The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-08-16
Lit TIE GIRL STOLEN
Bold Attempt to kidnap Hazel PatteF-
son, the Little Daughter OF
Mrs. W. |. Ma!oney.
POLICE HAVE EXCITING CHASE
But Mana ge to Locate the Abductors of the
Child at waukegan and Return Them to
This city No Arrests Will Follow.
(From Tuesdays Daily.

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heroine of one of the most exciting in
cidents that ever occurred in Kenosha.
Monday evening shortly after seven
O'Clock the little girl was torn from the
arms of her mother, Mrs. William
Mafoney and spirited out of the city
at the instigation of an aunt and uncle
Of the little girl, John and Mary Pat
terson by name. The man and woman
who were instrumental in the kid
mapping of the little child reside at
| Mansfield, Pennsylvania. For some
time the child of Mrs. Maloney, a
daughter of a former marriage had
been residing with its grand mother at
! Mansfield, but short time ago while
Mrs. Ma1oney was visiting in the East
she secured possession Of the child and
brought her to this city.
| This was six weeks ago and ever
since the child had bees9 he Ma1oney
home in Kenosha the grand parents
had beer making an effort to get her
back. Monday morning William and
Mary Patterson arrived IN this city
and attempted to get the child They
employed attorney G. r. Mcdowell to.
whom they represented that they had
property right over the person Of the
child and he was instructed to secure
| the child for them. Late in the after
noon Mrs. Ma1oney and little girl were
walking on Market street near the
corner of Ashland avenue when the
man and woman approached and at
tempted to steal the child and carry her
| away by force. The screams of the
lady brought many people to the
rescue and with the assistance of the
police the child was restored to the
mother and returned to the home on
Pearl street.
After this attempt to get the child.
had been foi1ed the mother had not
expected any further trouble, but later
in the evening, shortly after seven
! O'Clock, a constable and the attorney
called at the house and made demand
for the child The mother refused to
give it up, and the attorney, according
to the story of Mrs. Ma1oney, seized
/ the child and carried it out of the
house to the constable who was await
ing with the man and woman IN
vehicle. When the child was seized
from her arms Mrs. Ma1oney fell over
in swoon and before she recovered
the abductors had made good their
escape. The cries of the woman soon
called the neighbors to the house, and
the story of the kidnapping Of the
child caused the widest excitement.
The news was at once communicated
to the police, and officers were sent Ia
every direction TO check the people in
their flight. The depots and car lines
were all carefully watched, but no
trace of them could be found. In a
short time parties of police were
securing the roads in all directions.
i Chief O'Hare discovered from
1iverYman that the horse which had
been hired to carry the child away had
been rented at the livery barn of
Frank Nelson, and was said to have
been taken to Winthrop Harbor. With
this as a clue the Chief started in pur-
suit of the fugitives.
All along the line traces of the two
buggies containing the child and the
abductors, and the attorney and the
constable were found, but it was evil
dent that the people had good start
and wherever the police stopped they
were informed that the. objects of
their search were miles ahead and
driving at break-neck speed. At
| last Waukegan was reached, and the
officers went to the police Of that city
| for assistance.
The police turned out and the party
were finally located while going from
a restaurant to the Washburn hotel.
They were at once stopped and when
| the man and the woman saw that they
had been caught, threw up the sponge.
and offered to return the child. The
offer was accepted and the couple were
! not placed in custody. ~
| The entire party returned to Keno
| sha on the early train this morning
and later the Pattersons left for Penn
sy1vania, leaving the child in the arms
of it's mother.
On account of the fact, that the child
has been returned to the mother and
the families concerned are well known,
it is probable that there will be no ar
rests in the matter. The people from
Pennsylvania were allowed to leave for
Pennsylvania on promise that they
would not make any further effort to
secure the person of the child.
The scene az the Ma1oney home this
morning was a touching one. All
night loug the mother had been suffer
ing from Hysteria, produced by the
Intense nervous strain caused by the
taking of. the child and her condition
this morning was very serious. With
the return of the child she is reported
a little improved.
The story of the life of the little girl
has been an exciting one. Some time
ago, according to the story of Mrs.
Ma1oney, the little girl was stolen by
her relatives, but afterwardtf1e mother
managed to secure control Of the child.
It is stated, that the child has recently