The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-06-01

/ titude. deny all knowledge of her where
abouts.
lunches of flowers were sent to bright
| en- the dark cell of the prisoners at the
| local Jail and on the day they were sent
up to Columbus there were few senti-
mentalists who shed copious tears. to
| think that such woman, nearly eighty
years old. should spend a year in prison.
But with only these few exceptions the
| feeling against the women was very
strong and the prevailing sentiment was
real regret that the sentence had not
been a longer one For she was a moth
er hercelf And the crime she was
charged with was stealing from another
mother.
when a few hours after their arrival in
| Columbus, che Governor. Governor
Nash, gave them a reprieve until June
10. They were driven to the home of
relative in the fashionable part of Col
umbus, where they are today. The act
! of the Governor has aroused much strong
censure.
| 1t is n long cry from Cincinnati in Aug
ust, 1898, to Bordighera, Italy, in May,
1902, and were the diary of Miss Clara
Taylors wanderings procurable it would
| supply many facts that are now only i'm
| aS1nable. From the meagre data OBJ
| taiDable just now 1t would seem that
| she did not take her little niece to IL
| linois, but that she went directly to New
York Later she took passage to Lon
don, where she lived for several months.
| 1t was while in London. passing un-
| der the name of Mrs. Forest, that she
came under the notice Of Mrs. Ormiston
| Chant, the social worker. Mrs. Chant
| gave the woman much needed help, and
| in a moment Of confidence Miss Taylor
revealed her real name and that of her
| home When Mrs Chant, within the
| past few weeks read In the Cincinnati
newspapers of this celebrated case she
| rem rendered her protege of a few months
ago and wrote to Governor Nash. adding
another link in the chain which was fast
| closing about the refugee. A score of
private detectives from the Pinkerton
| Agency were working on the case in
| America, running down many false clews,
| but slowly and surely the evidence point
ed to Bortagnera, Italy, as the last hid
ing place of the long lest Clara Taylor.
Ten days ago Miss Taylor was placed
under arrest in this pretty little Italian
town on the request Of the United States
government. Official information to this
effect was received by Governor Nash
late last week from Secretary Hay, and
Governor Nash at once transmitted 1t to
Mr.. Hoffheimer
Baby Taylor the stolen child, was also
tdheH Ihto CuStous, anu the nrSI time
In four years is in proper hands. The
Italian government will detain the kid
napper and the child until the arrival of
George w. Ryan, detective In Attorney
Hoffheimers office. Mr. Ryan left Gin
cinati week ago.
A. V. Taylor, the father of the lit tie
girl went to the state department In
Washington and endeavored to get au-
thority from the government to take
possession of the child as soon as he
gets to Italy. The state department was
unable to give him such authority. He
secured a note of Introduction, which is
purely formal, and which is issued to any
American going abroad who asks for 1t
through a Congressman. Mr. TAYLOR was
notified that inasmuch as the child had
been taken into custody with her aunt.
he would have to wait until the hearing
of the extradition proceedings was over
before he could take possession.
Matters in regard TO the ret
Clara Taylor to this country wi
allegiance until Special Agent GEE
Ryan arrives in Italy and press
credentials to the Italian govern
formal trial of Clara Taylor, ali
Keith. will then be held at Bore