The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
NEWS FROM TACOMA.
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a~sssis had beer reQasstst 70 keep look-
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= q matter Of no sxtracrcsrary fmpor
soaos Ct TIE police stas;on. hss 20
nance which wonld form the oasS Ter
rosss % the uitrs-notsrr type
Years ago, DIR. J. II. Meyer. . eronas-
in9 youz9 csntisi. and . member OF one
% sbe NOR prominent families q Cam
ton, o., became TIE father Of boy. whfoAs
Curing the twelve years since. has borne
~ name ard has been recognized as ais
aen. Tbs mother was well known IN Can
con bue her lineage was not on plane
With thai OF the young Dentist VINO
worked his way by his talents TO the mont
rank In his profession
One night IN the spring Of t8es. TIE
young csrstst left Canton n company
VITA one OF the han6somest young girls
of the city. Gre was finely sdneated. and
shs daughter Of one OF the most highly
respected families 81 Ohio. They came 10
the Pacific coast. spens several months IN
British Columbia al Vancouver ard Fic-
sorsa. and finally came 70 Puget sound.
Mrs. Meyer is devoted 70 the Doctor. and
sAe couple are apparently most happily
united. Dr. and Mrs. Meyer are living on
North Thirty-fourth street, IN this city.
and ne has for some time past occupied
the position Of dean Of the Tacoma Col
iege OF Dental Surgery.
Ralph the dentists son by his first wife,
has been cared for during the past three
years by Mise C. s. Block, an aunt OF
Or. Meyer, at hsr home ia Minneapolis.
Last summer Or. Meyer. having satisfied
himself that his son had not been treated
az his station an life warranted. sent for
bis aunt and the boy and they came 70
Tacoma. and made their home with DIR.
and Mrs. Meyer. IL was only short time
after this that things began running the
wrong way in the Meyer household. DR..
Meyer and his female relative did not
agree about matters relating 10 Ralph.
and short while ago Or. Meyer deter
mined to send me lac 20 the college at
yAshon. Miss Bleck was notified OF his
tstsrnainasio ton. She did not receive the
news with eGuanimlty. and Thursday
morning. shortly after dawn. she left the
house secretly. taking the boy with her.
and has not bssn eeen since.
A warrant fer her arrest was issued .
few days ago and placed in the hands Of
the police for service. Chief Smith has
taken personal charge Of the case. being
instructed by the father 10 secure the
child at eli costs. The woman was traced
20 Seattle and the officers are a. present
in possession OF informstin as TO her
wheraabouts. She has not yet bean APP
pretended however. Miss Bieck was not
believed 20 bs possessed OF sufficient funds
to travel far. although she took with her
ysluables that might DO made use OF in
caso she wanted money. But by her &C
tions IL .s apparent that she is IN eorre-
spontencs with some one in the East. for
tickets to Minneapolis we're ordered by
telegraph from one OF the local railroad
offices here after she had left tho city.
They have not yet bean called for.
DR.. Meyer 10 young and persistent and
well able to conduct q successful pursuit
after his child The woman IL clever. de-
tsrminsd and apparently supplied with
money. She is verssd In the WAYS OF the
travelling world, and may for q long time
eiude her purxuer. who wants first 10 Sc
cure possession OF his child and then right
tho wrong the old lady has done him
Or. Meyer and thu mother OF the child
have relatives In the East who. II Is be-
hsved are interested in the case. Al
though DIR. Meyer has lived here for the
last eighteen months. the boys mother
has RETAINED from following him for
reasons perhaps that she herself knows
best about
Or. Meyer was seen tonight by Q Post
Intelligsnctr correspondent and asked
about tho matter. Besides acknowledging
that he wanted very much 70 regain pos
session OF hts son. he did not wish 10 dis
euss the case az length
Miss Block and Ralph Meyer rAe boy.
we're arrested tonight az O'Clock BY Ser
seant Harris. The woman IL In the Gus
tody OF thu police. and the boy Will he
turnst ever % his father.