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DRAMATIC STORY OF BOYS
RETURN BY THE kIDNAPERs

Cleveland, Ohio, March 25.-Little
Willie Whitla, who has caused the po-
lice of the entire country endless worry
since he was kidnapped from school in
sharon last Thursday, was returned
to his father at the Hollenden hotel
here at $3.50 O'Clock last night. In COM
pliance With an agreement entered into
between the kidnapped boys father and
an agent of the kidnapers here the boy
was placed on the street car on the
outskirts of the city and started to the
hotel shortly after s o'clock. Two boys,
G. w. Ramsey and Edward Mahoney,
recognized the latter on the car, and
taking him in charge conducted him
to his father, who was in waiting. ac-
cording to a ~prearranged plan which he
k%idnapers. h boy wandered about
the hotel lobby u~nannounced for sew
eral minutes, asking bellboys for his
father before the latter knew his son
was in the big foyer. The moment that
the anxious parent heard that a strange
less fashion he rushed across the lobby,
grasped him in his arms and smothered
his face with kisses.
An attempt had been made to dis
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 1t would have been
difficult to have recognized the boy in
such u garb had he passed him on the
street.
Willie is in perfect health. He lays
he has been well treated and ever
since his capture has been constantly
indoors. He believes he was taken
from Sharon to Warren and thence to
New Castle, Pa. In his opinion. ex-
pressed in a happy schoolboy way, tina
he was in Ashtabula on Saturday night
at the time his father was to cav his
10000 in Flatiron park.
Shortly after noon Mr.. Whitla left
Sharon for Cleveland. He was unac-
~companied. His immediate family and
the private detectives he apprised Of
the proposed secret meeting, but in
sisted that he make the trip alone.
Every one Of them was warned that he
must be allowed to go unheeded and
no attempt at the capture Of the kid
napers be made.
Whitla was certain that IL he spoiled
the plans Of his sons captors last night
he would never see the lad again. His
experience at Ashtabula served as a
warning. About 2 o'clock in the after
east end. With him he carried the
10000. expecting that 1t would be de-
manded OF him there. He was met by
a woman. who detailed to him the
terms of the kidnapers. With all the
e~agerness OF a distracted parent Whitla
agreed to them Immediately. Half an
hour later he returned to the Hollenden
and awaited developments.
Back to Hotel.
His entrance to the hotel was
shrouded in secrecy. BY a previous
arrangement made with the hotel
management he did not register. De-
~tective G. 3. Perkins, who has super
intended the search for the boy. wae
In the lobby calmly smoking and pre-
tending to be unconcerned, cut the
hearts Of both parent and detective
were beating %anxiously. The agent OF
the %kidnapers promised that the boy
shortly after nightfall. AZ the hour
OF the appearance of the child ap.
preached, Whitla became nervous He
disregarded the advice OF the detective
to keep out OF sight of the newspaper
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CooPERS GUILTY OF
MURDER; 20 YEARS
Defendants Show Little Emo.
tion-Jurors Glad Their
Troubles Are Over.

