The city was stirred last Tuesday morning by a sensational kidnapping. Sabina Williams, a young man, the father of two little girls aged four and six, has been making his home for some weeks with Auditor C.R. Williams, his uncle.
It appears that his wife left him while they were living in Clermont County, Ohio, early in the fall, and went to her home in Kentucky, and that ever since that time he has been expecting that she would make an attempt to abduct the children and has been on his guard accordingly.
One of the parties to the transaction, claiming to be a lawyer from Madison, has been in town for several days, and on Monday night the rest arrived and registered at the Grand Hotel as "S. E. Lee" and "Mrs. G. E. Lee and daughter."
Tuesday morning about eight o'clock a carriage was driven with closed curtains within half a square of the Williams residence on Western Avenue, a woman heavily veiled entered the house, seized the children, one of whom was in Miss Williams' lap, and with the assistance of a male companion who followed her, and in spite of the resistance of Miss Williams and the little ones, carried them to the carriage which was then driven out of town southwardly at a reckless speed.
They were pursued by both the father and by telegrams, and later in the day were caught by the authorities of Rushville.
The parties were brought to this city Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock and taken before Judge Bonner, who place them under bonds. The trial is set for Friday afternoon, the children being returned to the father's care until that time.
Note: Kidnapping not a federal crime. Legal beagle stuff happened after that, with Marianne Williams testing the system to see if she could get custody. Report out of Madison claimed the father took the children and didn't allow his wife to see them. No idea who won out. It's been a few years.
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