Hide Article Text (OCR)
A Woman and Her Babe Claimed to Have been Forcibly Kept Away From Her Husband by Her Par ents—The Court was Called Upon To Settle the Affair and so Did an a great amount of excitement wa on the early part of the week over the supposed kidnapping of Mrs. Robert L. Lydick and her babe by her parents. Mrs. Lydick is the daughter of Jas. Todd and wife, of Waveland, and was married to Robert L. lydiel. On Oct. dist, 1893, last June she visited her parents, but failed to return to her hus band. She talked of suing for a divorce but never carried it out. Last week it leaked out that Mrs. Lydick desired to return to her husband and that she still loved him, but was hald a prisoner by her parents who would not permit of her return. Upon hearing of this Mr. Lydick had issued habeas corpus proceedings for the appearance of his wife and babe in the court where the matter could be settled once for all. The same was served and on Thursday morning Mr. Todd appeared before Judge Harney with the woman and child, hhe Judge gave her a choice as to whether she would again live with her husband or her parents and she chose the latter at the same time making application for a divorce to the utter surprise of all. ‘This case has been a most peculiar one and no mean amount of romance is reonnected therewith. Lydick is a well to do farmer living near Brown's Valley, while his wife is of excellent parent age. It was claimed that he had a dispute with his father-in law some time ago and that to revenge himself Mr. Todd had held his daughter and her ten months old babe by force, not al lowing her to return to her home. ‘This Mr. Todd denies and states that she was at perfect liberty to go wheresoever she desired and that, he had instructed her to that effect on Monday when something was said regarding it, even offering to hitch up his team and take her to Mr. Lydick. It was also reported that she had threatened to commit suicide if she was not allowed her freedom to live with him. ‘This area 13 denied and from the outcome of the affair it is plain that she did not care to return. She will, in all probability, be given a divorce and thus the Strange case will be settled. Voorhees Will Lecture. Senator Voorhees is to go upon the lecture stages as soon as his senatorial term expires. But this politician and legislator will not talk about public af faire, this eminent lawyer will tell noth ing of famous cases before juries, this fried of distinguished men will not draw from the portfolio of his memory any anecdotes of personal interest. His lecture is to be mainly religious. Mr. Voorhees joined the Episcopalian Church in Terre Haute many years ago, in company with Buagiess W. Hanna, afterward Minister to the Argentine Republic. Some six or seven years ago, after the bereavement of the death of his wife, he turned his attention to a study of the Scriptures, with the re sult of a deeper awakening of his mind to religious subjects. It is hard to de fine exactly his belief, except that he has a firm faith in the presence of a Supreme Power, while his views of divinity of Christ are said to be more Unitarian than orthodox. At any rate, he seems to have found in the story of the crusades a theme for his eloquence, and will deal also with the burial and the resurrection of Christ. The lecture is, as yet, in an incomplete state, but Sena tor Voorhees believes that when it is finished he will have an address of com manding interest.—Washington Post, Our Harry. The following special from tylwood, Tad., and regarding a former well known Crawfordsville boy appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer day before yester day. Hannah Voris, holder of the pre ferred mortgages on the Daily Workman plant, purchased the equity in the office at assignee’s sale, and her son Harry Voris, and certain Anderson newspaper new will start 4 morning daily in that city. The newspaper will be independ ent in politics and be issued about February 1. The Daily Workman was the name of the defunct populist paper over which Harry was champion. In his new ad venture we wish him much luck. The P.O... of A. Bleet Oncers, On Wednesday night, Washington Coup No. 6, Patriotic Order Sons of America held their semi-annual election which resulted as follows: Past presi dent, Parker Willis; president, George Hummel; vice-president, J. A. Mount; master of forms, W. H. Eltzroth; rec. secretary, W.R. Miller; financial sector, Sam D. Symmes; treasurer, Howard J. Griffith; conductor, Will McClure; in spector, M. A. Kelly; guard, W. K. Sommerville; trustee, JT. L. Stilwell.
Newspaper Details
Crawfordsville Review
Crawfordsville, Indiana, US
Sat, Dec 29, 1894
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Gregg B.
IN, USA 05 May 2026
Other Publications Near Crawfordsville, Indiana
Crawfordsville Weekly Journal
Crawfordsville Review
Crawfordsville Record
Crawfordsville Daily Journal
Crawfordsville Journal Dispatch
