St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-23
WANTED HER DARLING
Mrs, Harris Tried to Kidnap
Her Ten-Year-OId Son
George,
But the Father Was Active
and Caught Her at the
Depot.
Strong Counter Charges Made
by a Husband to Divorce
Pleadings.
Lumbermen Talk Of Indict-
ments--Apehiteet Aliens
School Plans.

The travellers waiting for their trains at
the union depot yesterday afternoon were
treated to an interesting little episode.
Shortly before o'clock carriage drew up
to the entrance and well-dressed woman
and a boy with his arms full of school books
alighted. The woman purchased two tickets
for Eagle Bend at the window and, together
with the boy, hurried down stairs TO the
lower waiting room. She was evidently
laboring under some suppressed excitement.
for she was pale as death and occasionally
broke into fits of weeping at the same time
kissing and careSSlng the boy, VINO seemed
TO reciprocate fully, for he patted the wom-
ans cheek and asked her not to cry.
When the gates opened and the gateman
called out the stations on the Osseo branch
of the Great Northern road, including Eagle
Bend, the woman and the boy proceeded TO
gather little baggage together preparatory
to taking the train. At this juncture a man
rushed down the stairway and. grasplng the
boy by the arm, attemp pied 10 pull MIN away
from the woman. to whose skirts he chung.
A scene followed, the woman sobbing and
appealing 10 the spectators not to let her boy
and pulling away at the little fellows arm
be taken away from her, and the man Juggling
Officer Mike Kennedy put in an appear
ance and escorted the party TO police head
quarters, where they told their stories. Inc
man ana woman were husband and wife.
His name is Charles ). Harris, and he is en-
ployed at Northrop, Broslan d Co.'S seed es-
punishment. Ills place VI TcnlucHCC 10
Eighth avenue northeast His wife, he says.
had attempted to kidnap his son George, and
would have succeeded had he not reached
the depot i'll time.
1t will be remembered that about year
ago scandal came TO light in st. Cloud that
caused the social circles of that little city. TO
bubble over with excitement DR.. j. $. Tyler,
of that city, eloped with Mrs. Charles ID.
Harris, the two going to Eagle Bend. Harris
was a railroad man and quite prominent III
10 oil
peace at Eagle Bend ana came to this city TO
live. They had two children, George, aged
ten. and Hazel, aged six The latter was
taken by the mother, and the boy came 10
Minneapolis with his father, and commenced
going to the Everett school ABOUT Two
weeks ago Harris went to Eagle Bend and Sc
cured possession of his little girl.
Yesterday morning Mrs Harris arrived in
the city bent upon KIDNAPPING her chlld Sne
drove to the school in the afternoon ana
asked permission OF the teacher to see her
boy. This was granted her, and, taking h i'm
into the carriage, she drove off to the union
depot, where the husband put in his appear
ance just i'll time to prevent his boy being
taken away. He had been notified previously
by some friend who learned OF the schocl
house episode.
When they arrived at police headquarters,
Mrs. Harris kept her boys hand tightly
locked III her own, and refused to give him
up until Superintendent of Police Hender-
so ordered her to do so. The boy stated that
he was willing to go with his mother. but
the superintendent held that he belonged to
his father, and that Mrs. Harris would have
to go to the courts to secure him. So Mr..
Harris walked off with his boy, and left his
unfortunate wife sobbing as though her
heart would break TO a GLOBE reporter she
said:
Charley is brute and ill-treats the boy.
The poor little fellow has black and blue
marks all over him now. 1 wanted the boy.
and he was anxious to go with me, for he
loves his mother. and does not believe all
the things that people say about her Two
weeks ago my husband came TO Eagle Bend
and stole little Hazel away from me- She
was on the street i'll front of the Grand Army
hall when he came up and took her. have
no one now and do SO much want my child
rem back The stories told about DR. Tyler
and me are not true. / am not living with
him, but merely stopping at his home. am
earning my own living by teaching music,
and get no help from any one. The people
said drove his wife away, but that is false.
had nothing to do with her leaving her
husband. have already commenced divorce
proceedings. and the papers in the suit are
OH file in the Todd county court will be
able 10 get my divorce easily enough, for
can prove all the charges l bring"