The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-11
ALICE FINGER 13-YEAR OLD
NORTHSIDE GIRL CREATES
SENSATION
kidnapping" Theory Exploded
Peter Jeanette and Two
Others Implicated

Accompanied by girI friend, Al
ice Finger left her home in the north
part of Wolf Point on September 7
in the afternoon, to go to the post
office, and completely disappeared
for nearly four days. The cause and
manner of her departure and the de-
velopments that led to her return
furnished an exciting topic of con-
versation. Rumors without end cir
culated, some with a trace of truth,
many wholly baseless. Alice is not
yet IA, but is we'll developed phys
ically and mentally for her age. Good
looking, blonde free spoken, pleas
ant and straightforward in manner.
At the time of her going she was
dressed for warm day and wore
neither coat nor hat.
News of her leaving town in a
car with three men was brought to
Alice's mother by Mildred Hasner,
the girl who went with Alice for the
mail, but the full details and the
straight of the story were slow Of
development. From the time the
girls arrived at the postofice, Peter
jeanette, a rather good looking boy,
who shows some Indian blood and /
who says he is 18, enters prominent |
ly into the story Likewise as the
history of the case is revealed, other !
characters appear, and from the |
stories told by the different ones con-
nected with or interested in the mat
ter to deputy sheriff c. L. Council
who conducted the search, and to the
Herald reporter, the alleged facts in
substance have been pieced together.
Three Days Movements
Alice Finger was taken from Wolf
Point, not by force or any other meth
DDS commonly employed by kidnap
pers, but in accordance with her plans
and wishes. After hiding from San
dav afternoon until Tuesday morn
ing in hay stacks and deserted log
shacks and the timber along the Mis-
souri, she was taken in a car to farm
home about six miles west Of Willis
ton N. D. or just about 100 miles
from Wolf Point Peter Jeanette
was with her most of the time until
Tuesday morning, but did not ac-
company her to North Dakota. Pet |
er was reported to be northwest of
Poplar Wednesday by M. P. Trenne
on whose threshing rig he had work !
ed. Trenne was deputized by the S
sheriff's office to arrest him and ]
bring him in. Jeanette's story re- a
vealed the whereabouts of the miss '
ing girl, and she was brought to Wolf s
Point Thursday morning after
night drive from Williston. After a
full day of investigation by the sher s
ifs Office and County Attorney Scho- t.
ening, Alice has been returned, for n
the present at least to the home of s
her mother and her step-father, and =
will start to school Friday morning.
jeanette has been released for the
time. Helmer Larson, machinist's =
helper at the Great Northern shops, |,
who drove Alice to the L. M. Scott
home near Williston, is in Jail and
another railroad employe may be
neld on a serious charge.
Manner of Leaving
Peter Jeanette came to Wolf Point IN
With two members of the threshing 1t
rev, said to be Beckman and Arm tr
strong. 1t was not Jeanette's car. to
n the postofice he met the two girls, fe
me of whom, Mildred Hasner, aged m
q. he had met at dance. She in IL
him to Alice and the three st
trolled about the streets. Peter WI
wanted the girls to go for ride w
Wit hhim and the men he came with, er
yho were ready to leave town. Mil gu
red refused and Alice consented, iu
elling Mildred she would be gone sa
nly 5 minutes. She asked Mildred in
0 wait and gave her her wrist watch te'
nth which to keep track of the time. OLE
About two and half miles east of ne
own Alice and Peter left the car and th
he two men went on. AS night ap- an
reached jeanette wanted Alice to be
aturn to town but she refused. She
I'D him to go, but he said if she be-
as going to stay, he would too. A ow
aystack was their shelter Sunday the
ight. Monday Peter came into town lav
nd took VIM. Greenup, car repair4 els
:. back with him, and the three dis ow
Used what she was to do. She told the
lem. she says, that she was deter
ined not to return home but was POI
oing to her father and brother at els
algary, Alberta. They talked about
reenup taking her some place in his nol
II, but he said it was not in running 80
der, needing couple of new tires. is ]
e said he thought he could get Hell
er Larson to take her. Greenup thr
turned to town. Monday night was a
ent in deserted log house on the Ge'
rllip Courchene place. When round 27
p up horses Tuesday morning a leal