Nashville, Tenn, March 23.-Guilty
of murder in the second degree with
20 years imprisonment as a penalty,
was the verdict of the jury this morn
ing in the case against Colonel duncan
r.. Cooper and son, Robin Cooper,
charged with the murder Of former
United States Senator L. w. carmack,
The jury yesterday acquitted John u,
.Charp. co-defendant.
Immediately the defense moved to
set aside the verdict because the Ser-
dict of disagreement of yesterday
trial.
Bonds of $4,000.
Judge Hart said he would listen to
arguments IN his motion later. He
then tiNed the defendants bond at So
900. which moun was acceptable to
both sides.
The court room was crowded when
the jury returned its verdict.
The verdict. coming as it did upon
the heels of Foreman l2urk's declara-
ton yesterday that VIC are hopelessly
tied up as to the Coopels," was a de-
cided surprise.
Defendants Arc Game.
The defendants took it coolly. almost
without emotion. Mrs. Burch and Mrs.
Wilson, daughters of Colonel Cooper,
We're brave and aside from fearful eyes,
restrained their emotion gamely.
The jurors We're tired looking and
disheveled When the court remarked:
II tlank you gentlemen, for Your pa
thence and devotion to tho state and
dismiss YOU to your homes" the II men
sprang from their seats as n mar and
hnrriediY left the court room.
The defendants and their counsel re-
manned to complete the prclirninaries
for bonds and motions for u new trial.
In the Jury Room.
Thu jurors We're not inclined to talk,
but one Of them said:
"On the first ballot We Acquitted
John Sharp and d~isregarded the con-
spiracy theory. ON his same ballot
we stood six for guilty of murder in
the first degree, With mitigating cir
cumstances, five for murder in the sec
penalty. n for acquittal. The ballots
all day Wednesday and Thursday
showed the same est Yesterday the
man who voted for acquittal Went over
To murder in the second degree, but
demanded that only 10 years be as
sessed. The rest of them did o deem
10 years as anything like adequate,
SO we disagreed again.
EARLY this morning the nan who
was holding out for 10 years agreed
TO 20 years and the six who We're vot-
ing for the first degree verdict agreed
to his verdict
While the jurors would not say who
the man was who held out for ac-
quittal. it is known from remarks OVER
heard that he was S. j.. Hyde.
After the discharge of the jury the
defendants. their counsel and relatives
repaired to the ante room, Where
bonds We're signed by a number Of
friends for the total OF $40, 900. al
though $4,000 was asked. A little
later the party went to the Bradford
home. There will be no further pro-
ceedings in the case for Il week.
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GET OUT THE BOATS"
SAYS CAPTAIN SCHULZ

Kansas City. March 2a.--"The future
OF the Missouri is q SURE thing; all you
have to do is to go ahead and organize
you boat line"
This was the opinion expressed at
tine Knife and Fork club dinner Thurs
day night by Capt. E. H. Schulz, who
is In charge OF the national work for
he improvement Of the Missouri.
Quoting from his report on the river,
which won an appropriation Of $780,
600 from congress, he gave q number
Of facts in evidence Of his condolences
IN h future of the river and in the
value of the work undertaken.
The Missouri is the natur outlet
Of transportation for one Of the rich
est and largest agricultural districts in
the world" he said. MOT less than 25
million tons OF crops are harvested
every year within 100 miles of the river
banks. That Will give you some idea
OF what is to be gained by river I'M
provement properly backed up by those
who are directly or indirectly interest
ed In cheap transportation"
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RUNNER
TO TRAIN WORLDS
n BOY

Lynn, Mass, March 2a.-Rov X.
wentworth. a Marathon runner, Of this
city, has accepted a position aa an.
instructor IN athletics to John Nicholas
Hrewh H. me worlds richest boy. who
mses IN Wentworth. who isi
% years old, went to New Yor- :" IT,. :
bis wife several weeks ago. ana ho and
1ohn NicholA became fast friends.
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NOTORIOUS NEGREss
UNDER ARREST

Cedar Rapids. Ia, March 25.-Mrs.
Annie Hooley. a notorious negress who
is accused of hugging pedestrians. was
arrested today. The oma has the
habit Of hiding In the dark alleyways
and selling victims and hukging them
n making proposals to them while
going through their pockets. She is
charged with several robberies in which
much money was secured.
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HISTORY OF REMARKABLE
CARMACK MURDER CASE

