American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-09-09
KIDNAPPING CASE Of
KARL Thomson, JR.
\ Chain Of Mystery Connected with
IL and Other Recent History Re
mains Yet Unsolved.

~ anu V'her recent History Re /
mains Yet Unsolved.
Whether it was case of real alb
duction or just some practical joke by
two thoughtless youths, the kidnap-
ping OF Karl, the 14year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Thomson. Sunday
night by two strange men gave the
parents a mighty nervous shock and
the lad a fright that he was some
time in recovering from. because of
some other incidents in recent history.
/ The lad had been sent to the Louis
Peterson home near the sugar fac
tory Sunday evening with some pho
tos to deliver. He was returning about
1880 just as darkness was gathering.
| As he approached Robinson's flour mill
he noticed two men apparently fixing
/ q Ford auto, and as he passed they
started toward him Young Thomson
ran but was soon overtaken. One GOV
cred the boys mouth with his hand
while the other caught his feet and he
was thrown into the rear seat of the
car. AS one started the machine and
drove 1t off towards American Fork
the other sat holding the frightened
youth with his hand still on the boys
mouth AS they neared the junction
Of County and State Roads near the
Narney home they slowed up to pass
two big cars coming in the opposite
direction. The man in the rear seat
leaned forward just then to speak to
his companion, and just at this MON
ent the boy jumped and escaped
Other conveyances we're also pass
ing but the bog was so thoroughly
scared that he ran with a sprained
ankle through the fields back towards
home and arrived Just rs the clock
was striking eight. He was so bad
ly frightened that he could not speak
for several minutes. the color had left
his face and he was wet from per
spiration rs II he had been drenched
with rain He was so badly frightened
that he could not give any discrip.
ton Of the mon other than that they
were dark and dressed in dark suits
Mr.. Thomson went to the spot where
the event first happened and clearly
/. saw the evidence Of scufTling, and not
cd that the tracks of the rear wheel,
n showed they were non skid tires witt
8 round nobs on them. Other thai
this. the officers who have been work
ing on the case have no clue
A year ago Mr. Thomson received
, special delivery letter from Judge Nc
Masters. juvenile court in Salt Lake
stating that an old lady there had tol,
|. thom of n plot 20 hdnap one or boil
h Of the Thomson children The plo
I was framed In her house, and so prey
cd on her mind that she told the on
GERS They Immediately notified MI
g Thomson and detailed special men 4
! work on the case, with tho result tina
the two men who were we'll know
y criminals were traced TO the Mexicn
, border. Nevertheless the children wcr
.e not out Of the parents watchful car
q for several months.
n Soon after Mr. Thomson was mar
ried. he was walking near the bank
Of Provo River when n rifle shot jus
grozcd his ear and as he turned Z
soc whore II came from, q second she
cut through a goteo under his lowe
lin. so close that the burned ski
, mado n impossible 10 grow any NOR
IL whlsl,crs there for several voore
Ny Thomson states that at The tim
TO ~ tho shooting and for several yea
III since he hos been tho repre7entati'
~ Of heirs whose uncle Is supposed
% hive dioa in Australia worth oboI
10 500 O0O O00 circumstances connoc
'N oI with the unclcs missing indico
fowl play on tho port Of the man VI
'S woa eurroaod 10 rot tho money The
f~v7rtiooflo0s SOON 10 cot only 80 p
.rrn trrv nrn mvforiou.lv e'onr-
Two ro-nr authorities IN Nnsirg'
hove boon removed for tomrorirr w'
rr Tho~err' ma1 morinr inou'ri.
Nj 'rrt eHI ne has not succeeded m d.
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