Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-02
MADE OFF WITH OSCAR.
Whole Neighborhood Excited Over the
 Action of Child's Father.

Action of Child's Father.
 There was big sensation on Bald win street last night when little Oscar Gendron was carried away by force from the residence of his grandparents, Mir and Mrs Henry Grenier, 735 Bald win street The feat was performed by the chiId's father, Joseph Gendron, his sister and James F. Lunny. They came provided with hack, went into the house and carried the little fellow out and put him into the vehicle, and then gaIloped away to the New Eng land station, where they boarded train and were off to Fall River. Os- car Gendron is going on years old. His mother. Anne Grenier, died i'll Fall River a little over q year ago. At that time her parents lived on Riverside street, and the body was brought to Waterbury and buried from there. She was 22 years old at the time or her death. With the exception or about half a year, Oscar spent all the time with his grandparents, and everyone in the house fairly idoliZed him. They had grown to regard him as their own, and the father being wayward the thought of his coming after the child never occurred to their minds until the past few days, when himself and his sister showed up and demanded the child. The GrenierS refused to sur render their charge, and seeing that the family were unShaken i'll their de- termination GendrOn concluded to re- sort to strategy to get possession or the child. He bought the little fellow a suit of clothes and promised to give him a ride some time. Then he left, stating that seeing they did not care to part with the boy he would not bother them over the matter, and stated that he was going home on the next train. His next move was to hire a hack. employ James F. Lun- n.y. call at the house, carry the child away by force and disappear down the street. with the whole neighbor- hood shouting words of condemnation after him. One of the Greniers reach- ed the station before the train pulled out. but he was not able to prevent tlle father from leaving town with the child Mir Grenier says he should not have allowed the man to carry away the child had it not been for the fact that the men who accompa- nied him represented himself as an officer of the law with power to act in such a case. Later someone in- formed MT Grenier that Lunny is not a sheriff at all and that he exercises no such authority as he is reported to have claimed for himself when he en- tered the Grenier homestead. Mir Grenier says he intends to find out whether MT Lunny exceeded his rights or not. and that if he did he will make him sweat.
 Gendron offered to pay the Greniers S7j expenses for the care of the child provided they would surrender him without any trouble. but they spurned the offer and told the father that Os- car was not for sale.
 There is grief i'll the Grenier family None of them slept last night and they are so disturbed over the affair that they are not able to work to-day. The children in the neighborhood have done nothing since the occurrence but talk about it. They collect in groups and talk excitedly of the Kidnapping of little Oscar Grenier. That's what they used 10 call him. not Gendron. He is a beautiful child. and while his grandparents feel the separation keen 1y. still it is only reasonable to assume that his father has the best right to him. so long as the grandparents did not take out letters of administration and adopt him.