The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-14
KIDNAPPED WITNESS
SOON BROUGHT BACK
Complainant in Pandering
Case Whirled Away in
Auto From Court.
RETAkEN AT GARFIELD
Girl Held at County Jail; Re-
fuses TO Tell Who Took
Her Away,
RETAKEN AT GARFIELD

The kidnapping of seventeen year.old
Marjorie Luck, complaining witness IN
Il wandering ease. the preliminary hear
ing of which was held Yesterday in the
court Of Harry S. Harper, justice of the
peacc, and the subsequent rearrest OF
the girl six hours later ut Garfield,
caused a sensation in tho justice s court
circles.
After the girl was taken away, high
words and accusations ended with & hot
and successful search for the missing
witness.
During the recess III the hearing Of
Marvin Papworth. son of Richard Pap
worth. 22T West Fifth North street,
member Of the firm of Papworth Broth
ers. wholesale butchers. the young
woman was whisked away IN an auto
mobile in the presence of Elizabeth
Costigan. her custodian, and Clara v.
Luck. her mother The Luck girl wore
large red hat and To this her re-
capture rs due.
Sheriff on Trail
The kidnapping WAS at once reported
10 Sheriff Joseph G. Sharp and an in
vestigation was begun The sheriff
received information that a black auto
mobile occupied by a young woman
wearing red hat had been seen ap-
preaching the western limits OF the
city. sheriff Sharp communicated with
Deputy Sheriff Woods at Garfield
Woods reported that a black automo-
bile had been IN Garfield yesterday
afternoon, but nc did not know where
il had delivered its occupant. The
sheriff advised Woods TO follow the
wheel marks in the mud. These marks
led to the home of q Mr., Johnson and
stopped, The girl was found there and
placed under arrest.
Mr.. Johnson said he had known the
girl family many years ago i'll Muir
raw and that she had come 10 him yes
capcd from Matron Costigau The girl
did not tell Mr.. Johnson who had ad
vised her 10 make the move or who
had paid for the automobile.
The Luck girl was taken TO the
county Jail at an early hour this morn
ing. She refused To tell Sheriff Sharp
who had arranged for the automobile
She inferred. however, that the entire
affair was by prearrangemeut.
More Arrests Expected.
sheriff Sharp said last night that he
has an idea concerning the identity OF
the man who drove the girl to GARFIELD
aud arrests are expected this morning
During recess in the hearing, Miss
Luck, Mrs Clara V. Luck and Miss
Elizabeth Costigan, matron of the re-
form school at Ogden, went TO the Bos.
ton cafe, on South State street, and
took luncheon. After the three women
left the cafe Miss Luck said to her
mother. "Please hold my coat for a
moment - Mrs Luck took the coat.
Miss Luck stepped TO the curb. An
automobile WAS passing slowly by with
open door. The young woman stepped
into the machine and was whirled rap
idly south on State street. The auto
mobile turned west at Fifth South
street and was lost to view.
Auto Not Identified.
The number on the rear Of the ma
chine had been removed, as we'll as
all other marks by which il might be
identified. All Mrs. Luck and Matron
Costigan remember is that the machine
was black and that IL contained two
seats and man II the wheel,
Court convened at Q o'clock, but not
with quietude. The two women hur-
yied into the courtroom and reported
that the complaining witness had flown.
Nephi Jensen assistant county attor-
cused Attorney Samuel A. King. for
the defense, Of spiriting away the wit.
ness. Mr. King hotly denied the
charge. Matron Costigan then said
that she believed Attorney King was
responsible for the disappearance OF
the girl, and words flew from one to
another in rapid succession. Justice
Harper called the courtroom TO order
Mt short intervals.
The disappearance Of the girl re
suited in tho dismissal of the case
However, another complaint. with
Guardello Brown ms complaining wit
ness, was fled aud Papworth was re
arrested and placed under bonds OF
S2500 and committed to the custody vi
the sheriff. The bonds were furnished
last night and Papworth was released
Attorney King flatly denies any
criminal knowledge Of the disappear
ance of Marjorie Luck. lie under
stands, however. that Papworth snC
the girl are attached to one another
and would marry had they the oppor
tunity-