The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-04
INNOCENT CHILDREN
ARE bUFFETED ABOUT
Between Two Women and
Court, Babies and Morality
Are Sufferers.
Special 10 The Tribune

Special 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN Feb. 3.-As the result Of an
other attempt to kdnap the two children
which were taken from her custody on
Saturday by decision OF Judge n. j.
Harris. Mrs Ruclla l.. Curtis may be
required To face contempt charge. Max
ing her escape from the Crittcnden home.
where the children, Ruella Y. aud Albert
y. Curtis, were In custody OH the courts
order, Mrs. Curtis last night drove to
Brigham City, taking the children with
her, and her absence was not discovered
until this morning.
Because OF the strange actions OF the
woman in possession OF the two small
children, Mrs, Curtis was taken Into GUS
tody after she had reached Brigham City
about o'clock this morning. and the
local authorities had no trouble locating
and bringing the woman and children
ba ck TO this city, following the discov-
cry Of their absence from the Crttendcn
home District Attorney John c. Davis
has been instructed to draw a complaint
charging Mrs. Curtis with contempt OF
court, and the children were placed IN
the permanent custody OF the Children'S
Aid society on All order rom the court.
In eXpla ma ton of her conduct Mrs.
y
tenden home, where she had been per
mlttcd 10 stay with the children pending
the courts final action, had advised her
to steal tho children and escape from INC
city. Consequently she hired Il horse
md buggy at the J, r. Everett co.
livery early last evening and lett II
conveniently near the home where the
children were staving. After the super
intendent and others a the homo had re-
tired for the night Mrs. Curtis dressed
the children and stole out OF The house
by the rear door.
She left ogden about 10 o'clock last
night according to her story in court
this afternoon. intending to reach the
Utah Hot Springs and take the last train
on to Brigham city, but later she dc
cided TO drive the entire distance. When
she reached the Boxcder county town.
about o'clock. both Mrs, Curtis and
the children were suffering from the cold;
the sheriffs officers there and she was
taken into custody. The local sherff
Office was notified, but as no report had
been received at that hour from the
of knowing that Mrs. Curtis and the chill
dren were the persons In custody
About o'clock This morning Mrs Mary
A. Jackson. matron Of the Crtttenden
home. discovered that Mrs, Curtis had
fed with the children. She notified the
police, who in turn notified the snerff
TO look for the trio and Deputy Sherin
J l.. Hobson was dispatched TO Brig-
ham CITY to bring the woman and chill
dren back TO ogden.
The hearing for final disposition Of the
children was set for 10 o'clock this morn
ing, but owing 10 the absence of the
principals II was necessary to postpone
the matter until this afternoon. AT
o'clock Judge Harris announced that he
would place the children In the perIna-
nent custody of the local society and they
were Immediately separated from the sup
posed grandmother The children and
also Mrs Curtis objected to this, but
it was absolutely demanded by the court
in view OF Mrs Curtis's previous attempts
To escape. She is not now aware of tho
location OF the children.