Show BOY WAS KIDNAP KIDNAPPED on thursday morning george briggo the 14 year old son eon of teoman C griggs suddenly disappeared from home night came and passed and he did not dot return not being a bad boy in the habit of running away there was great anxiety on the part of his bis parents lost lest some gome evil should have befallen nim him the police were called upon to aid to la unravelling the mystery surrounding his bie disappearance but like his they could find and no clue there seemed to do but wait and wait they did id finally yesterday afternoon the uncertainty uncertainly was broken by the lad himself when be returned home as suddenly as ae he be had disappeared appeared die he was almost heartbroken and worn out from the lack of sleep and want of food to the loved ones onee at home the little chip chap sobbed out oat the story atory of hla his experience peri ence to a NEWS man be re heated it today brieby the narrative of ilia ble adventure to is as follone fol lowe about 8 thursday morning a strange man riding on horseback pawed the griggs residence denoe on fifth west street driving a band of sheep george who was waa doing bid regular morning chores prior co 40 going to school with boyish curiosity was wag attracted loto into the street and on an the promise of being given a lamb or sheep shoop waa was induced slat the herder in driving his bis flock of wool producers as aa tar an aa the she cement works in she be southwestern part of the city before arriving at this point he bad consented to get onto the horse bores behind the herder harder who first on one pretext and then on another induced him to go on further forsher this sort of thing continued until antil murray was reached and pawed passed then the man became abusive and threatening when toe sias boy spoke of ca returning turning home he was promptly given a kick or a and sometimes both and told to bold his bis tongue all day they traveled the man riding and the boy walking and running here and there to head hand off or hurry up the sheep as occasion required the man frequently drew draw from his pocket a well filled flask of liquor from which he drank freely at frequent intervals rod and twice be stopped to lo eat crackers orao kere and salmon but not a bits bite did dd he give the boy who was frightened into complete subjection when night came on they were well onto the point of the mountain beyond draper sometime after dark a halt was made the sheep were huddled up be horse staked out and a sagebrush fire made soon the man was overcome by the beat and off effects acts of liquor and gathering his hia blankets about him 61 rolled in for the night george exhausted as be was from hunger and his long walks also sauk sank into a deep sleep during the night however he got very cold and falling failing rain awakened him he started up full of strange forebodings and im medially medi atly began to creep away soon lie he broke into a run fortunately be rao ran vort hward and when daylight light came he be found himself in we the vicinity of dry creek about that time a rio bio grande freight train came along and by it be succeeded in local ing himself A moment later he be was on the track wending hlo his way home ward arriving in salt lake late ate in the afternoon after oooo footsore and weary and with an appetite like unto that possessed by a farm hand band in harvest time he was unable to ascertain the name of the herder who carried him away but says he was about 25 years of age the fellow claimed that be was going out into the oquirrh he had other sheep on the way home george saw a big jack rabbit burrowing a hole the railroad track and he dragged the struggling rodent from his digi tings and was about to devour him when he be bethought himself of the fact that the animal would not prove a very toomb toothsome meal in an uncooked condition so bo he be brought mr jack rabbit babbit home and Is ie now dow bustling lor for lucern with which to feed him |