The evening world., 1906-06-16

LOVE FOR A CHILD
LED TO A CELL
Old Woman Charged with
Kidnapping Spends Sor-
rowful Night in Prison.

charged with kidnapping her seven
ye-,r-oll grandson. Carl sidollrger. OF
quincy. Mass. Mrs. Mary Drake. a
sweet-faced. wh!tc-huired old lady WAS
arraigned IN the Tombs Police Court
to-day. She went I court cheerfuHy,
for she knew It would bring her u
glimpse OF her little favorite. who had
been taken from her and sent to the
Childrcn's Society when she was put in
the Tombs. u
Waiting for Mrs. Drake in the Tombs
Court was DAME Il. Mckay. Inspector
of police. OF Quincy. Mass. 10 counsel
represented the tim!i old LADY. whose
eye filed With tears as she faced the
crowd OF court officials.
Magistrate Moss turned the white
haired grandmother over to Inspector
Mckay. who took her u the Childrcus'
Court where she met her i!ttle grand
son, TIT trio departed for quincy.
whore the old lady will be held AT the
discretion OF the quincy authorities.
Il ddn't mean any h-tl1u. SAID the
old lady. whose blue eyes were sad
dened by the fallure to see her grand
child in Magistrate Mayo's court. Il
only wanted TO give Carl a good time
and 10 oe wlth him.
Decided on a Trip.
The aged grandmother explained that
her trip to this city with her grand
son was due TO her overwhelming anec-
ton for the child. Tho lads mother,
who is Mrs. Drake daughter. has been
an invalid from his birth and he has
been left almost entirely in ais grand
mothers charge. The attachment be-
tween them was SO marked that it
aroused the jealousy OF the boys father.
and he decided tina he you take his
wife and hoy on a vacation trip 10
Maine and leave Grandma Drake out O.,
his plans.
Mrs. Drake decided to outwlt her SON
in-law. and she decided Carl had been
studying too hard 1T sshool and needed
a liitle recreation. 50 she had her trunk
sent to the depot. anu, announcing she
was going 10 take Carl out Tor i walk.
she LETT TIE house and headed FOR New
York
Placed in the Tombs.
They put Up FOR a night at the Grand
Union Hotel and then secured a board
Ing place IN Lexington avenue. Mrs.
Drake, MO is worth slor,po1. was plan
ming to give her grandson "a great time
IN the metropolis when Detective Thor.
81 Headquarters. swo0ped down on taem
and took taeui TO i police court.
Mrs Drake said She htNl no intention
OF Kidnapping the boy. but had merely
brought aim down here for n Jew weeks
recreation size said she had raised tho
lad and intended making him her sole
heir She tainted yesterday when they
separated her from the boy. sending
him 80 the Children's Society and her TO
d Iombs cell. IN default N sl,epn bail.
Joy over Her Release.
Although sua in custody. tho aged
woman 10y AT being released from the
Tomhs made her forget. that tho officer
OF the law was still In charge Of her.
mo one knows how terribly suffered
at being placed in prison How could
any one suspect a grandmother. whose
every thought is OF her favorite grand
son, % kidnapping him. never reamed
that my son-in-iaw would DO SO cruel?'
The white-haired woman. with the
kindly. loving face is the type OF the
prosperous woman OF the small Massa-
chusetts town. she was dressed neatly
IN black. with a pale blue ribbon around
her throat.
II am not afraid OF what win happen
only cruel fate that could befal me
would be to separat me from Carl.
That is what they Will do. I know"
Inspector II Mckay says the boys
mother has been half .rantlc since her
sons. disappearance. He does not think
any further steps VIII be taken against
the aged and doring grandmother now
that the child Is safe,
Lutte Carl. who ran crying with roy
Children's Court today is n bright 1T
tie fellow who IS devoted TO his grand
mother. His experience IN the society
rooms was the ~strangest event OF his
young life. he says.