Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-15
GIVES
FAMILY A SCARE
,,,,npted kidnapping on Fifth
South PreoIpitates a Live
~ TusoIe in Street.
nam SEXES MARION HARRIS
.,... aud Mother Rush 60 Rescue
And Jabs and Upeprcuts Fly
Thick and Fast.

cd. evening between the hours Of 2
- an unknown man in an auto
.,.,i, made a daring attempt 60 kid
utrs Marion Harris, tho 6-year-old
NJ Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin O.. Harris.
.i.rr az 475 east Fifth South street
~, tsuae is on the corner OF Filth
..b and Fifth East streets, and at
~. bsur named a man was seen driv-
~ rarthward on Fifth East street Ga
largo black motor car. He turned at
vr-t6 south street and drove aack
ar'y t0 the corner of Fifth South,
mere Dc suddenly stopped his ma
.trs. Jumped out and ran 10 the side
~ where he picked the child up
4, Hs arms and started back towards
ths Jui0moplie'
me- 1ct was witnessed by the 6-year-
,i5 son of Rev. Albert Buxton, a neigh
III and the child ran In TO the resi-
5.rre of Mr. Harris next door and m-
S-rsd the family OF what was going
y, Nr Harris. with his wife and her
+aftsr rushed out 70 the sidewalk and
ma las the man was about 70 CLIMB
'8f6 the car with the child the father
r.r out and caught him. The lr8te
,5ent held the man by the collar ana
n. fellow was forced TO defend himself
ar.r receiving a heavy blow In he
mouth lie was given quite "a severe
4 stng Mrs. Harris mother seized
n fellows hat, in the melee, and tried
n hold ON 90 10, but he became pos
sessd of &c again and ran FOR his ma
chine and drove off before the excited
family could restrain him. He said the
boz bad been throwing stones at him.
and that hC merely wanted 10 scare
nm. The parents and ncighbors, how
ever think the fellows purpose was TO
kdnap the child, else why should he
drive "a block beyond the house and
then return and pick up the boy while
De thought no one was watching.
DESCRIPTION OF FELLOW.
"He was a well dressed young man."
said Mrs. j. Heidle. grandmother Of
the little Harris boy. "and had "a new
automobile II was black i'm color and
painted with red trimming He had
marty reached the machine with Mari
on when the little boy from next door
came boo and told us. Mr.. Harris rushed
out and caught the man, and gave him
q good beating. I tried to hold his
hat so we would have something 20
identify him by, but he got it back
again he was tan and slim, and his
hair appeared az that time 10 be of "a
s1t brown color, 10 was nearly dusk.
and we could not tell so we'll He mad
dark eyes. but whether blue or black [
could not see. He had a thin face. and
was very pale. whether that Is his nat
uul color or made $50 from excitement
J am unable TO state. My son-in-law
shocked him down, and asked him why
Do took the child. He said the bows
bad been throwing stones al him. This
was unreasonable on the face OF 10. as
the little fellows are only 6 years Old.
Ha said be took him lust for fun, 10
soare him. Ny grandson screamed and
said the man told him he was going
90 take him to JAN. The fellow tried TO
appear uuconcerned and said he only
wanted 90 brighten the child. He got
back into his machine az soon as he
could and drove rapidly away up
street"
The police have been notified OF tho
Affair and are trying to locate tho fell
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