The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-27

CHICAGO, Dec. A-Henry B.. Shl eds
of Coleman. Shields < Co. iron. ma tnu-
facturers Of Niles, O., and man. Nge1 OF
the Girard furnace at Girard. o. was
arrested last evening charged with the
kidnapping of Z. NJ. Byers Of Pitts. VI re.
Pa, a member Of the wealthy y, IN
manufacturing firm Of z. NJ. Byers &
Co. Of that city. The warrant was swolt
out by Mrs. Byers
Shields arrived in the city yesterday,
morning and registered at the Hotel
Grace under the name Of J. B. Perry.
Boston, o. The arrest was made so,
quietly that no one about the hotel knew.
OF It. The prisoner was taken before.
Justice Murphy and admitted TO bail in
the sum Of $4,000
Attorney George S. Baker. who repre-
sents Mrs. Byers in Chicago, says:
May IS last Henry 3. Shields took Mr..
Byers from the hotel in Pittsburg. where
he was then living. and brought him to
Chicago Here he was placed in charge
Of DR.. W. Lewis Tallman. house physf-
clan at the Great Northern hotel Mr.
Byers was. by various articles and
charges against his wife, worked into n
state in which he was easily handled.
Shortly after his arrival here he was
placed under the immediate charge OF
woman nurse named Diles, who received
her directions from DR.. Tallman. For
more than three months Mrs. Byers
made diligent search and inquiry for
her husband. and during this period She
says Mr.. Byers wrote frequently TO her.
but none of these letters reached her.
and when he would inquire why he was.
told that she no longer cared for him
After a long search Z. NJ. Byers ana
his nurse were found in St. Paul Mrs.
Byers went Immediately there and found.
him. Next day DR.. Tallman arrived and
together they returned to the Great
Northern hotel IN this city. II was
while they were here that Mr.. Byers'
was again taken away, this time by Dr.
Tallman while Mrs. Byers lay III.
"Dr. TaIlman. with his nurse. took his
patient 10 Montreal, where he registered
the party as DR.. +. NJ. Brown. ). i.
Smith and Mrs. Alva DObson, Chicago
Since then Byers has been taken 10 Nall-
Gus parts Of the country. He has drawn
personally but little money from his
firm. vet il is estimated that since his
abduction last May there has been spent
from this source for his account sum
approximating $4,000
AT various times continued Mr..
Baker I'VE have asked TO KNOW MI
Byers's whereabouts, but each time were
put Off The people who have had him
under control have refused every propo-
sition we have made. We know from
statements made by Tallman and others
that Byers wants to go to his wife, but.
is held in duress and detained in the
manner related herewith"
DR. Tallman ridicules the story Of the
alleged kidnapping and the allegation
that his patient is insane. He says
Mrs Byers has her peculiarites, and.
twenty years of married life with her,
together with business cares. had brought
on nervous prOstration, so when Mrs.
Byers went down 10 Atlantic City last
Nav he came out here to recover his
health He was doing finely, and in
August went up to St Paul to the races.
in charge of a trained nurse. Mrs.
Byers went up there and created a scene.
went up there and brought the entire.
party back here. Mr.. Byers said he
would try to live with his wife. For
fourteen days they lived together. on
the fourteenth day he told me he could
stand il no longer; that he was going
away where he could have chance to
get well. Since then 1 have seen him but
twice His friends know where he is,
for he writes to them occasionally"
Shields left for PittsbUrg today. but
will be here on Wednesday when HIS
case il called