The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-09
HUSBAND THEN
WAKES ANGRY
Theodore Arkans With Aid of Kens-
ington Friends Inveigles Mother
Into Letting Him Have His Son,
But Mother Can Not Stand For
Any Thing Like That.

A kidnapping story hich goes beyond
the limits of fiction and stage craft
came to climax after midnight last
night with scenes laid in Highlands
and Keasington
The principals of the play which,
if it were staged, would be depicted as
Theodore Arkans, a Highlands sa-
loonkeeper. who formerly lad a saloon
in Hammond under the name of Tom
Arnold, kidnsper of his own three
the wretched mother. who rescued the
child. and John Nimitz on the Ridge
road as The daring chauffeur who made
the rescue possible by takirg & fhe moth
Ter to Kensington on a midnight ride
to the abode of the kidnapers
The motive of the family drama is
unknown Mrs. ikans is known as a
respectable woman in Highlands, while
it suffices to say that the husband has
found it convenient to travel under
two names. He halls from Kensing-
ton and the police there have him
lr,arked.
| Husbands Parents Take Child.
! About a week ago the husbands
Parents came to the Arkans place from
kensington and pleaded with the moth
or to permit them to take the thre-
yearold boy along to Kensington for a
visit. Reluctantly the mother lett him
cut of her care, and when her husband
disappea, ed a few days ago she be-
came anxious. she feared for the well
fare of her boy, and told her story
to John Nimitz. Who lives on The Ridge
read. Preparations to rescue the child
were made after ten o'clock last night.
Mr.. Nimitz, who is also the justice of
the peace at Highlands, took his ma
chine 10 the Arkans place where it
was boarded by Mrs. Arkans and the
bartender, William Johnson, and in
half an hour the rescuing party was
in Kensington in front of the home of
Arkans' parents.
A Midnight Ride.
Tt was Il 80 ny this time and when
lie machine drew up a dim light was
seen burning in one of the front rooms.
The mother went to the front and
re- pped for admission. Nobody answer
ell her call and she went to the back
door. The remaining occupants in the
machire noticed that somebody stirred
in the home an1 the light was turned
10 brighter glow Soon the Highlands
saIoonkeeper appeared in the doorway
land addressing Mr.. Nimitz said to
him:
rs that you. John?"
YES"
We'll, don't you dare to move that
machine" and with that remark Ar
kans disappeared in the house.
Mr.. Nimitz was prepared for the
worst and put his machine under full
power and sooner than he had expected
she saw Mrs. Arkans hurrying through
1.-THE alley carrying bundle swathed in
blanket ran to the machine.
.Hurry, hurry" she urged Mr.. Nimitz.
"for Arkans is going to follow
And they did not hurry too soon for
the irate husband appeared in the door
way swearing vengeance. The machine
was soon out of his sight and the party
made for the police station. The SER
geant and Mr.. Nimitz had a long talk
in which Mrs. Arkans for the first time
heard of the unsavory reputation that
: her husband has.
Husband Hurries Home.
! After the conversation with the po-
. lice officials the party in the machine
: hurried home. but on arriving there
, found big Stoddard Dayton machine
. IL front of the house The door had
evidently been broken open and the
, party guessed rightly when it said that
the husband had procured another ma
chine and beaten them home.
The husband was at home and raving
4 about his wife's action and met her
4 with wordy abuse and blows He de-
r sisted, however, before any of the
other men could come to the woman's
: rescue and later went to the barroom to
t which he invited the men in his hired
: machine.
t Mrs. Arkans took her baby and lock-