The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-01

tanned in this city about a year ago.
It reads;
New Orleans, Jan. 31.--Special.-
<-year old son OF DR.. Rawson was
kidnapped from him today by DR. Bed
loe. ex-United States consul at Annoy.
The kidnapping occurred In the heart
OF the CITY. and Rawson claims that
Bedloe was abetted by the regular po-
licemen. He has watched all outgoing
steamers and trains. but has failed to
get q trace Of Bedloe. his wife. mother
fn-law or child. He says that he will
follow them and prosecute the case in
the courts.
the son OF a Chicago millionaire. who
10 travelling with him and being treated
for the morphine habit. This young
man Took an overdose OF the Grug sew
eraa nights ago, and came near dying.
That Is how the police first heard Of
Rawson's presence here.
Rawson says that Bedloe, WHO Is over
so years CT aAe. is infatuated with his
divorced wife, and wants to marry her.
That was why he assisted e1er in kid
mapping the child. He told the police
on the night his patient came near dy-
ing that he intended to seek a recon-
Citation with his wife.
DR.. and Mrs. G. A Rawson are well
known In this city. having resided here
for three years and the latter was ne
garded as one OF the most beautiful wo-
men in the city. The Rawsons came here
In the summer OF 1880. and for a long time
DR. Rawson enjoyed q lucrative practice.
In the summer OF 1888 the Rawsons. ac-
companied by their 3-year-oid boy and
Mrs. l.. X. Norton. Mrs. Rawson's mother.
went East on visit. and while they were
away the Rawson residence, which was
deserted. caught fire ard burned to the
ground There was no apparent cause
for the fire, but no suspicion attached TO
it. After some trouble the insurance
money was collected. DIR. Rawson re-
turned to Seattle IN about two months.
and a little later Mrs. Norton also re-
turned, bringing the boy With her. Mrs.
Rawson remaining East.
Before long Rawson fen I'll ard was
sick for some time and weart TO London.
where an operation was performed on him
and hc has net been heard from since.
Shortly before he left here he told s4y-
eraf OF his most intimate friends that
his relations with his wife were not pleas
art: that her frssasls I'm tire South and
East had BATTERED her about her voice 70
sascsn an extent that she became saGzasf
with a desire TO go on the operate stage.
30 which, proposition ne was bitterly ou-
posei 1t was not long after the doctor
left Tor London that Mrs Rawsor1 .a,,fat-
~ returned from the East and brought
szIt for divorce. charging that her hs,x-
barsi was cruel TO her and that ais tres,s-
snerSt was saturlosss to her fseaish: -ssxs
also Re at one time enAeavorest 10 suate
her take medicine which she susvee,esa
corstasnsf poison. TIE snvessIsatir,r,
oroaglsr out a great zrauy sensational
features RawSon answered denying 4ha
daarsses bat he. did not put In a personal
appearance ard the divorce was given
Mrs. Rawson-
AZ ths time OF the divorce A. ~..
ruroree that Mrs. gawson was about ~
nsarTy her cozssin Prince Itrrh4aA of Nev-
leo. son Of Emperor Iturbsde, the onIv
rsssave rsosratate OF that country. who
was deshrorscd about sixty years aro
she fisa nor marry her cousin however
She wers from here 10 SAN Fraact~ee.
and created Some COMMUNION in IRE p.,-
ace Eosei BY her striking fnrtsvsauaIItv-