The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-01
Bay State Senator's Wife Gets
Out a Writ of habeas
Corpus.
MANY MILLIONS In FRAY
FATHER OF the ARRESTgO WON
AN Is RUSHING TO HER AID
THE SCANDAL PROMISES TO d
INTERESTING.

Santa Barbara. Cal. May f.-Dcn.
ing the police. her husband. and every
one connected with the case. Mrs. Net
tie Z. Shaw. the runaway wife Of Q
Boston millionaire. railroad president.
and state senator. James r. Shaw. Sc
cured writ Of habeas corpus to regain
possession Of her son. taken from her
yesterday morning after country
wide search.
That the fight will be interesting 10
promised in the news from Boeton and
Portsmouth. n. H.. that millions Of
dollars will back both sides. The
scandal will be aired fully also. judy
ing by the Following words Of Mrs.
Shaw:
MIR. Shaw dare not make fight for
Eldridge. He is not q tit person to
have the boy. He knows that know
1t. He sQuandered <1dOOW OF my
fathers money and can and will tell
how
Mrs. Shaw put up strenuous legal
fight Detectives vainly searched the
east for the missing boy. who was
found here in the company OF his
mother and H. Keno Marble. Senator
Shaw's former chauffeur. with whom
the woman has been living Mrs
Marble for over q year.
Released Son to OFFICERS.
Mrs. Marble was found by two detec-
tives an attorney. and Chief of Police
Ross at the fremont house. signed .
document releasing claim to the SON.
Last night she retained Attorney Hen
ley c. Booth and the habeas corpus
proceedings were Immediately begun.
The writ was made returnGble on Mon
day.
In the meantime Mrs. Shaw is say
| ing little because she is closely guard
ed by attorneys. Marble, moving
picture theater proprietor. refused to
be interviewed. He was at the theater
this evening. but had nothing to say.
Mrs. Shaw notified her father. H.
Fisher Of Portsmouth. N. H.. who
leaves Boston tomorrow morning for
this city. He has provided fands for
his daughter pending his arrival. In
the meantime little Eldridge Shaw has
been in charge. OF Chief Ross. who y
caring for him at home until the court
orders disposition Of him.
Eldridge. the IL year old boy over
whom the fight Is being made. said to-
night:
Il would like to go back to Boston
to see papa. He always treated me
well and l love him. hope he win
come and get me-"
DIames Her cosored Outler.
Mrs. Shaw is angry at her cnlored
butler, Lewis Field. whom she blames
for the discovery. Il always was kind
to him in Boston," she. said. He
should not have gotten me in trouble.
Yes. he knows some things. but dare
not tell. He is q cunning fellow.
though, you better watch him.
The boy was seized at three o'clock
yesterday morning in a raid by officers
OF the house where Mable and Mrs.
Shew were staying.
Mrs. Shaw deserted her husband ut
Brookline. Mass. In June. 1907. ana
came to California with Marble. bring
ing her son. The couple went to Pas
adena. where a home was established.
They came then to Santa Barbara and
went into the moving picture show
| business. They established . little
theater called the La Petite. where
Mrs. Shaw sold tickets behind the
/ wicket.
| Detectives employed by Shaw trailei
the couple to Pasadena. thence to San
i Ia Barbara.