The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-28
THE CHILD RECOVERED
MRS. s. ID. MILLER AND HER son
LOCATED AT LAWRENCE.
She Oversight and Missed a Big Four
Train - The Mother Is Said to
Have Returned to New York.

Sydney Miller, seven years old, who was
taken away from the city Wednesday
afternoon, by his mother, Mrs. Samuel d.
Miller, was found with her in the home of
Benjamin Marshall, at Lawrence, about
o'clock yesterday morning by the detec-
tives, Samuel d. Miller, father of the boy.
w. II. III. Miller, his grandfather. and J.
w. Fesler, his law partner. They were
sleeping when the party arrived. The
mother dressed herself and her son and
gave him up without protest. She then took
an early train at Lawrence, for the East.
The movements of Mrs. Miller were lost
with her disappearance at the Union Sta
ton, Wednesday afternoon, after the
child's governess had jumped from the car
riage in which they were riding, to tele-
phone to the boys father of Mrs. Miller's
action. At the station she hired George
Senour. a cabman, to drive her to the
Massachusetts-avenu depot, with the in
tention Of catching an evening accommo-
dalton train on the Big Four, but learning
that it did not stop there, she ordered the
cabman to drive her on to Brightwood. 1t
was her intention to catch the Knicker-
booker train at Brightwood, but was in
formed IT did not stop there, and the &C
commodation had left. She then contracted
with liveryman to take her to Lawrence,
ty-fifth street. The police got no clew until
Senour was found at his home. AT East
Ohio street, and told the above story.
With this clew the detectives and search
ing party made their way to Lawrence and
found the mother and son at MARSHALL S
home. They surrounded the house. but
Mrs. Miller made no further effort TO keep
the boy. She was permitted to go after the
child had been taken by its father.
At Lawrence, Mrs. Miller learned that the
Knickerbocker did not stop there and she
telegraphed to the superintendent of the
Big Four, asking that the train stop for
her. 1t is said she told her story to many
persons in the hamlet, and did not attempt
to conceal the fact that she was trying to
get her child away. The train stopped at
the station, but she and her son oversight
and missed it.
Superintendent Quigley says that had he
known of the case he would not have per-
mitted the police nor detectives to have
taken hand In 1t. He said there are al
ways two stories to such cases and the
mothers had not been told. He said Capt.
Kruger called him up at o'clock yesterday
morning and told him of the case, and he
instructed the captain not to interfere, but
1t was too late. as me detectives were then
out of the city. The superintendent said II
Is not the duty of the police to interfere in
family troubles.
MRS. MILLER'S STATEMENT.
Mrs. Miller took a morning train at
Lawrence for Anderson. To reporter at
that city she said: st have been defeated
in the attempt to get my Child. but am
not discouraged. The proverb says we
are wiser after We are defeated / have
the consolation that comes from that, and
from the fact that was engaged in a
thoroughly righteous cause"
When shown the articles in the morning
papers Mrs. Miller was astounded at the
display and the statements published in
some of them and reputed to have been
made by her husband and his father.
us it kidnapping when I take my own
child?" she asked. Haven't / an equal
right to him with my husband? So far as
w. III. III. Miller's reputed statement to the
is false. / have always loved the child and
1 know that his sympathy is with me in
this affair. Mr.. Miller and / separated
seventeen months ago. 1t was the under
standing then that each was to have the
boy half the time. kept him three months
The father has had him fourteen months
and before / came TO Indianapolis 1 had
assurances that could take him back with
me. was amazed when told that could
rot have him. / telegraphed my attorneys
and received a reply from them to take
him as last resort without the knowledge
of the Millers. This l tried to do"
Mrs. Miller was shown the statement
OF s. d. Miller as to why they separated
Look at me-, she said. do you think Id
leave my husband because he didn't want
to live in New York? Do you think the
habitation would amount to the snap of my
finger? For the sake of my child 1 an
not disposed to say anything to contradic.
this. will say, however, that L was COINS
TO leave Mr.. Miller before he returned &c
Indianapolis. That was understood by him
If an action in court has to be brought
you will see where the blame lies"
Mrs. Miller was plainly dressed, but
appeared to be CHEEKY. chatty and full OF
hope. She left for New York yesterday.