The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-01-02
ABDUCTED BY MOTHER.
Sent Nurse Out to Get a Check
Cashed and Then Disappeared.
THE BOY RECOVERED.
Sensational Kidnapping Involving
Family of Former Attorney-Gen-
eral w. III. III. Miller.

tlOnaI kidnapping, involving the family of
ex-United States Acknowledgement Mil
Ter, occurred yesterday afternoon and led
to hot chase across the state to over
take the wife of Samuel D. Miller, son
Of w. Ill. Ell. Miller, who was supposed
to be flying to New York with her stolen
son.
Samuel 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 remained in
New York: Last Friday she came here
son, whom the father had brought West
with him, and who was living with him
at the grandfather's house, w. III. III.
MILLER, 1927 North Delaware street.
line husband and wife had consulta
ton at the wife's apartments in the Den
lSon, and she agreed that if the boy was
allowed to be sent to her daily with the
nurse she would not attempt to kidnap
him.
Mother Fools the Nurse.
Yesterday 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 carriage and made ar
rangements to leave.
w hen the gOverneSs returned Mrs. Mil
Ter announced they were going for a
ullFc. Iuey Sldrleu III Il clOSeu Carriage
down South Meridian street. toward the
depot. The German governess, suspect
ing foul play, jumped out of the carriage
While it was on run, ran to telephone,
and notified the father and grandfather.
Mrs. Miller Immediately ordered the
carriage driven 60 Brightwood, and,
when the two Millers arrived at the
Union station, there was no trace of the
woman and boy.
Chase Across the State.
Two hours later they learned from the
hackman where he had gone, and it was
believed she intended to take the Big
Four accommodation train at Brightwood
and then take the KnickerbOcker train at
Anderson or Muncie. At 6:2O o'clock the
two Millers started on the Knicker-
booker to run her down before she got
out of the state.
Mrs Miller was Helen Karcher of
Pottstown, Pa, and Samuel Miller met
her nine years ago at Washington when
his father was United States attorney
general. They were married year later.
and the boy, Sidney, is now years old.
Samuel Miller came back to Indiana
polls with his father and subsequently
joined in forming the law firm of Hordd,
Perkins & Miller, composed of Francis
Hord. Jr., Lafayette Perkins, and him
self.
Five years ago he went to New York
and Joined the law firm of Heating, Wal
rat & Miller, with offices in the Mutual
Life Building. He and his wife lived at
The Rutland, near Central park. Mrs.
Miller still lives there.
Separation, but No Divorce.
Last summer Mr.. Miller was offered an
opening in his fathers office and came
West Mrs. Miller refused to come, and
since that time has lived in New York.
hos mr. divorce
er has been sending her an allowance.
1t was last Friday when Mrs. Miller
suddenly appeared in the city with the
announcement that she had come to get
her boy and take him home with her.
There were conferences between the IA
Their and mother, and Mrs. Miller en-
ployed ex-County Clerk Fesler to repre-
sent her.
1t was, hoped compromise would be
effected by which the boy could spend a
part Of his time with each parent and
nothing be made public concerning the
matter.
This seemed to be nearly accomplished
till the sensational kidnapping incident of
yesterday afternoon; when Mrs. Miller
started for the Union station with the
governess and boy in a closed carriage.
Nurse Jumps from Carriage.
The action of the nurse in hurting her
self from the rapidly -moving vehicle
caused a commOtiOn IL the wholesale dis
trict. She was so excited she does not
remember where she telephoned from to
notify W. III. III. Miller and his son that
Mrs. Miller had started with the boy.
She later was joined by w. HI. III. and
Samuel Miller, and the former sent her
home to announce that the two had gone
in pursuit and would return later.
When she left the hotel Mrs. Miller
announced that she was going to Union
City.
The Boy Recovered.
The boy was found this morning at
Lawrence Ind. The first clue to his
whereabouts came through the finding of
the hackman who drove the mother and
son from the Denison hotel. He said
he took them to Brightwood, six miles
east of the city on the Big Four line.
Samuel Miller, the husband and father,
with a corps Of newspaper men and de-
tectives, Immediately secured carriages
and the party was driven rapidly to
Brightwood.
On arriving there they were informed
that Mrs. Miller and her boy had been
taken to Lawrence, Ind, the next sta
ton north
The party proceeded to Lawrence and
found the woman and child asleep in a
boarding house. The father took charge
of his son and returned to Indianapolis.
Mrs. Miller was left at Lawrence.
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