The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-23

Cleveland. Ohio, March G2.-Little
Willie Whitla, who has causel the
police Of the entire country endless
worry since he was Kidnapped from
school in Sharon, Pa, last Thursday
was returned to his father at the IIol-
lenden Hotel here tonight at $50 In
compliance with an agreement en-
tered into between the kidnar ed
boys father and an agent of the
kidnapers here today the boy was
placed ON a street car on the out
skirts of the city and started to the
hotel shortly after O'Clock.
Two boys, G. w Ramsey and Ell
ward Mahoney. recognized the lad on
the car and taking him in charge con
Quoted hi INTO his father, who was
in waiting according to the prear.
ranged plan which he had followed at
the dictation of the kidnapers. The
boy wandered about the hotel lobby
unannounced for several minutes
asking the bell boys for his father
before the latter knew his sen was
In the big foyer
Father Meets Son.
The moment the anxious Parent
heard that strange boy was ia the
hotel sauntering in an aimless fash
ion, he rushed across the lobby,
grasped him in his arms and smoth-
cred him with kisses.
An 4 Jtg
guise the lad He wore a pair of
smoked glasses and a large tan cap
which was pulled down over his ears
and the father said it would have
boy in such garb had he passed him
on the street Willie is in perfect
health. He says he was well trea' ed,
and ever since his capture has been
in doors He believes he was taken
from Sharon to Warren and thence
to New Castle, Pa. II is his opinion,
expressed in a happy school boy way,
that he was in Ashtabula Sa urday
night at the time his father was to
leave his $4,000 in FlatironJ Park.
Complied With Plans.
Whtla, Senior, refused to state
whether he had paid the ransom or
not He said he received letter to-
day from the kiInapers at his home
in Sharon saying that If he called at
a confectionery store in the east end
of Cleveland he would be told how to
secure his boy. Cnharmed and well
fed" T E q
Shortly aftern noon he left Sharon
for Cleveland. He was unaccom-
panied. His immediate family and
the private detectives he had in his
employ he apprised of the proposed
secret meeting, but insisted that he
make the trip alone. Every ene of
them was warned that he must be
allowed to go unheeded and no "a.
tempt at a capture of the kidnapers
must now be made. Whitla was Ger.
tain that if he spoiled the plans of
his sons capture tonight he would
never see the lad again. His expert
ence at Ashtabula served as a warn.
ing.
Went to Candy Store.
About o'clock this afternoon he
went to the candy store. in the east
end With him he carried $4,000
expecting that it would be demanded
of him there. He was met by a
woman who detailed to him the terms
of the kidnapers. With all the eager
ness Of a distracted parent WIhitla
agreed to them Immediately. Detec
tives in his employ say he paid the
money, but on this point the father
declines to commit himself. Half an
hour later he returned to the Hollen
den Hotel and awaited developments
His entrance to the hotel was
shrouded in secrecy. Fly previous ar
rangement made with the hotel man
agement he did not register. Detec
tive Perkins, who has superintendeG
the search for the boy in behalf o.
the father, was in the lobby of the