The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-25
FATHER OUT
OF JAIL in
CALIFORNIA
Says Prosecutor Brown Ad-
viSed Him TO Abduct
Daughters From Here

Mrs. Elsie Adams, pretty night
telephone operator at the city
hall. may never see her two lit.
u. girls again.
NJ she docs II win be only thru
y long legal battle with her hu.-
band. y. ID. Adams. who called
the children out Of their Sunday
school class at the MadronA
Presbyterian rhurvh three days
ago and spirited them away to
California.
Arrested In Sacramento when he
arrived there and the children taken
from him. Adams. II was learned
Wednesday. obtained his release by
hab~as corpus proceedings. recover.
ed the children. and is holding them
deflantiy In the South. refusing To
leave the state.
Mrs Adams was preparing to
catch the noon train for Portland.
little girls. Elsie. Z. and Frances. 9.
whnm rhc thought had been put
aboard a northbound train. when
Prosecuting Attorney Fred c.
Brown received trlcgraphic word Of
the new turn In events.
SHE WANTED HIM
HELD IN JAIL
Mrs. Adams had caused Sheriff
strinEer to wire Sacramento author.
tiles Tuesday To keep tho father In
Jail and send the children to Seat
tie.
She supposed this had been done
Il tasA 60 t..s
route at Portland. where. she
thought. they would arrive wedncs-
day night ON Southern Pacific train
No 10.
The wire Prosecutor Brown re
ceived from Sacramento. announcing
Adams release and HIS determination
TO keep the children. upset her plans
and left her without recourse except
thru further court proceedings
| which cannot he commenced until
after the trial OF her divorce case.
AItho Adams violated a court order
In taking the children out OF tho
state. Prosecutor Brown said the
father cannot be deemed In contempt
o< court inasmuch as he was never
served personally with notice that
NV Wiz Ha1 liird Hbtt W otfofto mn
here.
There IN no way we can extra
iits him. said Brown. ''ffe has as
much right to tho children as she
has"
According 20 dispatch from Sac
ramento. II was upon Browns advice
that Adams spirited the children out
OF the state.
Adams IL quoted I'm the dispatch as
saying too many relatives had
broken up his home" in Seattle. The
dispatch adds that he intends 20
fight for the children ito the last
breath"
Referring TO his home life here.
Adams is quoted in the dispatch as
saying:
II was tired Of supporting
mother.in-law. n Elster.in. law and n
Kid that didn't belong there. For
nine years ! have been their support
and haven't cent 10 show for II.
will give my wife another chance
II che will come down to California
and let her relatives remain In Sc.
atfle."
Adams charged that his motherln-
law. Mrs. Martha Laster. 1i22 33rd
ave. hid the turkey on Christmas
and Thanksgiving 10 that the chill.
dren could not have sandwiches be
tween meals.
The incident OF the Christmas
turkey, Mrs. Adams said, amused her
considerably. She said
81 don't know anything about II.
but isn't II killing7 He's crazy"
Referring to his statement that he
had supported the whole family OF
relatives, Mrs. Adams said: "He evi-
IDENTIFY has forgotten that his wife
has had To work for five years to
support the family"
That Adams lurcd the children
away and induced them to leave the
city with him on the promise that
he would give them two billy goats"
in Oakland, was indicated In the dis
patch from Sacramento.
They were still looking forward
TO seeing the goats with great cxpec.
tation Wednesday, II was said.
this, but when I did my troubles
ceased, and to this day have nev.
er had n flivver get gay with me;
/ II II won't shoot. leave IL alone for
is minutes, and then give II one
twist. once in six months this
may not start IL; II so. leave IL
alone for another 10 minutes and
repeat the twist. II win sure shoot
then.