Nashville, Tenn, Mch. 23.-The zoo
per-Sharp trial. just completed. has
been one of the most remarkable MUIR
der cases in the history of the south.
not only because of the prominence of
the principals in the tragedy, bur be-
cause of the reasons that led to the
killing.
Colonel Duncan b. Cooper, a former
officer in the confederate army under
Forrest, and a man very prominent in
democratic state politics. once lived at
Columbia, Tenn. In that town also re-
sided Edward Ward Carmack, a young
lawyer, who also did some newspaper
work. Cooper bought the Nashville
American n induced Carmack to
come to Nashville as its editor.
Whether the men ever We're in thor
ough accord, is a disputed point. Car
mack's friends say not. Colonel Coo
per swore on the stand that they We're
close friends until Governor TAYLOR OPP
posed Carlnack for recollection to the
Senate. This fight was long and bitter.
\ feature of it was a serious of joint
debates, n Carmack lost. Cooper
supported Taylor, but Robin. the boy
who killed the senator, supported the
latter.
Malcolm r. Patterson was governor
of the state at the time of the Car
mack-Taylor fight, and he announced
his candidacy for reelection, Carrnack,
just beaten for the Senate, was urged
into the race for governor against Pat
terson. This was last June and the
fight between the men for the demo-
cratic nomination was the most spec
tacular ever seen in Tennessee. Again,
joint debates were arranged and again
the feeling between the factions grew
very bitter. In these debates. Cooper
charged that Carmack assailed the
c%olonel's good name. Cooper was an
ardent Patterson mantle governor
on the stand described him as my
closest personal and political adviser"
Again. Carmack lost; and, a month be-
Nashville Tennesseean. He had made
the race on the prohibition platform,
and while he did not get the nomina-
ton, he did secure enough representa-
tives to assure the passage OF the So
called state wide liquor bill.
Tho Editorial.
In the meantime, Governor. Patter-
son and former Governor Cox, once
deadly enemies, were %reconciled. The
Tennessean charged that Colonel Coop
err brought this reconciliation about.
and referred to it in a humorous and
sarcastic vein in its editorial columns.
Carmack also intimated that, to save
leaders were preparing to trade Bryan
for the governorship. Colonel Cooper
was chatting under the comment, and
| becoming more incensed every day. On
| Sunday, November 8, the day before
the killing. the following editorial APP
peared in the Tenesseean:
, Across the Muddy chasm."
We trust there will be no unseemly
| ribaldrv on the part of the base vulgar
concerning the happy reunion of long sun
dered hearts which was accomplished in
| the JOYOUS reconciliation of His Excel
lency, Hon. NJ. r. Patterson, and His Elk
| rellency, Hon. John Isaac Cox. All honor
to that noble spirit, Major Duncan Brown
Cooper, who wrought this happy reunion
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WILL GOV. HADLEY RESIGN
TO BE A FEDERAL JUDGE?

Jefferson City. To-, March GA
renewal Of the report that Governor
Herbert S. Hadley is to resign in or
der to accept a federal judgship, is
current here today. The governor said
he knew nothing about the report ex-
cept what the newspaper men had told
him and did not care to discuss the
matter.
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SMOKING CAR TURNS
TURTLE; NO ONE HURT

Yuma. Arix., March 25.-Passenger
train number 9, w%estbound on the
Southern Pacific. was wrecked 500
miles west Of Yuma today. but no one
was seriously injured. The smoking
car is reported to have turned turtle.
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DRINK IS CAUSE
OF MANS SUICIDE

Ottumwa. Ia. March 25.-walter
Pitcher. aged 45. suicided at his home
at Floris, yesterday by shooting him
self. Drink was the cause.
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MEXICAN ARCHIVES eURNEp.

Mexico City, March 25.-The building
Of h chamber of deputies in Mexico
and records for the past Is years were
destroyed.
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PARIS STRIKERS VOTE
TO RESUME THEIR WORK

Paris, March 25.-One thousand str,k-
ing government telegraph and postof-
fice employees today voted to resume
work.
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$4,000 FOR

HaFTisburg, Pa, March 3.-The senate
has adopted a resolution Offering SIS, 90 for
information leading to the arrest and con-
viction OF the kidnapers OF Willie WhitlA
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Three hundred thousand concrete
cross ties hav been ordered for the
Italian state railways.
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BOY TELLS THE REPORTERS
ABOUT MOVES OF CAPToRs

