The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-21

grabbed the child and made q dash for
the car platform. In response to the
mothers screams he was held by the
passengers and the child taken from
him. The train was stopped and the
child being returned to Mrs. Rowell her
husband was elected from the car.
George RoWell is son of Luzon Row.
ell, who for twenty years was the tax
collector here. He is a superintendent
| of the Driggs-Seabury Gun and Ammu
milton company's shops. He was mar
| ried eight years ago TO Emma Decker,
the daughter of a widow who had lived
here several years.
The early married life of the Young
couple was a happy one, but clouds
| finally appeared. Georgia was Eorn.
but even this tie did not suffice to
brighten the home. Rowell and his wife
finally decided that a separation was in
evitable, and four years ago Mrs. Row.
ell left here and it Is believed, went to
| New York city to live. Her next APP
pearance here was yesterday afternoon
| Georgia has always been in the GUS
| tody of the husband although there had
never been any court proceedings. He
was fearful, however, that some day
his wife would attempt to get possession
| of the child, and therefore he hired a
| governess, Miss Grace Cromwell who
was always watchful of her charge.
Rowell was absent from his home last
evening, and Georgia with Miss Crom-
well, had started for Bradey's green
houses. They had walked about 100
orIe rr,1,n, nrYfr
Mrs. Rowell jumped out, seized the child
and fastened back to the carriage,
which was driven away at a furious
gait. Miss Cromwell screamed and ran
in the direction the carriage had gone
Pursuit was useless, however, and she
ran home.
The husband returned ten minutes lat
er and the young woman told him the
story. He rushed out OF the house and
hurried to the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad station in time to
see the o'clock train pulling out. He
climbed aboard and found his wife with
her arm around Georgia Rowell lean
ed over the seat and lifted the little one
into his arms. He darted for the door,
but the woman's screams brought the
passengers to their feet, and men
jumped for Rowell and held him.
L. F. COLES. the conductor of the
train. had pulled the bell rope and as
the train had slackened speed demand
ed that the child be returned to it's
mother. Rowell refused and made
another attempt to free himself as he
held Georgia tightly to his breast.
Among those who were holding Row
ell were George w. Beach, supernten-
dent of the Naugatuck division of the |
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad. He finally succeeded in free
ing Georgia from her fathers grasp and |
carried her back to Mrs. Rowell, who |
was now almost hysterical. The tears
that coursed down her cheeks fell on |
the child's face as Georgia cried for her
father
Some of the men passengers ard the |
forced Rowell out of the car
and then TO the ground. Coles pulled |
the bell cord, and the father stood be-
side the track until the last car was
lost to sight.
Mrs. Rowell came here at 7:45 yester-]
day morning. She went to N. D, Bald
wins livery stable and engaged a car
rage. She rode out to her former home,
and for some hours drove around the
neighborhood apparently awaiting an
opportunity to see Georgia.
The woman's mother died several
years ago, and 1t cannot be learned here
where Mrs. Rowell has been living in
New York. 1t is believed that her des-
tination last night was that city al
-hough she would have had to change
,ars at Bridgeport.