New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-11
CHARGE IS KIDNAPPING.
Virginia Father focuses Nan Friend
of His Wife.

Edwin S Walk salesman. who lives at the
Hotel Rossmore, was arraigned in the West Side
Court yesterday by Detective Kiernen, OF the
West Forty-seventh-st station on the charge OF
kidnapping Edmund r. Hutchins twelve years old.
who lived with his mother until a week ago at NO
10 West Fifty-second-st. He told Magistrate Pool
that he had kidnapped the child, but that the
boy was living with its mother in Harlem lie
was held in $1,000 bail for examination on Friday.
The complainant against Walk is James Hutch
ins. of Portsmouth. Va. the boys father Both
Hutchins and his wife come from prominent SOUTH
ern families and their married life is said TO have
been sensational.
The present trouble. according to a Mrs Car
hart. a sister of Mrs Hutchins who lives at the
Fffty-second-st. address. came about through
Walks attentions to Mrs. Hutchns. A quarrel took
place about a week ago. and Mrs. Hutchins left
her sisters home. Mrs. Carhart telegraphed for
the husband and he came TO this city. The arrest
OF Walk followed.
Hutchins and his wife married about four
teen years ago At the time he sixteen and
she was fifteen years old. Hutchins came from a
prominent family. but had drifted away from
them. According to Mrs Carhart. the couple fire.
Quenty quarrelled Mrs Carhart says that when
the Spanish American war broke out. Hutchins
enlisted with the Portsmouth Rifles and went 10
Cuba. On his return he learned that his wife
had been seen talking and walking with a man
named Robert Shaw. He was jealous and accused
his wife of indebtedness. She denied his ale
cations. Shortly afterward. another mans name
was linked with hers and Hutchins again charged
her with being imprudent This she also denied.
One night about three years ago. Mrs. Carhart
says. Hutchins went home and found his wife on
the porch Of their home. talking TO Robert Shaw,
who very near her Hutchins drew a IS
calibre pistol and shot Shaw dead. Shaw had been
employed a clerk in the office Of the Seaboard
Air Line Portsmouth and was well connected.
Hutchns arrested. tried and convicted and
sentenced 10 serve one year in the pententiary.
After he liberated he was pardond by Gov
ernor Tyler, OF Virginia, on the recommendation Of
the jury that convicted him. After he left the
penitentiary, Hutchns his wife 10 this city
TO live with Mrs. Carhart, the latter declares.
Mrs. Carhart says that several months ago Mrs.
Hutchins met Walk. He paid her great deal of
attention, she says, and took her out TO places of
amusement. About a week ago the sisters quar-
relied Walk, and Mrs. Hutchins left her sister,
taking her boy Edmund with her. Mrs Carhart
Immediately teegTaphed for Hutchins, and he came
10 New-York. He went with Mrs. Carhart to the
West Forty-seventh-st. station, and Hutchins
cused Walk of kidnapping his boy.
Detective Herman went with Hutchins 10 the
Hotel Rossmore yesterday afternoon and placed
Walk under arrest. He taken at once TO the
Magistrate Pool Walk stoutly denied that he had
kidnapped the boy or that he had induced the
boys mother to leave Mrs CarhaTt He said that
she was not happy with her sister and that he had
befriended her.
that he Will be produced in the West Side court
where The boy and Mrs Hutchins are, but say it
IS somewhere in Harlem. Walk. according TO Mrs
city, and earns a salary of $3.50 a year.
When Walk seen at the Hotel Rossnlore last
acguaintance with Mrs Hutchins He admitted
knowing Hsr a4G TdeFe Se o %s p oSI G tes
1nony when his case came up for examination next
Mrs Hutchins is said TO be an attractive woman.
She is slightly built and graceful
ert Shaw created big sensation in the South, on
account Of the prominence OF the tamiles con-