The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-30
LEAKLNa .-5.ll1 - nm 4 v

yTAKING $4,000 and hiring woman
attendant to- accompany her,
Mrs. ii. W. Hutton. wife of Police
Commissioner Hutton of San Francisco,
ran away from her home and husband
two weeks ago and is now occupyinS
rooms i'm the Manitou. I'm this city UNI
der the surveillance of local officers.
ar. Hutton. learning of his wife's pres
cnce here through the police, followed
AAer and attempted 90 induce her To-
return home. but she refused 90 have
anything 90 do with him and he was
forced 90 return 90 san Francisco on
Saturday night. leaving the officers TO
look after his wife and attempt 70 get
her back home.
The cause of Mrs HuttOn's secret
flight from home and her refusal 60
return with her husband. according 20
a statement made to Chief of Police
Sheets by Mr.. Hutton. is thar she la
suffering from temporary irresponsible
ity. resulting from physical conditions
from which she had been suffering for
some time past
The money which she took was her
own and her husband is having her
watched by the officers 20 prevent the
possibility of her being robbed, ana
that he may bee kept informed as 90
Der wherea bouts until she can be i'm
dNced 90 return home. A strict watch
SIS being kept al the hotel 90 prevent her
slipping away and the officers and
others appealed 90 by Mr.. Hutton are
doiug AN they can Co persuade Mrs
Hutton 90 return Co her home. Mrs,
Hutton viii give no explanation of her
but iu the presence of Chief of Police
Sheets told her husband that she re-
fused 20 return home and would have
nothing more 20 do with him. An eff
forts 20 persuade her were unavIiling.
Mr.. Hutton. after consulting an att
tOrney and being advised that nothing
could be done without commencing le-
gal proceedings decided Co allow his
wife 90 90 as She pleased, with tho
hope that she would change her mind
and decide 20 return 90 her home.
Woman Appears on Scene.
1t was nearly two weeks ago that
rather stout woman some 30 years of
age. wearing clothes and jewels that
bespoke wealth, appeared az the Man
itOu. accompanied by a younger WO-
man, and secured rooms. They regis
tered from San Francisco. They came
and went as the other guests, and no
particular note was taken of their ace
tons until a few days ago. when Chief
Sheets received "a message from Com
missioner Hutton, stating that his wife
had disappeared from home and ask
ing If she were here. An investigation
by Chief Sheets resulted I'm the dis
closure that the wealthy guest at the
ManitOu was The missing wife. A mes
sage was Immediately sent TO Mr.. Hut
ton, giving him this information. Sat
urday morning Mr. Hutton arrived in
Salt Lake and Immediately sought out
Chief Sheets and related to him the
circumstances of his Wifes disappear
ance from home.
HE told me- said the chief last
night that she suddenly disappeared
from her home about two weeks ago
and ne thought al first that she had
gone To visit relatives at Los Angeles.
He telegrlphed there and learned that
She had not been there Further i'm
vestig8ti0u made by him disclosed the
fact that she had drawn $4,000 of her
money from the bank before leaving.
Learning this he became alarmed
about her safety and began q search
20 learn where she had gone. he found
that she had gotten a ticket toward
Salt Lake. and this resulted I'm hcr