The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-05-27
AND HE PROMISES TO PROTECT
HER AT THE PISTOLS
POINT.
ONE OF IDAH0'S MARSHALs
AN EAST ST. PAUL
HOME.
SAGE BRUSH, SAND AND SENSE
Unite in the Instrument Which Re-
turns q Stolen Baby to Her
Mother.

81 will start for Idaho with that little girl
and her mother tonight I will see that she
gets there all right, or there will be some
shooting on the way. II it comes to that !
| can probably get my iron out as quickly as
any man who tries to take the girl away from
| me-" That was the way Deputy United
States Marshal Sidney ]. Roberts expressed
himself to reporter of the G 10 yester-
day at the Astoria hotel. talking about the
final trip in an interesting case Of kidnapping
which he had finally run to earth in St. Paul
Roberts wasn't talking to hear himself
either. He is built differently. For years
he has been in the service Of the United States
government He has travelled around among
the sage brush of Idaho and earned the repu-
tation OF being a fearless officer and good
man for criminal to keep as far away from
as possible. He Is known throughout Idaho
as "Sid'' Roberts. and he is Just as determined
as some of the desperate characters whose
bullets have left scars on his arms and body.
Roberts has heretofore been called upon to
look after different class Of criminal work.
But last January Salmon City, Idaho, had
sensation. caused by James Dowling Dow
ling formerly lived in st. Paul but went West
some years ago and finally opened saloon
In Salmon City. He married the daughter of
pioneer of that place, and things moved
along much the same as they usually do for
year or two. Then Bowling fell out with
his wife, and the case went into court to de-
termine who should have possession OF
pretty little girl who had been born to them.
which was two and half years old. The
court decided that Mrs. Dowling should have
the little girl. That was Jan. this year.
and at the particular time that the Judge
made the decision Salmon City had one Of
the biggest sensations that 1t had had for
many years. Bowling is a nervy and de-
termined man, and, rising in the court room
he drew revolver, stood OFF the Judge. court
officers and spectators and walked out of the
court room with his little girl. He managed
to ship the little one out OF the state, but was
himself captured and sent to jail. He, how
ever, broke out of jail and ds now fugitive
from justice.
With the disappearance of the little girl be-
gan a search on the part of the mother for
her. Three months passed before any trace
of her was found. Then there went an ink
ling to Idaho that the little girl was in Mon
tana, and Mr.. Roberts was started out to try
and find her.
1t was all new business to me-" said Mr.
Roberts yesterday. Il have been used TO
prowling around in the sage brush. I've
chased Indians and been in some pretty tough
places My is covered with bullet
wounds, and I've been shot frequently. but
when 1t came to taking hold of a kidnapping
case | didn't know much about 1t. / never
was in a city before till came to st. Paul
four days ago on this hunt. But did the
best could. first got track Of her in Great
Falls. Mont four weeks ago, and then began
the chase. She was in care of woman who
is travelling around with a commercial trav-
eler. From Great Falls l followed them to
Janesville. Wis; then to GAINESVILLE, o.;
back to La Crosse: then to Janesville again.
and at last to ST. Paul. Here found her at
the home Of her grandmother on Conway
street. AS soon as / had located her | kept
a pretty close watch on the house and wired
to her mother for the necessary papers. But
the mother, after consulting the governor,
wired that none were necessary, and said to
hold the little child until she came. She