Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-13
WIFE LEAVES
HOME WRECKED
Husband, Baby and the Mother
Search in Vain for Hiding
Woman.
WHERE IS MRS. 7. HOLLAND?
Has old Man Influence Over Her,
toaXins Her from Those Who
Love Her Most?

a heart-broken husband; a sorrow
city are looking aud longing Tor the
sight II the wife. daughter and moth
err. VINO disappeared few days ago.
taking with her the other child. How
ering satanically over the whole group
is the face Of an old man. whom the
husband charges with coming between
him ana his pretty little wife
The facts OF the case briefly are;
Mrs. Theresa Holland. the pretty
young wife OF James Holland OF 42s
West Sixth South street disappeared
over month ago and the search has
been on ever since. She took with her
Leon. their 7-yoar-old son, leaving be-
hind the husband and Kenneth 2
years old. Up until this time the
quartet had lived happily, at least the
husband says nothing had come up
To spoil the peace of the little nome
But an old mai came along, the nus
band charges. and while Mr. Holland
was at work, paid attentions TO the
wife.
WIFE LEAVES HOME.
The husbands attention drlfted to-
ward the old man In time and ne
spoke 90 his wife about him. A quar-
rel ensued and Mrs. Holland left home
suddenly shortly Afterwards. since
then nothing has been seen of her ana
Il is believed she Is remaining away
from her home because Of an inhu-
ence swayed over her by her aged
temUter.
MOTHER AIDS IN SEARCH. g.
Before they came to Salt Lake last
February the Holland family had lived
at fillmore Iowa, where the couple
was married eight years ago Mrs.
Hollands mother Mrs. Mary Pierce
was told OF her daughters strange ac-
tions and came out to Salt Lake short
time ago TO take a hand in the
search. Failing TO find any trace or
the girl Mrs. Pierce took a picture OF
Mrs. Holland to the police station and
asked the police 20 Join the scarchers.
This the department said il would be
glad TO do and a thorough hunt
throughout the city IL now on.
WRITES LETTERS HOME.
A peculiar and battling phase Of the
whole affair Is that the hiding wife
has written letters to her family twice
every week since she disappeared. In
these The writer Is vehement in her
assertions of innocence Of wrong-do-
ing and her Observance Of her mar
riage VOWS and the husband and moth
err believe her Mrs. Pierce, with her
cheeks wet with tears, told the police
she would take her daughter back no
matter what has occurred since her
strange disappearance; everything VIII
be forgiven and forgotten If she Will
only return TO her home and family.
NO Answers pECETVEn
Mrs Pierce Las written letter after
letter 10 her daughter addressing them
I'm care of the mans postOffice box but
no answer has ever been received at
though no letters have ever been re-
turned II Is believed the man IN the
case is tearing these missives up be-
fore they reach the girl As the miss
ing wife expressed a hope OF being
to go back 20 Iowa 10 her mother IN
one letter it Is thought she is working
as a domestic on saleslady somewhere
in town as all her letters are post
marked with the Salt Lake stamp.
She does not know her mother is here
evidently; Mrs. Pierce believes that II
her daughter knew she would come
home az once
PATHETIC CASE.
Another pathetic feature Of the af-
fair is that the little 2-year-old son
left behind with the deserted father IS
ill and through the days and nights
his wee small voice calls "MuvVer.
Oh Muvver," but there As no answer.
except the fearful explanations of the
father as he tells the child "Muvver
will tum home 10 her baby soon" and
De prays in his heart that what he
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