The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
RAN AWAY WITH
HIS LITTLE SON
John S. Inglis of the Union
Pacific Railway Has
Fled.
He Left on Sunday Last for the
East to Avoid the Courts
Decree.
Would Not Pay Alimony or Give Up
HIS Boy to His VIE, Who
Sued for Divorce.

John S. Inglis, the contracting freight
agent of the Union Pacific Railway Com.
pany, has disappeared from San Fran
cisco. He did not LEI even his best friends
know of his sudden leaving until he was
gone and safe beyond the State line.
With him Inglis took his little son, who
has been the subject of a contest in the
Superior Court, so the flight has some
thing in it OF a romantic nature.
The disappearance of Ingl!s was kept
very quiet until yesterday. On Monday
1T was known only to one or two of his
friends, but it was not till yesterday that
the local agents of the Union Pacific sys-
tenn knew that he had severed his connec-
tion arbitrarily with the company, at least
in California, and skipped with his son.
For two days 1t was thought by them that
something had happened to prevent Inglis
from appearing at the office on California
SECT.
HIS employment took hirn away from
the office much of the time, for which
reason nothing was thought of his alb
sence. He travelled all over the State
making con tracts with shippers, and also
in San Francisco with merchants. The
office received no word from him as to
where he was at work and when informa-
ton was given yesterday regarding his
sudden journey eastward the Union Paci-
nc agents were the mos. surprised of all
the railway men who heard of it later in
the day, when the matter was discussed
among them on the street.
1.-The whole story is told in few words, !"
said railway agent who was an intimate
n INrr l-o ~ l.
jumped his position to avoid paying his
wife alimony and TO keep possession of his
little boy
'Inglis became infatuated with you1 o
woman here-a girl OF good family and
their ASSOCIATION became notorious. He
made a great mistake. He forsook his
vile for another woman, and is 10 blame
for all his troubles. He was the best con-
tracing freight agent IN California, had a
good income ana a nice home. His wife is
a charming lady against whom not word
can be said. But be threw everything over
and at last in his stubborn way skipped
rather than abide by the decision of the
courts"
Where is he now?'
The question was answered with some
he sitatlon.
"He is out of the State, beyond the ju-
risdiction OF the courts. and suppose that
the expense of bringing HIM back in civil
suit would be so heavy there is little like
Hhood OF lnglis ever being hunted for.
1t will be long time before he comes back
TO San Francisco, if he ever does come here
again.
Some time ago Inglis sued his wife for
divorce. He was unsuccessful, as the
court refused to grant decree giving him
the divorce. There was no proof against
Mrs. Inglis, so the case was dropped.
Then Mrs Inglis brought suit for divorce
on the grounds of desertion. Inglis was
ordered to appear in court yesterday
(Tuesday) with regard to the allmony, when
he would be ordered 10 make provision
for his wife. The keeping of the son was
also to be considered. Rather tuan sub
NIT he got away from the Jurisdiction OF
the court Sunday, it is believed, OH the
overland tram for the East where he will
resume his occupation with some railway.