Cleveland. March 25.-Willie told his
story as best he could. 1t was not a
lucid story in every way, but it was
romantic from his childish lips. He
could not remember every place he had
been, but he gave an idea of his travels
so that 1t would be possible for the po-
lice to part of the trail made by
tho kidnapers.
Papa" said the boy in a tone of
childish prattle, II have been buggy
looked like ours. l have Deer treated
nice, and nae lots of good things to
cat.
"one man. tall and with a black
mustaclle. came to the school house
Thursday, and told my teacher, Mrs.
Anna Lewis, that you wanted me at
your office. 1 went out to a buggy
with him.. l got in and then he got
IN. We rode away. On the way down
town he asked me to address a letter
to YOU. l did this and dropped 1t in
u mat box. He vas very kind.
w went from Sharon to Warren.
We had the incest trip. The man,
who was the same man who brought
me to the car line tonight, was nice
to me. He tucked the robe about my
legs and made me comfortable. It
was q nice ride, nj I enjoyed It.
When we got to a place the mar
said was Warren the man left the
buggy In the road. Then we got on
what l think was an electric car.
don't just remember what it was, but
IT was something like a street car
1 don't know what became of the horse
n buggy. / was sleepy when we got
on the a and I slept much of the
way to the place where we were going
When we got to a town that the
mar called New Castle he took me to 8
big building and turned me over te
a She was good to me. Thu
house, or whatever the building was
was a clean place. There was a mar
there who I think was a doctor. He
looked like a doctor, because ne haG
whiskers. short whiskers.
THE people in the hospital told me
to do just what they told me to do
II did not obey they said they would
take me to a place called the pes,
house, where folks that have smallpox
have to go. 1t was not a clean OF
pretty place. they old me. l would
have been good, anyway. but when
thought there was a chance to go t.
the pest house l did not do a thing
should not have done.
"On Saturday night was taker
away fs,m the hospital and I thinl
we Went to a town called Ashtabula
We travelled in a buggy and on foot
Early in the morning we went back tt
he hospital. I heard one of the mer
say. There will be nothing doing to
night. l guess"
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Fifteen children of the name of P,nn
at Sudbury. Devonshire, England,
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Cleveland, Ohio, March ~25.--James p.
Whitla and son BILLY" left this morn
ing for their home in Sharon, Pa. They
We're escorted to the railroad station
by a cheering crowd of people. h
kidnapped y%oungster was clasped in the
arms of his father from the moment
they left the hotel until they reached
the train.
MIR. Whitla today was not inclined
to discuss the matter of ransom or
The plans of the family in dealing with
the k%idnapers.
"That will be up to the police" he
said. and as 1 live and breathe, / am
not worrying owe their movements
Ten thousand olla ransom for Billy
Whitla was paid to his k%idnapers in
a little grocery store at East Fifty
third street and Standard venue at
i p. m. Monday.
"Hayes" Takes Package.
The money was received by ar ordi-
narily dressed w"orkingman who gave
his name as Hayes. He picked up the
package filled with yellow backed bills,
1L1iled nonchalantly and left.
Mrs. Bernard Hendrickson, tempor-
7rily in charge of the store for her
mother, Mrs. Margaret Uhle, forgot to
aotice which way he man went.
The Hayes man stepped into the store
at noon and asked If a package had
.oeen left there for him. Mrs. Hend-
rickson, without noticing his appear
-Ance, told him there had not been. An
hour later a prosperous looking man.
who said his name was Williams, came
In with a small package in his pocket.
civilians" Brought II.
HE said he wanted to leave it for a
man manned Hayes" said Mrs. Hend-
Iickson. "IIe asked If Hayes had been
here. She said he had. Williams left
the package and not two minutes later
Hayes came in and asked: Is my pack
age here?'
IT told him it was. He smiled, and
without another word he took it from
where it lay exposed on top of the cigar
case and wen away"
Mrs. Uhle has conducted the store for
II years. She was not in the store
when the passage of the ransom took
place. Only her daughter, wife of an
employe of the natural gas company.
was a witness to the transfer.
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at the Hollenden hotel. and they were
convinced they had accomplished more;
than all the sleuths in the country.
The boys took Willie to the hotel:
them and into the lobby. The boys
partly lost track Of him in the crowd,
30 anxious was the youngster to catch
a glimpse Of a face he loved. And then
again Mahoney and Ramsey were not
sure Of their abilities as sleuths when
they got into view of a crowd. Willie
did not see his father, mother or sister
in the lobby. Walking over TO the clerk,
he asked:
Have You seen my papa?"
Who is the boy % he was asked
oh, l am Mr.. Whitla's Willie?" he
replied.
The crowd nearest the boy who
heard the words rushed in aroun him.
The lad was showed up against the
hotel counter and the scene closely re-
sembled q panic.
Father Claims Son.
Across the lobby the father, his eyes
red with weeping, heard the piping
voice of his son. Frantic With joy at
the sound. he rushed through the Of
flee corridor and in Il was
fighting his way through the spectators.
Plung1ng and squirming, knocking by
ISLANDERS right and left. the frenzied
parent made his way to the bewildered
IVY III hliiSheI DockeTS StallilllS solemn
ly with automobile goggles in front of
the clerks desk. .
The kidnapped boy saw his parent
coming. He opened his lips to speak.
The words We're never uttered. Grasp
ing Willie in his arms, the happy ia
thcr lifted the boy and planted a score
of kisses on his lips.
ITS my boy, my darling Willie" he
cried. Tears gushed from his eyes.
he pressed the child to his breast and
little. He was glad to see his papa.
Was about.
kidnapped child had been returned to
his parents "a cheer rang out. For
three minutes the h~andclapping and
shouting continued. There We're cheers
for the boy and then cheers for the ia
Their. Stripping off the boys cap and
the smoked glasses, Whitla revealed his
boys bare head for the first time. He
lifted the lad high above his head so
that everyone might get a view of the
now famous y%oungster who came near
to riNaling the lost Charlie Ross" of
kidnapped fame.
Phones the Mother.
AS soon as he could push his way
through the crowd Whitla. ST.. Went to
ms room ON the second floor. He car
fled the boy in his arms. For several
minutes he was alone in the room with
his schoolboy son. Then through the
door came these words, spoken by the
father to the boys mother. on the long
distance phone:
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f: "Oh, mother. 1 have Willie here
: in my arms. He is safe. Glory to
+: o Mamma: it is the happiest
I: night of my life"
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Nashville, Tenn, Mch. 23.-The Coo
per-Sharp trial, just completed. has
been one of the most remarkable MUIR
der cases in the history of the south.
not only because of the prominence of
the principals in he tragedy, but be-
cause of the reasons that led to the
EillinU
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the Muddy chasm.'

