The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-08
TAKEN BY FORCE.
The Stringham Girls Kidnapped
by Their Father and Mother
WHO MUST ANSWER IN COURT.
The Young Ladies and Their Present Quarters
They are Anxious to Get Away from
the Place.

1t will be remembered that short time
ago two girls, Sabra and Sylvia Stringham
were brought to this city from st. George
upon an affidavit sworn to by their sister,
Mrs. Fitzgerald, VINO alleged that the girls
were to be taken to Mexico and married
into polygamy, together with some other
bosh. An examination was held before
Judge Zane last week and the evidence
showed that the girls had lived with their
aunt, Mrs. Snow, for many years and
that they had been well brought up
and well cared for Every allegation of
the affidavit was disproved and the
court held that the girls might return to
their aunt or go with their parents as they
thought best. Judge Zane also warned the
parents, that they must use no force, but
let the girls act as they desired to. The
girls at once announced that they would re-
turn to St George, and in the meantime
went with their cousin, Miss Martha
snow. A few days later their parents called
at Miss Shows and took the girls out rid
ing, with the understanding that they
would be returned at a certain hour.
THEY DID NOT COME BACK,
however, nor have they returned yet, and
on Friday last Ashley Snow called at the
United States marshal's Office and got
Deputy Marshal Doyle to accompany him
TO Strlngham'S ranch, at the mouth of
bingham canon. AS ne expected, the girls
were There, and they were delighted to see
Mr.. Snow and wanted to return with him
az once. Both MIR. and Mrs. StrIngham
refused to allow this, and the latter said
that her daughters could not leave her eX-
cept upon an order of the court. Neither
Mr.. Snow nor the officer had such an order
and they Were forced to return without
the girls, both of whom chung to Mr.. Snow
and begged him to take them away. After
returning to this city, the following petit
ton was filed:
District court, Third judicial District. In
the matter of an application for writ of
habeas corpus for Sabra G. Stringham and
Sylvia G. Stringham, minors, before the
Hon. Charles 5. Zane, chief Justice of U tab
Territory
Your petitioner, Martha Snow, respect
fully represent that she is the cousin of the
said Sabra G. Stringham and Sylvia G..
Strlngham, and makes this petition in their
behalf.
That the said Sabra G.. Stringham and
Sylvia e. Stringham are respectively of
the age of fifteen years past, and that they
are now, as petitioner is informed and be-
lleves, IN the custody of one George and
Mary Stringham, who live at, or on ranch
at the mouth of Bingham Caflon, in Salt
Lake county, Utah Territy, whether they,
Inc Salu SaDra and Sylvia, were decoyed and
torclbly taken; and that the said George
Stringham and Mary Stringham now will
fully hold and detain and imprison said
Sabra G. Stringham lind Sylvia G. String
ham against the will and wishes of said
Sabra G.. Stringham and Sylvia G. String
ham, and to their injury and damage.
Petitioner further represents and shows,
on information and belief, that the place
where the girls are kept is hovel with
but one room in it, and is an unfit place for
them to stay. ana their surroundings are i'm
proper, as are also the reputation of the said
George Stringham and Mary Stringham;
and the place where they keep the said
Sabra and Sylvia is bad and is an unfit and
improper place for said girls to be and re-
main.
Wherefore the petitioner asks that the
said George Stringam and Mary Stringam
be commanded to be and appear in this
court with the said Sabra G. Stringam and
Sylvia G. Stringam, on the 9TH day of
June, at the hour of 10 a. m, in the court
room of this court, in Salt Lake city, then
and there to show cause why said Sabra
G. Stringam and Sylvia G. Stringam
should not be released from the illegal i'm
prlsonment and holding.