The Delta independent., 1912-06-07
HELD FOR KIDNAPPING
TWO PAONlA GIRLS
PRELIMINARY TRIAL SATURDAY
The Two Young Men Failed to Fur
nish the Bond Required and
Will Remain in Jail Until
the September Tenn

lie VI iSop
ert Brooks and Lester Aldrich, two
.,oTng men arrested last week by
Deputy Sheriff Bross of Hotchkis,
after an excl ing chase from Hotch-
point several miles this way when
the buggy carrying the fleeing
party, two boys and two girls, over
turned, forcing the capture of the
occupants. A hearing was had be-
fcre Justice Coombe last Saturday
afternoon in the district court
room.
The two Paonia girls, Gladys
Tolle and Gladys Crowley, aged
respectively 13 and IA. testified tina,
Il ey had not known the two men on
trial but short time. They met
them at Hotchkiss last Wednesday
ard were invited to take a buggy
ride, which they did They had been
out all the night previous, had TAX
en- in the picture shows at Hotch-
Kiss and were having a general good
time.
The prosecuting attorney asked
the Crowley girl if either of the
young men offered to get them
room at the hotel for the night and
whether or not they had made any
improper advances at any time dur
ing their allnight ride over Rog-
ers mesa. The answer came that
the boys had hugged and kissed
them and that they were Offered
room but refused. Then they were
taken to a livery stable in Hotch-
kiss at an early hour in the morn
ing, where the young men said they
could get in and start a fire All
were cold from the night ride and
exposure and thought to get into
the stable and provide some little
comfort. The stable door was lock
ed and they failed to get in.
girls, who accompanied Officer
testified to his daughter leaving home
OIL Tuesday afternoon. She failed TO
get home that night and on the fol-
lowing morning he decided to follow,
after learning that she and another
girl had been in Hotchkiss, on the
streets and highways with two
Young men all night. He went to
dotchkiss and. with officer Bross,
began pursuit in an automobile, aft
er seeing the four in a buggy and
knowing they had started toward
Cedaredge.
The automobile arrived in Cedar
edge first, he said, and a little later
he and the officer saw the young
people. The adventurers saw they
were pursued, and wheeled about
and started toward Delta as fast as
their team could run, with the auto
gaining on them every mile. The
iuggy was turned off the road in
to rougher territory, where the run
aways hoped to hide, but the rig
overturned and the chase was ended.
One of the couples, however, at
tempted to run on foot, but soon
saw it was no use, so returned and
gave up and all were brought to
Delta.
Officer Bross testified in sub
stance to all points contained in
MIR. Crowley's evidence. and, in fact,
the testimony of one of the yuong
men was corroborative of all the
main points presented by both Mr..
Crowley and officer Bross.
The court held both defendants
ON charge of kidnapping and they
were placed under bonds of $500
each for appearance at the Septem-
ber term of district court, and be
ing unable to furnish the required
bond. they were returned to the
county jail.
The two girls, it is said. are to
bo taken on charges of delinquen-
cy, and. If possible, given terms in
the industrial home for girls. At
torney Charlesworth appeared for
the people and Millard Fairlamb
for the defendants.
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