Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-05-04
JoBN ANDHHwS' TROUBLES.
Divorced From his wife. who Abdu,

Divorced From HIS wife. Who Abduets
Their Lnlld From niS Home.
John l.. Andrews and wife, who resided
so many years in this city, are at wal
with each other down ia southern Cali
fornia. IL Is not Mrs. Andrews now. but
some other mans wife. but still sue had
q child by the first union u her love
for 1t caused her TO violate the law, and
in consequence she vas ARE ted.
The San Bernardins, Cal, Sun, in its
article on the case, says:
There are a few people in this city who
are aware OF the difficulties, last Jsnu.
AIRY, between John l.. Andrews, a master
mechanic al the santa Fe shops, and his
wife, which resulted in this woman de-
serting her husband and enid. The
family OF three came out here from AlDu
QuerQue. where Mi. Andrews had been In
lne employ Of the santa fe. ihe people
who caIue In contact with them could
not help but notice the estfangement he
tween husband aud wife. Mis. Andrews
finally left u bernardino IOr parts 10.
known. She alter ards MED a suit for
divorce In Riverside county ana the case
went by uetauit. she then married u
Los Angeles man, named Burke. who is
said 10 be a barkeeper. The husband,
who had the sympathy OF ali his fellow
wOrkmen aud people who were cognizant
OF tne iacts III the case, OH mol spend
much time in chasing around after his
wife, but seemed 10 be satisfied with the
possession of his little giri, II pretty little
child Of perhaps d yeals OF age. A
mothers love Tor her offspring brought
the iate Mrs. Andrews To a bernardino
this morning. Hiring a buggy, she drove
around TO Mr.. Andrews boarding place,
on II street near Fourth. The little girl
came out bareheaded to see her mother,
ana was soon induced to get In the buggy
for a drive. Before leaving the house the
mother left word that she would return
when she pleased. Word was sent to the
father, who was busy at work at the
shops. He hurried up town and swore
out "A warrant for the arrest Of his for.
mer wife on the charge VI abduction, and
at 2 O'Clock had all the constablee, deputy
sheriffs and other officers in town out on
the trail OF the woman and child.
The San Bernardino Transcript. In its
comments on the abduction. says:
The Andrews were divorced In River
side county some time ago, the decree OF
the court giving the father the custody
OF the child. but permitting the mother
to visit the daughter at reasonable times
Mrs. Burke, who has married again since
divorced from Andrews, came To this city
yesterday. and going to the house, saw,
the child. She then went TO the livery
stable and asked for the fastest horse In
the barn." and also sought Policeman
White, and asked him TO go with her (,
the house. Arriving thert she called TO the
little girl. and wher .ne father discovered
what was going on, he found the child
with her mother, out at the buggy. He
came out and protested against the child
being taken away. and asked Policeman
White TO prevent 1t, but theofllcer had no
cause to act. Andrews then asked that
officer 10 hold them until he could go and
see his lawyer, and u little latter he re
turned with Attorney George b. Cole.
The latter told Mrs. Burke that IL she
took the child away she would be ar
rested, but that did not bother her. A
sister was with her In the buggy, and
after some parley, they started of In the
buggy, taking the child with them.
Andrews and his attorney, forthwith
proceeded to Justice Thomas office, and
swore out the warrant. Mrs. Burke and
her sister and the child, drove about the
city for awhile, going cut Base Line, but
finally returned the daughter to her "a
theirs house before the officer found Mrs.
Burke TO serve the warrant OF arrest.
| When 1t was served, Mrs. Burke was
taken before Justice Thomas. and the ex-
animation set for Z o'clock last night,
she asking for the time TO get an sttor.
ney from Riverside.
AT Z o'clock she r%eappeared, represent
ed by b. r. Bledsoe. and a Riverside law
yer, but the prosecution refused to go on
with the examination at that late hour
and the case went over until Wednesday
May 4.