The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-18
CHILD MISSING;
POLICE INFORMED. I /
Detective Tomlinson Looking for
a Three-Y Old L, Boy.
THINK FATHER TOOK HIM i AWAY. 4 !.
Mr.. II. II. Smith, Who Has Threatened
to Sue for Divorce, His Wife
Says, Has the Little
One.

Between love for an infant child lying
at the point of death, humiliation of the.
knowledge that she will soon have to.
appear in court in divorce case insti-
tuted by her husband of four years, and
the taking away of her three-year-old
child, presumably by the father. Mrs
Ella Smith, wife of Mr.. H. H. Smith,
of No. 1901 Blair Street, is nearly pros
trated with grief.
Just four years ago in Danville. Va.
Mrs. Smith, then Miss Ella Moore. was
a, beautiful young girl Together with
her mother and brother she worked and
all were happy. She was married to
Mr.. II. II. Smith. then the keeper OF the
city stables at that place. Moving into
nice home, happiness reigned for a
time, and one child came to bless the
union With this child, however. there
came sorrow. Only thirteen months DID
they live in Danville. the home OF the
wife. when the husband lost employ
ment He then moved to Newport
News. Here for a time he was employed
-. LOST HE'S POSITION.
For +wovears the family lived there.
All this time the husband was making
s2.25 per day Then the strike OF. the
machinists came. throwing him out ol
employment Tlie idea Of coming 10 shlcn-
mond took strong hold in his preast.
Moving his family to Manchester Hrst'
he left his furniture in Newport news H':s 70
be sent for The landlord from whom he
had been renting in that place became
aware of his leaving the city and LEVIED
on the furniture. There was blll OF
thirty dollars against him. Mrs. w. a.
Moore. the mother of the wife, knew
Governor Montague Together WIN MI.
Smith she went to him. This was Just
in the heat of the campaign SO vigorously
waged here between Messrs.s montague
and Swanson His Exceilency eAteEueu ten =,
financial aid to enable them to move the
furniture.
Moving to Manchester the family lived
on East Twelfth Street for tfE-e4e'
months, when they came to Richmond.
renting the house now occupied by the
wife. with her mother Here Mrs.
Smith says her brother supported the
family until he died in May.
Out of the money left of his life IN
surance Mrs. Smith has supported the
family. Only four days before the death
OF her brother her husband left
MY husband refused to give any sup
potts towards the family, and had to
tell him to leave me. After spending a
miserable night. just one week after my
child was born, I told him next morning
to leave and to never come back again.
Since that time, however, he has been 10
the house, and always let him see the
children. On these occasions he mas
threatened me and sworn to have the
children. knowing how I detested a
court, ne would often say he was going
to secure a divorce. I did not object to
this only the publicity of the thing. Last
Saturday received a. letter from counsel
for him that they would institute divorce
proceedings at once. I then Went to Mr.
f. L. Montague and secured his services
to represent me, in order that cGuld
keep possession of the children.
..I was sitting here in the hall yesterday
afternoon continued Mrs. Smith. when
saw Rex (the three-year-old boy) go
o;,I the front gate. told mother to look
for him and not let him go too far. On
looking out the door could not see him.
and began a search. After some five or
ten minutes. Mrs. Morrissette, living right
mtk of me. said she had seen a man
wearing a light suit of clothes, carrying
the child in his arms towards the Old
Reservoir
II at once went to the place Mr.. Smith
has been boarding and inquired for him.
but he was not there. I learned after
wards that he carried the boy to some
other place, and returned in the after
noon and got his clothes from the place
he had been stopping Detective Tom
lnson now has the case in hand. and
I have told my attorney all about it. 1
| am sure will get the boy back again
! in short while. But won't you come
| and look at my sick child" said Mrs.
Smith.
There lying with its little face turned to
| Heaven. with soft pillows around it. was
| the most pitiful sight mortal man ever
! looked upon. The little three months
| old child is a living skeleton. Its eyes
! are sunken. and half closed, While a
1 faint cry. came from its lips