Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-28
WILDE BROUGHT
BACK TO ANSWER
FOR KIDNAPPING
Alvin A. Herbert, Accused
Of Stealing His Daughter
From Her Mother, Ar
rested in California.

Charged with stealing his own child,
Alvin A. Herbert, a resident of Los
Angeles, former we'll known southern
Idahoan, is wanted in this state. The
alleged kidnapping took place 1T
Mountain Home and the circumstances
surrounding it open very interesting
narrative, the final chapter to which Is
still to be written. A request, however,
has been made to Governor Moses
Alexander of this state, to issue ,requi-
sition papers drawn on Governor john
son of California so that Herbert can
be returned to Idaho to face his former
wife, the accuser. Sheriff Arthur A.
Stevens Of Elmore county will 60 to
Los Angeles after Herbert. For sever
al years, it is alleged, he has been in
hiding, attempting to keep the stolen
child from her mother. Mrs. Hermone
Bradley, wife of L. G. Bradley, well
known as identified with the King Hill
project.
Court Issues Decree.
The complaint and affidavit of Mrs.
Bradley alleges that in July, 1916. her
former husband kidnapped or stole
their daughter Marian Herbert. under
seven years of age, of whom her mother
is legal guardian under a modified de-
cree Of the district court for South Da-
kota. Pinkerton detectives placed on
Herberts trail made it possible to
trace him first to Long Beach and lat
or to Los Angeles.
The Herberts were divorced in South
Dakota on March IA, 1912. The two
children, girl, Marian, aged less than
seven years and boy were by the de-
cree Of the court placed in the custody
of Mrs. Herbert's father, Elmer j.
De Good of Madison, S. D., for a per-
iod of four years after which the court
directed the girl to be given to the
custody Of the mother and the boy to
the custody Of the father. In the
meantime Mrs. Herbert says in her af-
fidavit that she cared for the children
to the best of her ability. The father
was only asked for help one time; that
was when the children were sick with
pneumonia, but she alleges he ignored
the request Later Mrs Herbert
wrote her divorced husband that she
intended to marry and that she would
go to Idaho. She says Herbert SEEM
ed, in his letter in reply, pleased that
the children were to be given a good
home. Later she married Mr.. Bradley
and Mountain Home became their Ida
no residence. The marriage took place
Nov. ", 1914, the affidavit states.
Herbert took the boy and Mrs Bradley
the girl.
Stole Child at Meeting, Alleged.
Letters passed back and forth be-
tween the former husband and wife,
the affidavit reeites. Herbert had gone
to Opportunity, Wash, in the mean
time and from there it was suggested
that the children be exchanged SO that
the little girl could visit her father and
the boy his mother. BY this agreement
Herbert went to Mountain Home with
the boy and there met Mr.. and Mrs.
Bradley. 1t was at this time, Mrs.
Bradley alleges, that the theft of the
little girl took place. Herbert man
aged, under the pretense OF taking the
daughter with him for visit, to leave
Mountain Home with both children He
completely dropped out of sight. In
quiry was made at Opportunity but
his whereabouts could not be learned
and he left no address behind. Mrs
Bradley employed detectives and finally
traced him to Long Beach where Her
bert's parents live. Mrs. Bradley says
she went there herself but before her
arrival Herbert again left for parts
unknown with the children and al
though she remained there for several
weeks was unable to locate him. Later
she returned to Idaho swore to the
charge and urges now that the extra
dition papers be issued so that Her
bert can be brought back to Idaho.
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