The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-03
HUSBAND BA|TEO
AND HIS SON
STOLEN
BY MRS. CATHERINE REED, Who
GETS POSSESSION OF HER
BOY THROUGH WINE.
JEWELS AGAINST CHI. n
Were Played BY the Clever Woman
Who OutWitted Man From Whom
She Is Separated and Us.
capped Just in Time.


Erie Pa. Sept. q Society in Erie
has been set astif over the sensational
iidnaping Of Lloyd Reed, Jr. BY bis
mother, Mrs. Catherine Reed who
made flying trip from New Yerk ;oI
get her son from her millioaaire hrs.
5and, Lloyd G.. Reed
Since the separation of the Reeds.
Mrs. Reed has had her two youngc / |
children with her in New York. LLOYD.
iged seventeen. is said to have wanl
I'd to go with her. too. The court hail
already been appealed to and guar
lian was appointed to handle The u.
tate, Reed being weak and Inc n.
1etent to do So
Reed reached the Lake Shore sta.l
ion Just as the train with his fe anal
'on pulled out for New York. He bare.
ly missed It, and as II sped on it'd
ray lack to New York Mrs Reed ras
ated The story Of the kidnapping,
Uses Wine as a Bait.
She told of coming to Erie and 0fI
registering at the Reed Hotel. ThenI
she added:
Knowing my husbands wealnoss
sor wine, | called him np on theI
telephone and began iok ing with him.
lie at first seemingly thought / was
iome other woman, but when asked
he wouldn't like to come and have
couple Of bottles of wine with nae
ie knew who it was. II wouldn't doI
o let him know had come TO Eria
iireet from New York of he mIght}
'aye become suspicious 10 told hinI
had been 70 a funeral in Cleveland
He said he would like the wine
md as an after thought | suggested
hat he bring Aaron with him. An
hour later they were at the hotel and
gave Aaron TO understand that Ii.
must do exactly as | told him
Plays Jewels Against Child.
After talking with Mr.. Reed for
While, ! asked him to go to theN law
fer's office with me had learned
hat he wanted certain jewelry which
ne could only get with my conseur
ma determined to play this jeweIFy
against the child Once in the street.
however. circumstances aided me. Mr.
Reed suddenly changed his mind
about going 10 the lawyer and said
ne would first get shaved and attend
% some other matters.
In urging him 10 go with me 7 ha.
placed my arms around his neck. and
his drew a large crowd Seeing nv
opportunity. | told Aaron 20 run fcd
the hotel and remained with Nj
Reed long enough to make sure tho
child would get away.
Then | hastened to the hotel ans
put the boy in a room where his fathI
r would not find him and telephone
Tor dray. Il was a simple matter ID
fgure just how long II would be Be
fore Mr.. Reed got back 10 his home
md after starting the dray there
got on a trolley car and went to IN
house my elf
Ordered to Pack Trunks.
He has woman housekeeper whn
'mew me by sight. and descended,
upon her like a cyclone ard told he'd
o get all Of the children's trunks
-eady az once. The excitement had
given me a frightful headache and
was in such a hurry that the things
we're simply thrown into the trunks
and then I found ? couldn't close
them.
We had to renack. and was al,
most beside myself ANY minute Mr.
Reed might appear
The drsymsn got all the trunks On
! vehicle and started away while
'emained behind 10 talk with the
and make sure she didn't
20 10 the telephone. I would surely
lave been stopped If she had done
o.
Uses Deception at Hotel.
! went direct % the hotel and an
ounced in an ostenfatious way that
wanted a room until 10 o'clecs and
hat ! would take the 10.l5 train.
ecretly planned however. 70 ieave
bout 8 O'Clock. expecting Mr. Reeds
-iends would learn about the "A
clock trai7 and he on hand % take
be boy away
After living down Tor an honr.-
lok the bov over 70 TIE sfafioa. IN
snd'ng 70 check the irunfs 90 there
onid b. no hitch In ny escape plans
'hiie there ] learned that the C.11
N train uas ra~rlv ~ ~ laf
sd had not vet departed
II took me less than a raisrfe =
~ my iiekeis. have my frunts
.ruRn inio The hssz1ee car SD sla-t
II ihe train vas rof = -cc1n
% soon. for ss I reached the ca-
afprm The train beEsn . rnoze.