The Green Forest tribune., 1894-03-01
A FATHERS LOVE.
BOONE COUNTY MAN CREATES A sENSA-
TON AT ANDERSON, INDIANA.
With the aid of the Police Force he attempted TO
Kidnap his Eighty -Yearo!d Daua ahfer.

(Ind.) Bulletin of Feb. Goth, relates a
bit Of experience OF Boone county
man, an acquaintance of many of our
people:
At $50 last evening little Ethel Jay
Gamble was forcibly taken from the
Hazelwood school building. placed in a
closed cab and driven away with the
aid of the police department of Ander-
son. This fact no one denies.
Sunday afternoon dark, lank man
arrived in the city. He hunted up
Capt. WeIker Of the police department.
He gave his name to Welker as Gustave
A. Gamble of Harrison, Boone county,
Ark. Boone county is in the northwest
of the State and the county seat is so
miles from the nearest railroad. Gam
ble eXhibi ted letters, papers and GER
tifcate of membership in the Christian
church to Mr.. Welker and told him his
business here.
The business of the man from Ar
kansas here was to get his clutches up
on his eight-year- daughter by his
first wife, Mary j. Nixon, who lives at
81 Forkner street, Hazelwood, with her
husband, Charles Nixon. He unfolded
his plans to Capt. Welker and showed
his church credentials. Welker and
Gamble consulted Judge NJ. \. Chip
man, who either thought the case hope
less or concluded to save expense, and
it is alleged advised Welker and Gam
bic to get everything ready and when
school was out last evening take the
little girl without process OF law and
get out of the State with her as soon as
possible. This was the plan attempted
but it proved dismal failure.
A hack was engaged from Sells Broth
ers and in it Gamble rode to the school
building at the appointed time. Pence
was there according to orders from his
superior officer. The location of the
room and all the details had been plain
ly described to the Arkansas man. AT
the critical moment he rushed into the
school building, up the stairway, grab
bed the little girl, smothered her cries
with handkerchief, and hurried down
the stairway, out of the building and
was rapidly driven away in the closed
cab. AS matter of course the out
rage created the utmost excitement.
Children ran and screamed Miss
Schrock at once sent word to the moth
er of the child. She ran screaming to
the rod mills where her husband is EN-
ployed. He hastened with his wife to
the school building. but too late. Lit
tie Ethel with the aid of the police had
been taken away, no one knew where
or by whom.
The parents of the child learning the
particulars appealed to the officers and
telegraphesi-to Pendleto where the fu-
gitives were arrested The case will
now come properly before the court and
Gamble Will endeayor to show that the
mother is not I'll person to hold custo-
dy of the child. Pending the result the
little girl is in cha.ge of the sheriff.
Capt. Welker says the Niyons bear a
bad reputation and he shows telegram
from a constable in Davies county say
ing that Nixon WAS wanted there for
horse stealing, but that the prosecut-
ing witness had fled to Oklahoma.
Gamble says it was the love for his
child that prompted him to act without
the sanction Of the law. He also in
sists that not cent was paid in any
manner for the assistance rendered
him. He says he learned that Nixon
and his wife We're here and that he
wrote to Postmaster Crittenberger
about them, and on last Thursday re-
ceived letter from the postmaster say
ing that Nixon and his wife were living
out on Forkner street among Il lot of
negroes The next day he started for
Anderson. He will remain in this part
Of the country and make legal fight
for his child. He speaks kindly Of
Sheriff Van Dyke and his deputy, Amos
Coburn, and they of him. He was not
locked up at any time and is not now
pndar hand of any kind