The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20
Mr., JAMES B%LACKMAILED.
,,n 4 STRANGER $3.50 AND PROM
ISED $3.50 MORE.

-. the corner Of Dey street and Broadway like
al, workin g,ncn on Friday until they saw q
s,ou,,ooklng, elderly appearing citiJen meet .
"noger ian OH the sidewalk and Lee1n TO con-
80 with him. Then they stepped up and
III. 10 the younger man. Soon aftcrwarl they
,oot him up to Police Headquarters. Tho over
ma m,n we're Detectives Prizes and o'Donohuo
= can't. o'Bricn's Detective Bureau. Their
r,isoner was Henry Hague. who was accused Of
,,+or;inR $3.50 from Sinclair W. james, q book
s,,rer in tie National City Bank of Brooklyn,
AN tuesday. He expected to receive $3.50 more
=, the Der street corner from Mr. Janes, who
-, ;hc elderly man who met him there. He
hsd accused MIR. James o. completely in kidnap-
r,nv a girl from Brockton. Mass., In April last
Hague said he was a Massachusetts, officer.
Nine years ago 3 young French Canadian
roman, known In Brockton as Jessie Carr. left
With Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha l. Kelley there her in
s,pi. A girl. TO be brought up by them She went
m Canada and for a time lived in a convent
Three years later she visited Brockton to see
~ child, who had been chr;stened Clara g..
E,lley, and she then consented to the child's
,sop,ion by the Kel.eys. The little girl was
su,y sdop;ed. and the mother did not reappear
N Brockton again until carly last spring. Her
name upon her temperance was Mrs. J. Z.
Enowl;on. Since last fall and until a few weeks
no Mrs. hnONltOn nau ilVcQ AZ oul IlNInGSton
street., Brooklyn. where she has been mistress OF
, fashionable boirding house. Late in the
winter she became possessed Of a desire TO
have her daughter, now Q years old. with her,
ard she employed a private detective to get her.
To supply the detective, whom she found in
B-ookiyn. with funds TO undertake the work,
,he borrowed 500 from Mr.. James, her friend.
The detective went 10 Brockton and. with the
ala Of some woman who posed as the child's
aunt. got the little girl away from school and
noush, her quietly TO Brooklyn. A search was
leSun for her t. the Kelleys- The search was
prosecuted through the Canadian provinces. and
/; LED the officers an interesting chase. They
brought Up in Brooklyn. and two of them last
Lprl became popular hoArders at sol Living.
soa street, remaining there for some time as
vaosi-usive gentlemen. little interested in other
peorlt's affairs. Their indifference 10 what
Seai on about them did not prevent their OBJ
NrviuE the presence in the house of a little girl.
uAO was generally kept away from the board
IN This was Clara Kelley. The TWO officer
smrde-s came homo on April % with other
ssoa OF Brooklyn. a lawyer. and Elisha L
kelley. Mrs. Enowlton, when she saw these
nez. denied the whole situation. Her child was
IA rear room, the door Of which was shut
Bolt the door. Clara !" she cried. and then
prcoeeced 10 oppose the Officers purpose, protest.
tr thai they should no; take the child. Argu-
MIX n J u II AlOllSE NtUI n i
Aysie1cS Mr.. Kelley had got a writ OF habeas
co-pIs- however. and the mother finally yielded.
liWas agreed hat her identity should not be
should DC permitted 10 see the child occasional
y. SIZE appeared in the records under the name
kept a boarding house in Brooklyn. Mr.. Eellty
established his night 10 the child and took her
s ssss s ea9p ai@ pro Il ~as sa t tSs, Fe IKE n. IN facts fssss
about Mrs knowlton and her child above re-
lated were made known. but they were Greek to
livingston street as they appeared to refer TO =
Mrs knovi;on. however. couldn't stand the
strain and On April 2s she dismissed her board
es, discharged the servants removed all the
houssholt goods and disappeared. accomplish
ing the Whole within twenIE:;oqr hours
brought by Nrs Henrietta Nihio against MI.
