Show FATHER KIDNAPS LITTLE DAUGHTER HE SEIZES HER ON THE STREET AND FORCING HER INTO A HACK ESCAPES Cooper the year seven-year-old daughter of ot Mrs Minnie Cooper South First West est street was this morning as she was on her way to school by the childs child's father who has been separated from hi hl- hl family for three years C. C E. E Cooper came hero here from Pueblo last night it is believed for tor the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of oC securing the girl whose mother refused to al allow ow him to have hare her Iser He He hired a hack and accompanied by another another another an an- other man drove up to the corner of ot Second West and Second South streets to wait for tor little Flor Florence nce to pass on her herway herway herway way to school A few minutes before 9 o'clock his daughter came along with a book on her arm The father tather stepped out tom the side of oC the hack and hailed her She recognized her parent whom she had hadnot hadnot hadnot not seen for tor some Borne time and said Hello papa lie He put his arm arm arn around her and said darting kiss me my With this he drew her over to the hac hack When she s saw aW w w what hat he was about to do the child cried crIt 1 out and as Cooper tried to place h her In the vehicle she resisted Flore Florence c placed het foot against the side of bt he door and seized the other side wIth wither er hands In trIng tryIng trying try try- Ing to force torce her into the hack the door was closed on-ber on fingers pinching them J The little girl screamed but with the hel help hell of ot the man remained in the hack she was soon secure cure inside The driver was then theli ordered to drive as fast as he could to the Short Line depot The hackma hackman is said to have whipped his horses unmercifully as he sent them flying down Second South street toward the depot Th The was witnessed by three little girls who sho were on their way to school two of ot them being cousins Villa and Verna McDonald These two children recognized their uncle Mr 11 Cooper and realized what he was waiting there for tor Florence Believing Believing Believing Be Be- lieving that the child was already inthe inthe in inthe the school building in the middle of ot the block on Second West they started out outto outto I to find her and warn her of ot the fathers father's I intentions I IThe The other girl Irl Clarissa Goss remained remained remained re re- re- re to see what Mr Cooper did and was a witness to all that passed Mrs Irs Cooper said this afternoon that she had not lived with her husband for three years and that the child had bad been a bone of at contention between them ever since she kept the the child in spite of the endeavors rs bt the father to get her The mother said Continued on page 6 Father Kidnaps Daughter Continued from page 1 she had Intended keeping Florence with h her hr r until her education was completed The father had asked aked for the privilege of h having ving the child during the vacations vacations vaca vaca- but this Mrs Cooper Coper refused fearing that she might not be returned About 2 o'clock this afternoon Mrs Cooper received a a. note note from her husband hus hus- husband band hand saying that she might as well wel give up up Florence now that he had the child and intended keeping her perma perma neatly He asker asked aske Mrs Cooper Coper t to send him the childs child's doll and clothes by a messenger which he would have call cal to get them tomorrow morning It is known that the father did not leave town as s every ever train has been carefully watched by the police and Sheriffs Sheriff's Sherif's force A An Ad attempt will be made to discover Mr Cooper and get th the child from his possession v 4 Mr and Mrs Cooper were married in this city about ten years ago He was employed as as' a clerk hi a a dry goods house huse Mrs Cooper Copel said today that the child had bad ha been the means of keeping keeping keep keep- ing them together together for five years but that finally she could not live lve with him any longer and a separation flowed followed In July 1901 she filed a suit for di diVorce divorce di- di vorce but in September of the same year withdrew it 1 Cooper Coper is employed in a dry goods gods house in Pueblo Colo Cob I |