The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-09
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PITTsBURa. Pa, Feb. e.-Chris Won der Abe
the kidnapped St Louis baseball magnate, or
rived here tonight with his captors. He wa,
quickly released on legal papera, hui not bofor'
he had got q freah fright on n false alarm
Chris was taken on Monday evening in st
Louis on . bail piece issued by the courts herr
because he had forfeited his bah, required wher
no was arrested several years ago on Q capia,
taken out In the suit Of Mark Baldwin. the base
hall player.
This afternoon Attorney J. 9. Ferguson TO
oeived . telegram from Lawyer John N. Gloves
to look out for the interests Of Won der Aha
who was on q train somewhere between 81
Louis and Pittsburg. Ferguson secured q
habeas corpus from Judges Acheson and Bufing.
ton, United States Circuit and District Judges
and went to.nieht TO- the Baltimore and Ohio
station to meet the 1850 train. Mark Bald.
wins father was there, too, to get . glimpse
esptors were not on It. They had got Oh 81
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the writn. walked to tho jail. followed by q
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:.:A1re you ,yeg der Aher" said Ferguson
..dsnbls," said Ferguson. hero iS.your;man.
a, rSy a s',:.., al; 4s. Chris. "Ain's I had enough
Ferguson explained he was there In his In
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He upbuttoned hi9 overcoat and showed that
vest In the s~truRgle in 81. Louis 70 get away
fan% pl and S'B Rs and Fs Ms%e vent s @ The si H Ssi
Anderson, who're Won der Abe ese heartily
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Won der Aho ssys. the treatment he received
was outrageous. and no vii! sue for 100000
viii s. held S.forS judge B%ud,nston At 70 4.
W. 4. Nimiiot. President Of the Pitt.suge
II rssrested to take the step, but was forced
fact that execution had been issued By Bald.
man ma or rt the Sszf, and TT 1 turned S1ssSt the 10 n S1HSGe over st e
G oissti sssS %issy Mark f ssidw 3S Ss saa q sSe or case. s''''
verdict handed down N the United stetes Court
at Ptttsburg Anew weeks ago, whereby the owner
OF the st. Louis Baseball Club was ordered. 70
between Chris and the pitcher was due to the
strife that existed in 1891 between the Ma
tional League and the American Association.
Baldwin was q member Of the Pittsburg League
club and was at st. Louis ono day when ome-
body told Won der Aho that Baldwin was try.
Ing 70 tamper with "SIver" King pitcher Of the
st. Louis team, with the idea Of inducing the
latter to jump to the PittsburEs. Won der Abe,
excitable. as usual, had Baldwin arrested on .
charge of alleged conspiracy: The pitcher was
promptly discharged In court and then began .
civil suit for $4,000 damages for false arrest.
The case was tried three times, Won der Ahe in
each instance losing. Baldwin graduated from
tho University Of Pennsylvania Medical School
last year and is now living in this city. He
cagog, and won't around tho world with A. q.
6paldfne's teams in 1888, Later he pitched for
the Pfttsburgs and the New Yorka.