disappeared en-
tirc.g aud tae chase was for while Eban-
dlaet
LAST February it began again. At that
time Ms Conway received letter from
her son which had been mailed at Louis
vile The lad, writing evidently under
location, said that lie vas ut school and
that papa had quit drinking" The let
Ter was turned over to Grammar He no
t.reJ that while the envelope was of do
nestle make the paper was soft, thin and
O, the variety generally used for foreign
correspondence. lie examined It with a
maEniyiug glass and was able 10 make
cut the impression OF a Canceling stamp
th4t tad been used on the original cover,
gae impression read Dublin, Jan. 10,
ISL"
This was Z. clew indeed, and the detect
iye started at once for New York. He
reasoned that Conway being a devout
Catholic had probably secured the aid Of
some priest in changing his money from
american to English. The reasoning
proved correct for in the neighborhood OF
Castle Garden Grammar CHANGED upon
Father Doyle, who had acted as Conway's
financial adviser and assisted him to con
vert $500 into paper negotiable abroad.
i was also learned that Patrick and David
had sailed for Ireland on the City Of New
York The intelligence was promptly
communicated 10 Mrs. Conway, who, on
siviae Of her attorney, at once began di
vcrce proceedings and secured an injunc-
clon preventing any transfer of property in
-as United States on the part of her hus
baud
She also obtained an order Of court Civ
i.E her custody OF the child. Thus legally
equipped she hurried east, and with Gran
nan took passage on the steamer Nevada
or Ireland. The voyage was very tempes
tIaus and during 4 storm the detective re
eeired severe wound on the head and
several other injuries. But he started on
tie trail Immediately on Iauding. Con
way was located at the house of sister in
Dublin, while The boy Vas found to be an
inmate Of ST. Joseph's seminary at Clon
4a.1-a The Irish lawyers told the mother
AID her companion that the child could
act be secured by legal means, so after an
Unsuccessful attempt ~ kidnapping Gran.
ssa t-isI strategy.
lie .co& physician into his confidence
ale Mrs. Conway cheerfully swallowed
Souc drugs that made her appear fright
fully ill., Then Grammar boldly called on
conway and told him his wife was dying
81 Martins hotel The conscience stricken
N-s,all hurried TO yte bedside There