Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-16 | Page 1 | Finding of Baby's Body in River Starts Probe of Kidnap Story

n Finding of Baby's Body in River Starts Probe of Kidnap Story SHAWNEE Okla OkIa May 16 United United Unit Unit- ed ed Finding Finding of the body of Betty Jean Ford 22 months mon old inthe in inthe inthe the Canadian river here today caused officers to investigate a kid kid- naping story tol told told by l by her mother Mrs Lorene Ford who vho accused four men of killing the child Previously officials had expressed doubt of the story of the mother recuperating from a a. beating and in injuries injuries injuries in- in juries allegedly suffered in the same attack Finding of the childs child's body set officials of officials of- of to a hurried effort toward arrests The mother said sald she and her child were abducted last Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day night as she and Betty Jean were were walking Ih lb the back lawn of their hell home here She said four men one of whom she charged d was her twice divorced husband Douglas Ford grabbed and gagged them hurried them away in a curtained motor car shoved the mother from the automobile automobile auto auto- mobile as It approached a Canadian river bridge and tossed the child Into the river I could hear the splash then 1 I dont don't remember any more until J regained consciousness in the hos boa pital the mother said Douglas Ford was arrested ant an questioned but was released Monday Monday Mon dl day when of officials Ucla Is expressed doub o of Mrs Irs Fords Ford's stor story