New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
HIS CHILD TAKEN FROM HIN
An ANGRY MOE PIKSCES \ FATHER.
PEOPLE THOUGHT He HAD KIDNAPPED LITTLE
GIRL WHEN THE COURT HAD GIVEN
HER TO HIM.


HER TO HIM.
Tlcrc WAS an exciting scene Yesterday in the
vicinity of the Courthouse in Brooklyn when Il
mob took child away from its father TO whom
il had been awarded by the court and restored IL
10 the mother. who accused the father OF kldnap-
ping it, Albert Schmidt, IN" father. who 'iv"s ~
No % Grand-,t. recently secure absolute" dlvorr"
from his wife Mrs Helena schmidt. whom he
married on September o, 1858. tn" correspondent
WAS Peter Won Harscll. of NO 81 South Thrd-st,
who has paid Schmidt $1,000 for the alienation
Of hi. wifr's affections In tho decree of divorc"
the custody Of the child, Elizabeth, four years
old was awarded 10 the husband Mrs Schmidt
refused 10 surrender tho child and writ oi
bsb.as corpus was secured. in obedience 10 which
tbo child was produced by the mother in the city
court Yesterday morning. She also had an infant
child with her which her husband is willing 10
leave with her. When the case was c'lIed 'he
mother was crying and declared that she would
not surrender the child
"You will have to give tho child TO the father
said Judge Van Wyck. That is the only thlhg
that can be done under the decision OF Judge
Clement in the case.
The father stepped forward and took hold OF
the little girl. The latter screamed ana the
mother cried that she would not let the clnld
90 and nut her arms about the girl and held her
judge Van Wy"k told the father to wait a
moment and had the order drawn up ana signed
and given 10 him. lie then directed Court oi'lccr
Beck to give the child 10 the father Bnt the
mother did not willingly let go, ana the chiin ana
mother screamed and cried until exhausted. 1t
took three court officers to scparat" th"ii Wheh
the father got the girl in his arms he hurrledly
left the courtroom and Mrs. Schmidt started III
hot pursuit with her baby under her arm
Through the corridor and down the stairs went
rursucd and pursucr, each laden with chld the
the father several rods in advance, III" mother
shouted Stop, thief He has stolen my child
\ crowd Of spectators soon Followed IN pursuit.
excited by the mothers cries anu b'l"NIng mat
they were witnessing ease of kihdpplng III"
father fled up Joral,inOn-sf ana by III" tlnc lie
had reached COurt->t. mon SuiIouhd'u nun,
some Of whom i'm their excitement called out,
Lynch him, kill him He stopped, and
as his wife cann. M and spoke to him man in
the took the little girl from HIM ami gave
her to the mother She tucKch chll1 un1er
each arm and started for stfrct car Ihc
father was making violent protest and waved
the order Of the court in IN" ar, nut the crowd
umbrellas We're raised, and maze MS way up "a
/ stairway in AN office building on Court-st., with
his pursuers at his heels. With the aid Of the
clerks In dn Office he was got safely inside, and
the condition of affairs was explained 10 the
crowd, which then dispersed Inc court officers
mother to leave the courtroom until the father
had gone away.
4 charge Of kidnapping the child will now be
made against the mother and she will he arrested
and compelled to surrender the child to the
father.