The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-28
FOSTER PARENTS
NOW HAVE CHILD
Kidnapping Charge Brought
Against E. D. Qillman Is
Dismis sed
Dismissed.

-, iapers proving his legal right to
INC custody OF the child speedily effect.
ca the release OF Il. D. Dillman. OF Eli
ncr.. W. va. when he was arraigncd
r. Gay morning before Magistrate
~. >. sunday. OF Hcnrico County on y
GharEe OF kidnapping his adopted
uaughter. Myrtle Wright Dillman. TIL.
chiid. bright little miss of twelve
Years. chung to her foster parents dur
ing inc brief hearing of the case. and
| sisHined her JOY at the decision nv
covering his face with kisses.
Dillman was arrested Tuesday after
| noon by Deputy Sheriff Webb w
"Edhor. or Henrico County, acting ON
warrant Issued on complaint OF Mrs
~. r.. Drlscoil, Of 1904 West Clay Street.
Mvrtta h ~, me ne child, who claimed that
hErue had been uniawfuly taken from
her custody and secrcted Win bi,n
was the little girl. who has lived with
the Dillmans since babyhood. Both
were taken to Henrico County Jaii
where Dillman was later released on
bail. ''i
The story as unfoldcd Yesterday In
court was to the effect that Mrs Dris.
con- the child's mother, had been -,
WIDOW eight years ago. and being I'm
uestitute circumstances. gave Myrtle
over TO tho Dillman' family. This toni
place in Grayson COUNTY and for -u"M
adoption papers were taken ont IN ~
Circuit Court ''' '''c
Recently Mrs. Driscoll. who I'm tho
meanwhile had again married. wrote "a
me clerk OF the court inquiring about
the adoption. a letter purportinp ~
prove that no such record apnoars .,
inc court proceedings was received nv
hcr and she then went to the homo
OF the Dillnan5. who had subsequently,
moved TO Fillmore. w Va, and in
formed them that the adoption had not
oeen legal and the child was turned
over TO her
nc roster mother was not satisfied
with The way things were going and
wrote to Rev. r c. Vaughan. n Metho.
DIST minister at Grayson. and asked
MN 10 investigate the records in the
case. Mr.. Vaughan then wrote her
mat Mrs Driscol had used a wrong
ranc in writing TO the county clerk
ana that. OF course. the records would
NOT nisclosc n proceeding In that name.
MS altered the case and Mr. Dillman
came 10 richmond md demanded the
enid. He engaged Attorney Hiram NJ.
smith. and together with County Officer
l.. l.. Cornell. went to the Driscoll home
ana according TO witnesses. the mother
maze no objection TO the little girl ac-
complaining Dillman, TO whom she was
greatly attached. Later. however, Mrs
Drlscoi telephoncd TO her husband n
molder Mt the Locomotive Works. and
on his advice swore out the warrant
IN court yesterday. the accused.
III ouS III counsel, hrSt introduced COPY
teste OF the court record showing III.
adoption, and then the letter from Mr..
vaughan II was shown by this docu-
ment that Mrs. Driscoll had asked
about an adoption by Elmer Dillmore.
and had been Informed that no such
name was on the record. Mrs. DriscolI
had no recollection of signing any
papers releasing the little girl. but the
evidence clearly showed that the adop-
tlon had been legal. and that the de-
PENDANT was clearly entitled to the Gus
tody or Myrtle
Mr.. Dillman is employed as supply
clerk and sanitary Inspector OF the !
United States Coal and Coke Company !
at Filbcrt He adopted Myrtle in 1905, |
when living at Independence. Grayson /
County. He left last night for his |
home.
James T. Lewis, counsel for the com |
piainant. after lighting hopeless bat
tie. moved that the court dismiss the
case.