The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-21

MRS. GLYNN'S LITTLE GIRL
AND IS NOW SAFE IN PRISON
Sensational Turn in a Strange Case
in Which Recorder Glynn
Figures Prominently.

Recorder Thomas Glynn, who says he
was the object Of attempted blackmailers.
has brought about sensational case in
which there are charges of kidnapping a
child, blackmailng, and also the dis
closure of a secret marriage of Mrs. Glynn
some years before he married her.
lIrs. Glynn was secretly married seven
wears ago and child was born to her.
Since then she met her present husband
and was again married. but the child had
been given into the care OF Mrs. Mccall
frey in Chicago. Four years ago the Re-
corder first heard of the child and the
reasons why Mrs Glynn gave it to an
other woman on account Of certain family
objections. Quite recently Mrs. McCaf-
frey and Miss Annie HOusley arrived in
San Francisco with the baby and. it is al
legged by Glynn, they endeavored TO extoIt
money from him. Mrs. Glynn gave $500
as part payment OF bill oil $1,000 for main
tenance OF the child. Then her brother
demanded the child, but Mrs. Mccartney
refused to part with the girl.
The Recorder took hand at this stage
of the proceedings and the women tried TO
elude his search by leaving town. He
caused them to be arrested at Auburn,
Placer County, and intends prosecuting
the case in the courts here.
Mrs. Hanora B. McCaffre v. the woman
who is charged with the stealing of the
child of the wife of Recorder Glynp. is in
the city Jail with the child. She has en-
gagged an attorney. Charles V. O'Brien,
and says she expects to have to give up
the child and that the case will be settled
When settled, she says she will tell her
story, but until then will not
Mrs. McCafrey is a matronly looking
wi vr hn oh
headdress. from which long black veil
hangs down the back. Altogether she
looks like, and acts like and is dressed to
fit the character of the weeping wife in
East Lynne"
AT the entrance of reporters into the
yesterday afternoon the child sprang
toward her and set up cry of alarm.
The woman was apparently pleased at
the exhibition because of the evidence it
offered of the child's affection for her. She
treasured her, saying that no one should
take her away: that the man would not
harm Der, etc.
thin and pale and evidently of very
nervous temperament. She has hair
almost as white as the old lady's, which
hung down her back from comb circiiug
about the top of the head. During the
entire interview she chung to Mrs. Nc
Caffrey. evidently not to be persuaded out
of her fears.
Mrs. McCaffrey explained that she had
just had a long talk with the child, in
which she told her that they must be
separated-that she Mrs. Mccartney must
give her up.
But she has been with me almost since
birth, continuously, except for short in
terval. and it is like giving up my own
child" she said, with the tears coming to
her eyes.
She refused to say why she had brought
the child here, and was attempting against
the mothers will to take her away again.
II will tell all later on" she said, "but
tried to shield people all these years.,
who never did anything but kindness to-
ward all"
She denied having sent letter stating
that The child was dead or knowing of any
such letter. and declared that she had
never had thought of blackmailing Mr..
or Mrs. Glynn.
Twas on my way back to Chicago last
Wednesday when Mr.. GlyDn and some
others came on the cars and attempted to
take the child from me. They had no
warrant and the trainmen told me to resist
them, which / did until | became SO worn
out that l could no longer do so success
fully. At every station Mr.. Glynn tried
to get an officer to take the child from me.
and they tried to do so. but when I de-
manded TO see their warrant they subsid-
ed. l was sitting in the seat feeding
the child near Sacramento when / saw her
feet go up over my head. | clasped and
chung to them until Miss Housley. the
maid. who accom- panied me, came and
threw her arms about her. Three men
came and tried TO carry her bodily out Of
the car. But we defeated them. Then we
went into closet and barricaded the door.
We only gave up when we were entirely
worn out and they presented what was not
a warrant but telegram and we were ar
rested.
''All that Mr.. Glynn Is reported as say
ing is false. except that the $500 given NE
| earned and that [ have proven good
friend to them. which is hardly consistent
with the rest of his story"
Both Mrs. Mccartney and Miss Housley
were before Judge Low yesterday morning
on the charge of child-stealing, and the
case was set for hearing to-day.