The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-05
Gl RI r | D ES
A W A Y ON
A HORSE
LOUIE MURDOCH is AGAIN ON AN
ESCAPADE.
Valuable Animal Is Appropriated and
Owner and Officers Arc Searching
for the Girl and Horse.

Despite her fervent promises to be-
come a good girl and live down her
propensiueS for appropriatlng other
peoples horses aud fleeing the town,
Louie Murdock has again fallen from
grace and the police are searching the
highways and by ways for trace OF the
runaway.
How many times this girl has stolen
horse and escaped from her home.
her own mother can hardly enumerate.
Although she IS not really bad, her
parents and other relatives are OF the
opinion that the Industrial school Is
the proper place for the young lady,
but the Juvenile judge has steadfast-
ly refused to allow her to be sent
there. hoping that ''one more chance"
would prove her redemption.
Judge Gunnell found place for the
girl several weeks ago at the homo
of her grandmother, an aged lady liy"
ing on North Washington avenue.
Louie did we'll for time. but sudden
ly disappeared a week or so ago, TAX
ing with her Bishop Martins horse
and buggy, and $40 belonging to her
grandmother. She was accompanied
this time by her brother, who was
also under probation of tho Juvenile
officers and making his homo tenn
porarily with the bishop.
The pair we're caught at Layton and
Bishop Martin was forced to travel
a distance Of twenty-five miles or
more to recover his property. The
children's grandmother could Ill af-
ford the loss which she sustained. She
IS compelled to weave casDets Tor
living, earning meager sup
port for herself and young
girl who lives with her. The
loss of $40 under such circumstances
was, therefore, a serious one. 1t was
about decided that she would have to
be sent to the Industrial institution.
but again the kindly Intervention OF
the juvenile officers secured her re-
lease and she has since been stopping
with a family by the name OF Symes
on Twelfth street
Yesterday afternoon, instead OF 60
ing to school. Louie again succumbed
to her wander-lust and forthwith ap-
proprIated the horse Of Henry Larson
at Five Points. The animal was a
family driving pony and quite valuable,
and Mr. Larson Is concerned over Its
disappearance. He stated today that
he was In favor Of placing the girl IN
the state school where she would be
restrained in her propensities for run
ming away and taking other peoples
property.
This girl" he said, us not respon-
sible for her strange acts and should
be placed where she will not be
constant menace to her neighbors. 1
have not only lost good deal of time
In searching for my property at times,
but l suppose / have had at least Sl0
worth of brides and other parts OF
harnesses taken by this girl which /
never recovered The last time she
took the harness off the horse and the
animal came home without strap on
it. Bishop Martin was put to no end
of Inconvenience a short time ago, and
the girls poor old grandmother sus-
taIned a serious loss through her way
wardness at the same time. | believe
I'm leniency and giving a child every
chance before sending 1t to the Indus
trial school, but this is a case where
something Of that kind Is absolutely
necessary
The police are making an effort TO
locate the girl and horse before she
has time to get far away and her dis
position, If captured, is liable to re-
suit, this time, In reform school
sentence.