The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
Still NO Clue.
To CHILDREN
MADELINE MCDONALD AND
SISTER HAVE SUCCEEDED
IN EvADING COMMANDS OF
THE COURT ENTIRE MONTH

1t is just one month today since
Madeline Mcdonald, aged 16, dis
appeared from Spokane, taking
with her her young sister, Lois.
aged seven. With the exception
of one letter received by Rev. Will
lard Root, of Pullman, which
stated that the children were then
at Bohemian, Mont, no word or
tidings have come from them.
Because of the unexpected de-
parture of the Mcdonald sisters
from Spokane one man is in Jail
for kidnapping, another is under
bond for $1,000 on like charge,
while warrants are out for two
women for the same offense.
J. M. Mcdonald, the uncle of the
children, whom the troubles of the
Mcdonald connection seems to
have hit the hardest, is still a
prisoner in the county Jail for
kidnapping, being unable to give
n. w tlC Sudl uldll
and representative of the court in
the custody of the girl Lois, and
who is under bond for $1,000 for
kidnapping, is continuing the
search for the children, notwith-
standing the fact that he is
charged with being implicated in
their disappearance.
Mrs. Mcdonald and the girl
Madeline are the other parties the
state of Washington charges with
being connected with the plot to
take the girl Lois out of the
jurisdiction of the courts to de-
feat the ends of the law. Mrs.
Mcdonald has, like her nieces,
been on the missing list for about
three weeks and her husband, who
languishes in the county bastile,
claims not to know her where
abouts. Some think she has join
ed the children; others think not.
Her husband says she has not;
that she simply left Spokane to
avoid being thrown into Jail during
the tendency of the case.
The guardian, Mr.. Weinke, says
a letter was sent to the authorities
at Bozeman inquiring as to the
report that the children had been
seen there, but. the Bozeman Of
ficers wrote back that nothing had
been seen of them. Mr.. Weinke
says he is at loss to tell where
the children are and trusts that
something will turn up soon that
will furnish clew.
Attorney S. r. Stern, who is ap-
pearing for George Mcdonald and
wife in the effort to recover Gus
tody of their daughter Lois, said
that he has done all that he could
to locate the children and that he
was now willing to leave the
search to Mr.. Weinke and the, Of
ficers of the court.
Madeline Mcdonald, who ran
away with her little sister rather
than have her fall into the hands
of her parents is considered smart
enough to take care of herself and
her sister if left to work out their
fate undisturbed by fear of pur-
suit. Madeline, 1t will be remem-
bered, about the time of her de-
parture sent letter to Judge
Sullivan, in whose court the mat
ter has been handled, stating that
she would drown herself and her
little sister rather than have Lois
again fall into the hands of their
parents. Madeline seemed strong
ly imbued with the idea that her
sister would not enjoy the sur
rounding that she should have if
she went back to live with her
parents again. Madeline told sew
eral friends that she would never
want her little sister to go through
what she passed through and
would rather see her die first than
endure il