Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1919 — STIR AT MT. AYR WHEN MOTHER TAKES CHILDREN. [ARTICLE]

STIR AT MT. AYR WHEN MOTHER TAKES CHILDREN.

Morocco Courier —■ , Considerable excitement was occasioned over by Mt. Ayr last Saturday by the alleged adduction by their mother of the two children of Daniel Guthrie. Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie have not lived together for about six months. Mrs. Guthrie has been living with her parents an Logansport and their two children, a son aged five and a daughter aged four, have been cared for 'by their father. The little girl has been living with Mr. and Mrs. John Meharry. neighbors of Mr. Guthrie. Some time ago Mrs. Guthrie filed a suit for divorce and alimony in a Logansport court, and also asked’ for the custody of their children. Friends of Mr. Guthrie say she is entitled to neither and are willing to go any length in his behalf. It is understood that Mr. Guthrie does not oppose the granting of a divorce, hut he does object to paying alimony and giving the children over to his wife. Last Saturday Mrs. Guthrie, accompanied by her parents and an auto liveryipian from Goodland, appeared at the Meharry home and ■Before Mrs. Meharry had hardly recovered from her surprise over their visit, took the little girl and bundled her into the machine and made away._ They seemed to have had their plans well made and proceeded down the road some distance where they piet Mr. Guthrie and the little boy who were returning from Morocco. Following a plan of action similar to that employed at the Meharry home, the party stopped •Mir. ’ Guthrie and before he knew what was going oh they had the little boy and were off again. ~. ? - The sympathy of the neighbors seems to be largely with Mr- Guthrie and any attempts of his wife to bring faW witness to gain her ends will toe met by abarrage of evidence from blis friends to the oontrary.