El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-05
ADAMS AND PARTY
HELD IN TUCSON
BY OFFICERS
Taken From Train at Yuma,
Ariz., After Starting Back
to California.

Regarding the detention Of Louis B.
Adams and son, nurse and secretary at
Phoenix, while being taken back to san
Francisco from Ell Paso TO answer a
charge OF kidnapping. as mentioned IN
yesterdays Herald, the Tucson Citizen
says:
Louis B. Adams of New York, Ma
thaniel Murphy, his private secretary,
and Nora Mclaughlin. nurse, all
charged with the crime of child stealing
under the laws of California, together
with John b. Adams, the SyearO1d son
OF Louis B. Adams, were brought IN
from Yuma accompanied by Charles H.
Taylor, a detective attached to the San
Francisco police department, and Ed
ward Mebus of the Ell Paso police.
The parties were arrested In FL PasO
and agreed to return to California, but
at Yuma, just before the Arizona line
was crossed, Taylor and Mebus wee
served by writs of habeas corpus issued
in behalf of the defendants by court
commissioner Charles H Utting at
Yuma, upon the request of Fred ]. In
gram, an attorney Of Yuma, who had
been employed by wire from New York
and instructed to take this step.
The writ was made returnable before
judge Campbell here ard the party came
in from Yuma and registered at the
Santa Rita. Judge Ingram accompanied
the defendants as counsel
District attorney Dick filed an az
swer for c. II. Taylor in the habeas cor
pus proceedings and the case was heard
by Judge Campbell.
The court held that the answer of
Taylor was insufficient and discharged
all of the defendants
All Are RearreSted.
linn 1cA-l1r1 Tclr- \
Adams, Murphy and Miss Mclaughlin
were still seated in the courtroom. con-
stable Birkenfeld stepped forward and
arrested all Of them uOOn a complaint
sworn out against them in justice RiIey's
court, by the local police, acting under
instructions from the chief OF police OF
San, Francisco upon fugitive warrant.
They were Immediately taken before
justice Richey where bail was fixed at
$4,000 each. Not having friends nor ac-
quaintanees here all three of the de-
PENDANTS were compelled 10 20 to iafl
where they are now confined pending
their hearing, which IS set for SATURDAY..
The little boy, about whose destiny
all the controversy hinges, is being cared
for by the local. police. He is a bright
little chap and takes the keenest inter
est in the legal proceedings and does not
seem to realize that rs fate is most
largely concerned.
Frisco Requisition.
In the meanwhile requisition papers
have been sent by the governor of Cali
fornla at Sacramento and it IS expected
that they viii arrive here with detective
Macphim of the San Francisco police.
II they do and are hOnOred BY the GOV
ernor OF Arizona the defendants viii he
taken TO San Francisco and so far as
Arizona Is concerned, they viii pass out
of her jurisdiction.
Daisy Kimball Adams. wife of rho de-
PENDANT, Louis B. adams. recently insti
tuted suit for divorce against her hrs
band In the court of New York and
under an introductory order issued there
she was awarded the care and custody
OF her son, John B.. and a BABY oirI 2
wears OF age. who are their gTanlfather's
heirs Mr.. kimball the grandfather. i
a San Francisco millionaire. a SETTLE
ment had been agreed upon in the di
voree suit and Mrs. Adams was living
with her father, Mr. Kin1baH. and with
her son and daughter. A final decree
IN the divorce suit has not been entered
yet.
While little John Adams was on his
way TO school from his home ON Cali
tornla street in San Francisco on Jan.
70, 1t IS alleged, he was Kidnapped bv
Pn$ anu the nurse Nora McLaIFgh-
lin, with Adams close by. Later he was
taken by Adams and the nurse To San
jose where they registered under as
suned names
Later, on Jan. %. Adams AMI the
nurse took the boy to Fl Paso. and on
Tuesday Murphy also met them in FL
PasO.
Charles H. Taylor was on the same
train with Murphy and while en- route
to Fl Paso kept Murphy constantly
under surveillance. As soon as NIurD1v
ahghted from the train he WIS io;n,d
by Adams. Miss Mclaughlin ami tie
lttie boy. and while they were standing
in a group in the union DEPOT. Tavlo@
enlisted the services OF William Hold
OF the FL PasO police and the defendants
were immediately arrested