The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-23
PARENT FOLLOWS PLAN LAID
DOWN BY SONS ABDUCT0RS
After WhitIa Went to East End Cleveland Candy
Shop, Son Was Sent to Him at HoteI---
Says He Gave up $4,000
AS Demanded

hotel calmly smoking and pretending
to be uncon2erned. But the hearts
of both the parent and The detective
were beating anXiously.
Grew Nervous.
The agent of the hdnapers prem
ised that the boy would be started
toward the hotel shortly after night
fall As the hour for the appearance
Of the child approached Wh.tla be-
came nervous He disregarded the
advice Of the detectives who told him
to keep out of sight of the newspaper
men and crowds of curious people
who had learned that he was in the
city. Emerging from his room he
walked up and down the hall On the
second floor with his hands clasped
across his breast Then, unable to
stand the suspense longer he went
into the lobby and seated himself in
chair
Refused Interview.
A few ewspapermon walked over
to him, but he refused to converse.
In heavens name, men. do not say
anything to me; | am on the verge
of nervous prostration, he said. Il
expect the boy will be back tonight.
but | cannot state positively whether
he will be returned safe and sound.
Do not ask me to reveal the alleged
settlement That might run all
plans"
For more than an hour Whit'a
waited in the lobby smoking black
cigars and muttering 10 himself, Per
kins sat near him and pleaded with
him to have patience, A friend ap-
preached and Whitla walked into a
secluded corner of the hotel end
talked to him in monosyl'ables. His
eyelids twitched nervously He rub
bed his hands and silently prayed for
the quick return of his boy.
In the Meantime.
In the meantime Willie feeling
comparatively safe in the hands of
his kidnapers, for he was being kind
ly treated, and even at this time does
not realize what terrible danger he
was in, was being prepared for his
return to his father.
The woman at the candy store had
done her duty. She communicated
with the captors of the boy and told
them the father had made no attempt
to trap them. The kidnapers were
satisfied.
The boy was brought from the hid
ing place to the car line. After
placing goggles on the boy the kid
napcrs put him aboard. The kid
napers told the boy that his name
was Jones, and after paying the boys
fare waved Willie adieu and disap-
pearei. In the boys pocket was
placed a note reading:
send this boy to the Hollenlen
Hotel double quick
The Boy Sleuths.
The boy gaZed about the ear for
, familiar face He saw none. Presently
Edward Mahoney. a 17-year-old boy.
,, came into the car. He sat down in
the seat with Willie. Mahoney. like
most every other person in Cleveland
! last night, was looking for the Kid
naped boy. SO. when his eyes lighted
on Willie he started conversation.
What's your manner"
Jones'" answered Willie, true to
his kidnaper friend.
But Mahn0ey was not to be fooled
! He called his friend Ramsey over
from another part of the car and
showed him Willie He sugges' ell
that it might be the missing child.
Then Willie showed them his trans
fer slip. saying he should be put of
81 the Hollenden Hotel. and they
were convinced they had accom-
plished mere than all the sleuths in
the country.
Took Him to Hotel.
The boys. now willing companions.
took Willie to the Hollenden. He
skipped through the doors ahead of