The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-27
MRS. SNOW
WAS WELL
DISGUISED
EIudsd SIsuths and Process
Servers In Garb Of Govsrness
Of Her Children.

New York. June 27.-Mrs Elbridge
Gerry Snow. Jr. for whose children a
writ Of habeas corpus was issued We'd
nesday. at the instance Of her husband,
very cleverly evaded process servers and
detectives yesterday. and II is now be-
lieved that she has succeeded in getting
out OF her apartment. in the Rochelle,
No. 81 West Seventy fifth street. and
taking the children to another state.
For two days Mrs. Snow was practi-
cally prisoner in her own apartments
The Rochelle swarmed with detectives
and summons servers.
Three or four were stationed in the
Railways around Mrs. Shows apartments
Two were placed i'm the rear to prevent
the children from being taken out that
way.
In the guise of her children's govern
ess. Mrs. Snow succeeded in passing all
these detectives on Wednesday. Not
even the hall boys in the apartment house
recognized her. She entered a cab and
drove to the office OF Abraham Elkus. her
lawyer. No 81 Pine street The detec-
tives learned that they had been duped
and set out In hot haste TO find her. One
of them approached her as she was leav-
ing the lawyers office, saying. "Ah Mrs
Snow. l believer"
NEVER TOUCHED HER.
II never saw you before in my life. ="
she replied scornfuly. and entered the
hanson that was awaiting her As the
doors were closing the detective tossed
the writ toward Mrs. Snow.
IL fell short Of the mark and never
touched her. The detective said he
thought this service Of the writ was all
that the law required; but IL did not re-
suit in bringing Mrs. Snow before any
tribunal yesterday. and now she has van
ished
The detectives and process servers lin
gered around the apartments yesterday
until after noon. when they suddenly left
the place. The writ which they sought TO
serve upon Mrs. Snow was returnable be
fore noon yesterday. After that hour II
would have been OF no avail had they
served IL.
It Is quite probable that Mrs Snow
never returned TO the apartment house
after she left there Wednesday after
onon. The hall boys at the Rochelle say
that they have not seen her since
A male voice az the telephone in Mrs.
Shows apartments assured the news
papers yesterday that Mrs Snow is not
here" and it was hinted that she had
left town. on the other hand. there are
those who say they saw Mrs. Snow enter
the apartment house through Hams res
taurant the night before.
MIR SHOWS POSITION.
MIR Snow said yesterday that he was
seeking TO get possession Of his children,
because he had reason 10 believe that
Mrs. Snow Is about 10 sail for Europe
with them. and he does not think that
she Is entitled 10 the custody Of them.
In his petition to the court he says that
he and Mrs. Snow have been separated
one year. that Mrs. Snow has resided at
the Rochelle apartment house and that
she Is not tho proper custodian Of the
children.
To their friends this climax 20 tho re-
lations between Elbridge Gerry Snow and
his wife came as great surprise. IL
was known that ever since the couple left
their country home near Summit n. J..
and came 10 New York 10 the old Snow
mansion they had not lived happily.
Mrs. Snow was Miss Pickert Her
father Is wealthy ranchman I'm Mon
tana She has always lived In the east.
and her sister married into the Clarke
family.