, 1900-12-28
KIDNAPPED HER SON
BEFORE SHE GOT FAa THE Of
FicERS OVERLOOK
HER.
w. n. H. MilIer's Grandson-Wife of
the Former Attorney Generals
Son Goes From New York to In.
dianapoIis to Get Her Boy.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 27.-Sidney
Miller, the seven-year-old son of Sam
uel D. Miller, the grandson of former
United States Attorney General W. II.
Miller, who was kidnapped by his moth
er yesterday evening, was this morn
ing recovered. Mrs. Miller and the
child were found at Lawrence, about
3 o'clock, asleep in the home of Il man
named Marshall, where they had OBJ
tanned lodging for the night. The po-
lice 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 Dennison hotel. By engagement
with her husband, who has had the
custody of the child since their separa,
ton last summer, Mrs. Miller was al
lowed to see the boy once a day.
Slipped Away With the Child.
Yesterday afternoon the child was
taken to the hotel by his governess and
while there Mrs. Miller called a car
riage. The governess objected to hav-
ing the boy leave her side as she had
been warned that an attempt to kidnap
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 carriage As 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 opportuni.
ty and she caused the police one of the
longest chases they have ever expert
enced.
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 in.
structed to apprehend the woman and
child if thev again appeared, and Mr..
Miller and his son left to search for
the hack driver.
When the g~overness had left. Mrs.
Miller ordered the driver to take them
to Brightwood, where it is thought she
intended to catch the Union City &C.
commodation train which leaves this
city at 1850 o'clock. The railroad offic.
ials figured hat she would get off at
Anderson, Muncie or Union City and
catch the Knickerbocker for New York,
which leaves this city at $50 o'clock.
All these stations were informed to be
on the lookout for the woman and the
child.
1t apears 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 ofthe cab
man until early this morning. when he
was found at his home, All east Ohio
street. George Senour, the cabman,
said he was ordered to drive to the
Massachusetts avenue station, after
going to the Union station. He did not
notice, he said, that the girl had left
the carriage.
A Clue at Last.
At Massachusetts avenue Mrs. Mil
Ter seemed to change her mind and Or
dered him to go on to Brightwood. At
this station 1t was ascertained that the
train which Mrs. Miller had counted
on taking had left. Senour left her at
Twenty-fifth street, letting with a
liveryman 20 take her to Lawrence.
When Senour returned to the city he
put his hack in the stable and went 10
his home, which was unknown to the
police. 1t was not until he was found
that a clue was obtained that would
lead to any trace of the woman. Sc
hour said he did not suspect for a mo-
ment that the child was being kidnap-
ed.
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 Hell
en- Karcher Of Pittston, Pa. She mar