The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-06
KIDNAPPING CASE
IN RICHMOND.
coLoRED MAN COMES TO RICH
MoND AND STEALS HIS
BABY.
AND MAKES AWAY
IN A BUGGY
,s..uts15ss p-
Followed by Relatives and Caught and
the Babe Returned to Its
Mother. ~,

their little tWo-year-Old baby have
been living at Chillicothe, Ohio. Mrs.
Patterson, whose maiden name was
Kellar, says that her husband has
been very ugly to her and has made
life miserable. On divers occasions
he threatened to kill her. and she
made up her mind that the proper
thing to do would be to leave him and
90 to her relatives in this city. Put
this she feared to do. lest she be
caught by Patterson, and her life
would only be that much harder to
bear, so she bided her time, and,
when an opportunity presented itself.
she took her baby, nice little girl
named Charlotte, waded Honey creek,
reached the opposite shore in safety
and came to Richmond and to the
home Of her brother. Mr.. Charles
Kellar, on south sixth street. II
After Patterson discovered they
were missing he determined to fol-
low them and arrived here yesterday
morning He called at the Kellar
house and asked to see his wife. The
meeting was one Of affection, the hus-
band embracing the wife and impress
ing kiss upon her lips, which was
only Judas-Iscariot-like; for it was
his intention to betray her. He asked
her if she wouIdn't t 60 back to Chill
licothe with him. She said: "1t
would be of no use, Louie, for we
can't get along and had better live
apart" This reply did not please
Patterson, and he said: "You don u
want to break my heart, do you?"
After some further talk he asked
his wife if she would grant
him a divorce. Ehe said
she would if he wanted one
Then he asked her if he could come
and see the baby and she replied that
he could if he wanted to. Then hi
left the house and the family sup
posed he had left the city. He re
turned to the Kellar house at {
clock in the morning and begged ad
mission, which was granted him. Thi:
morning he had another chat with hi:
wife and Mrs. Skillen,who lives at 3;
south sixth street. He later went tt
Mrs. Skilen's house. where the baby
was and tried to put Mrs. Skillen ou
of the house. He wanted Mrs. Skill
len to plead with his wife to return
, with him, but Mrs Skillen told hin
very distinctly she would not inter
fere. He said if she did not 60 will
him he would kill his wife and baby
, He finally left and at about II 81
returned with horse and buggy AM
> seeing the little girl inside the gat
took her up and put her into the bug
gy. The mother who was looking Of
became frantic and ran to the bugg.
and took her baby. Patterson sue
ceeded in getting it again, and tn
mother soon took it from him. %Thi
time the baby fell between the wheel
but was taken out uninjured. e.
Patterson finally succeeded in get
ting the baby into the buggy an
drove rapidly down south sixth stree
3 and on down to the piano works. Th
alarm soon spread and Mr.. Kel
lar gave chase. Patterson drove bac
! to the city, up one alley and down al
! other until he finally came out nea
9 the Main street bridge. Here he wa
; met by Kellar who had followed a
:, the way on foot. Kellar got into tn
buggy and the child was returned t
its mother
The matter was reported to tn
! police but the kidnaper was caugl
" before they had time to act.