Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-27
kidnapped.

The Hermosa Pilot OF last week con-
tains an interesting account of the kid
mapping of Kenneth Reid, one of the
heirs to the McCloud estate. 1t reads
a. follows:
Hermosa has never been very badly
outdone in any particular. But where
IL especially shines is in sensaiional.sm
III has bad shooting scrapes, elopments,
and the like, until people are seldom
astonished over such occurrences. But
the case OF kidnapping that occurred
last Monday night aroused the natl yes,
IL is reported TO haye happened some
thiLg like this: Kennie R.id was stand
ing on the depot platform when the east
bound passenger train pulled in. When
the train slipped Mr. Trsinor and sever
al other men alighted and the boy was
pointed out to large, fleshy man, VINO
stepped up TO Kennie and said, II arrest
you," to which the boy gracefully sub
mitted and joined the party in the
eleeping car. 1t was all over, but J. Il.
McCloud, step-father OF the boy, WAS
near enough 10 get aboard the train,
with the hope of having the boy stopped,
but somehow he failed in his object,
and kennie is probably now in Chicago,
with his sister.
For the information of those unac-
quainted with the parties and the causes
that have led to this sensational esca-
pade the Pilot will state that kennie
Reid is son Of Mrs. Emma McCloud,
deceased, over whose estate there is
such wrangle, the creditors claiming
that DIR. Trainor, who WAS appointed
administrator upon petition OF Mrs.
McCloud's daughter, Mrs. Montgomery,
was not doirg the fair thing by them,
and through him they were likely TO
fail TO receive their dues. kennie has
been claiming that he desired TO remain
here, while Mr.. Trainor and Kennels
sister wanted him TO 60 east. While all
this wrangle has been going on Trainor
has been removed as administrator, and
John Hodges has been appointed guar
dian over Kennie. No one can
doubt but that John Hodges is the law
ful custodian Of Kennie Reid, and if ii
is shown that the boy was taken away
by force and the captors captured, things
will doubtless be made very warm for
somebody Mr. Hodges is ferreting out
the matter, he SAYS, and proposes to
bring the guilty parties to justice. The
29th of this month has been set for
hearing the application of NJ. J, Scanlan
TO be administrator, and il is likely the
creditors and Mrs. Montgomery's repre-
sentative will have another warm time
of il before his honor, Judge Fesy.
Just how this thing will he finally
wound Up, and whether anybody will
get "sinched," or anyone paid what is
due them. is a question that many are
interested in. Ahout every business
man in Hermosa 10 interested in it. 1t
is not for the Pilet to judge who the ad-
mnstrator shall be although il freely
admits that it wonld prefer NJ. J. Sean
LAM nor where kennie Reid shall he
kept, but it is desirous of having the
thing come to focus, and the creditors
paid off.
ANOTHER CHAPTER.
In the Oelrichs Times is found an
other chapter which was added to the
sensation later on. 1t reads:
The above j. C. Trainor came into
Oelrichs Saturday evening, but left for
the north again on the morning train.
Monday evening about 8 o'clock tele-
gram came TO this station from Hermosa
Tor the marshal TO arrest Kenneth Reid,
and party with him, describing the
boy As l3 years old, with scar over his
eye. The boy is son OF the above
Cattle Queen, and heir TO the estate,
whose presence in this state is draw
back to Trainor's nefarious plans. The
party referred to in the telegram meant
Trainor, but did not give his name,
therefore the information was obscure
in regard to the identical person Short
ly after, another telegram came for the
marshal to be prepared as the party was
armed. Therefor posse of ten or fif.
teen men were At the train in waiting,
loaded for bear. As the train pulled i'm
some kept watch outside while others
went through the train in genuine FROM
tier style, alarming the passengers to
some extent but failed to find the par
ties. Just as the train was pulling out
young man was detected on the front
end of the baggage ear, therefore
couple Of men boarded the train, and
captured him about a half mile from
the station where the train stopped to
let them off. Upon returning to the
hotel the young man had the scar re-
ferred TO, bat claimed TO know nothing
of the affair, but having no papers about
him that could identify himself, it was
decided to hold him until morning, the
fellow saying that it would suit him all
right, he lost his free ride TO Chadron,
but would have q good warm bed and
breakfast which he did not expect TO
get otherwise. Later information proved
that he was not the party wanted, and
he went his way the following day. 1t
seemed to be the desire Of Trainor to
get the boy into another state, and from
last information they had not been stop
ped, and from all accounts it seems the
Chicago lawyer is little to smart for
the parties interested in tho estate.