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Show iSS MACLANE I AND YOUNG SON Chicago Man Says Charge Of Kidnaping Was Atro- fr cious Action ; CASE IS CLEARED UP Three Will Proceed to Cali I fornia to Visit Packer Vice President Cutler II Robblngi father of George Robbins, who is the grandson H of George B. Lobblns. vice president H oi Armour & Company, the 3 1-2 year old child that was taken off the Ovcr land Limited with Miss Frances Mac- ne n. Ogdec Thursday morning b;. H police on telegraphic advices from H Chicago authorities, arrived in Ogdep this morning on No. 6 from San Fran- H ' He was met at the union station by Miss MacLane and tho child, both ot whom were releued from police cus- H ;ody yesterday afternoon upon habeas H corpus proceedings brought before Judge James N. Kimball of the din- It was explained in court, that Itli- nt hi ritios had refused to rec-ognlse rec-ognlse the complaint of the child's ' mother, bfi Mary Ilobblns, that the H hild was being kidnaped and that ithoritles who had asked I for liii detention of Miss MacLane ..'..hi nstrui ted the chief I of police here to release them. H was a happy reunion of the child H "i i-;3 MacLane. Hfl i who had last seen Mr. Robbins In Chicago on Monday last when he left ' H 'there to precede her and the child o ' San Francisco for a visit with hii BUSY TRAVELING. Air Robbins said this morning thr.l 1 he had been almost con-Btantiy con-Btantiy riding since last Monday he J ! had not as ye: decided as to whether ! they would continue their trip to the Pacific roast today or wait a few days Ogden for the purpose of getting a I needed rest. Mies MacLane, and the child, ifter breakfast this morning at the cafe, left for an automobile trip throughout the city. Discussing the recent legal batt i which followed the arrest of Mis Maelane and the child here Thursday ; morning. Mr. Robbins said when lnttr-) lnttr-) viewed at the Reed hotel: CALLS IT VTROCIOUa jH "It Is the most atrocious proceeding ! I have ever heard of. It s purely a of a woman, my former wife, with whim I have not spoken since kkj 1 tired a divorce from her a yea:- kM isto in December, and who is at pros- nt residing in Chicago, attempting lo mk make trouble for myself and my kk friend. Mis MacLane. Nor is there the slightest founda-tion founda-tion for the story which I understand WM was circulated by my former wife Co kt the effect that Ml- Mai Lane was t ik-ing ik-ing the child to San Franclso to Join mo on a hnnej nmoti trip to the Otl 1 IKE HILD. "That is ridiculous. The facts are ' i In s,. I have only known Miss Mac-Line Mac-Line as a friend since 1 secured a divorce from m.v former wife. The d al cree provides that I shall be allowed fsl to tako the child. tho custody of l which was awarded to me by thj 1 court, out of the state of Illinois iq 'si ix weeks each year. The decree fuso (H provides that the mother shall be gn 1 il en an opportunity of seeing the hi'i! fill twice each week during other portions HI of the year II LAW . I lis n SL "For some tirtie past 1 have been contemplating a trip to the Pacific oast primarily for the purpose of vis- Mil iting my father and on Monday la. H al '"hieago 1 made arrangements to H leave first, having arranged for Mias Wbl MacLane to bring the child along a! d mkj to lenve Chicago on tho following dn.. Tuesday. I first went to my lawyers and asked if it would be all right to .1., rV.it nnil i in v .iil ni'il mo thar en- 1 der the terms of the divorce decree could do so. " There was no effort made to k ' : - WWk nap the child. How could I kidna; mM a child when I have custody of tin lsH child? No effort was made to keep gj my projected trip to the coast a SO- I i ret nor the fact that 1 was havic I Miss MacLane bring the child to the 1 oast on the following day. GREAT SURPRISE. Imagine my surprise when I ai -alved In San Francis CO on Thursday morning to bo greeted with a t 1 gram telling me that both Miss Mac- H Lano und the child bad been takea I from the train hre and placed in JolK 1 It was an atrocious proceeding "1 Immediately arranged for eoun- 1 sel to look after their interests and then started back to Ogden on Thur.-- day night took No 6. which arrived here 1 this mornlug. For the past ttvo da,.-. l hays been riding Jn sleeping cm- ind feel that I should tako some rest, "We shall continue our trip to tho coast either todov or tomorrow ai.d after a brief vacation thern with my father I contemplate returning to Chi- |