The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-07-19
FIND TORRENS BABY,
FATHER Is ARRESTED
Parent and Girl He Kidnapped
Were Together in Long
Branch.
CHILD BACK TO MOTHER
He Is Held for Assault as One
of Party Struck Woman
in Struggle.
CHILD BACK TO MOTHER

The search for S;argareI Eioise Tor
rens. who was carried away by her
father ard three other men from the
summer home of her grandfather, James
Simpson, in Pompton Lakes. N j., on
July Z. ended yesterday in Long Branch.
She and the father. Alfred Torrens,
were found there and taken to pompton
Lakes last night. The baby was restored
to her mother. Torrens is under arrest,
charged with assault. as in the process
Of kidnapping one of the men of Tor
rens's party knocked Mrs. Torrens to the
floor and held a hand over her mouth
to keep her from giving the alarm.
The seizure OF the Torrens baby ex-
cited special interest because she had
not been weaned and women everywhere
we're afraid she would come to harm
because of the separation from her
mother. But she looked the picture Of
health yesterday. Her father said he
had fed her with bottle. being careful
always to prepare the milk IN the right
way, have 1t at the proper temperature
and administer it at the proper inter-
walls.
Torrens's car was found la Paterson
the day after the baby was taken. A
few days later he tried to telephone his
wife from Perth Amboy. The grand
father, James Simpson. . Paterson
silk manufacturer, had assured the au-
thorities he would give handsome re-
ward for the return OF the child. They
raked northern New Jersey without sue
cess.
Yesterday o family living in Seventh
avenue. Long Branch, notified the Long
Branch police that man and d baby
who would Dear looking at had taken a
room on Saturday In q Seventh avenue
house owned by James wooiley. A
plumber. Chief William y. WallinE and
Detective McGarvey went 70 the house
found the man and his ward were as
described and took them to police head
quarters. There the man admitted he
was Torrens. The baby was put III
charge temporarily Of the Local Wei
fare Service In the City Han.
Torrens had railroad ticket TO Cali
fornia. $751; half Of torn SO bill and
dozen letters which had come TO Aim
through the mails but had not been
opened. He had nothing to say except
there had been too much mother-in-
law" that he had taken good care of
the baby ana that he loved his wife and
wanted her to live with him again. He
was kept in the Long Branch police
court Jail from to p. NJ. when Chief
OF Police Bert Miller and Mrs. Miller OF
Pompton Lakes arrived and took him
and the little girl away. Miller had
warrant for the arrest OF Torrens.
Torrens Is % years old His father
was a Cuban, his mother before her
marriage a Miss Dalzeu of Paterson.
She lives In Paterson now. Torrens and
Margaret Simpson lived near each other
as boy and girl. They were married
two years ago against the wishes OF her
parents. In January last she went back
to her parents. Eleven days ago. when
the baby was snatched from her crib at
Pompton Lakes. the grandfather, James
Simpson. said he thought somebody was
trying to get some money out of him.
But so far as known no demand for ram
som was made. 1t is generally supposed
Torrens thought that by taking the baby
he could get the mother to return to
him.