Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-02-17
FATHER AND CHILD UNITED
John F. Lenaghan and His Little
Tott OFF for Home.
MOTHER TOO ILL TO MOVE
viii Be Placed In San!arum for Treatment.
Martin Still Occupying Cell In
the City Prison.

Little Minnie Lenaghan has been re-
turned to her father and is now on the
way to the home of his sister-in-law In
Orlando. Fla, in company with him.
They left the city yesterday afternoon on
the Louisville and Nashville train at
4 O'Clock.
Mrs Lsnaghan is suffering from hys-
terra to such an extent that she could
not travel yesterday and was left at the
hotel As soon as she is able to travel
she will be placed in sanitarium for
treatment as her mind is sorely unbal-
anced.
AS stated in yesterdays State Herald
Mr. John F. Lenaghan and Judge C. G.
Butt. the woman's brother. were in the
city. They came in response to Acting
Chief Wier's kilograms.
While here arrangements were maze
by which the child was delivered to tn
father ard Mrs. Lenaghan would be SEM
to an insane hospital for treatment. All
of this was satisfactory to both parties.
As for Martin, he will probably be taken
10 Florida to answer to several charges
in that state as the adultery case Will
not be pushed.
MRS LENAGHAN'S BROTHER.
Judge c. G. Butt is judge of the circuit
court IN Lawrence cOuHly, II Id, anu Id9
held the position for the past twelve
years He is a perfect gentleman and
into his hands has been entrusted the
clearing up Of everything pertaining to
the case here.
He said to a State Herald representa-
tive that Mrs. Lenaghan had been and
was al present great sufferer from
complication of diseases. Two years
ago she was in the Johns Hopkins hos
pital in Baltimore and last year was
placed in the Kelley institute at At
lauta While in Baltimore she con-
tracted the morphine and whisky habits
while being treated and it was on this
account that she entered the Kelley
institute.
After being removed from the latter
place she was taken home and given
private treatment. She had not fully re-
covered when she left her husband for
the companionship of Martin.
A CONFIDENTIAL CLUB.
w. O Martin served as clerk and mana
ger for Mr. Lenaghan in his large whole
sale house near the wharf in Tampa.
While thus engaged he gained entrance
to the home of the Lenaghans. After
Mr.. Lenaghan, who also owned schoon-
er plying along the coast, was compelled
to be absent from home for weeks at
time. II was just after his return from
one of these trips that Martin left him.
Two days following Mrs. Lenaghan join
ed her lover and no more was heard from
them until arrested here, although let
ter signed ]. B. Anderson was received
by Mr.. Lenaghan asking what reward
would be paid for the child. 1t is sup
posed that Martin wrote this letter from
New York.
MARTINS TRAVELS.
were related last night by young man
who claimed to know. The couple took
the child to New York city and thence
Through SYRACUSE! ! Elmira, Buffalo,
Cleveland, and Chicago. In the last city
Martin became connected with a novelty
company and travelled several states for
them, finally landing here. In this city
he secured a position as agent for the
New Home Sewing Machine company,
and is said to have made an excellent
salesman. This company paid Martin
some money yesterday, and he was en-
abled to send out and get his meals.
Martin seems to be an exceedingly
slick artist in the best meaning of the
term able to adapt himself to almost
any kind of occupation.
REUNITED KINSPEOPLE
Yesterday morning Judge Butt called
at the hotel and had an interview with
his sister. Mr.. Lenaghan did not see his
wife at all. The meeting between broth
Ell and sister was pathetic in the extreme.
Mr.. Lenaghan, Capt. Weir Judge Butt
and MI. Lesser went to the house OF the
Qatter's sster-in-law to see the child She
was playing on the floor when her father
entered the door AS soon as she say
him she recognized her father, and, with
q joyful cry of Daddy, daddy" she ran
into his arms. Not a dry eye was in the
room during the first few minutes of the
reunion of father and child, and Minnie
Rugged her father in great delight. She
cried piteouslyi when he started for the
city again and was only passified when
told he would soon return.
At the depot the child and her father
exhibited .unmstakab bic evidence of mu-'
tual happiness, and they never lost sight
of each other at any time.
Mrs. Lenaghan will be placed in the
asylum, and when she RECEIVERS her health
house and offer her 2 joyful welcome
there. She has been wronged and has
sinned, but her husband, who, with all
her faults loves her STILL" will forgive
and forget the past, and take her once
more to his bosom.
Martin it Is said shed bitter tears yes
terday morning in his small cell in the
city prison. II is evident that he fears
bodily harm from the man to whom ne
brought shame and disgrace. Martins
fate is somewhat in doubt. He may be
liberated today or he may be sent to
Florida to answer to several charges of
a grave character.
Before leaving yesterday Mr. Lenaghan
gave check for the 800 reward and
said he was glad to have to pay it. 1t
and Garner. Thus it seems that the
morbdly curious will fail to have their
desire for sensation gra titled at this
mornings session of the inferior criminal
court.