8/6/2019 15 - Newspaper Article From July 3, 1897 - Oscar Gutke Resorts to Strategy

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R E C O V E R E D H I S C H I L D .

OSCAR G1.1 TKE RESORTS

STRATEGY.

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After a Separation. of Two Years He

Gets his Child Away fromHer

Pa.retittowfliiving in. Ilexico.

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Marie': I16.t.T.'G. . 1 .'tkez-a: tiny :;lasa .;

; .three Summers, 'with : blond, curling

locks and eharmng infantile ways, has,found again a father's love and protec-

tion, That a Parentand child should be

re-united after a - Separatien ; of ' two

years' is not remarkable ; but it is . in

the method' of little MiSs Cake's re-

union With her father that, interestmainly centers. Strategy brought about

. the meeting and as a result the little

girl whe on Wednesdar'night- slept' in

Terrace, last night prattled. to lwr fath-

er in this city. -

O s c a r O u t k e , W a s i n ' t h e e m p l o y d i .the -Central 'Patine at Terrace when

the A. R. U. strike - was began - two

years ago. The'strike over, lle::fettindhis occupation gone.. MiSfortuneS Con-tinuedr to multiply and within .al fewdays his wife took sick and died, leaw-ing to his care one Child,- a baby girl ofa year. Mrs. Gutke was interred InOgden; where, after the funeral, Gutkesays ah interesting and impressive In-,cident occurred. He says that his fath-

,-Vrialni,,,,P76,..n.tY.MiPfL (Alerrace. -1 1 1 . 1 117point blank that he must glvenp!hlsbaby girl. Gutke says - that 'Playerthreatened something serious if he re-fused to relinquish .the child. Gutkewas hi poor financial circumstances atthe time. He was broken iwspiritandthough he clung to his child with ai beireaved father's tendernesS, the argu-ment proved too strong and he sub-mitted,. , Player . tuck J1 IP. daughter 'Schild to his home h i ' T'inia04&;triltist 4

Gutke '-strent; to .RichniondIn..,Garehie - 7 4county; to the liditie ,61" , liiii'14itith.60 4Soon he left there for Meitico and gain/. iinto the service of the. Mexican Gerrtra rl

he was given; regtilar.pharge of a trainas conductor at a good salary. Thoughhe had temporized and apparently ac-

; ceded to the demand 91 Mr. Player, henever intended, he says; to; allow, hisChild to remain permanently with hergrandpere•ta As he Prospered finan-

clally,•the yearning for his little laugh.-ter Increased. A few', days ago he tooka vacation and came >direct to SaltLake, arriving on Monday last. Hewas confident that • tha.courts Wouldgive himpossession of his - child, bli:his time was limted and he feared the 'idelay incident to judicial proceedings. ,IIn consequence he determned to resortto strategy. Ho employed Detective 4,Franks to devise :genie scheme by whichpossession could be gained of the child.Franks hied him to Terrace ,-Mondayevening. IesterdaY .Gtitke followedhim After consultation, Gutke called; ,upon his inotherin=law, Whd,' hi the lth- 'ssence :of 'her 'husband, ';was in solecharge of the inn•eh-desired yOungster.What course Franke mapped put for

_Guilts eauld not be learned, Init what'., occurred' lb thirt;flutite gave bra Moth.-

et-in-law what; a ,railroad' man. wouldcall ":Is dend-thrth fnPOof talk,It5with the result that the child te as giv-,

en in his keeping for a time. Atthe Salt Lake train waS lying at the

1 f;depot and Gutke ' Was . wheeling hisdaughter nonehalantly along the plat-formlooking carelessly at tiwi Wesen-

:gers.' When he reached;the- rear Pull-.man' lila ease, of maim er. , .suildenly ' de-;.parted. He lifted the Want fromher'carriage and hearcled'' the Pullmart.

' 'Meanwhile Detectiva. . Franks ' 'had ldrawn a fovinidable six-shooter . and 1I ton(' guard at the door of the 'Sleeper,

I nut there was zio; attempt ftl: rosette,and soon i he trait Pulled out front thestation. NV hen the train reached Saltlake just before midnight.' :Mr. andMrs:-.- Andrew C Brixen, the latter Of

' eliont Is Mr.' Guile's sister, •were in

waiting n-ith a carriagennd the party'drove to Mr. litixen's herrie.':.

;,•! . .m•,. wdocx. another s .sister or Mr.

..Outite, win, Is .also a reeidenf'6;f the City' of lit clod; accempinied hintto.this city

and till return with lilui and his- daughter to the Mejiletth - capital. '

it is ,anticipated that legal proceed-

\Inge hay be instittited by the gtand-parents to regain possession of the. lit-

1,'''t1;1‘. girl, but the father. tinilek , eS: that',' row Li. holder the winning'hand by. ,11aN ,

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i ", x the child. .

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