james 70. $3.50. the rent for June OF the house
Ju0e - request Tor an explanation Of the
"a ssiE 1t fTo ~ ": JA ne ss sT0n 81, ne answer xt shs,
., The saii. BE SAID that Gr. janes had
Z: sisa, noetSs AT $50 : YEAR. ars' knosi:
90 thereafter became the housekeeper there
T-1foa OF the lease, when the agents were
naktns inquiries looking TO preparations for
teass year beGinnins May i. Nj; james told
.esa 90 on Mrs Knowltons bond for the rent
Asra:s knew they re eived word OF their tenants
rsasoa OF The premises Failing TO md her,
~ re go ,snt 20 2a nes MAO o9hSS Sr Nbs sos me- .1s te i,Ior ne DC
Py the rent for the current month. which BY
u tEns OF the agreement was due in advance,
Eas AlreAd! ont $1,000 on account OF Mrs.
AroE!toa- and that he was not going 70 DO any
ting more about the matter. The plaintiff in,
is5ts- :; Is said. 10 sue for each months rent, il
Esoess47. as il becomes due
.Aoo;her trouble began for Mr.. James on The
q! t%io-e this suit was begun. but il did not
become p1bsic until yesterday, when Hague wa
arrested. On Tuesday Last q man. q stranger 70
Ereet a. az ofscer from Brockton. He HANDED
I'm 3 e.rd bearing the name. l. vs.. LAwton.
.Itere SONG 10 be a lot Of trouble over thai
~ Ihey, We got an indictment up there a,
scoskton. and you re TO Be arrested. Il can bS
Dosey within an hour ! won't get the warrant
LAEton represented. IL is said. that Mr.. jane
"a teen sesn TO hand over the money to pay
vheI 1t was paid. and that he was to be prose
Tgihd a. al scconplice in the kidnapping. Nj
!tsea, 10 avoid trouble and disARreeab,eness
Ht.set 10 the alleged threats. He had only $50
VII hin, and be took the stranger to his
Sotset; house. where he got 500 more from
nnse; him ~ Wednesday ana give him si5t
Awton eTinently did keep it and was angry a
arlns een fooled. for the next day b,
- o-ls9ue letter TO Janes's house, at 92s
Se1erson avenue. beratinR him for not having
1eE Tie appointment and fixing another meet
ng iT FrGay al Broadway and Dey street
shea be advised James 10 keep. To the lette
eappentec Clippings from newspapers relating
ph- Kidnapping case. The letter reached Mrs
yAnsA and astonished her TO such an extern
"a NE eject vas q trip by her husband AM
henS! 70 the Office Of J. w. dgway formerl!
UstnG Attorney OF Kings county. on who's
otlce AE. James kept the appointment Afte
tyss On hand.
When Pnce and ODonohue laid hands oil
aANtoh Re drew up and vigorously warne
otn DOL " touch him al their peril, as he wa
9HGeT OF Massachusetts, here in the pursui
- ~ DUTY: A glimpse OF their shields had
Sssahs erect upon him. and he went Alonl
A the payment OF $3.50 to LAwton had beel
sIhessed by Mr.. Janes's mother. who ha.
.eee athcsS!t 10 the fact, 1t was not considers
aesIy 10 have any money pass in the pres
60 o. me oeiectiyes. AS the alleged crime wa
nL'lso n Kings county. the officers coul
.eie!{ bod their prisoner here over nigh
fss!hn2 the action OF the Brooklyn authoritle.
cSALoh Was taken 10 the Centre Street Polio
LIT : Yesterday morning. and then turned owe
DetoctEe Sergeant Weiser and policeman
asshes OF Brooklyn on a warrant issued by Jus
- premier. 20 whom Lawton's letter and IN
~ IN The case had been submitted by NJ
pA"t"H in court gave his hamc as Henr
HHSsae' Il is said that his name Is Stmut
HE IL L. 80.