Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-27
SENSATIONAL k,DnApplna.,
A MOTHERS DESPERATE AT.
TEMPT TO REGAIN HER CHILD.

tby Telegraph TO Virgintan- Ptlot.)
Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 26.-A sensa-
tional kidnapping, involving the family,
OF ex-United States ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
William H. II. Miller, occurred this at
ternoon. and led to a hot chase a few
minutes later across the State to over
take the wife of Samuel D. Miller son
OF w. H. H. Miller. who was supposed
to be flying to New York with her
stolen son.
Samuel d. Miller and wife have lived
in New York for, several years, and
last summer he came West to go into
his fathers office. His wife stayed in
New York. Last Friday she came here
to demand possession OF her 7-year-old
son. whom the father had brought
West with him and who was living
with him at the grandfather's house.
w. II. II. Miller, ct 1927 North Della
ware street.
The husband and wife had a consul
tation at the wife's apartments. in the
Denison. and she is said to have agreed
that IL the boy was allowed to be sent
to her daily with the nurse she would
not attempt to kidnap him. in
THE CHILD KIDNAPPED.
This afternoon the boy and nurse
called on Mrs. Miller at the Denison.
She sent the nurse out to get a check
cashed and while the governess was
gone ordered q carriage and made ar
rangements to leave. When the gov
erness returned Mrs. Miller announced
that they were going for a drive. They
started in a closed carriage down
South Meridian street toward the de-
pot. The German governess, suspect
Ing foul play, jumped out OF the car
riage while it was on run, ran to a
telephone and notified the father and
grand father.
Mr.. Miller Immediately ordered the
carriage m ~ el,f xfyyx
when the two Nfillers arrived at the
Union station there was no trace of the
woman and boy.
THE CHASE BEGUN.
Two hours later they received infor-
nation which led them to believe that
Mrs. Miller intended to take the Big
-Four accommodation train at Bright
wood and then take the Knickerbocker
train at Anderson or Muncie At 6:20
o'clock the two Millers started on the
knfckcrPocker to overtake Mrs. Miller
before she got out OF the State.
Mrs. Miller was Miss Helen Karcher,
or Pottstown, Pa. Samuel Miller first
met her nine years ago at Washing
ton when his father was President
Harrison's attorney-general. They were
married a year later and their son
Sidney is now I years old.
DESERTED ny WIFE.
Sdihuci returned 10 INDIANA
polls with his father and subsequently
became member of the law firm OF
Hord. Perkins & Miller. Five years
ago he went to New York. Last sum
mer when he returned to Indianapolis
Mrs. Miller refused to go with him.
There has been no divorce and MIR. Mill
Ter has been sending her an allow
ance.
Last Friday Mrs. Miller suddenly
appeared In tho city with the an
nouncement that ehe had come to get
her son mr. tabe him home with her.
There were conferences between father
and mother and her counsel. A com
promise seemed neerly accomplished
till the incident this afternoon.
FLEEINr IN 8 CARRIAGE.
The nurse. after telephoning, wac
who sent her home t. announce that
the two had gone IN pursuit and wo,,ld
return later with Sidney, tho bay.
Finding that she would be overtaken
at the Union station through the
nurses action Mrs Miller ntx.-ted al
once for BrtShtwood In the carriage,
evidently intending To take the 1850
train. 1t Is supposed she intended 20
Ing to some point along the road and
then take the Knickerbocker for the
East.
FAILED TO FIND BOY.
w. H. II. Miller and son returned to-
night from points along the Big Four.
No trace of Mrs. Miller and the stolen
boy could be secured. Mrs. Miller did
not buy ticket or take a train ait
Brightwood. The hackman who drove
Mrs. Miller has disappeared. The en-
tire police and detective force of the
city were employed to search the city
for the woman and boy. and every Of
ficer in the city is now at work.