The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-17
MRS. LANpT AND THAT Roy.
Tho Mother Rccovsrn Her Son - 10th
Sides Of tho Story.

Tho Mother Receivers Hell Son - lIotll
Sides Of the asory.
Sheriff Robertson, OF Bosemsn, did no,
receive the telegram sen BY Sergeant
Quirk notifying him that he had found
little frankie Thompson, and tho mother,
anxious tor her boy. came TO Helena yester'
day III the first train to search for him her.
self. She WAS fortunate in finding Ser.
geant Quirk At tho depot, who had the boy
in charge, and he turned him over 10 her.
In connection with this affair. Mrs.
Landt, the m alleged to have abducted
tho child, 'sont in the following statement,
which she says is true:
Mrs. Landt was residing in Kozemar,
and the mother OF the child, Mrs. Ella
Thompson, applied to Mrs. Landt for work.
She explained to Mrs. ,Landt that she was 4
out Of work. She afterwards brought the
child to Mrs. Landt, and Mrs. Landt. being
a of considerable meana, and hav-
ing no children, out Of sympathy for Mrs.
Thompson and kindness TO the child,
agreed to take tho child, clothe him
and keep, him until the mother could
secure work and place herself in q position
where she could care for him. The mother
seemed very much pleased with this ropo-
sltion, and without hesitation brought the
little fellow 70 Mrs. LAndt's home, and also
brought q little bed that no slept III and
left y at Mrs. LaEdt's home for the, little
boy to use. Mrs. Landt informed the
mother at the time that she was accus-
toned to travel q great deal and would
probably 90 to Helena in n short time. II
it was understood between tho mother and
Mrs. Landt that Mrs. Landt might take
the child with her wherever she went. Mrs.
Thompson afterwards went to Butte In
Sol rch NJ work laayIoo tha child with Mrs
Landt. Mrs. Landt was perfectly willing
10 return the child to the mother whenever
the mother should call for him, but she
never received any intimation that the
mother was ready to take the child back UNI
I'll the child was taken by Mn officer under q
concludes by saying that Mrs. Landt Is u
respectablo lady of considerable wealth and
that the publication did her an injustice.
Mrs. Landt's statement is given for what
it ia worth. After Mrs. Thompson got
possession of her child yesterday she sought
their interview, ip which Mrs. Thompson
denied that she turned the child over TO
this woman. She snid she left it with an
other family while she could find work II
that Mrs. Landt took the young one to her
home, and unknown to Mrs. Thompson left
Bozeman with the child. Mrs. Thompson
said that Mrs. Landt was ordered out OF
BozeInan by the vigilance committee and
told her that the notice WAS still ON her
door. She said that Mrs. Landt was a bad
woman and that it was on her account the
butcher, Fritz Albers. killed himself at Boze-
man last week. It is understood that Mrs.
Landt was in Bozeman ut the time. Accord
ing to Mrs. Thompson's story this woman
left Bozeman upon the order of Il popular
committee Of citizens and that she took the
child away with her. Mrs. Thompson was
greatly pleased to recover her boy and said
she would not part with him for the world.
She left for home on the evening train.