The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-30

being located here. He said she had
made other attempts to run away from
home and the physicians had told him
that she was suffering from physical
conditions which made her temporarily
irresponsible. He could not account for
her action On any other way and all he
wanted was to see that she was safe
and JTy 20 persuade her TO return home
with him He asked me to go 20 the
4 hotel with him and we went 20 see her
Saturday afternoon. In the companion
of his wife he recognized a Los Ange-
. les woman. the wife of a Southern Pa
ciuc bridge builder who had been en-
pioyed By Mrs. Hutton TO accompany
her.
Wife Refuses to Return.
He tried TO persuade his wife to re-
turn home with him, but she made
some wild remarks about his having
failed 90 buy her a dress for a year on
more, and having done something with
the rents that didn't suit her and de-
c.ared that she would not so home with
him and wanted nothing more TO do
with him. He could not reason with
her in any way. ! left them together
and later he came TO the Office AMI told
me that he had been unable TO dissuade
his wife from her course. He consulted
am attorney, but was told that he could
DO nothing unless he commenced legal
proceedings that would have been UNI
pleasant 90 an concerned. He was adj
Viscd 90 take precautions to see that
she met with no harm and then .eave
her alone until she consented 10 return
home of her own free VIII
Mr.. Hutton was afraid that with
as much money In her possession as
she had she might be made the victim
OF plots 90 rob her, but he found that
of the $685. 900 she had spent $1,000 iu
two weeks and the rest was on deposit
at Walker Bros bank I'm the form of
ceruned checks How she spent 5000
in two weeks he was 40 loss 90 eX-
plain. but with the rest of the money
in the bank he felt that it was safe
and. leaving iJ IN the hands of the Of
ricers 10 watch that she meets with
no harm and 20 eudeavOr TO persuade
her 60 return home he left for san
Francisco last night"
Deputy Sheriff steele was stationed
at the hotel TO keep watch on the run
away wife. All day yesterday Mrs.
Hutton and her companion remained in
their rooms in the front of the
building. except for a while in the aft
rLLDIA MlEn LurN went Nul lot q ellhl Z
walk in company with Deputy Steele.
The main door of the hotel was locked
all day yesterday, leaving the way
through the office the only one Of
egTess from the building. The deputy,
unnotiCed by the other guests of the
hotel occupied a place - tne office
where he could watch every one who
went out or in.
The officers endeavored to maintain a
strict secrecy about the affair, but
Sheriff Emery when questioned about
the employment Of his deputy, stated.
Mr.. Steele has simply been detailed
Co watch Mrs. Hutton 90 see that she
gets I'M no danger and to prevent her
If possible from slipping away 20 some
place where she might be in danger #
foul play on account Of the money she
has"
Mr. Hutton will be kept informed
about the movements of his wife it is
said and the officers viii try to induce
her 90 return home. They believe that
after a while she viii Of her own nc
cord consent 20 go back.
Mr.. Hutton is one of the wealthy
men OF san Francisco and is wen
known 10 California. He and his Wife
have TO children.
She could not be seen at the hotel
last evening.