The morning call., 1893-09-07
CARRIED HIM OFF.
A Father Boldly Abducts
His Son.
THE MOTHER HEARTBROKEN
The Sheriff and the Police Searching
for Herbert Fairfield and the
Kissing Boy.

There is heartbroken woman at 612
Fourth street mourning for her child. who
has been abducted by her husband. The
husband is either in hiding or fleeing from
the Sheriff. The Sheriff is trying TO find
Herbert Fairfield to serve summons on
him and copy OF the complaint for di-
vorce filed by his wife Gabrielle Fairfield
last Friday. Herbert, who for seven years
was a brakeman in the employ of the
Southern Pacific Company. is also lodging
several police officers. VINO want him for
abduction, and for failure 10 provide for
the support Of his family and to serve an
order of the Superior Court to surrender
The possession of his tive-year-old boy.
Herbert Jr., to his mother.
The complaint is under seal, secure from
prying eyes. 1t contains, however. three
causes of action. Mrs. Fairfield alleges
that she and Herbert intermarried in San
Francisco in January. 1887, and that there
is living issue CT the marriage-two chill
dren-the boy Herbert and girl Louisa,
years iold. She accuses her fleeing hus-
band OF extreme cruelty, desertiOn and
failure to provide. In enumerating the
character of his extreme cruelty she states
that many times he has called her names
so bad they should remain under seal.
In October, 1888, while living at Lathrop.
he choked her and flourished a ready re-
volver. threatening eXterminatiOn, accom-
panied by names lover would not use.
On December 4, 1891, at Albina, Oregon,
he took his razor from his boot and threat
ened tn sever her jugular vein; and in
June. 1892, at 612 Fourth street. in this
city, he struck her with his fist in the face,
and otherwise treated her so cruelty that
she was compelled TO go 80 her mothers
house, where she was confined to her bed
for three months. In her second and
third causes of action enumerated in her
com plaint, she alleges that since July %,
1892. he has deserted, and has wholly
fallec 10 provide for her or their family,
and all this time he has been employed at
a salary of $50 month.
Alter his desertiOn of her she was corI-
pelled 10 work for the support OF herself
and their children. Working out by the
day she could not be hampered by her two
children. She had good friend in Mrs.
Oakland. Mrs. Manning aud her husband
offered home to the little ones, and with
them Mrs. Fairfield left her babies.
With the beginning of this month Mrs.
Fairfield, by her attorneys, Eugene w.
Levy and Andrew G. Mcguire, filed in all
secrecy her complaint. A summons was
issued, and the entire proceedings were
kept quiet. But Herbert was willy. He
could not be found.
At IL o'clock on the morning of August
81, while Mrs. Manning was busy with her
housework and the little Fairfield tots
were playing together. cart stopped in
front of hertdoor, Mrs. Manning saws:
Mr.. Fairfield and his brother Oliver
quickly jumped out, and almost before |
could collect my thoughts they demanded
little Herbert. l quickly picked the dear
little chap up in my arms and told them
they could not have him. With that Mr..
Oliver Fairfield caught hold of me and held
80 - Is,Nfz
fellow out of my arms, and he screaming
all the time, L don't W. Mt to go!-I want
to stay with Mamma Manning? l thought
my heart would break. The dear little
fellow pleaded. begged and implored his
father to let him stay. His father got in TO
me 60, and, jumping in, they quickly drove
away. They went to San Francisco, and
have not been seen since"
Mrs. Fairfield is a tall brunette OF hand
some appearance. She is woman of in
telligence and feels her position keenly.
She is making every effort in her power
with the laws aid to fiud her darling boy
and bring him back. She obtained an
order of the court awarding her the child.
4 warrant for battery committed upon
Mrs. Manning has been issued, search
warrants have been out and Deputy
Sheriffs and police of9cers have searched
among the haunts the fleeing husband
and among the homes of the clan Fairfield,
but both father and son have as CON-
pletely disappeared as did Charlie Ross.
Mrs. Fairfield says: my husband has
many times threatened to take the Child
and leave the country. and [ have no
doubt he has left the State with him and is
by this time beyond the reach of the laws
of this State"
While The father and the captive son 20
on and on a wife's heart is breaking, while
the mother weeps for her lost child.