The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-01
SEIZURE OF CHILD
REOPENS SCANDAL
Wife of Rich Fastener EIopes
With Chauffeur and Comes
to California
Detectives and Butler Follow
and Take FOrcibIe Posses
sion of Boy

SANTA BARBARA. April 30.-A sen
sationsI denoument of an old scandal
IN one OF the wealthy families OF New
England took place in Santa Barbara
tais morning when detectives employed
by J.. r. Shaw. president of the Inter
hero railroad company of Boston,
rsided the apartments occupied by Mrs.
shaw and H. Keno Marble. formerly
the Shaw chauffeur. and seized posses
sion of 10 year old son OF the Shaws.
The boy was taken to the police sta
tion. where he is now held. Mrs. Shaw
says she viii make every effort 10 pre-
vent the boy being taken east by his
father. The raid was directed at 3
o'clock this morning by Lewis Field,
.tae Shaw family butler.
According 10 the story as learned
here. Mrs Shaw deserted her husband
in Brooklyn in June, 1907. and came to
California in the company Of Marble,
bringing her son with her. The couple
went TO Pasadena, where home was
ests bIIshed at s24 Arroyo terrace. The
father Of Mrs. Shaw is w F. Eldridge,
q wealthy brewer Of Portsmouth.
OPEN PICTURE SHOW
whether for need of money or other
reason Marble and Mrs. Shaw came to
santa Barbara over a year ago and
went into the moving picture show
business They established little
lrheater called the La Petite, where
Mrs. Shaw sold tickets behind the
wicket.
The detectives employed by Shaw
trsiied the couple TO Pasadena. where
the house was located after some diff
Guilty. Tie couple was not there. the
oh. .,r
keeper. They were then traced To
Santa Barbara. After they had been
located the detectives waited favor
= bic opportunity TO seize the boy.
Which came last night
The case is said TO be one of wide
notOriety in the east. Mrs. Shaw is
about IS years of age and comedy.
Marble is an understood man some
what younger and less prepossessing
Mr.. Shaw does not dare make a
fight for Eldridge. He is not fit per-
son to have the boy and he knows it
He squsndered sl60. 600 Of my fathers
money. and everything he ever had was
got from my father
This statement was made by Mrs.
Shaw tonight
AGREED TO GIVE HIM UP
Mrs. shaw signed an agreement to
give Up the boy to his father this
morning but tonight declares she win
make fight for possession of him.
She does not care where the fight is
made. either here or in Boston, because,
she SAYS she viii win. She received
= telegram today from her father.
H. r. Eldridge a millionaire brewer OF
Portsmouth. n. h., saying he would
leave tomorrow for California and that
they would fight the case. Her father
has told her to spare no expense to
II.
the boy. says he was willing to go to
his father Il would like to go back
and see papa" said Eldridge He al
ways treated me well and I liked him.
7 like Santa Barbara better than Bos-
ton. I do not have TO go to school
here"
shaw's representatives are not talk
ing.
sThe habeas corpus proceedings which
have been brought are returnable Mon
day
I realize now that 1 have made an
awful mistake in life. see it ALL
said Mrs. Shaw, and I am going to
get away from il as soon as can
This was the only sentiment Mrs.
Shaw has shown.
SHAW a STATE SENATOR
BOSTON. April 3o-state Senator
James F. Shaw Of Manchester. presi-
street railway. whose son was taken
from his mother in Santa Barbara to-
day. refused 20 make any statement
regarding the affair until he had con-
suited with his lawyers. He expressed
no surprise when Informed Of what had
taken place.
Senator Shaw parted from his wife
two years ago. Before marriage she
was Miss Grace Eldridge, daughter of
H. Fisher Eldridge, a wealthy brewer
or Portsmouth. n H The son went
with his mother to Portsmouth. and
last summer an attempt was made by
the father TO obtain possession of the
child, who was then in Worcester. Be
fore legal proceedings could be insti-
tuted he mother and child left the state
and il is understood went to New York
Senator Shaw is the son OF former
state Treasurer r. B. Shaw of New
buryport He is serving his third term
ID the upper branch of the legislature
and was defestaed for the presidency
o. that body this year.
The young man Marble, who is said
10 have been with Mrs. Shaw in Santa
Barbara, was Shsw's chauffeur