El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-08
BABY KIDNAPPED"
BY HER OWN
FATHER
Cloudcroft Diners at Lodge
Witness Sensational Epi-
sOde in Domestic
Difficulty.
CBy Mrs. w. S. Tilton.)

Cloudcroft, N NJ, Aug. SATURDAY
| r. E. Hall, an eastern visitor, kid
naped" his two year old baby girl, who
! has been summering here with heI
mother, Mrs. Faith Mccormick Hall. OF
| Cincinnati.
! Mr.. Hall, who has been in New York
says that not hearing from his wife
for a month. he came on to Cloudcroft
and was told by her upon his arrival
/ that she no longer loved him and in
/ tended to get a divorce and marry a
young man who has been in business
here and who had been paying Mrs
Hall devoted attention all summer.
1t is said the young man is the son
of the president of an important life
insurance company.
Mr. Hall remained here two days try
ing to persuade his wife to return TO
him and failing in his endeavors, went
all to pieces the night before he left
and aroused the guests of the Lodge by
his Sobs and cries and his rawlings.
To add to his sorrow, just before he
took the train a telegram was handed
him telling of the death of his father
at Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. Hall and baby were with him
Friday at the train to see him off; the
baby screamed and cried and chung to
him as he was leaving. AS the train
turned Saturday unexpectedly every
one heard a sigh of relief that the
strain was over and everything appar-
emily amicably settled. But Saturday,
just after the train pulled in at noon,
the guests, seated at the tables in the
Lodge dining room, were startled to
see Mr.. Hall, wild-eyed and desper
ate looking, appear suddenly from be-
hind the screen. It subsequently prov
ed that he had returned for his baby.
He remarked that he would have one
more interview with his wife and then
If she would not return to him that
he would take the baby.
Just as the train was about to leave
Saturday Hall was seen TO snatch the
baby out of the nurses arms and leap
aboard the train.
When the news was carried to the
mother, she mounted a horse and start
ed on a dead gallop to intercept the
train at the switch back. but was per-
suaded by friends 70 have him stopped
by wire. Twice she started to ride af-
ter the train, and twice she was induced
TO return.
As there are always two sides. to
story, Mrs. Hall was interviewe4sb
Herald representative; she said that
they had been unhappy after the first
three months; that it had been a runa-
way match and very much against her
fathers will; that their troubles came
TO head last April in Ell Paso and they
separated then, he packing his effects
and living at a hotel for several days,
but through the Intervention of friends
they made up again and everything
went, well until he went TO New York
and used money that was given him TO
develop their ranch to play the races
at SheeDShead Bay instead
He lost heavily. she declares, both
there and on the Juarez track<last win
ter. She then decided to leave him
forever, as she had practically supported
him, she declares, all their married
life, he having failed in the wholesale
grain business IN Cincinnati three
months af*er their marriage
Mrs. Hall says she has an income Of
$500 a month from her fathers estate;
that she is not worrying about the |
baby, IS the father is devoted to his lit
tie daughter and will take the best of
care of her, and she knows that she
will get the child through legal pro-
ceedings. The child. Mrs. Hall says
has an income of $3.50 per month in
herited from her grandfather's estate J
Mrs. Hall is already in communica- |
ton, by wire, with her attorneys, both |
In Cincinnati and FL Paso. However, |
she is confident that her husband will |
return in a day or two and bring the |
baby with him, as he cannot go far !
with the small amount of money he has /
with him and she has had payment |
on the checks she gave him.