The sun., 1891-06-16
A FOOT RACE FOR A CHILD.
THE FATHER WIS SWIFT, BUT TIE
MOTHER TOOK BT-PATH.

They Ran More than . Miio Through and
BEYOND Observation-Disclosures tho Chiid
was Screaming In HIS Fathers Al rms.
The sLectacle OF a we'll dressed man running
wildly along the highway. with a screaming.
struRRling child In his arms and woman
running after him.crylng Helpi He'll! Help|
is very unusual. 1t is still more unusual for
the man to run more than mile before any
one thinks Of stopping him. But 1t all hnp-
pened In Bloomfield AMI on Sunday, which ac-
counts forit bloomfield Is a veryquiet place and
1t was for this reason that about six months
ago Mrs. Annie Garrison won't to live there.
Her hu hand was In New York at the time and
supposed that his vito was near Greenwood
Lake whore he had left her. But as there is
little Iowa between them. he never thought OF
looking for her. nor she of informing him.
Their domestic inielicity is another story which
will soon be aired in divorce suit She says
he 10 shiitless, and never provided for her. He
says she ID faiihless with his brother Samuel.
who Is living with her In Bloomfield. His name
Is Gilbert Garrison. he is about IS years old
He is employed In this city.
Mrs. Garrison has two children. One is Eddy.
a faxen- haired. blue.eyed. cherubic looking
bundle OF mischief, aged 8. Tho other IL q
baby. who doesn't figure in the story On Sum
day afternoon Mrs. Garrison IN Mother Hub
bard wrapper. sat at the window. with her
brother-in.law. Eddy wanted to 20 out on the
street and play. but his mother said mo-" In
way that made Eddy sit down and CRY. With
boyish pertinacity, he waited several minutes
until he thought she had forgotten all about 1t.
when he tried again. Finally. he got permission
to 90 out into the yard. and from the yard he
went into the street without his mothers
knowledge. His mother remained sitting ut
tho window. About half m hour afterward q
man whom she had never seen before stopped
In front Of the open window and said to her.
ERE ,1u .iu Mr'. Gilbert aarrison"
"i'm On officer from New York and you'd
better give your boy to your husband. He's mis-
70 Sa'I more
Without answering Mrs. Garrison ran into
ds fan o On p. not
around Tor Eddy: lie Was Eowhere to Se ssen;
She sGss resisd against tie rslns and cIutched It
70 keep from falling Then = litle girl came
fenpheM Ms II 1'd aarrisea @ SON % man ran away With
Eddy. There he e; way down there. seer"
in n be sss as hs
saw the figure OF man with child in his
arms. She gave slight cry. aud tho next iu-
stsns sSs soyd running down tho road as last as
She wa. within. q hpnd rod Yards Of the man
Ing PURSUED. she reeosnized her husband
and turned pale as a shos5 He began to run run
M @ .ps TOP Of hts pssa ssH Tns
soon loft Bloomfield behind. crossed tho rail-
road tracks. and ran toward East Orange;
whore there were no houses the man stopped
and allowed sis wife to overtake him; She was
'oh. give mo back Eddy. Don. take him
e 'ss Won't YOU never M onS n1 don
take him from me-"
M ,sYi soa Nth P sna t1nE III ss 5
w., W; ,Ss sssI AZ pSs At to b' with him Take
s:s ':zss sHineRs
hsst and o run Seip fSe
sams tms Rddy bssan 70 cs{ AID Kick n h,s h
Tbsy rsn : Iens ii: t.ne: and the man turned
% rison 7 stopped @ and olune to a trse for support;
woman came running out OF cottage and
sGr snnnna s9s VIE my child the
0!eftns's Here. QUICK! Como this way" said tho
she q ened the CAT. that led 70 tho g cottas. y, .s
took Mrs: Garrison around H , to the he, back OF tho
=" Run down there and you can head him off,"
dRs % sA sfs sHs 'ssd
Of men who had stopped him, with EDDY IN mis-
arms ecreamtng for dear life. She had followed
him nearly q m ls and quarter y. When sn.si she
ance. while her husband did the same. to the
great pe,plexity OF the men, Finally one OF
euess you'd hotter 90 before a Justice of
tho Pence and settle this thing. It's too much
for me-"
stable, while some one went after Justice Hall.
When he arrived he opened court IN the stable
husband said: consulted Prosecutor Win
fold Of Jersey City and be told me / had
right to take the child II / saw him alone on
the street." Then he said he was going to
bring Divorce proceedings against his wife.
Justice Hall said:
You got your divorce. Then the Court will de-
oide who is to take charge OF the child. In the