Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-27
ARREST MOTHER
AS KIDNAPER OF
HER DAUGHTER
Child Returned To Foster
Parent After Recovery
At Newhall.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81. UP
Nancy Irene Buchanan, pretty
three-year- -old foster child of the
wealthy Mrs. Violet Buchanan, di-
vorcee, was returned here today
from Newhall where, authorities
claimed, she was taken after she
was abducted by her true mother,
Miss Ruth Borman, 81.
The girl, snatched late yester-
day from the nursery of the Buch-
anan home, was unharmed.
Miss Borman, police said, read
lily admitted taking her child from
Mrs. Buchanan, its legal guardian.
Miss Borman was taken into
custody along with M. E. Warner,
"a, of San Fernando, who assert
edly assisted in the abduction.
The real mother assertedly told
officers that she intended to kill
the child and then commit sui
eide.
"I intended to kill both of u.s."
detectives quoted her as having
said. 81 couldn't live without my
child and 1 wanted to take her
along"
Police were led to Miss Borman
by Warner, who was arrested and
questioned early today when it
was learned he was friendly with
Miss Borman.
Under questioning he was said to
have admitted he drove Miss Bor-
man to the Buchanan home and
waited while she went to the nurs-
cry and picked up the child.
He then drove the mother and
child to a mountain shack near
Newhall where he left them, po-
lice said.
Warner allegedly admitted that he
aided Miss Borman because he felt
sorry for her when she grieved
over being separated from her
daughter.
The three year old girl was taken
into the Buchanan home a few
hours after its birth.
Claimed No Agreement
Last spring Mrs. Buchanan went
to court to have herself made
legal guardian of Nancy Irene.
Miss Borman contested this action
unsuccessfully.
She claimed sne never had
! agreed to turn the child over to
Mrs. Buchanan but the latter al
legged an oral agreement and the
court held for Mrs. Buchanan.
Miss Borman in later talk with
reporters denied that she told Of
ficers she intended to kill the child
and herself.
II only told them," she sobbed,
that I intended to go away to a
place where they couldn't find
either the child or myself"
Miss Borman declined to name
the father of her child.
There's no use getting him into
this" she said nervously.
Miss Borman denied that she
was the author of threatening notes
written last August to Mrs. Buch-
anan demanding $12,500, but Off
GERS said they picked up a type
writer in the Newhall shack where
they found her.
They said they would attempt to
determine if the notes were written
on that machine.
The notes threatened the abduc-
ton of Nancy Irene unless the
money was paid.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27.-U.P(-
Three -year-old Nancy Irene Buch-
anan, who was snatched last night
from the nursery room of the home
of Mrs. Violet Buchanan, her
wealthy foster-mother, was found
today with her true mother, Ruth
Borman, 21, police reported.
Miss Borman was taken into
custody, according to the report
received by telephone.
Word of the recovery of the child
was sent in by Acting Captain
Vernon Rasmussen, of the Will
shire police station. Rasmussen
failed to report the place where
Miss Borman and her daughter
were located but it was presumed
to be Newhall, since he had left
earlier for that point.
Captain Rasmussen said the
child was unharmed.
Officers said they were led to
the hiding place of Miss Borman,
by M. E. Warner, "a, her close
friend.
They picked up Warner early
this morning and after long ques-
tioning he was alleged to have ad-
mitted he drove Miss Borman to
the Buchanan home and then
drove Miss Borman and her daugh-
ter away after the abduction.
Warner also was held by police.
Captain Rasmussen said he
would bring the child and those
under arrest to Los Angeles i'm
mediately.