The sun., 1908-07-20
A GIRLS ABDUCTOR CAUGHT
CROWD WITH ROPES WAITED
FOR HIM AT CLASSIC no, N. j.

WOrshipper at Holiness Camp Meeting
Took . 5.Year.Old Child From q Pas.
tors H0me-Men OF Many Towns In the
Chase-Prisoner Taken Away for Safety
GLAssBoRo, N. j., July 1s-The kid
mapping OF Cora Carton, the seven-y ear
old dau ghter OF Mrs. Martha Carton, from
the home Of minister hare, the pursuit
Of her captor through half dozen towns.
his arrest, the rescue Of the child and an
attempted lynohing excited all this part
Of New Jersey last night.
For hours posses and police Of Glass
boro, Pittman, Clayton and smaller places
searched for the little girl. After they
found her her abduotor, Charles Hemphill
OF Clayton, was caught at Pittman. Early
this morning crowd with ropes was watt
ing outside the Jail, but the prisoner was
taken secretly to the county prison at
Woodbury.. Hemphill had hearing at Q
o'clock this morning. admitted attempting
crime and was held In 81 900 bail.
Cora Carton and her mother have been
guests at the home OF the Rev. William
FARRELL In Glassboro while attending o
Holiness camp meeting here. Hemphill.
who ia also known as Charles Shreve. being
an adopted son OF William Shrsvs Of
Clayton, went to the camp meeting on
Thursday night and there met the girl
who looks older than she is. Hemphill en-
became an ardent altar worshipper.
He took the first step in the kidnapping
early last evening, when he hired team
from hveryman at Pitman and drove to
the home of the Rev. Mr.. FARRELL. Finding
the pastor at home he offered to drive him
to the camp. and the invitation was ac-
cepted
Leaving Mr.. FARRELL at the meeting, Hemp
hill returned and told Mrs FARRELL and Mrs.
Carton that the pastor had sent him back
for Cora. Seven-year-old Helen Higgins,
the daughter of George Higgins, a mer-
chant. was at play with the little girl, and
the mother put the two children In the
carriage, which moved of toward the
camp.
Half an hour later Helen came running
back almost exhausted. She told how
Hemphill had slapped her in the face and
put her out OF the carriage along q woods
at the railroad crossing a mile away and
had driven away with Cora. but not In the
direction OF the camp.
y Mrs. Carton. accompanied by Mrs. FARRELL,
ran to the camp. Hemphill and the child
hRd not arrived. quickly band OF search
ers was organised and the camp meeting
services came TO an abrupt close.
Telephone and telegraph messages were
sent to nearby towns and in nearly all Of
them posses were formed. Men in autos,
carriages and on bicycles rode here and
there, and IL was not long before they were
on the track Of the abduotor
Announcement Of the arrest caused in
tense excitement. especially at Glassboro.
Policeman William Martin Of Glassboro,
accompanied by Mayor F. r. Nichols Of
Clayton and Constable Daniel Harris Of
Clayton. arrived at Pitman and took charge
Of the prisoner. Martin received q tele-
phone message from Robert Strang not to
bring Hemphill to Glassboro by train. as a
mob was waiting at the station with ropes
TO lynch him.
A store delivery wagon was then pro-
cured. Another message was received
from the Rev. Mr.. FARRELL. saying that
another mob was waiting at the Glassboro
Hotel to lynch Hemphill By a circuitous
route Hemphill was driven to the office
Of Magistrate j. Ellis Paulin, where he had
hearing.
Four hundred persons had followed the
prisoner from Pitman and gathered outside
the magistrates office. After the prisoner
had made a oonfessiop he was taken out
through back door, put In q carriage and
driven to Woodbury. jail.