Evening star., 1935-02-16
Concern for Her Is Felt by
Fathers Parents in
Washington.
TAKEN FROM SCHOOL
IN BUFFALO, .KANS., BY 2
Child Had Been Sent to Home of
Maternal Grandmother for
Her Health.

Deep concern was expressed here
today by the parents OF DR.. G. G
Simpson, assistant curator of the
American Museum Of Natural History
in New York, whose 8-year- old
daughter. Patricia Gaylord Simpson
left her class room at the Stone
School near Buffalo. Kans, under mys-
terious circumstances yesterday.
The child, who had been living with
her maternal grandmother. Mrs. Mary
Petroja. left the school house with
woman who identified herself to
the teacher as the girls mother. Mrs
Lydia Simpson. according to the AS
sociated Press. The girls mother only
recently left a sanatorium.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A Simpson
1869 Newton street. parents of DR.
Simpson. said the mother had been
in Washington until 10 days ago
The elder Simpsons have custody here
Of their sons three other daughters
Helen, Betty and Joan, whose ages
range from 10 10.
A friend of the family said Mrs
Lydia Simpson had told the eldest
daughter. Helen. recently that she
was going on a most dangerous
mission" Shortly afterwards, she
disappeared and no word has been
heard from her since.
When Patricia failed TO appear al
the home of her maternal grand
mother. Mrs. Petrcga. the latter
notified Sheriff Will Chamberlain al
Fredonia and Midwestern police were
notified to be on the lookout for the
girl.
Permitted to Take Child.
Miss Louis Erickson, Patricia s
teacher, told authorities that well
dressed" woman and a man drove up
to the school in small car yesterday
The woman entered the school, intro
duced herself as Patricia's mother
and was given permission to take the
child for short visit" The three
then drove away.
Mrs. Lydia Simpson and her hus-
band, from whom she is legally sep
arated, figured prominently in the
newspapers about three years age
when the woman charged her daugh-
tiers had been kidnapped At that
time the separation case was in the
New York courts.
Husband Given Custody.
Later. through an agreement out
Of court, DR.. Simpson was awarded
custody of the four children and they
were brought here to live with theil
paternal grandparents. Not long after.
ward, their mother came here anc
charged that she was being prevented
from seeing them
When the children were taken tc
Chicago, the younger Mrs. Simpson
besieged Leo A. Rover, then United
States attorney here, and Supt. OF
Police Pelham D. Glassford with de-
mands that they do something about
the case.
On one occasion when Rover told
her he would not institute proceedings,
she tumbled down the steps of the
District Supreme Court Building, but
was uninjured.
Sent West Two Years Ago.
Patricia Gaylord, the missing girl,
was sent to Kansas two years ago on
account of her health, and since has
been living with Mrs. Petroja.
Mrs. Petroja said her daughter had
made several attempts to regain GUS
tody of the children. She also told
officers at Buffalo, according to the
Associated Press, that her daughter
had been conf1ne dto a sanatorium
for two years following a nervous
breakdown.
Several weeks ago when Mrs. Simp-
son reappeared in this city, she told
q story of having escaped from a
sanatorium in Massachusetts,.