The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08
Dr. Barnett Disappears With His
 Child.
His Wife. Who Is suing verbena Doc tor for Divorce. Resides in Montgomery and Is Grief
 Stricken Over Loss.

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 Somewhere in Alabama last night
 2-year-old William forbes Barnett, a
 beautiful baby boy. slept with his fath.
 CT. Dr. :. Thomas Barnett, of verbena.
 while the cheeks of his pretty young Street. were wet with tears of grief at
 tho loss of her child Tn warrant.
 sworn out yesterday morning before
 Magistrate Boiling c. Young. Mrs. Bar ducted her baby,
 Two constahies and as many detec- tives exhausted ever effort to o4overtake pr Barnett before he left the city with were fruitIess. He did not leave Mont gomery on a train and the officers be- 1feve that he drove team through the country to Verbena, where he is a practicing physician.
 Meanwhile Mrs. Barnett wrings her hands with grief and her voice falters as she speaks of her separation from the baby. The parents agreed to a sep aration several months ago and a legal separation is thing of the early fu- ture. There are two children. both boys. William Meriwether Barnett is { years old He has been with his father in verbena. The baby. little Montgomery since the severance of the marriage relation. He was her idol and Mrs. Barnett declares she cannot live without her baby Her worst fears are l. out of the United States.
 The story of the Barnett's unhappy welded life, their separation and of the two little boys, shifting in parental de. votion from father to mother. is full
 of pathetic. human interest Dr. Bar nett is the scion of an honored family of Montgomery County. He Is now 2S years old. Ills father is Thomas Bar nett who conducts a large plantation
 at Mftche1ls, but resides with his fam fly at verbena The young man was
 born in Mount Meigs <.
 When young Tom Barnett was study ing medicine in New York city six years
 ago he met at the hospitals Miss Jes- sic Forbes. a slender black -haiTeG,
 black-eyed girl who had come down to the American metropolis from Can
 ada to a training school. She was to
 become nurse. The young man was learning to be doctor. There was common sympathy between the young persons. They loved and their love was consummated when they married.
 With his medical degree secur ed, Tom
 Barnett brought his young wife to Ala
 bama. He practicedl his profession in
 verbsna and Mrs. Barnett says they were very happy until the clouds be-
 gan to lower. This was years ago. Tn
 the autumn of last year the young
 wife filed bill for divorce in the courts of Chiffon County She alleged
 that her husband was cruel to her and
 that he failed to provide her with the ordinary necessities of life. Soon after filing this bill Mrs. Barnett took her
 youngest son. littlo Forhes, and came
 to Montgomery. The oldest boy, Will liam. is with his grandmother. Mrs. Barnett,
 When she first came to Montgomery. Mrs. Barnett secured employment In an establishment where women go to
 have their nails pared and to purchase cosmetics and other facial beautifiers. Ten days ago she opened a manicur-
 ing parlor in the New Exchange Ho- tel
 moHsy. she said with resolution be
 cause my lawyer told me that my hus-
 band would try to prove that T4was
 not capable of earning a livelihood for take care of myself and him."
 There was a note of proud defiance In her voice as she said this. She had accorded an interview to a representa-
 tive. of The. Advertiser who visited the