Evening journal., 1895-06-28
THE COTTLE KIDNAPPING
Done by a Man Who Wants to
Recover $4,000.
HE IS A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE,
Emery says He Gave Cottle All His Money
TO Secure a Pardon, but That the Buffalo
Lawyer. Who Is a Friend Of President
Cleveland, Did Nothing For Him.


lawyer. Who Is Friend Of President
Cleveland, Did Nothing For Him.
BUFFALO, june 2s.-Ono Of the holdcst
nud most successful schemes for the ex
tortion Of money that was ever conceived
and carried to conclusion by the brain OF
man the Cottlc kidnapping case now ap-
pears TO be after the light Of one day hal
been oast upon IT,
The author Of the plot TO relieve Mr..
Octayius O. Cottle Of $4,000 IN cash was
no stranger, either To- his victim or to this
city, nor was hc am ordinary criminal
He conlly calculated on every step that he
took and the evidence now seems pre-
pondcrant that he made no missteps but
That he got his S5 900 paid to him in hand
and mnde good hi escape, having fully "a
hours start of the police and publicity.
Ills motive was not to his reasoning at
lcasl) robbery, but the recovery of moneys
paid TO Mir Cottlc for which he beloved
hc had received no equivalent i'm value
| He sought restitution ana resorted TO de-
| liberate, desperate means TO gain his end
| This view Of the case explains the seem
/ ing mystery In previous chapters OF why
the Cottles did not Immediately notify
the police; why, after the police had res
| dungeon, the family were still reluctant
Go swear out warrant for the arrest Of
| the kidnapers which they actually did
not do until fairly compelled to-and Mr..
| Edward T.. Cottle made visits to Fort Erie
to confer with the author of the note de-
manding money, and, moreover, why he
/ raised S5 600 on Tuesday morning on u
/ promissory note
The man whom the police would bo glad
TO find, and on whom they have fixed as
the author Of this kidnapping plot, Is John
c. Emery, formerly resident Of Cincin-
natl, who somo years ago was arrested,
tried and convicted for violating the post
al laws
Emery u the Man.
He WINS convicted and sentenced to a
term Of imprisonment but got away from
the marshals and made his way to Canada
Secret service officers traced him to Mon
treal and Quebec and later to Toronto,
but he was never caught
Something more than q year ago Emery
tired of his hunted life and opened corre-
spondonce with Mr.. Cottle, whom he re-
garded as an old friend and who was q
personal acquaintance of President CleVe-
land during Mr.. Cleyeland's career In
Buffalo. He wrote TO Mr. Cottle that he
/
He had considerable money and was will.
ing TO spend all Of II If thepresident could
be induced to issue q pardon. Mr.. Gothic
undertook to act for him. From time to
time Emory remitted money to Cottle
and they had personal conferences al
Fort Erie, which is directly across thu
Niagara river from Buffalo.
Ii Is stated on the authority Of the dis
trct attorney that Emery paid to Mr.
Cottlc no less than Sl7, 600 for his sery
ices, and ia return Mr.. Cottle accom-
pishcd nothing. When his money hag
been exhausted and he found himself still
q fugitive, Emery began to write angr,
| letters to Cottle. He reproachcd him 70
+ not devoting sufficient energy to his ap
, plication for pardon, and finally chara
ga him with having taken his none
without intending to make any common
: surate return.
TO these communications Mr. Cottle re
= | piled not 40 all or indiferently, and the
there came q formal demand from Elmer
r for the return of tho money. This wa
2 | ignored.
From whatever part Of Canada whcr
Il he was in hiding Emery i0urneycd agai
TO Fort Eric, taking with him anothC
escaped convict, George Allen OF whoi
THAT his name was known to Mr.. Cott
IS evident from the fact that he swore OF
Is a warrant for his arrest and The arrest
3 Emery and used the names Of both in di
9 ing SO.
II Emery and Allen made their home +,
J. q week at Fort Erie and spread the ~
= for Mr. Co;tle, who had not heard fro
n Emery IN weeks and supposed he he
r tired Of has resutless opportunities.
r- was Emery whom he faced whom he wal
10 "a into the vacant house on Baynes sire
% last Monday morning Besides the no
y which he sent Go his wife at Emery IS con
70 mand he sent "a promissory note for 8.
10 600. with instructions to his wife To j
% dorse IL, take IL to the bank and pay q
It money to Mr.. Emery, to whom, he sai
le he owed that sum.
n, Mrs Cottleand her sons were acquaint
la with the identityo Of the man who had N
to Cottle in custody and knew the nature
te his claims against C0ttle, and that is 4
D. explanation of their failure to notify &
ID police of what was going on Edmund
en- COttlo, the eldest SON oi the captive, we
I'd twice Go Fort Erie Monday and twi
y. Tuesday, where he held personal conf
al cnces with Emeiy Ia regard Go purchase
on his fathers release.
1T IFS known that the Cottles raised s5, q
from one az the local banks Tuesday MOI
ing and it is generally supposed that q
!. money was paid 20 Emery, hut that he
u, sisted on further reimbursement before
re would release Cottle and that he was s.
or waiting I'm Fort Erie for further rem
ne tanecs when Cottle was found.
.th nilirent search was made hy the uol
lal at Fort Erie, Victoria and Niagara va
3D. but without result The house where X
nc cry and Allen had staid was found
Or no evidence as 20 whore they had go
1al Tho police say that Mr. Cottle was rel
~ tant 10 swear cut warrants for his add
las tors after hia release and preferred to q
l7n the matter.
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