The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-03-10
ALLEGED KIDNAPPING
AT BRUNEAU
Fifteen Yeor-Old Girl Spirited
From Her Home and Is Now
. Wife--Kittie wilkins. the
Horse Queen of Idaho.
Takes q Hand.

Since the sensational elopement and
alleged kidnapping of pretty little
Madaline Parsons from her home in
Bruneau valley few days ago, m any
would like to here more of the affair
and of the past history of the child.
A few years ago Miss Kittie wilkins,
actuated by charitable considerations,
found little blonde orphan at Kearns'
st Ann Orphanage ia Salt Lake City,
and brought her to Bruneau, where
she lived two years, until Miss Wilkins
put her in st Mary's academy, Salt
Lake City. But she, being very much
dissatisfied there on Miss Wilkins re-
turn from California in March of last
year, she brought the little girl home
to Brunean, where she has since re-
sided-the light and sunshine Of the
house-the family being very much at
tached to her.
On the 23d day Of February this
tender little bud was inveigled away
from home and probably kidnapped.
Her benefactors have spared neither
time nor expense in endeavoring to To-
cate and prosecute her abductor, Robt.
Owens, who procured a marriage Ii
cense in Mountainhome-bu the same
was obtained without the consent of
those who had charge of her, and
should he succeed in having the cere-
mony performed, Miss Wilkins will
Immediately bring action for the an
nulment of the marriage and the re
covery of the girl She is about 10
years of age and very childish for
her age And who can say that
she is not now lamenting her condi-
tion--without the care aud comfort of
her former friends.
1t is thought by many that she has
been taken overland through Owyhee
county to the state of Nevada. Up to
the present time the officers have
failed to locate Owens, but they are
leaving no stone unturned.
Ii is the intention of Miss Wilkins,
in case her child is recovered, to send
her to school until she shall have at
tanned the age Of discretion South
Idaho Herald.
County Attorney Nugent left Silver
Monday morning for Bruneau for the
purpose of looking after the above
case Itappears that Ovens certified
that the girl was IL years old, and on
that certificate marriage license was
issued. He then, together with the
girl, called on justice of the peace to
have the marriage performed, but the
officer refused for the reason that the
girl was not of age. He then attempt-
ed to prevail upon Mormon mission
airy to help him out, but was again re
fused. BY this time Miss Wilkins had
invoked the law and the officers are af-
ter the couple, warrant charging Ow-
ems with kidnapping having been sworn
out. The legal question is: What can
the law do with Owens? He has not
left Owyhee county and cannot be sue
cessfully charged with kidnapping.
Miss Wilkins has never adopted the
girl, hence is not her guardian and has
no legal claims on her. 1t appears to
the Nugget that about the only person
that is liable to fine is the clerk of
Elmore county for issuing marriage
license where one of the party is under
age. Should the girl choose a guardian
she could then get his consent and the
ceremony coud he finished in due
form.
Later-Sheriff Duncan returned
yesterday from his trip to Bruneau
He reports that Owens and Miss Par
sons were married by Justice Hale Of
Castle creek on March 6, and as soon
as Owens heard that "Dunc" was look
ing for him, he concluded, like Davey
Crocket's bear, to come down and give
himself up. The case against him was
dismissed and now it is up to Kittie
The officers, on their arrival at Noun
tainhome, met Miss Wilkins, who was
returning from Salt Lake. The way
the lady flew around, she was evident
ly greatly excited. County Clerk ST
Clair received the marriage certificate
from justice Hale today.