New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-27
YELL "KIDNAPPERr"
AT GIRLS FATHER
Angry Crowd Follows Man
Who Grabbed Up Child
in the Street.
GRANDMOTHER PLEADS
TO KEEP LITTLE ONE
Police Put Rosemary in the Chill
dren'S Home Pending
Courts Decision.

Rosemary Josephine Thompson. seven
years old. trotted daintily up Eighth ave.
in the neighborhood of 1i3d st. early last
evening. In one small fist she carried
bag OF rolls. In the other she clutched
two dimes Mindful or her grandmother 8
instructions. she looked both ways before
attempting 10 cross li3d st.
AS she hesitated man darted from the
shadows near the building line, swung
her under his arm and dashed for a drug
store on the corner a dozen people had
seen the little girl snatched up. For a
moment they hesitated in sheer astonish-
ment. Then they rushed 20 the drug
store, which was soon packed 10 the
door. while a mob Clamored outside.
With the girl still under his arm the
man had entered a telephone booth.
Maude and Robert Johns. private detec-
tives of Philadelphia, guarded the door
of the booth and sought in vain TO quiet
the angry men and women.
IT'S ell right: it's nothing to get ex-
cited about. He's her father" they
shouted.
open the door, Yank him outl Take
her away from him. came from the
crowd.
Just in time TO prevent violence Ser
geant Doherty and Patrolman Winter
halter forced their way into the drug
store. They drove the crowd into the
street and turned 10 meet the supposed
kdnapper, who had just emerged from
the telephone booth. He handed them his
card, which read: DIR. Joseph A. Thomp-
son, Philadelphia.
II am this girls father" he said. II
have been searching for her for nine
months Now l am going 10 take her
back 10 Philadelphia. | have just called
a taxicab to take us to the Pennsylvania
station"
rs this man your father? asked ser
geant Doherty OF Rosemary
Yes" she answered, but l live with
grandma"
Just then there was a commotion In
the crowd outside. A woman rushed In.
upset the woman detective and seized the
child.
Here's my grandma now" cried Rose
mary, winding her arms about the WON
ans neck. "They spilled my rolls. grand
ma. but here's the 20 cents change
The taxi drove up and Sergeant
Doherty bundled the whole family into 1t
and took them to the Lenox avenue po-
lice station.
There DR.. Thompson said that since the
death of the mother, four years ago, Mrs
Bridget Virginia Galway, Rosemarys
grandmother had had the care OF the
little girl He had sent money Tor her
support, he said. and last July sought 10
get her back Mrs. Galway refused 10
give up the girl. he said. unless he sent
her $500 He refused to do It's, ana
after consulting his attorney hired pri-
yate detectives. Only recently they
found that Rosemary had been IN 81
Joseph's Home, at Rockaway. and was
now with her grandmother
rive had the care of the chlid almost
since the day she was born said MIS-
GALWAY 10 Lieutenant Farrell. she was
given into my care by her mother on heT
deathbed II you make me give her 10
this man he'll raise her in the Sums
"NIv practice nets me S1O.5OO a year
broke in Or. Thompson. 81 guess can
take care OF my own child on that.
Lieutenant Farrell decided to send Rose
mary to the Children's Society and lei
father and grandmother lay their claims
before the Justice in the Childrens Court
to-day. ~,
Cant I go home with YOU grandma
asked Rosemary tearfully az the matron
,od her into the back room. while Mrs
ro,uav. with an indignant glare for Dr.