The San Francisco call., 1910-02-04
Dragged Forth in Legal Clash OF
Wealthy Couple for Pos
session of Boy
Mrs. Daisy Kimball Adams
Hurls Sensational Charges
at Husband
Millionaire to Wage Battle i'm
the Courts to Prevent
ExfraditiOn
Released on kidnapping Charge,
but Rearrested on New
Warrant

/
! w each side. there developed in
/ w grim earnest yesterday a de-
| termined tight between Louis
/ B. Adams, a New York millionaire and
| his wife. Mrs Daisy Kimbau Adams
daughter of wealthy pioneer lumber
man of San Francisco, for the possess
sion of the year old son, John Adams,
for the alleged kidnapping of whom
Mrs. Adams had her husband, together
with his private secretary and a rurse,
| arrested in Ell Paso. Tex. Tuesday
Sensational Charges
Charges, sensst tionaI in the extreme.
backed by additional warrants. court
were flung reeklessIy to the public by
Mrs. Adams. Following rapidly on the
heels of her sensational action in hav-
ing her husband arrested. she laid bare
the skeletons in the family cupboard.
She planged into the battle with aston
ishing vim. and from Arizona her hus-
band retanated
As the situation now stands. Adams.
with bis private secretary, Nat Muir
ply; the nurse. Miss Nora Mclaughlin.
and the boy. are being held in Tucson
by Detective Taylor of the local police.
In the meantime Detective McPhee Is
flying east as fast as he can with extra
dition papers, bearing private instruc-
tions to spare no expense in bringing
the child back TO San Francisco.
First Move in Fight
The first move in the battle was
made by Adams following his arrest.
His original intention was to return TO
California and hight the case out here,
but later legal advice made him change
his plans On reaching Tucson De-
tective Taylor was notified that habeas
corpus proceedings had been instituted
by friends of Adams there.
Before the habess corpus proceed
ings could be determined Mrs. Adams
struck another blow from San Fran
Van Nostraud's court asking that her
mother. Mrs. John KimbaII. be appoint
ed temporary guardian of the boy pend
ing the settlement of the trouble be-
tween herself and her husband. In
this petition she declared Adams was
totally unit to care for the boy and
charged him with being an habitual
York he repeatedly. entered the home
intoxicated and struck and beat her
in the presence of the children. In
the same petition she asked that the
sheriff be ordered to take charge of
the child and hold him until the
guardianship matter was finally ad-
judicated
kidnapping Is Alleged
No sooner had Judge Van Nostrand
signed the temporary order than Mrs.
Kimball. as the newly appointed guard
ian, swore out a warrant against Adams
charging him with child stealing. This
was the second warrant of its kind.
the fear being that the first would
prove defective when the case was
heard on a writ of habeas corpus.
The fear was well grounded. for
Adams was released. No sooner did
he step out of the courtroom IN Tucson
than Detective Taylor placed him un-
der arrest a second time. the new war
rant having been telegraphed to him
from San Francisco. At the same time
Detective NcPhee was injected into
the case He was sent to Sacramento
to obtain extradition papers, and, hav-
ing secured them. left at 6 o'clock in
the evening for Tucson. The case will
be fought out there. Ii successful
Adams will in all probability proceed
on his way to New York with the child
Attorney William C. Crittenden. who
with Attorney sydney Van Wych is rep
resenting Adams, in giving his clients
side of the case absolutely denied the
charges of habitual intemperance.
Makes Denial
~The family he said, were living
in New York until last December.
There was considerable trouble be-
tween Adams and his wife and it was
agreed between them that the chill
5ren-John, aged 3. and Dorothy, aged
s-should live with Adams mother for
the time being.
Suddenly Mrs. Adams left She
look the children from their grand
mother and came to San Francisco,
Joining her relatives here at 2ofs Cali
'ornia street. This was the original
move and if there was any kidlarlnS