The San Francisco call., 1908-05-13
MILLIONAIRE BALkS
NEW YORK POLICE
Lumberman Has Son Taken
From Custody of Detectives
on Arrival From Seattle
Lawyers Seek Release of Cornell
Graduate Charged With ABB
ductiOn of Woman


The millions Of his father were
thrown TO the aid OF R. W Fuller
ton. the young Cornell graduate and
son of H. S Fullerton. president Of the
Chicago lumber company who was
brought TO san Francisco yesterday
from Seattle in the custody of two
New York detectives who are endeavor-
ing 10 take him east to answer to q
charge Of abduction. A determined ef-
fort is being made to Illustrate the
plans Of the New York police A scin-
tillating array Of legal talent has been
hired for Fullerton's defense, and the
moment the detectives landed from the
steamer Watson with their man he
was removed from their charge under
writ OF habeas corpus and the mat
ter placed in the courts
The sensation Of the arrest was
equaled by the sensational accusations
regarding the capture Charges of
kidnapping, illegal methods and black
mail We're hurled forth indiscriminately.
Fullerton was indicted by the New
York grand jury February IS. 1907. on
the charge Of abduction, the specific
complaint being that he felOniously en-
ticed Miss Gladys Hobart. a school
teacher in New York city. on board
steamer bound for Kingston. Jamaica.
and seduced her under promises Of
trip he is said TO have left New York
without keeping his promise and fed
10 Seattle, where he entered one OF
the branch Offices Of his fathers cor
poration.
ARRESTED IN SEATTLE
A year after the indictment was
returned Miss Hobarts relatives began
to push the matter, with the result
that Norman J. Fitzsimmons. a detec-
tive in the New York district attor-
ney's Office, accompanied by James Fo-
garty OF the central Office. were sent
20 Seattle and there arrested him last
Saturday.
Fitzsimmons obtained extradition
papers from Lieutenant Governor Coons
OF Washington and made the arrest
few hours before the sailing Of the
steamer Watson. on which passages
had been secured for San Francisco.
Fullerton had only time enough to
scrtbble a note TO the manager of the
branch Office where he was employed,
and word was sent TO the father in
St Louis Action was instantaneous.
Fullerton pere wired TO San Francisco
and engaged Peter +. Dunno and the
law firm Of Madison, Pillsbury & Sutro
10 defend his son.
The galaxy Of attorneys secured a
writ Of habeas corpus from Judge
Sturtevant. alleging that Fullerton was
being Illegally held. that the warrant
on which he was arrested was without
the authority of Governor Hughes and
that the extradition papers signed by
Lieutenant Governor Coons had been
made out without q proper hearing
being given Fullerton.
FATHER SAYS BLACKMAIL
The case was brought up in Judge
Seawells court yesterday and put over
until Thursday on the plea of At
torney Dunno, who asked for time to
fle his traverse TO the return. At
torney Robert W Harrison, represent
ing the people, in his answer to the
petition for habeas corpus, denied every
contention Of the defendant declaring
that the arrest was legal IN every way
He also contended that the court did
not have the jurisdiction TO interfere
with the detectives and their prisoner
while passing through the state.
Fullerton senior in st. Louis charac-
teriZed the proceedings as blackmail.
He said that his boy had been followed
by two or three women who had been
endeaTOring TO hold him up. and that
he had gone TO Seattle to save himself
from them
Fullerton, il is said. met the girl
while he was 2 student at Cornell He
is a fresh. clean cut young fellow and
is few years younger than Miss
Hobart Though considerably mortified
over his arrest he was by no means
bitter. When asked to give a statement
he said:
Ny father has engaged some very
clever men TO do the talking for me.
and I think the best thing for me to
do would be TO keep my mouth shut
and let them go ahead
He was taken from the custody Of
the New York detectives and placed in
that Of the sheriff.