The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-03
PEROT CASE DELAYED
Gladys Refused to Speak to
to Her Grandfather
and Wept.

LONDON, Aug. 8, 1889. Mrs. William Z.
Perot. of Baltimore. Md, who was ar
rested at Liverpool on an extradition war
rant, July q, after reaching that port
from Canada, charged with the abduction
of her daughter, Gladys, and who was
brought here and remanded, the sama
day, on f100 bail, with two sureties. APP
peared for examination this morning, in
the Bow Street Police Court. She was
again remanded on the same bail and
with the same sureties, Sir G. Ewen-
Smith and Mr.. N. Blood
Mrs. Perot was tastefully dressed in q
cream, embroidered costume, and slle
wore sailor hat to match it. She looked
remarkably well and entered the Court.
holding Gladys by the hand. escorted by
her brother, Mr. T. Pierce: Lady Colin
Campbell. dressed in spotted muslin. and
looking grave and sad, and By her two
youngest brothers
Mr.. H. Blood. a brother of Lady Colin
Campbell, who accompanied Mrs. Perot
to this country, and who reached the
Court few minutes later, was warmly
greeted. an all-round handshaking follow
ing his arrival. Sir Ewen-Smith was thd
next interested person to arrive. He cons
versed at length with Lady Colin Camp
bell
There was some excitement in the conrt
room when Mr.. w H. Perot, the father
in-law Of Mrs. Perot entered, accom-
panied by Mr.. Hodson. of the United
States Embassy. Mr.. Hodson pointed to
where the opposing party was seated and
said:-
There they are. Those are Blood's
| brothers and sisters.
~.But where is Gladys?" enquired Mr..
Perot.
There. In the pink costume" answer
ed Mr.. Hodson.
The tail, stately, old gentleman adj
vanced to greet the child. but she hid her
face in her hands, muttering:-
II don't wish to speak to you''
But, my DEAR" ne replied, II have q
letter from your father and he sends his
love-
Thereupon Mr.. Perot handed Gladys a
blue-gray envelope. The child weeping
copiously, did not answer Mr. Perot
| During the scene. the mother had been
summoned to the prisoners dock and, see
| ing her little daughter in tears. Mrs Per-
OF divided wistful glances between the
Magistrate, Mr.. Franklin Lushington
and Gladys.
Mr.. Crane. representing the United
States Embassy. said that extradftion
| papers marked urgent and pressing
were handed this morning to officials OF
the British Foreign Office and were now
on their way to the Home ONCE Soma
| days must necessarily elapse. he said,
before copies of the documents could ba
placed in the magistrates hands. There
fore. Mr. Crane asked that the prisoner
be remanded. Counsel for Mrs. Perot ac-
quiesced to this.
In the meantime Mr.. Perot, Er., stood
by the dock regarding the prisoner In a
withering manner and evidently much
hurt by the reception accorded him by
Gladys.
Eventually the party hurried out or
court. evidently relieved by the expedi-
ton of the proceedings.
A representative of the Associated Press
approached Mr.. Perot, who arrived az
Liverpool from New York, on board the
White Star Line steamer Majestic; butt
beyond a few broken sentences, such as.
Il cannot understand 1t. It is arranged
/ will add nothing" he would not enter
any further into the case.