Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-24
Man and Woman Captured in
Cleveland Female Prisoner
Admits Planning Abduction Of
Youth at Sharon.
RANSOM MONEY IS FOUND
ON PERSONS OF CAPTIVES
All Save S210 of Ten Thousand
Dollars Paid by Pennsylvania
Millionaire Recovered; Both
intoxicated When Caught,

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Cleveland, March 23.-In the ar
rest here tonight OF man and a wo-
man having $3.50 in their possession,
the police believe they have captured
the kidnapcrs OF Willie Whitla. The
woman who was somewhat confused
admitted that she had been respon-
sible for the kidnapping When placed
in custody at the Central Police sta
tion She said to captain Shattuck;
Il am the one who planned the
whole thing. There viii be trouble
for me and he'll in Sharon tomorrow
Beneath the womans skirt was
found $1,000 All of it but $40 was
bound in packages with the original
slips placed ON the money when Whit
Ia took it from the bank still around
it.
Captain Shattuck and Detective
Frank Wood made the arrests in the
east end of the city.
When they ncarcd the station the
man broke away from Detective Wood
and ran towards an alley. The police
man hrcl o shots from his revolver
into the air and the man stopped. The
woman made no attempt to escape
The woman appears to be well edu-
Gated and is refined in manners. she
says she spent fifteen years of ner
life in a convent in Pennsylvania, but
denies that She has ever been in trou-
bic before. Both the man and the
woman deny that they know the name
of each other They admit they are not
man and wife According to the po-
lice they were intoxicated when plac-
ed in custody. Due to their condi-
tion they were not questioned closely
by the police and were locked in sept
rate cells.
Both viii be arraigncd in police
court tomorrow on the charge of abb
duction, according to Detective Wood.
Attempts were made to communicate
with Whtla in sharon tonight but
he could not be located, The man
SAYS that he has been a resident OF
Cleveland for seventeen years He
claims Go have mother and a sister
here. Captain Shattuck is said to have
secured his description of the kidnap-
crs from Willie Whitla.
Willie Whitla told Captain shat
tuck on Monday that the woman who
kept him a prisoner had smallpox
sears on her face. The woman in euS-
today has red spots on her checks and
appears to have had smallpox. she
is "a tall blonde probably 25 years OLD.
She was dressed in a black silk skirt
gray coat and black hat. The man
is dark and smooth faced
Today detectives heard that man
and woman answering the descrip-
tion Of the kidnapers had been seen
on the outskirts OF the city IheN
came downtown and bought numerous
articles of clothing rendering 80 ana
$40 bills in payment, it was learned.
Laser a report came that the people
had left package in downtown
store which proved to consist of DIS
carded clothing.
Captain Shattuck and Detective
Wood trailed the man and woman
around the business districts OF the
city for several hours during the al
ternoon but delayed taking them into
custody shortly after nightfall the
police learned that the two had gone
To the east end of the city. The po-
lice walked up behind the pair and
Captain Shattuck took the woman by
the arm. Detective Wood securing
the man. The couple staggered. say
the police. as If they were intoxicated
They made no protest against accom-
panying the Officers. The man was
dowucast and would not talk The
woman chatted with the policeman
at her side at first ana asked to be re-
leaeeG
1t was then she admitted having
planned the kidnapping In the mean
time the man attempted TO escape
and the revolver shots of Captain
Shattuck brought him to standstill.
Whitla saws he has the numbers on the
currency bills handed the kidnapers
and the police are comparing the notes
found in the possession Of the prison
ers with the memorandum of Whit
Ia