The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-27
STOLE AWAY HER BOY
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR At INDIAN.
APoLIs YESTERDAY.
MOTHER KIDNAPPED HER SON.
FATHER - SON on Ex-ATTORNEY
GENERAL MILLER.

HuNhuuh anu WIZ Nhh+ separated
and the Mother Came 90 Indianap-
oils to See Tier son--Getting Pos
session of Him by n Ruse She Inn
mcdinfeIy Proceeded to Leave the
City-GoVeraess Notified the NIL
Iers hat They Were Too Late.
Indianapolis. Ind. Dec. 2s.-A sensa-
tlonM kidnapping. involving the family
OF ex-United States Attorney General
william II. II. Miller, occurred this aft
crnoon. and lea 90 q hot chase few min
utes later across the state 20 oyertake
the wife Of Samuel d. Miller. son OF
w II. H. Miller who was supposed to
be flying TO New York with her stolen
son
samuel y. Miller and wife have lived
Boa New York for several years. and last
summer he came west 10 80 into his
f,tiser's Office. His wife stayed IN New
York. Last Friday she came here to
demand possersion OF her 7-year-od son.
whom the father had brought west with
him. and who was living with him at
tae grandfather's house W. II. a. Mil
Ter. ~ 1927 North Delaware street.
The husband and wife had consuba-
ton at the wife's apartments in the Den
i-on Hotel and she Is said to nave agreed
that II tho boy we're allowed to be sent
90 her daily with the nurse she would not
attempt TO kidnap him. This afternoon
the boy and nurse called on Mrs Miller
40 the Denson She sent the nurse out
20 get check cashed and while the gov
erness was gone ordered a carriage and
made arrangements to leave When the
governess returned. Mrs. Miller announced
that they were going Tor a drive. They
started III closed carriage down South
Meridian street toward the depot The
German governess, suspectiug foul play.
jumped out Of The carriage while Il was on
run. ran TO che telephone and notified
the father and grandfather Mrs. Miller
immediately ordered the carriage driven
Too Brigh'wood. and when the two Milcrs
nrrived at the union station there was no
trace OF the woman and boy
Two hours later they received informa-
zion that Mrs. Miller intended 10 take the
Big -Four accommodation train az Bright
wool and then take tho Knickerhocker
train 90 Anderson or Muucie. At 6.3
o'clock the two Millers started on the
Ituickerbocker 10 ovcrtake Mrs. Miller be-
fore she got out OF the state
The nurse after teephoning was Joined
hy W. H. H. ana Samuel Miller who
sent her home 20 announce thas the TWO
had gone In pursuit and would return
later with Sidney. the hoy. Finding that
she would be overtakeu ~ the union sta
ion through the nurses action Mrs Mil
Ter started ne once for Brighiwood IN the
carriage. evidently intending 10 take the
sia o'clock train. II Is supposed she in
tended going 90 some point along the
road ard then take the Knickerbocker for
the West.
vs.. n. II Miller and son returned to-
night from points along the Big -Four
30 trace Of Mrs. Miller and the stolen
toy could be secured. Mrs Muller dld
not buy a ticket or take a tnain At Bright.
30 God The alknan who drove Mrs. Mil
Der has disappeared. The entire police
.td detective force OF che city was EN-
uloyed 70 search the city for the woman
and boy and every officer In che CITY q
UaW al work
Nrs Miller was Miss Helen Karcher OF
poustown. Pa. Samuel Miller first met
her nine years ago At Washington when
Ms father was President Harrison's attor-
ney general They were married year
later ard their son Sidney IS now seven
years old.
samuel Miller returned 20 indianapolis
with his father and subsequently became
"a member Of the law firm OF Hord. Per-
klns and Miller. Five years ago he went
fc Now York Last summer when he re-
turned 70 indianapolis Mr.. Miller refus-
Cd 10 go with him. There has been no
divorce and Mr. Miller has been sending
her an allowance
Last Friday Mrs Miller suddenly APP
reared in the csy with the announce
rnent that she had come 10 get her son
and take him home with her. There were
conferences between thu father ana
mother and her counsel. a compromlse
seemed nearly accomplished un'il the IN
cident thts afternoon