The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-06
BOY IS KIDNAPPED;
MOTHER DISTRACTED
john A. Strugnell Disappears
With Child From Home of
Divorced Wife.
LAST SEEN IN BUTTE.
WHERE TRAIL IS LOST
Sheriff and Police Searching for
Fugitive Salt Lake Bust
ness Man.

For Ave days the police or a score
99t cities IN the western part OF The
tor 1O-ycar. old Victor SsruEnell. son of
Mrs. Minnie Str1ISuell Of salt Lake who
Vas kidnaped December - from the
apartments Of his mother In the Ca
lena block, by John \. Strusnell di-
vocced husband of Mrs. StrugnelL and
father OF the missing child.
apartments during the interim, the mother
has watched and waited for the return
Of her only boy; During these five days
she has refused all food. Sleep 10 the
frantic woman was out OF the question,
and when seen at her apartments We'd
nesday night by a Tribune representa-
dcrjng on hvsterIa. But sustained by
wonderful mother love and buovcd up
hy the words of cncoursgeme1t offered
by detectives and members Of the sher-
inS force. the woman has battcd brave
is against collapse
For the last seven years John \.
StuISnell has been IN business In salt
Lake ana has cniovcd the confidence
and trust of many representative men OF
This city with n single sweep hr shat
tered the reputa tion that hG had spent
years in establishing. and, where fort
night ago he had credit. friends and
peace OF mind, today he is fusitv'
Strugnen for 4 time wss an employee
of the H & r. Madsen COMPANY. but
about ono year ago be went into business
ior himself, opening repair tSore al i,z, tz%
mechanic and made specially Of re-
2sirIr selcctrical musical Instruments,
typcwrIIers, guns, locks and safes. IN
business circles he stood well. and his
friends some or whom are said 10 ="
short various amounts of money ad-
heard that he had spirited away h!s
child and left for parts unknown.
Married in Montana
Nlr and Mrs Sirugncll were married
in Montana fourteen years ago and were
divorced seven years later Struenell
y I,f. g,a.. .t,..Fs u =
awarded the custody of the only child
Two years ago Strugncl prevailed upon
his former wIfc 90 bring Tho boy to this
city. Mrs. Strugn"ll has remained here
since that time, living apart from her
former husband but permitting SuuSneu
10 see the boy whenever he desired
The day following Christmas. Sirugnoll
called at Mrs. StrugnelIs apartments and
asked 10 take The child out for walk
The mother willingly consented. but
when Struenell added that he was going
10 PocaIello for o few days 10 do some
repair work. Mrs. Strucnall protested.
Then the father Insisted and finally OBJ
ialned the half hearted consent of the
mother for the boy 10 accornpany him
Several days later Mrs. StruSnell re
ccivcd note from struggled sent from
Idaho Falls. in which he said he would /
return in two days The mother became
worried and shortly afterwards notified |
The sherif's office and then ihe police
case traced Strucnell as far as Butte;
where the trail was lost. The police and
shoriiTs departments % this city have
:cru working night and day to ma tno
:crs in nearly every city In tho north
wosI. but thus Ear SuuSncn has cludod
his pGrsuers.
Affairs in Bad Shape.
StrUgncll left his business affairs in
ments have been ncd upon his store
recently and II Is said that Strugncll
obtained amounts ranging from 81? 10
$lo0 oy taking orders FOR slot machines.
which he tailed 10 deliver He was In
trouble in an eastern city number OF
wears ago. according 10 Mrs. S'ruGncll, |
and narrowly escaped punishment on a
charge of obtaining money under false
The spirit OF revenge against the l<id
napcr OF her child is completely over
Swallowed by the mothers Wild desire
interview TUESDAY night did Mrs. Strug-
nell ,hrcasen prosecution; IN tsct, she
scarcely uttered an unkind word toward
III I can only fnd my boy" the
mother exclaimed fcvcrishly as she paced
The 1oor OF the apartment or SnDsidGd
the, don't find him soon IN go mad. !
can't sleep. I can't cat ] cau't do any
Thing bur pace this room or run hack
ana the sherif''s ofice us trouble.
Il have been told that hc was seen
in Ogden n fcW days ago with Edward
may have clyen my hoy 10 these NOR
To keen while he makes his escape. One
az them has white dog-ony OF those
white ones Hike q Spitz--and ] know II
Green aud Fontaine, It IS said, were
formerly employed bE, Strugneh.
IN To Al late hour Wednesday night no
trace Of StrugneiI had been found by the
authorities.