The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-27
STOLE HER CHILD.
Daughter-in-Law of Ex-Attor-
ney General Miller
Tries to Abduct Her Boy From
His Fathers Home.
WERE LIVING APART.
Came From New York to Indian
apOlis For the Purpose
Followed by the MilIers and
Horde of Detectives.
Found at Lawrence and Child is
Brought Back.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 27.-Sydney
Miller, the seven-year-old son of Sam
uel D.. Miller, and grandson of former
United States Attorney General w. H.
H. Miller. who was kidnapped by his
mother last evening, was this morning
recovered. The mother and the child
were found at Lawrence about 4 o'clock
asleep in the home of a man named
Marshall, where they had obtained
lodging for the night. The police
reached the place at daylight. Mrs.
Miller gave up the child and was not
placed under arrest. The entire police
force and detective force were called
into the case
Mrs. Miller came here from her home
in New York last Friday and stopped
at the Denison hotel By engagement
with her husband, who has the custody
Of the child since their separation last
summer, Mrs. Miller was allowed to
see the boy once a day Yesterday af-
ternoon the child was taken to the hotel
by his governeSS, and while there Mrs.
Miller called a carriage. The governess
objected to having the boy leave her
side, as she had been warned that an
attempt to kidnap him might be made.
Mrs. Miller said she was only going out
for a drive, but the girl was obdurate
and insisted on going along. The car
riage was driven to the union station,
and the girl became alarmed She
sprang out at Meridian and Georgia
streets and telephoned the father OF the
child to come to the station.
This gave Mrs. Miller an opportunity
and she caused the police one of the
longest chases they have ever exper-
fenced.
w. H. H. Miller and his son Samuel
took a carriage and drove at a gallop to
the station but Mrs. Miller was not to
be found After all the trains had been
searched the officials were instructed to
an hon thew
again appeared and MeSsrs- Miller left to
search for the hack driver. When the
goverhess had left Mrs. Miller ordered
the driver to take them to Brtghtwood,
where it is thought she intended to
catch the Union City accommodation
train which leaves this city at 4:50
o'clock The railway officials figured
that she calculated she would get off
at Muncie or Anderson and catch the
train for New York which leaves this
city at 6-2O o'clock All the stations were
informed to be on the lookout for the
woman and child.
1t appears that Mrs Miller did not
reach Brightwood in time for the train,
and forming new plans. hired another
outfit and was taken to Lawrence, where
she spent the night.
The detectives and other searchers were
unable to find any trace of the cabman
until early this morning when he was
found at his home, AT East Ohio street.
George Zenor, the cabman. said he was
ordered to drive to the Massachusetts IS
avenue station aItef gong TO the union
station. He did not notice he said that
the girl had left the carriage. At Mas
sachuetts avenue, Mrs. Miller seemed to
change her mind and ordered him to &c
on to Brightwood. At this station it was
ascertained that the train which Mrs
Miller had counted on taking had left.
Zenor left her at Twenty-f1fth street,
contracting with a Hverynan to take
hes to Lawrence. When Zenor returned
to the city he put his hack in the sta
BILE and went to his home. which was
unknown to the police. It was not until
he was found that a clue was obtained
that would lead to any trace of the wo-
man Zenor said he did not suspect for
a moment that the child was being kid
naped The police then started on the
right track and had but little difficulty
in finding the mother and her child.
Mrs. Miller was formerly Miss Helen
Karcher of Pittstown, Pa. She married
voung Miller nine years ago