The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-02
THE KIDNAPPED CHILD.
More About the Raws0ns' Fam
lily Troubles.
OR. sEDloE NOT cuLPAPLE,
DIR. Rawson Spirited the Boy Away
Mother-Esmiiy skeleton.

The kidnapping In New Orleans yester-
day of DIR, q. A. Rawson's child by DR..
Bedloe. as told In a dispatch to the POST
Intelligencer. proved sensation in Seat
tie where the couple IS well known. Tie
decree of divorce secured by Mrs. Raw
son before Judge Osborn In this city n
little over a year ago was examined yes
serday and showed that the boy, who
was four years old on October 10 last,
was to remain In the custody OF the
mother for six months at a time and then
with the father for six months, always
In the latter event to be accompanied
by Mrs. l.. X. Norton, Mrs. Rawsons
mother. A little over four months. ago
the child was placed in the hands of the
father. Mrs Norton accompanying the
yourgster That was In Chicago, and a
few weeks ago DR.. Rawson induced Mrs.
Norton To take the child and accompany
him TO the Arkansas hot springs. where
he was about to open sanitarium. Mrs.
Norton went with him to Arkansas. and
before she had been there long she fell
Ill and is at the present time GONZALES
cling. While his mother-in-law was still
Ill. DIR. Rawson quietly folded his tent
and. taking the hoy. departed for New
Orleans without informing any one of his
destination.
DIR. Bedloe Is an old friend of Mrs
Rawson and has known her people for a
great many years. and the rumor that
he is infatuated with Mrs. Rawson Is not
believed by the friends of the couple liv-
Ing In this city. who are familiar with
the family and their relations. II Is be-
lieyed that Mrs. Rawson's people became
aware OF. the whereabouts of the child
and DR.. Bedloe, being on the scene was
induced toNcaptare the child and return
1t TO its mother. who is now living with
her people In her native state Virginia.
DIR. Bedioe is an elderly man and "A
gallant Southerner. and is believed to
have figured In the affair merely as a
friend and at the solicitation OF Mrs
Rawson.
The story that the young man travelling
with DIR. Rawson for the purpose of be-
ing cured Of the morphine habit Is the
sen of a Chicago millionaire is not given
much credeace here, but those who doubt
the story have net stated their reasons,
for doing so.
Mrs. Rawson Is remembered here as a
refined. cultured and intelligent woman
She was accomplished and a good mu-
stefan and her singing has been highly
conplimented. DIR. Rawson has many
friends who remember him ass warm
hearted man and a good physician. He
Was of n nervous temperament and not
at all robust. and, suffering from COM
plant that finally necessitated an opera
ton. he became addicted TO the use OF
morphine and later of cocaine Whether
he succeeded in Kidding himself of the
habit Is not known. Among the doctors
many friends In this city Is Col. l. d.
Mocutcheolh who knew him and HRS
Rawson before they came TO this city
ami. In fact has known Mrs Rawson
ever since few weeks after her mar
riage. He said yesterday that the doctor
was. with one exceptions. the best natural
physician and surgeon he ever knew. He
seemed TO Ave and breathe the atmosphere
of surgery. and was In every way fully
qualified TO grace the profession.
fnasmuch as the child is outside OF
tho jurisdiction OF the state 1t Is possible
that Il will be returned TO It's mother in
Virginia, whore the courts will decide
its final disposition and settle It's custody
for all time to come, as far as its future
residences In that state Is concerned.