Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-02
ARRESTED AT STATION
AN ELDERLY WOMAN CHARGED
WITH KIDNAPPING.
Had Two Children With Her-Now at
House Of Detention Await
ing Requisition.

Mrs Catherine Lennon, fifty-four years
old. wife of George Lennon, a brickiayer,
at GAINESVILLE. Ohio, was arrested at the
Baltimore and Ohio depot about 1879
o'clock this morning upon her arrival from
Philadelphia Detectives Proctor and Rey
nolds. Who arrested her, escorted her to
pollce headquarters from where she was
a1terWard sent to the house of detention.
Her two grandchildren, Bessie Dougherty,
ten years old and Violet Collovan, three
years Old. were with her. The scene enact
ed when the trio left police headquarters
was pathetic one. Little Bessie Collovan
about whom the trouble had occurred beg
sed her grandmother to leave and go home
to Ohio. Sad was the entrance of the little
one TO the house of detention, for she had
DeHeVed she was going to board railroad
train instead of going to a place where she
was to be deprived of her liberty.
Inc grandmother was alleged to have
kidnapped Bessie. Her arrest had been made
because of the receipt of a telegram from
Harry NJ. Quirk, superint endent of the
PhMadephia police force, which reads:
we hold warrant for the arrest of Cath
e ERNIE lennon; charge, kidnapping; fifty
TOUR years old, stout build; left here on
train sos, 100 this a. M, for GAINESVILLE,
ONO. on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
she has with her two girls, one ten and one
three years old. Intercept two trunks if
AS soon as the arrest had been made Su-
per1ntendent Quirk was notified and he in
formed Captain Boardman that an officer
would reach here with the warrant about
O'Clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Lemons Statement.
MRS Lennon made no effort to conceal
her identity when the officers accosted her
at the railroad station. The child was
rlghfully in her possession, she declared,
and she would not surrender her unless
compelled to do so by the courts Accord
ing to the grandmother's statement her
daughter, who was the wife of George Col
loVan. proprietor of Hurleys Hotel in Phil
adelphia, died little more than wear
ago. The child was given to her by the
daughter on her deathbed, she stated, and
she had since cared for her. She had di-
Nlded her time between Philadelphia and
GAINESVILLE, she said, and her son-n-law was
perfectly willing for her to have Bessie I'M
til he remarked. During the past three
weeks, she said. change had taken place
IN her SOn-1n-lawS conduct toward her and
he had but little to say to her.
When she returned to Philadelphia the
last time with the child, she said, she in
formed Collovan that she would return to
GAINESVILLE about April May, which
seemed satisfactory to him. Since then
she had not discussed her departure and
this morning she left the hotel before her
son-in-law had left his room. The latter
she thought suspected she was going, for
the night clerk was. on the lookout for him.
1t is hardly probable that Mrs Lennon
will return to Philadelphia voluntarily I'M
less the child is taken from her. Should
the Philadelphia authorities bring a requi-
sition the case will probably be heard by
Chief Justice Bingham. The father of the
child will proba bly, come. on with the Off
Ger. who has the warrant. this afternoon.
Mrs. Lennon and the children have COM
Portable quarters at the house of deten-
ton,