The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08
FATHER TAKES BABY FROM MOTHER
 AND FL UIDES WARRANT FOR ARREST

residence of J. o. Adams, 57 Amanda street. where Mrs Baructt boards. Mir. Adams is an engineer for. the Atlantic ! Coast Line. Mrs Adams and Mrs. Bar In the drawing room of the cosy cot tage home of Mrs. Adams, Mrs Bar rett received The Advertiser represen- tative., She looked giriish in her sum mery white dress, with Its dainty trim mings of baby blue ribbons about the necK and waist. Her voice filled with emotion and tears sprang to her eyes 'yas she spoke of her baby away from
 sNe had hoped. she said. that her affair." would not reach the newspapers, but he'd felt that sooner or later her sorrow must reach the public.
 If # must be published" she said firmly, and with a reckless toss of her head, sit should be published correct ly and So am. glad you have come. beginning with ner happy days in New York. she clings to those days and there was ia mellow glow in her black nett was a good man in those days
 Mrs. Barrett said that pr. Barnett went into the palm room of the Ex- change Hotel yesterday morning and came frighteI ed and leaving the hotel. sought the advice of a lawyer. He sug- gested that Mrs. Barnett swear out a peace warrant. against her husband.
 
 publicity. Later, she returned to tho hotel and about l o'clock Mrs. Adams telephoned her that pr. Barnett had visited the Amanda street residence asa hn ana lifting him into a carriage and driv- ing toward the city.
 This news aroused every bit of the mother love In Mrs. Barnett. She rushed down to the lawyers office. Tn company with the lawyer she went to the office of Magistrate Young and swore out warrant charging abduct- ion The police were notified aud in d short time four officers were search- ing the city for pr. Barnett and the baby.
 tc work on the case as the repr aseri-' tMtfves of Magistrate Young. They found that cab No. of the Haygood line had been employed. The driver or Highland avenue bridge over the Gen. tra1 Railway tracks with pr. Barnett and the child when the cabman was dismissed. - ... would remain in Highland Park untii the D. m. train when he would go with the baby to Mitchells, or that he would return to the the city on train an for Verbena. Neither of these places could be reached by trains at an ear Her hour. Both trains were watched child could be gained. The police and constables expressed the belief that Dr. Barnett had team awaiting him at Highland Park and that he drove through the country to Verbena, dis tanea 0f about forty miles.
 Mrs. Barnett says that if her hus- band is arrested he wtll be prosecuted by Mrs. Adams for forcibly entering her residence. She says the front door was locked and that pr. Barnett shook the door, demanding that 1t be opened when a negro servant girl came into
 
 Come to papa. Forbsie." pr. Bar mott Is quoted as having said, when ha saw the child playing in the hall. He will take you down town and we will have a nice dinner"
 Grasping the child In his arms pr . Barnett left the Adams residence im- mediately notwithstanding Mrs. Adams appeared and protested against the child being taken away.
 and body is wrapped up in that baby sobbed Mrs. Barnett. He does not care for the child. He took him to strike at my heart" Then resentment shone In her face Tt was a malicious act" she declared. "and he must be prosecuted, He has had a private de- tective shadowing me several months and have suffered his persecution lonE enough, My other child was talk lose my baby" With this Mrs. Bar nett sobbed aloud.
 If Dr. Barnett takes the baby to Verbena counsel for Mrs. Barnett will sue out writ of habeas corpus for the boy in addition to having the war rant charging abduction served upoD him.