Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-16
CHILD ABDUCTED IN LOWELL
Its Mother Is n burlington Woman
who Had Not Lived with Her Hus-
bnnd-Chiid Taken from
school.

Lowell. May 15.-One Of the boldest
abductions which has ever been sue
cessfully accomplished In this section
of tho United States occurred yestcr-
day morning I'm this city, when little
May Gertrude Foote, n child Of four
and a half years, was taken from the
Plain street primary school by wo-
man presumably her mother who has
been separated from the husband for
some years. Neither the child nor tho
woman have since been seen.
Little "Gcrtie," as she is affection
ataly called by the members of her
family, left her rrandmother's house,
that of Mrs. George Foote in company
with another little girl few years
hor senior. HlrNcha l-oota. TO attend
school
Tn" two children arrived without
misnap at the school and blanche loft
her little charge in the kindergarten
! department and went to her own room.
Ten minutes after school opened. Il
small. dark conpleXioned woman. with
features greatly resembling Gertrude
Foote, approached the principal Miss
Edith y. Hewitt, and asked that Ger
trudo might he excused from school
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'"VH "'"' out or the school room, no
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Una. 100 ""rN couple was seen there
curing IN" day.
me aouNctl"n or May Gertrude Foote,
,h' ramHN believe, Is the result Of
F"uoI' winch has existed between the
nusnahd, John E. Foote, and his wife.
9''Ha hirhY Foote, for six years. Both
IaniheS come from Ninooski, Vt
where the Wltes parents now live. Mr.
footes father' mother and brothers
came 10 this city about five years ago
ana nave since resided at Frye street
John e. Foote and Stella Kirby Vera
married nj Burlington. Vt, six years
ago TINS month At this time the wife
was only Il years Of age. The couple
came here to live with the husbands
FAMILY, while the husband went to work
the Bancroft piano stool factory close
az hand John e Foote Is said to be
q most hard working man. without bad
habits. He does not drink. He Is q
wood worker by trade.
The first two children Of John Foote
and his wife were born At 6 Frye street.
But the couple did not apparently get
along well together as time went by.
though there was no open breach. Mrs.
Foote pined for her own home, and five
years ago went there taking the first
born child, She refused to return to her
husband at that time, and the child
died In Vermont.
Mrs. Foote finally came back to
Lowell however, and the couple re-
mained together until tree years ago
next July, when Mrs Foote who had
gone to Vermont with her husband and
Gertrude refused to return 10 this city.
Foote left her at her parents home
bringing little Gertrude who was then
one and half years old. to his mothers.
Since THAT time Mrs. FoOte has not
called to see her child. and has never
been to the residence of the Foote's.
The child has been brought up by her
grandmother, who as cared for Cert
rude as for her own children. The little
girl did not remember her mother, and