The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-29

street Has Been the
Temporary Home of the Man
Knocked Down, Whose Name r.
Barry-His Supposed sister-in-
Law With Him,
residents and pedestrians on Martin
street between st. Peter and Rice streets
VINO were on that thoroughfare at san
o'clock last evening, were treated To q
sensational case of kidnapping and an as.
sauit which followed the abduction of n
hve-year-old girl
Mrs. Carl ScholIenberg. wife of +ba
proprietor of a saloon at 13e Mar+tr,
street'was walking slowly along the north
sue OF Martin street about $3.50 o'clock,
When she noticed a weIl-dressed man
ieadlhg little girl coming along the side
walk from the direction of st. Peter
street Inc man and child stopped as
she neared them, and the man asked her
question which she did not understand.
suddenly from across the street ran a
"ell-dressed man, who grabbed the child
ana hurried to a closed hack which was
standing on the opposite side of the
street The little girl was lifted in the
mack, and then the driver whipped ND his
horses, and the carriage dashed down
Martin street, and was around the COR
ner of st. Peter street in a moment
Inc man VINO had seized the child re-
turned TO the one who had been walking
up the street with her, and there was a
two-round go between them.
KNOCKED DOWN TWICE
Ihe man who did the kidnapping knocked
the other one down twice. BY this time
ltuhofeo persons had been attracted to
the scene. and some. of the bystanders
sdy thdt the man who grabbed the child
said, while pounding the other. "Y6u was
not satisfied with taking my wife and
sl,OO' out must take the child. too"
Inc crowd increasing the ktdnaDer
walked away, and boarded an interurban
car at Central avenue and Wabasha
streets. Half an hour afterward PatroI-
man smith, of the Rondo street station.
arrived on the scene, but there was. moth
ing LOT MIN to do but disperse the crowd.
Inc man who was assaulted and had
the child taken from him was found last
evening at the boarding house at $50 ST
feter street by reporter for the GIoba
de gave his name as A. l. Barry. and
refused to discuss the affair or give anv
explanation of it,
Mr.. Barry is tall, dark-complexioned
man, apparently about 80 years of age
He was somewhat nervous and In renIv
10 questions said he did not care 10 dis
cuss the assault or KIDNAPPING in anv
way.
have placed the matter in the hands
Oh the police, and for a day or so do NOT
care 10 nave any publicity. Yes, I know
the name OF the man who took the child
and had he not assaulted me and dazad
me Tor the moment he would not have
peen able to take her from me-"
REFUSED TO TALK.
Pressed for the name of the ktdnana-
Mr. Barry excused himself, and went un
stairs, where he talked for a moment
with a woman. Returning he said he
must De excused from discussing the af-
ra1r in any way, as he was very busy.
from occupants of the house 1t was
learned that Barry, accompanied by a
woman who was introduced as Mrs
Moore, his sister-in-iaw. arrived in Ct
Paul about a month ago. They had with
them a little girl about years of age.
said to be Mrs. Moore's daughter
Neither Mr.. Barry nor Mrs Moore were
of the confidential kind and none of +ba
other boarders learned anything about
their past movements. They remained
in the house. occupying separate rooms
on the second floor, and went out but
little, the child being kept with Mr.. Bar
ry or Mrs. Moore all the time
From the police 1t was learned that
about a month ago letter was received
from a man named Gaynier living at
New Orleans asking the police to locate
ms wife and little girl, who had left
there, and were supposed to be in St.
Paul. The letter also mentioned that
L. Barry, who left New Orleans at about
the same time, might be here
GAYNIER ON THE WATCH
The police gave the case attention. and
from information secured by them Mr..
Gayner arrived in st. Paul three davs
ago. He evidently had been keeping
close watch of the movements of Mr..
Barry and Mrs. Moore, and the kidnap-
ing affair of last evening was carefully
planned
Mrs Moore, the mother of the H++Ia
girl, refused to be seen last night or saw
anything about the abduction of her
daughter. The police were notified bv
Mr.. Barry within a short time after tho
assault, but up to 1 o'clock this morn
ing had not located the child or her alb
ductor.
GAYNIER LEAVES TOWN.
Late last evening it was learned that
Mr.. Gaynier had left the city with his
child. Mr.. Gaynier came to this city sew
eral days ago and made his mission
known to an attorney, by whose advice
he was guided in the recovery of his child.
Mr. Gaynier is a merchant of New Or
leans, where he was formerly in business
he explained, with Barry. He claimed
Barry had abused his business confidence.
.Iha husband Sail his I..iEn a..l L..;.. -.