The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
ALLEGED KIDNAPPERS TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY HERE TUES.
DAY,

Chief of Police Sam Bulge ac-
complished an important capture
Tuesday morning shortly before
noon, when he arrested Frank Dali
ton and wife, who claim to reside at
500 Toulouse St., New Orleans who
had just arrived in the city having
Lillian Collins, aged ten with them.
Information had been received here
from New Orleans, that the couple
were alleged kidnappers, and were
wanted there. Chief Bulge, atten-
ton was attracted to the child by
her untidy appearance when she en-
tered restaurant here, and he fol-
lowed her to the depot where he
found the man and woman, who
tailed with the descriptions furnish
ed. He Immediately placed the man
and woman under arrest and took
charge of the child. When placed in
Jail a representative of the Review
Interviewed Dalton. He stated that
they took the child, after the child
had returned from her mothers
home where she said she had told
her mother that she was going away
with the Daltons, and that she had
agreed. Continuing Dalton said,
1--WE known the Collins family for
ten years, and the mother having
such hard time and a number of
other children to care for. l rather
thought we were doing a favor to
take Lillian with u.s."
The child told Mayor Shannon
that she had been made to beg and
sell pensils for the couple. Chief Of
Police Bulge, took the child to his
home for keeping, and comfort and
it was there that the child related
her side of the story, she said, that
she went to the Dalton house Sum
day afternoon, and they asked her if
she would like to go to Spanish
Fort, childlike she agreed. She says
the couple bound her with = rope,
left her in the room and went out
into the city, when they returned,
they united her and told her to keep
quiet, that they were going to take
her to the summer resort, but in
stead, the child says they took her
to the depot. Mrs. Dalton, she
AYERS, told her she must not say
anything or she would use a knife
on her. The child was dressed neatly
when she came into possession Of
the Daltons, and says her clothes
were changed, and her ribbons from
her hair were burned, and she was
attired in clothes that would give
her the appearance Of a beggar.
She seemed happy to know that she |
had been rescued, from what seems
to be itinerant begsars, and that
she would be returned to her moth
or. mamma has always been good |
and kind to me and I'm 50 glad to
90 back to her" the girl said when
questioned - to the truthfulness Of |
. report that she was i'll treated at |
home.
The woman in the case was non
communicative when seen by q re-
porter she sat il . separate cell and
read an old newspaper which she
lad found in the Jail. The Daltons,
it is said were married about four
months ago. Mrs. Dalton claiming
to be Of Georgia. Capt. Cappo, q |
Of the New Orleans police |
force reached Morgan City Wednes-
day morning and will take the two
prisoners and the little girl back to
New Orleans. Dalton does not seem |
10 be worried over the situation that
be must face when he reaches New
Orleans and says he thinks the mat
ted can be Strengthened out when
be sees Mrs. Collins. There was only
} dollar and twenty cents found on
he couple when arrested, and It i
evident, that they were working |
heir way west - Dalton says By
,elling pencils and begging in gen
exal. Mrs.. Dalton was neatly attir- |
ed in . white shirt waist, . blue |
skirt and il fair looking.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
High Mas every first Sunday ~