Show singular proceedings A man named godfrey attempted to kidnap his child at ogden on monday morning somo twelve or fourteen years ago he married a young woman there the issue was a gin the father wont away to montana and for some years the wife heard no track whatever of him she applied for a divorce which was granted and was given the custody of tho child later ahe moved to thoele tooele and there married again about ten years later or within the last few weeks godfrey appears reappears re on the scone he traced his chud and it smother to thoele tooele and there visits them the mother permits him to take the child to ogden to visit relatives and friends there which brings events up to tho attempted of yesterday Some persons acquainted to an extent with ohp events related noticed the little ohe crying at the depot but it was supposed to be due to tho fact that her father was about to start for montana A few minutes the girl was seen miming fa therin pursuit bhea be brought her back mayor eades of ogden hon mr montgomery anc mr JEL H interfered but godfrey was persistent said the child was his and he would take her to montana with him police intervention was called for aji d the child was then brought to salt lake by mr the father following and declaring his intention of taking out a writ of habeas corpus the mother was at thoele tooele and was told of the circumstance by telephone she fainted on bearing of the attempt to abduct the child when this city was reached the custody of the child passed from mr into other hands ancher whereabouts he did not know seen by a reporter the child has reached that age when she is permitted by law to make her choice and she cried when the father attempted to carry her off comments were idle on this attempted abduction by a father who left his child when an infant and who now tries to run off with her the mother has raised and supported her for years and until she is on the verge of womanhood |