The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15

/ was found with a family named Brad
shaw. where it had been left by its
/ father. No trace of the latter had been
secured since a week ago yesterday,
when he is known TO have been i'm the
city
The kidnapping was the 0utgrowth Of
divorce proceedings in Butte a few
months ago. After the child had legally
been awarded TO the mother the father
went into another court and. upon an
alleged false affidavit. had the child
awarded to him. Later the mother
went back into court and had the sec
ond order set aside
Father Takes His Daughter.
The father. Z. C. Broughton, watch
ing his chance. kidnapped the child
and came 10 Salt Lake. The mother
followed and the officers here We're
asked 20 search for them. The city
was secured, but no trace Of the little
one could be found. The mother
thought Mr.. BrOughtOn had gone to
Sault ste. Marie, Canada, and started in
pursuit of him. Before she had gotten
out of the state Sheriff Emery found
a trace OF the child here and wired the
mother 10 return. This she did. arriy-
ing here two or three days ago.
The sheriff discovered that the baby
had been taken 10 a family by the
name Of Hague i'm Taylorsville. Last
Monday he went 10 that place and
searched the house. Mr.. Hague in
formed him that the father had taken
the child away "a few days before. He
claimed he did not know where. Hague
told the sheriff that Broughton had
brought the baby TO them a few weeks
ago, and showing them the order he
had secured from the Butte court, paid
them 90 take care of his daughter.
Later, when "a notice appeared in The
Herald. stating that the mother was
here searching for the child, the father
appeared at Hague's and took Ruth
away. Sheriff Emery Immediately put
two men on the case and after a week
of searching succeeded In locating her
at Bradshaws house.
Sheriff Receivers the Child.
Yesterday afternoon the sheriff drove
90 the house. H5 showed the family
the order of the court giving the child
into the custody of the mother. The
family stated that BroughtOn had
shown them the order he had, and that
they knew nothing of the true condi-
ton of affairs. When they learned
them they Immediately gave the child
into the possession Of the sheriff.
The mother, after coming back TO the
city had been told by the sheriff that
the child had disappeared from the
place where IL had been first left and
she was almost heartbroken. Her
joy and surprise yesterday were great
when the sheriff drove up TO the house
where she is stopping with the child.
With a cry OF delight the mother
rushed TO the buggy and clasped the
little one in her arms. The child pratt
tied i'm an eCstaCy Of delight and could
not be cOaXed to leave her mothers
lap.
Later in the afternoon the mother
took the child 20 the Office Of her at
tOrney $. p. Armstrong, and the little
one, i'm her childish way. told "a Her
aid representative how some one
wouldn't let her wear her FUR tOat'
down TN town and kept her close In the
house.
Father Won't Be Prosecuted.
Mrs. Broughton stated that she had
decided not to prosecute her husband
on the charge of kidnapping her child.
In order that the case might be held
open In Butte 20 prevent his return
ing there and bothering her by at
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again. She expects 20 leave for Butte
as soon as possible for fear the father
may return to Salt Lake and make an
other effort 20 get the child away from
her.
Sheriff Emery is of the opinion that
Broushtou left the city about a week
ago and went south. He has wired the
officers over the state % look out Tor
him ln case Mrs. BrOughtOn should de-
eide 20 prosecute him.