The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-02
KIDNAPPED BOY
NOW IN CANADA
STRANGE WOMAN FROM WEST
- :,
FloUnES IN MYSTERIOUS
VAN ALsTYNE CASE.
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
Commanding kldnapper to Bring Child
into Court Cannot Be Served
Men Who Assisted Father May
Face Prosecution Also.

New York. Jan. IA writ of ha-
G1y Cha Van Alstyne, who is
charged with kidnapping his little son
DARCY from the GiIsey House under
the mos sensational circumstances.
He is commanded to bring the child
into JUS ice Davis court on Monday.
The wit has not vet been served.
and there is one report current to the
effect that it will 70; be. for the rea
son that Van Alystyne b now safe in
Canada with the boy.
The mother Is determined, how
ever to recover the custody of the son
and has reta ned Maurice Meyer to
look after her interests,
She alleges a conspiracy in which
n woman from the West figures, and
4ir. Meyer declares that the men
who assisted the father are guilty of
y felony. as competent court had
awarded the boy TO ni client He in
timates that arrests will be made TO
morrow.
The troubles Of the Van Alstynes
have been in the public prints before.
Last summer they We're living
apart, the boy with his father, but
cnce a week he went to the Martha
Washington Hotel with a nurse and
visited his mother. On the 25th of
July he made his customary visit and
the mother managed to elu1e the
muse, escaping with him in an auto.
mobile to New Jersey. The father fol
lowed in another automobile and
caught the pair at Asbury Park.
There was scene. but as Mrs. Van
Alstvne had brought suit for divorce
IL was agreed that the boy should
stay with her until the suit was de
cided.
She won the case and the child was
turned over to her. She then went to
live with him at 4 West Ninty-second
street, where she has since resided.
The Mysterious Woman.
On December 13 woman regis
tered at the Gilsey House. She told
the clerk hat she was from the West
aud was as igned 10 room t22. On
Christmas Day Mrs, Van Alstyne and
her son D'Arcy went to spend the day
with the occupant of room l22. Yes
terday Mrs. Van Alstyne said that she
had met the woman al the Hotel Mar
tha Washing on She did not know
her very well she said, but had ac-
copied an invitation TO spend Christ
mas with her
In the evening the occupant Of
room 10 went 10 the office ana said
that her guest aad decided to stay all
light. She had room 124 adjoining
hers. assigned 20 Mrs. Van Astyne
and pad for It in advance.
On Thursday two men arrived at
the Gilsay House They registered
from Philadelphia and We're assigned
10 room 12G for which they paid in
advance On Thursday evening, the
hotel folk ay. Mrs Van Alstyne and |
Ter hostess sat up until a late hour
At I O'Clock came The exciting cpl |
f1de of the affair. Mrs. Van Alstyne !
had retired 10 her room Into the /
hotel came two men and they went /
upstairs.
A few minutes after this Mrs Van |
Alstync heard a knock on her door !
She went TO it and was met by two /
men. She Immediately suspected that
The safe.y of her child might be /
threatened and tried to clce the door
on the intruders. One Of the men /
slipped his foot in.o the crack be |
tween the doc jamb. and in the strug |
gle which followed the door flew open /
with such force. it Is said tha, Mrs
Van Alstynn went down. The scene
which followed was stormy enough \
for any melOdrama.
Escape With the Boy.
Mrs Van A'styne started scream
iug at the top Of her lungs and crying
hysterica'ly. one of the men tried
10 put his hand over her mouth 10
stnp her screeches and another. whom
she asserts was her husband. advised 1
going into the room 10 get the child.
The noise and uproar at 122 had by
this time aroused about half he hotel
and the corridor began TO fill with
halfawake male guests Before any
of them could come TO the rescue.
however. two Of the men had the boy
in their arms and were running down
the hall with him. Down four flights
of stairs they wen. not waiting for
the elevator. into rne lobby and
around the corner 80 the street.
where a closed carriage was waiting
They jumped into it and in a minute
were on with the horse az a livelv
EallOp. u is supposed hat The cab
headed fog New Jersey.
Friday morning the occupants oi 4