The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-20
he LOST HIS SON.
Charles Schmitt MOurns for Boy
as Well as Wife.
Mother Kidnaps Child From
Moving Picture Show.
FATHER is FRANTIC.
Appeals to Police to Help Locate
Pair.
Supposed to Have Gone West on
Santa Fe.

An old cobbler Charles Schmitt,
conducting his shop at 1921 Kansas ave
nue., Is mourning the loss of his 12-
year-old boy who was taken from his
nome by his mother, Della Schmitt,
VINO is a rowing character and has lit
tie use for her husband A reward of
S25 is offered for the arrest and deten-
ton of the boy. He is described to the
police thus: Five feet high, 100 pounds,
dark eyes brown hair, talks English
Huently and understands German, is
familiar with everybody he meets.
De1a, the wife of the old cObbler, is
30 years of age, 5 feet 3 inches tall,
weighs RS pounds, large blue eyes,
brown hair cut short long neck, high
forehead, walks slowly with slight
limp.
The story is. a dramatic one. Chas.
Schmitt, who is a native of Germany.
was married in Kansas City about IA
years ago 1t seems that the wife was
not content with the slow life of cob
bler's wife and after being married
about two years she took French
leave" and after the husband had spent
$50 in search for her suddenly spied his
rowing spouse on street car and per-
suaded her to come back home with
him.
From that time on the wife has, how
ever, repeatedly run away and has
spent most of her time away from
nome. she has D66n arrested a.
Der of times and has had other trou-
bles that fall in the way of trans
gressor.
For the last two years Mr.. Schmitt
has lived in Topeka, conducting lit
tie shoe shop at 1921 Kansas avenue
During this time the wife had been
chasing around the country and ire
quentEy writing to her SON. Not long
ago she wrote a letter from Lincoln,
Nebraska, asking the boy to persuade
his father to send her $40 and when she
received the money she would return
home again. The money was sent but
nothing was heard of the woman Tor
two weeks when on last Thursday she
suddenly stepped into the little shop.
After a few preliminary remarks she
asked that the boy might be excused
from school that afternoon and take
little walk around the city with ner.
This was agreed to by the Gopher VINO
was glad to get his wife back and the
bow and the mother returned in the
evening Meanwhile Mr.. Schmitt had
decided to start life over again and
move to another. place with his wife:
Rut the wife would not agree to that
and excusing herself she said that she
was going to her room in another part
of the city. The husband was much
surprised at this but he allowed her 10
go. -, 1o,,
went to the Olympic theater and dur
ing the performance the boy informed
his father that he wished to step out
moment and he was excused. Put ne
did not return MI Scnihltt
ANXIOUS about him and left the theater
but the boy was nowhere to be found.
The game between the boy ana tHf
mother was seen at once and later II
was learned that the two mad leIL On
t Mo7 &C. E1e west at II As that night
Mr. schmitt has been to Burlingame,
osaga civ and Emporia but he has
hunted in vain. He can find no cue cee
I1ba+ever He has informed Sheriff
WIii1terson and Chief Eaton and they
will assist in the search