The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-21
YOUNG KIDNAPS HIS CHILD.
Waves AN AXE OVER ITS ACNTS
HEAD IN THEIR STRUGGLE.
The Man Whose Former wife Married
Alphonse JonEers and Who Sailed on
Thursday After He Had Tried to stop
Her With q Writ OF Habeas Corpus.

Thursday After He Had Tried to stop
Her With q Writ OF Habeas Corpus.
LAWYER Alexander c. Young, who since
his wife, now Mrs. Alphonse Jongers, got
a divorce from him last year, has been
trying in court and out to get possession
of their three-year-old daughter, stole the
child Yesterday from her step-grandmother
at Greenwich. Conn.
The child's mother, who is niece OF the
late Ward McAllister, got divorce from her
husband last August. While the case was
on Young stole the child away from the
nurse employed by Mrs. Young, but was
compelled to return the little girl by an
order of the court With the divorce decree
Mrs. Young got possession Of her daughter
by order OF Justice Giegerich.
On Wednesday Mrs. Young was married
to Alphonse Jongers. the portrait painter.
The newly married couple were boarding
the steamship La Lorraine for havre on
Thursday when Young halted them with .
writ of habeas corpus ordering Mrs. Young
to produce the child in court forthwith
1t was explained to Young. however
that the writ was not operative, because
the child was not in this state 1oure
had had an idea that Mrs. Jongers ~oulo
take the little girl to France. she ana
her husband sailed on the steamship.
Young seems to have employed MS 'ilne
since Thursday in finding the Whereabouts
of the child. He discovered yesterday
that Mrs. F, Marion McAllister. VINO rs
Mrs. Jongerss stepmother. had his oaush-
ter at The Elms at Greenwich.
Mr.. Young engaged Liveryman Moshier
OF Greenwich to take him out driving yes
terday morning. He said he wanted 70
20 to The Films, stylish boarding mouse III
This is where Mrs. F. Marion McAlllster
and her two daughters. one named harr1et'
have been residing for several weeks,
Mr.. Young alighted in the rear OF .ne
cottage and then, another man appearSS e.
tective. Young carried an axe ana
both men went to the front OF the cot
tage. On the piazza was little Louise
prattling away to her aunt Harriet. peune
I'd pretty young sud Mens that before e Miss
I'm have my child! ri have my child.
Young exclaimed, and seized hold OF
with one hand while he held the axe in the
other Miss McAllister took tighter grip
on the child which was frightened ana
the supposed detective then took hold OF
the little ones foot and helped pull.
The grandmother then appeared and TOOK
part Nathaniel Webb and other male guests
at the hotel stood by, apparently not know
ran to Miss McAllister's side and tried to
aid her by grabbing Young's arm with
which he was waving the axe. The driver
who WAS standing up in his seat. whip IN
hand, called out that the child was being
hurt. This seemed to appeal to bliss McAl,
lister who let go rather than have the chiio
harmed. -,
Young jumped into the carriage with
the child and all speed was made toward
Port Chester. Miss McAllster ran into
the house to get her revolver, but when
she reappeared with il il was too late to pre-
vent the kidnapping. Moshier's teams
have aided many kidnappers and the driver
knew the most obscure route to New York
State.
Just before turning Of the main road
the child's nurse. Bessie CUT, was met
coming from the village, The child called
Bessie, attracting her attention ard then
the nurse. comprehending what hfd been
feared, that the father was taking the child
away in this, his third attempt, to get her.
umbrella to strike the driver. Drive on,
called Young and the driver obeyed, nearly
driving over the nurse.
Miss McAllister did not lose her presence
OF mind Finding she could not use her re-
volver, which she said she interded to do,
she telephoned to Prosecuting Attorney
Walsh, and Sheriff Ritch was hurried out
to get the descriptions of the men. He and
Officer Webster drove 10 Port Chester while
the prosecuting attorney telephoncd to
Chief Of Police of Portchester to look out
at the Portches,er depot for the child's
father.
But Young had got ahead. Jumped on a
trolley car, ridden to Rye and taken a car
riage, 1t is believed, toward White Plains