Deseret Evening News | 1901-10-12 | Page 3 | Held for Ransom

hELl HELD HELl FOR F it RANSOM HANSOM Mrs MM Murphys Method to Secure Pay Il For or Chicken It required the services of oC a a police pollee policeman man to secure the tho release of ot a boy bo who was vu lucid held yesterday as n a n hostage until a n dead chicken yas I paid I all for tor forThe forThe The trouble ruble occurred near n lt Third Thin and andS S streets when a I boy by named namo killed a chicken belonging b to Mrs Irs Murphy The latter became 11 me angry anti and seizing tho ho boy by the coot coat ct collar In Informed informed formed he ho would be b held until the chicken was Wil paid for tor The boy bo struggled struggled to get Fet away Ala but the woman WR was too much for tor him and he hue was wa held heM a prisoner Finally Mr WInward went Int sons sn rescue but even then Mrs Murphy refused re to Ideue him until the cash woe was produced The Th aid of ot the police was then sought ought with lh the result that ho boy by was Wil given GIen his hl freedom