Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-13
FATHER IN JAIL,
BABY AT HOME
AFTER KIDNAPPING

Baby Helen Baldwin is in her
mothers arms again after five weeks
of travel with her daddy. Mrs. Helen
Baldwin is back home with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert J. Norton,
at EOS Highland avenue, after trail
ing her husband to Knoxville and
finding Baby Helen nine miles out in
the country. And r. M. Baldwin,
ap-drummer for the Georgia Rail
way & Power company's band, is in
the tower charged with kidnapping
Thus stands the situation which
was precipitated shortly before
Christmas, when Mr.. Baldwin, separ-
ated from his wife and denied posses
sion of his daughter, stole her away
and fled from Atlanta.
There are two sides to the story
the mothers and the fathers. Mrs.
Baldwin told ners Tuesday morning,
a Few hours after she reached Allan
ia with Baby Helen.
"We've been married five years and
separated since soon after Helen was
born two years ago." she said. 1.-THE
divorce suit is in the courts now.
but Judge Pendleton gave me the
temporary custody of our little girl
last fall. 1 was to keep her all the
time-only Mr.. Baldwin's mother
was to be allowed to have her on the
first Sunday in each month.
zone Sunday early in December she
came and got Helen-and the next
thing I knew my baby was gone and
1 just knew my husband took her.
"WeH, we watched Mr.. BaldWin's
and we got her neighbors to help
us. Last Sunday morning one OF
them telephoned us and said Mrs:
Baldwin had received some sort OF
message and was fiving to catch O.
train. She told her nefghbors she
was going to visit relatives in Biz
mingham. but we had our suspicious.
AZ went over to the Terminal Sta
ton with my brother and sister and
some friends, and we watched Mrs.
Baldwin. But she slipped away f.'om
us. and the next thing we knew we
Union depot that Mrs. Baldwin had
gotten on train there that was 60
ing to Knoxville. We didn't have
bat five minutes and / d!dn't nave
any baggage or any money or any
thing. but they made up some money
for me and 1 hoped on the tram as
it was about to leave. Robert STAND
ish, a neighbor who lives across the
street, went along with me.
Mrs. Baldwin was in the day
coach so I sat in the Pullman she
didn't know I was on the tram. But
when we got to Knoxville, she saw
Mr.. Standish and recognized him and
knew we were on to her. [ went to
the hotel, while Mr.. Standish got.
policeman and followed Mrs. Baldwin;
"They arrested my husband and
found Helen nine miles out In the
country in little mouse, anu Drought
her, to me.
1--WE came on home last night
didn't get here till midnight. But
7 sure am glad to have my little girl.
She's sick, but hope she's going to
be al right"
street. Baby Helen's grandmother,
admitted that her son kidnapped the
little girl.
it's an honor to steal your child from
a woman who has no business taking
courts gave him the custody Of Helen
every Sunday in the month. but his
wife wouldn't let my boy have the
little girl. SO he kidnapped her. and
I don't blame him.
'I had telegram from my niece in
Knoxville, where he had taken Helen
to some relatives. That's why /
went, just to bring the boy and the
bay home. But my neighbors gave
me away. told Mr.. Standish that he
might have saved me carfare If he
had told me they were going to fol-
low me and get my boy and his baby.
I wouldn't have stopped them.
1--WE will get my son out on bond,
but he has done nothing to be
ashamed Oft was his little girl,
and he had the right to have her. 1t
is not true the baby was sick; she
was never fatter and healthier in her
life
Mr.. Baldwin, seen at the Tower
Tuesday morning, said he had no
statement to make about the kid
mapping except that he had the right
to see the child once month and
wanted to have her for his own all