Arizona republican., 1909-12-19
N Mr. and Mrs. MagaW After
 Chase Across Continent FOR POSSESSION OF BABY
The Arrival of the Mother Yesterday Armed With a Letter From Bishop Law renee of Massachusetts.
 She Tells of the Pursuit.


 Mass, who has pursued her husband, William j. Magaw across the conti- nent and thus far back, to gain pos session of her two-y year-old girl. reach ed the city yesterday. twenty-four aft CT the arrival of her husband. She had apprised Judge Kent and District Attorney Bullard of her coming Her husband had made no effort to leave town but was stopping at the Commer- cial hotel.
 On her arrival, Mrs. Magaw went directly to the court house and took seat in the court room where she wait ed until the docket for the day was disposed of and then she presented her papers to the judge.
 Mrs. Magaw Is lady of refinement and most pleasing personality. Not withstanding the nature of her errand she was not hysterical though she could not conceal her apprehension. Yet she felt a certain confidence that she would gain possession of the child and she hoped that she might be able to leave for Boston last night.
 While she was waiting to see Judge Kent she spoke reluctantly of her troubles after she had learned that The Republican had given an account of the affair yesterday morning. She re- gretted that from her telegrams it had been construed that her husband had been adjudged insane. Her telegrams had beed framed in a hurry and she lacked time and space to make herself entirely clear upon that point.
 T would not" said she, say word that might injure my husband. He was always a good man and he is yet; I only want to recover my baby" Asked to explain herself fully on the subject of the alleged insanity of her husband, she said that he was not insane: he was only different" His condition was the result of overwork, study; books. books" she said
 Mir. Magaw she said had been grad uated from Kansas University and afterward he had received a diploma from Harvard University. His life aft CT that had been one of unremitting study
 It was brought out that there had been a separation and that the su- preme court of Massachusetts had awarded her the custody of the child which she said had been taken out of her possession three tip1es in spite Of the order. She had readily recovered it twice. Mir. Magaw secured posses sion of it the third time last April and he disappeared. Early in December she learned or heard that ,he was in California near San Bernardhlo. She lafE l ing at San Bernardino she found her husband had gone and she pursued va rious clues, travelling over vast area of country by automobile
 She was armed with letters of in troductiOn from eminent Boston peo- pie. The longest and warmest letter | commenting her to the good offices of | those whom she might meet was from Rt. Rev. William Lawrence. bishop of | Massachusetts and the successor of the distinguished Phillips Brooks. Sheriffs and officers everywhere | were very kind to her and they fur nished her letters from one to another
 At last she learned that her husband was teaching a school at Casa Grande and she hurried thither She found the house where he boarded and she went to it. on the pretense of wanting drink of water. She forced her way into the house and seeing the baby in a high chair she neglected the proffer- | ed glass of water and springing toward ! the child clasped it to her bosom She | tried to get out of the house with it but by this time the occupants had recovered from their surprise and in tervened. They took the baby from
 her by force. She chung to it until a part of it's clothing gave way and was left in her hand. It had been her | intention to board the first train with l it.
 For a moment she was like any oth- | CT woman who had been bereft of her baby. weak and weeping But there soon returned to her that strength and | courage which had been with her through her long journey. It was no use to try to take the child by force. | She must seek the aid of the author ities and she hurried to Florence where | she laid her case before District At torney O'Connor who offered such aid as ne could give. He wrote letter to | eie Soi!Stdpie at NdSd brdnue dSklng
 him to assist her in getting possession of the child and to help her board the train. On her return to Casa Grande she learned that her husband had talk en the train for the west and was com
 ing to Phoenix She understood also
 that Justice of the Peace Bennett at Casa Grande had assisted her husband | in getting away.
 And yet" she said with a smile.
 he is a justice of the peace Could
 he not be arrested for breaking the peace?"
 Mrs. Magaw then telephoned to Dis
 trict Attorney O'Connor informing him
 of the turn her affairs had taken and she telegraped to Judge Kent and Dis