Show CHIlD fR II I I CAPTURED AFTER I Nabbed With Fellow Inmate Inmate Inmate In- In mate of Hospital For Insane GIVE NO TROUBLE I II I Wanted to See Children i Mrs Peterson Says I Mrs Ha lIa Peterson murderess and I Helen Duffy former Salt Lake underworld underworld un un- denizen who escaped Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- Fri Fri- day evening from the U Utah ah state mental hospital at Provo were captured captured cap cap- shortly after 10 o'clock Friday Friday Fri Fri- Fr- Fr day night at the Provo Los Angeles Salt Lake where they had taken refuge from the cold Mrs Peterson was serving a term of life ilfe imprisonment She was convicted convicted convicted con con- in Salt Lake of poisoning her two children ren and arid Incarcerated at the state prison on April rn 11 11 1927 Last I summer s she he was as ordered transferred to the state mental hospital on recommendation recommendation recommendation rec rec- of the prison warden Doth Both women were wele employed at the state mental menta hospital in the dining room Friday Iday while waiting on patients patients pa pa- at the evening mca meal they asked aked d to be bo excused and left the dining room A few minutes later when they had not returned the Alarm 1 l pr cl and a search ear h ue tart D l and attendants at attendants attendants at- at I at the hospital scoured the town and watched the railroads but were unable to find rind the pair who were vere hiding in sheds The light raiment worn by them however proved their downfall when the they were forced to sneak into the fr freight house to seek shelter from the cold A conductor con on a freight train whose name was not learned according to Dr lire Frederick Dunn superintendent at tho hospital Identified identified iden Iden- tilled them from their clothing light gingham dresses and light sweaters and reported their presence at the Continued on page C. C CHILD CAPTURED AFTER FLEEING ASYLUM Continued from page 1 to the he hospital Attendants Attendants Attendants At At- were sent to get them The two were returned to the time hospital hospital hos hos- pital pita trouble according to Dr Dunn and Saturday were placed under close watch to prevent a re recurrence recurrence recurrence re- re currence of the act The Peterson woman wanted to get to Salt Lake to visit her other children she declared de ae- de- de dared while the Duffy woman who has a long police record in Salt Lake was seeking permanent freedom free free- dom Dr Dunn said he had not yet considered whether or not he would S recommend that both be returned to the state prison Mrs Peterson Is 29 years ears old She confessed to placing poison olson in the family food on March March 15 15 1927 Two of her children died from th the effects and her husband Bernhardt Peterson Peter Peter- son on was made ver very ill but S crE ered She declared at the time that her love for a railroad porter had prompted the act Warden Varden R. R E E. D Davis l. is at the Utah L state prison said Saturday morning that he ho did not think an effort would L be made to return Mrs Peterson to th the penitentiary y S Mrs l' l Peterson et Is very easy to tp handle landle he declared She is of a kindly nature and anyone who does the least kindness for her can lead her like a child I believe the other woman was responsible for the time attempted attempted attempted at at- at- at tempted escape I talked to the sheriff sheriff sher sher- iff at Provo today and he said Mrs Irs Petersons Peterson's intention was merely to come conso to Salt Lake Lakein in an endeavor or to see her children She al allowed allowed al- al S lowed by the court at the time of her hem conviction the privilege of ot seeing them every so EO often otten but it has been beer m almost impossible to get her husband husband hus bus band to take the children to visit her herI I am going to visit vleit Judge Ephraim Ephraim Eph- Eph raim Hansen and see if it he will not issue a court order to make the father tale take tho children to see their mother She will be no trouble at atthe atthe the state hospital at all if this Uris is done We Ve really should leave her hem S there thele as there thero are no accommodations accommodations here for her At the prison I all of the women prisoners have to tc I use one big room and when we have haw S especially hardened criminals in the thi ward they abuse such women as am Mrs IllS Peterson |