The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-06-24
YOUNG INDIAN GIRL
DISAPPEARS UNDER
ODD CRCUnlSTAN

Roosevelt County Independent: I'm
der circumstances that broods no
good for the offenders, Mary Akers,
13 year old daughter Of Mrs. Hughes,
disappeared from her home at the
old Manning ranch last Wednesday
morning. The young girl, so we are
informed, left early in the afternoon
pn her saddle pony to round up some
horses. When she later returned she
informed her mother that she had lost
ring on the trip belonging to a girl
friend and left to ht,rt for the lost
token. That was the last seen Of her
at home, and when she failed to re-
turn that evening the mother notified
Major Mossman who Immediately got
the details as far as possible and dis
patched Simon Kirk and B. F. Roth
to take the clews at hand and work
up, into Canada where the men i'm
Eplicated in the affair were supposed
In be headed, and to remain on their
f4fack until the girl was found and re-
stored to her mother.
Major Mossman notified the sheriffs
at Scobey and Plentywood to be on
the lookout for the party and to keep
| in touch with him, alsb the Canadian
| police who were in Scobey at the
time. Mr.. Humphrey who resides
near the Cusker ranch sent word to
Major Mossman that he had seen the
girl in company with two men driv-
| ing four horse team with a saddle
horse supposed to belong to the young
girl, headed north. Later the sheriff
at Scobey phoned that the party had
passed through Scobey Thursday ev-
ening, but no girl was with them, ano
| it is supposed that she had been Sc
creted in the wagon under threats
not to show herself; however her sad
die horse was with the Earty.
! The men concerned ii the attain
fare two French half-breeds, one from
| Homestead, Mont, and the other from
Fort Buford, we'll known to the Off
| cials. but name withheld for the pres
ent. The mother is under the impress
sion that her daughter was forced te
accompany these men and could give
no other reason for the girls dlsap,
pearance. The girl being ward ,o1 OF
the government, the offense will be
serious for the men Implicated, nc
matter what their intentions are
while as vet. no motive for their con
duct has been secured, it is evident
that they are treading on dangerous
ground and will be dealt. with to the
fullest extent of the law.
Cnlprits Captured.
/ Since this story was written wore
/ comes that Dan Mitchell and B. +
Roth returned with Tom MarteH ane
Dan Goseland from Willow Bunch
Canada, the latter two men being
lcaught by the Mounted Canadian po
lice and are held here for kidnapping
the girl.
The Young girl has been returned
Ito her home on the Manning ranch.
i Martell in Jail Before
I It will be remembered that youns
Martell was in Jail last Win.ar AM
aIserved thirty days for carrying con
Icealed weapons, being sent up iron
Medicine Lake. MarteH is lust.
tvoung man about twenty years Ole
j After Sheriff Collins turned his loos
he went back to the reservation nea
4 Homestead.
Collins Furnishes Clue
Il When the news OF the adnappln'
lhad been made to Major Mossma1 S q ,
that gentleman called up Sherm Go1 1
: Inns for information and Sher1H Loi 20.
llins furnished the information Wmc
,Ilead to the arrest OF the prace !
8 ,Iculprits, Collins remembering yna
Young Martell was from WlHoN
s Bunch Sask., and that his relative
lived at that place, SO informed ul
Maiorswilo, acting upon this mIo1
nation soon located the men ne Va
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