The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-29
LATEST FANCY IN KIDNAPPING
smooth Scheme Successfully Worked
by X.ch Lyon at Guthrie

Guthrie, o. T., Sept. 28.-"My child! My
child. He has taken my baby from me"
Screaming and waving her arms fran
tically a young mother ran down the
Santa Fe station platform yesterday af-
ternoOn after the fast moving north
bound passenger train. To the near rail-
ing of the last car. d medium-sized man
Of thirty years clung with his left hand,
while with his right he clutched a weep
ing, curly-headed boy. The man was
struggling for a foothold on the car steps.
With a mighty effort he drew himself
to the platform Of the car and was car
ried away, leaving the distracted mother
behind.
HE has taken away my baby; my
Willie has gone from me-" sobbed the
woman as the last car rounded the curve
north Of the station.
Zach Lyons, of Florence, Kansas, came
to Guthrie yesterday, met his wife, from
whom he separated several months ago,
and while in the very act of kissing her
goodbye, tore from her grasp their
1hree-year-old child. A half-hour previ-
Gus to this sensational act, another and
scarcely less dramatic incident was en-
acted on Okloham avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyons were married sew
eral years ago, and for four years their
welded life was a happy one. Three
years ago a child blessed the union. The
little one is a bright appearing boy with
curly, haXen hair and brown eyes which
resemble his mothers. Marguerite Lynn,
the mother, is a decidedly pretty woman
Of probably twenty-five years.
Less than a year ago the couple dis
Duted over some trivial affair and the
disagreement widening, they agreed to
live separately The mother took the
child and, about three weeks ago, came to
Guthrie to live for a time. Often little
Willie cried for papa to come and the
young mother dropped a tear on the
Gaxen locks as she kissed the forehead
Of the little boy and then whispered
Some day"
Yesterday, Unexpectedly, Lyons came
and claimed the child. Mrs. Lyons was
shopping in the millinery department of
Ramsey's store and the little one strayed
q few feet from her. A childish scream
and the mother turned to see the little
one in the arms Of her husband, who was
running towards the street door. Terri
fed, Mrs. Lyons followed.
To prevent a scene" probably, Lyons
stopped when he reached the street with
his burden and turned to his screaming
wife. They exchanged a few words and
then shook hands. Together they walk
ed to Mrs. Lyons rooms and there after
q conversation he pretended to agree to
p reconciliation. He would leave Willie
with her, he said, and she consented to
take tine child 10 the station with her
10 kiss him goodbye.
All went well until the train started to
move. Lyons kissed the baby affection
ately and then leaned over to embrace
his wife, apparently with some of the
same love he had known years before.
just as he turned to board the moving
train he cried. Give me my boy" ana
lifted the child to his arms. He nearly
missed his footing as he swung himself
10 the car platform, but once safely on
board. he turned a deaf ear to the moth
or's appeal. With one look back-a trium-
phant smile upon his face, he entered the
car