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KIDNAPPED
Was A Boy By His Elder
Sister
According To Allegation OF
His Mother
MyStGriOuSly Disappears
From home In Mansfield
Tip Leads To Search For Him
In Chicago
Where He is Apprehended By
The Police
mansfield Shield)

Abducted, it is alleged by his sister,
Miss Louise Grim, Edward Grim,
twelve years old, disappeared from
Mansfield yesterday morning and no
trace of his whereabouts were discov-
cred until late last night when Chief
Feeny received a telegram from the
authorities of Chicago, notifying him
that the boy was being detained in
that city. Chief Feeny left for the
Windy City and is expected home to-
night with the boy, whom his mother,
Mrs. Ollie Grim, claims was kidnap-
ed by her daughter.
Yesterday morning about eight
o'clock is is said, Edward Grim left
his mother at the Blymyer, where
they have been boarding, and told her
that he was going to a jewellers to
have his watch repaired and then to
the library. He intended returning
home in plenty of time for dinner but
it is said the boy never made his ap-
pearance at the library.
1t is the belief of Mrs. Grim that
her daughter met Edward on the
street and enticed him to leave home.
She received a telephone message
from Crestline to the effect that her
son was in that town and would soon
leave for San Francisco, by the way of
Chicago. She Immediately got in COM
munication with Chief Feeny, who tel
egraphed to the officials in Chicago
to detain the boy The train was met
and Edward, who was alone, was TAX
en- to the police headquarters.
Mrs. Grim and son who for a mum.
ber of years have been living in San
Francisco arrived in Mansfield last
May and since that time have been
making this city their home. Her
daughter has been attending school in
Columbus during the winter months
and in summer it is said, lives with
her grandmother in Gallon.
Mrs. Grim, it is alleged, declares
that her son was taken away from
her to cause trouble between her and
her husband who is located in San
Francisco.
Following is an article taken from
the Gallon Inquirer of yesterday rel
ative to the alleged kidnapping:
Mrs. Ollie Grim came over from
Mansfield today and this afternoon
called on Chief of Police Christian to
inform him that her son had been
abducted at Mansfield this morning.
Following her marriage in this city
number of years ago, Mrs. Grim re-
sided with her husband in San Fran
cisco, Cal, until about six months
ago when she came to Ohio and has
been making her home at Mansfield.
Miss Louise Grim, her daughter has
been attending school at Columbus
and has resided here during part of
the time with relatives.
According to the story told by the
mother, her son Edward, aged IL, but
who is tall for his age and wears
clothing the size Of boy of IA, was
upuuOtSu Wy ms SiSlSi mum thS MANS
field home this morning Mrs. Grim
states that the brother and sister left
on Southwestern trolley car at $40,
went as far as Crestline, then board
ed Pennsylvania train for Chicago.
Mrs. Grim requested Chief Christian
to wire the police at Chicago to ap-
prehend the brother and sister on
their arrival in the Windy City, She
then returned to Mansfield on the next
car to enlist the services of the police
in that city.