Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-09
A W0MAN'S STRATEGY.
How Mrs. Lewis Got Her Boy Away
From the Courts Guardian.
FAILED TO RETURN FROM WALK.
Now the Police Rere and Elsewhere Are
Searching for Her.
THE DIVORCE CASE TO CONE UP TO-DAY

Mrs. Mamie Lewis has eluded the court
and the vigilance of her husband, Richard,
for the present and has added another chap
ter to the famous divorce case which comes
up for trial to-day. Last evening the police
we're notified that the mother had kid
naped the 4-year-old boy; at least
she and the little fellow have
been missing since Wednesday even
ing. A description of Mrs Lewis and the
child was sent out to the chiefs of police in
several large cities, and effort is being
made to appreheud them. Richard Lewis,
the husband, will go into court this morn
ing and have bench warrant issued for the
arrest of the wife from whom he is trying
to be released.
A Celebrated Case.
1t will be remembered when divorce pro-
ceedings were started by the husband last
June counter charges were made by the
wife, and until the case could be heard the
Court gave the custody of the boy to an
aunt who lived at 80 Fulton street. In the
meantime the aunt died, and Miss Woods,
niece of Mrs Lewis, has been looking
after the child. Lewis visited his
on Fulton street, and he says his
wife, who had the same privilege, went to
see him about five times during the last six
months. On Wednesday afternoon about 4
o'clock, according to the story told him by
Miss Woods, Mrs. Lewis paid q visit to the
boy, and announced that she intended to
take him out for q walk. Miss Woods
demurred, and then the mother declared
she was going with the child whether Miss
Woods objected or not. The latter was
little afraid of Mrs. Lewis, and finally con-
sented. They left the house, and Miss
Woods has been waiting patiently since for
the return of the little fellow.
To Guarantee Escape.
While Miss Woods was alarmed and won
dering why Mrs. Lewis did not bring the
boy back, she received note about 10
o'clock in the evening telling her not to be
frightened, as they had gone to the theater
and would be home early. This allayed
the neice's suspicious, and the midnight
hour found her waiting to receive the boy
that never came. Yesterday afternoon Mr..
Lewis went to the house as usual to see his
son, and was surprised to find him gone
After hearing Miss Woods story he notified
the police at once. He said the kid
naping had been we'll planned, and
the note had thrown Miss Woods
completely off her guard. He
added that if he had been there he would
have. known what was up and could have
had time to intercept the child. The di-
vorce case is on the trial list for to-day, and
Mr.. Lewis thinks his wife took the boy at
this time to embarrass him. Her parents
live in Louisville, and he believes she has
gone there or to Cincinnati. The police in
both cities have been notified and are on the
lookout for her.
She Wanted to Die.
Mrs Lewis is handsome young woman,
and it will be remembered that at one stage
of the divorce proceedings she was placed
in the St. Charles Hotel, and Detective
Heiner, now dead, watched over her. She
tried several times to jump from the third
story window, but was prevented by the
officer. A clerk of the Seventh Avenne
Hotel was named as correspondent in Mr..
Lewis bill of divorce, and he demanded
$40, 900 damage. The clerk stated that he
had been hoodwinked. and when he de-
clined to have anything to do with her she
jumped into the river at the foot of Tenth
street, and he pulled her out.