Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-08-22
DENVER WOMAN
is DETAINED
HERE
MRS. LILLIAN NEFF, CHARGED WITH
KIDNAPPING HER CHILDREN THAT
WERE AWARDED HER BY DENVER
DIVORCE COURT compliant IS
MADE BY FORMER HUSBAND.
CASE WILL Be TRIED
AT ALBUQUERQUE

Mrs. Lillian b. Neff, a graduate
nurse OF Denver, was detained here
this morning BY ~tie mounted police
office just as she N<ssabo to board
the Denver & Rio Grande train for
/ Denver, on telegraphc Instructions
from Albuquerque, charging her with
kidnapping her two children, Marguer-
| ite and Virginia, who, however, had
| been awarded to her by the Denver
county court in July, 1912, when she
had obtained divorce from John b.
Neff Later he is alleged to have TAX
en- the children while she was in
nurses training school at Denver, and
moved to San Diego with them. Later
he married another woman and NOV
ed Albuquerque with them. Hearing
that her children were in Albuquerque
Mrs. Neff went there, and getting
them in her possession, started back
to Denver with them Accompanied
by her attorney, Col. William Berger,
the party came to Santa Fe in an auto
yesterday afternoon, intending to
start for Denver this morning.
Her former husband, however, when
he missed the children, put the po-
lice on her track, and she was located
here. 1t is said that an officer with
a warrant charging her with kidnap
ping will arrive in the city this even
ing. Mrs. Neff will return to the Duke
City and is confident that when she
shows the court there that she is the
legal custodian of the two children,
according to her divorce decree, and d.
that she is able and willing to sup
port them, she will be allowed to take
them back to Denver
Mr. and Mrs. Nef We're married in
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, in 1902 and were
dvorved in Denver in 1910 She was
awarded the two little girls, and i'm
went into nurse training
school to qualify herself to support
them. While she was thus engaged
she had placed the children in compe-
tent hands, but her husband learned
Of their whereabouts and induced
them to go away with him. He took
learned, although for a long time she
could not get trace of them. Not
Cng ago. it is said she got letter
from him at Albuquerque, wanting
ler to return to him. This gave her
4 clue as to where they were and she
went to Albuquerque. There she en-
Gagged Colonel Berger, the children
1pnota5 ho sto rtai oclr
% Denver with them. The trip to
Santa Fe was made by automobile.
and they arrived here last night
This morning just as she was get
ting into hack to go to the ID. & r.
J., she was detained by the mounted
Those who have learned the details,
,dvise Mrs Neff to return to Albu-
3Ierque and show the court her proofs
ls to her rights to the children. They
,elieve that the matter will then be
Iuickly settled.
Mrs. Neff in speaking of the matter
his morning said that she was award
g the legal custody of the children
nd could support them, making twice
chat her husband could make. She
as excellent credentials as to her
bility as a nurse, and was in charge
# the emergency hospital at Denver
'uring the recent Knights Templar
'cnclave there.
On August 10th Neff filed a suit for
'ivorce from his second wife. Ruth
>etf, to whom he was married in Oc-
ober, 1911, and it is stated that his
etter to his former wife at Denver,
,hich put her on to where her chill
ren were, was for the purpose of try
lg to persuade her to again marry
i'm. This she absolutely refuses to
q.
Mrs Neff, it is said also has an ar
ument on her side in the condition
nd the circumstances under which
he found her girls living at Albuquer-