Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-31
BOY WAS KIDNAPPED
Carried Many NILES Ont Of ID: CITY
By a Sheep HsrdtL
KIcKrD, BRUISED, ILLrniATrp.
UNPLEASANT l1p'rl'tce Of Fourteen
Jssr.old gso'ge trlg-- -lscsp'd
In the DIksesS

On Thursday msrnInT George
Griges, the Ii.ysAi.old son Of Thomas
G. GfIgg,, suddenly disappeared from
home, Nignt came and passed aud
he did not return. Not being a bsd
hoy. In the habit Of running away
there was greA, anxiety on the part Of
hIs PARENTS lest some evil should have
beiallen him. The police were called
upon 10 aid Ia unfavellinK the mys'ety
surrounding bis dissppes rance, oui
lite his fufsbta they could nni no
clue. There seemed nothing TO DO
but walt, anu walt they did.
Finally yesterday afternoon the IN.
certainly was hfoken by the lad HIN.
sell whsn he returned home % sud
dsnly ~ he had disappsafed. lie wa'
aim "a heAribfol GU ana worn cut irom
Ms lack Of sleep ard want Of food.
70 the loved ones ~ home the little
chap sobbed out toe story OF his eS.
p,flence. 10 = NEWS man he ~.
peated II today. Bfio " the uaffaiivc
Of his adventure Il ~ follovti
About s O'Clock 1hurday morning
strange man riding on horse.
bsok passed the urigRs residence
on Flfth Wet street driving
n band VI sheer. George, who was do.
iug bis regular morning chores prior
10 going 10 school, with boyish cur.
osity WAS attracted iuto the street, and
On the promise Of being given lamb
OF b ~ was induced io,aseist the herdof
IN dfiyipg bis flock OF wool producers
ne tar ~ the Cement WORKS In the
southwestern part u tho city. Before
arriving al this Ioint he had consented
10 get onto the horse behind the herd
ef, who fifst On one pfetert ana then
on another induced him 10 10 ON fur
her. This sort Of thing continued
until Murray was reached aud passed.
rhen the man became abusive ami
threatening. When tue bow spoke Of
returning home he was promptly given
a kick OF u cuff anu s0mstimUs both
aud I 10 10 hold his tongue.
All day they Travelled, the man rid.
ing aud the boy walking anu running
here aud there 10 head of or hurry ~
the sheep a. occasion required. The
man ffsquently drew from nls pocket a
well fIluJ hask Of liquor iiOm which
he drank freely at fftquent Intervals,
and salmon but not bite did ne give
the boy who was frightened Into CON.
plete subsection. When night came
on they wsfe well onto the point Of the
mountain beyond Diaper. somstimu
after dark n halt was made. The sheep
were "huddied up," the horse ataksd
on, and q sagsbrush nrc made. Soon
the msn was overcome by the heat
and siieols Of liquor and gathering hi,
blankets about him "rolled In" Tor the
night
George, exhausted ~ ho was, from
hunger and his long walks also SAM
intl deep sleep. During the night,
however, he got very cold and falling
rain awakened him. He started uj
full OF strange forsbodiugs and I'm
msdiatiy began 10 creep away. 5o0I
lac Droke into run. fortunately b,
Ian Iofthward and when daylight
came he iouna himself In the vicinity
of Dry Greek. AbSut that time Z
Rio ufsndr freight uain cam,
along aud by II ne succeeded In locat
Ing himself. A moment later he Wal
Un the track vending his way home
ward striving In balt Lake alto In u,
afternoon, footsofe and weary ani viii
an appstiis lihe unto that possessed bJ
q farm hand 10 harvest time.
He was unable 10 ascertain the nams
Of the heTder who carried him Awhy
but says he vas about 70 years VI age.
Tho fellow claimed that he wal
going out into tho Oquiffi
iangeIwheTe no had other sheep On
The way home George saw . big lack
T. uUit bufTo sing hole under thu