Show was it abduction elopement or worse strange disappearance of a young married woman from cache County Her husband and parents distracted the local have been working quietly for the few days on the case of a young lady who has suddenly dropped out of eight no trace having found of her bince last wednesday afternoon her home is in richmond cache county her name was not ascertainable last evening last wednesday ehe started in a carriage with her mother and mr pierce her stepfather who is a basket maker in loean on a trip layton in davis county tor the purpose of spending the ath with friends at that point they had a breakdown on the road before reaching brigham city A man in a bubsy behind them offered to take the young lady and her baby as far brigham city the stranger represented that be was a relative of the family of browns who live in this city but it has since transpired that his name was ezra caristensen and that he hailed from hyrum his offer was accepted and the lady and child entered his carriage and drove on that is the last the fond parents have seen of them on finding they were not at brigham Brig bam sir pierce drove on without delay to layton hoping and halt expecting to find them there he notified the sheriff but could learn nothing then came up here and notified sheriff who ascertained in a few minutes that christeneen bad been here and had tried beell the rig he wag driving the lady was not with him theoflis cere have made every effort possible to locate either or the lady but without success mr pierce claims that hia stepdaughter did not know the man the officers are of the opinion that mr pierce has some knowledge 0 fact that would be of service to them in this case which be does not care to reveal at this time they have a half formed theory that the young woman may have known who she was going with and it may perhaps turn out to be an elopement it is also among the possibilities that there baa been foul play and perhaps murder the above version ie substantially the statement of the local officers who are at work upon the cabe |