Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-16
MOTIFS
SONS OF YER MONT.
FORMER sHELRURNE GIRL
OUrwITs DETECTIVE
Divorce" wife of senator Hanna'a SON
Eludss Court Orders and Gets ON 10
Europe Win Her Three children.


Calmly ignoring the Smpre ne court,
of tyo states and clererly outwittina
a horce of experimental dete tves,
Mrs May Harrington llama, Shell.
burre girl, fnrmsr wife of Daniel K
Hama Of Cleveland, SAILED FIR Liver.
pool Saturday afternoon on tne Cam
ponia. With her she took her three
sons. for whom their grandfather,
Senator Mark A Hanna. Las just Teen
Appointed guardian.
BY virtue of divorce which was
granted to Mrs Hanna Jure 90. 1898,
she was given tie custody of FER
three children, but the father was al
! loved to see them. linn lately sitter
receiving her 1ecree Mrs Hanna took
the children abroad aud on her return
her husband refused to pay toe bill Of
expenses and She entered suit against
| him for 50, sd.
Ia her petition she declared that
the divorce agreement compel d Oar
Hanna tn pay for the education of
his chi ldren. The trip to Europe was
for educational purposes, and now sire
Intends 10 still further educate her
boys hy takiug a second voyage.
Senator Hanna : san does not want
to pay another $4,000 and be ap-
peared in the court room. AT Cleve-
lana 1hursdey aud secure1 restrain
ing order to prevent the children from
icirg taken from the state. Two
deputy sherifs we're dispatched as
fast Us a carriage could carry them TO
the house. Deputy Williams was met
at the door by susve butler VITO
said:
Mrs Hanna is too i'll to see any
one. Come tomorrow, perhaps she will
he better
In vain the deputy tired to expl4ir,
hut the butler was obdurate. Both
deputies left the house ard went to a
telephone 10 Lotify the sheriff of their
predicament. While the deputies
sere talepnonirg, resiIcnts in the
neigh horbold saw traTnv coachmsn
picK Mrs Hanna up and lift Der over
tue fence 10 the rear of the resi- 1euce. |
Then the thre, boys were lifted over
end carriage IVES driven rapidly F.!
eW8y.
Bot the deputies did not see this !
They raturpeu II Der tore AND wait |
ed for the sheriff. In that time they |
saw wagon load OF Trunks leave the
house, hut Tot Mrs HsnLa.
Sheriff Barry Knocked loudly At the
door: II am the sheriff of Cuyahuag
county, " tho tied Barry in his ost
impressive manner, and | an hers
to see Mrs Hanna.
"IoG can't see her, Dr." vas the i'm
passive reply. Shes i'll, come to-
morrow"
That wont do, answered the
sheriff. - have got to >e- her now.
The sheriff forced himself psst tie
woman at toe do r and with the der
nties went through every room ard
'!y,et i : the house from csllsr 10 gar
ct and even searchtd the stables,
ja!mow, FnI all, but he coUl! not
ind Mrs Hanna.
The next scene was at New YORK
where she had suite OF rooms at tne
savoy Under sn assumed name.
lama had bunch Of detectives
Watching the house while he got out {
.rotter restraining order SATURDAY. Z
But before it could lie sereci, she |
nd the children, passing thruugh az I
dioioing building Were carpenters +
'era bt work, jumped int5 = waiting :
arriage, drove TO the pier and got
board the Campouia &c sail for Eu-
oce. When the detectives learreI I
ater t1tt sha had eludsd tuem, {
fanna follosed ard finally fouud +
here she vas locked 10 a state room.
'ari us strateglcs wera empl0le O
'itrcut success. including tac send. b
ng Of boy with bouquet of roses t
n which the writ Was cor cealed. l
'attied at every turn the young man n
p ggeu aud pleaded with tie divorced a
lies friend, the Rsroufss de Pol a
VII, Who sseetly psrrier every qves- a
ion, ard politely offered tim her 7
and on parting. He tad to leave the q
Dat just as it s5iled, with never a b
limpse Of his children. II
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