We trust there will be no unseemly
ribaldry on the part of the base vulgar
concerning the happy reunion of long sun
deled hearts sshnc',s was ac &C I1Rfl in
Lency, Hon. NJ. r. Patterson, and His Ex-
cellency, Hon. John Isaac Cox. All honor
to that noble spirit, Major Duncan Brown
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The Theatres
Continued From Page s.

himself at the expense of the Parker
Jenningses, ano also to fall i'm love with
their pretty daughter. who reciprocates.
Then when the original jokers, seeing
how far things have gone and getting
a bit frightened, attempt an exposure.
the prince coQlly declares his real iden-
tity, and Mrs Parker Jennings has the
final laugh after all-not, however, be
fore she has been taught A lesson in
manners that she viii probably not for
get I'm a hurry
Some one has described the piece as
Tight as a feather and saucy as a spar
row" and that hits it off exactly. The
situations, as may be imagined. are
amusing in the extreme. and the dia-
loguc is witty and clever without being
uresome. The character drawing is ex-
cellent-indeed, it is in this quality that
the play is particularly nota BILE
Mr.. Drew is suited precisely to the
role of the masquerading prince, and
his supporting company is one Of the
best he has ever had, including Miss
Rose Coghlsn, Miss Adelaide Prince.
Miss Grace Henderson, Miss Helen
Freeman. Edgar L. Davenport. Frank
Goldsmith, Mario Msjeroni +. Soldene
Powell and Edwin Nicander. The pro-
duction is picturesque and appropriate
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Saturday.
IN VULGAR AMERICA.

There is nothing more remarkable in
modern Civili1a ton than that a nation
numbering upwards of S0.0000l9, and OF a
wealth so vast that Fl is the Millionaire
among the nations of the earth (alas. in
many eyes the vulgar psrvenuf. caters less
To the higher wants OF man than any ono
ee the many subdivisions OF the compare
tfvelv small state OF Germany. There Is
not a CITY Of any pretensions in Germany
sh9t has not its opera house. where OLD
ooeras and new. German operas, French
and italian. are rendered for eight months
of the wear to crowded houses; and in
MANY cities there are summer theatres
where opera is given during July and Au-
gust for the benefit Of the tourist from
smaller towns.
WHO constitutes these German pUblics
that crowd the opera houses night after
nieI7f for eight months IN the vesrc The
c.,71rf societv7 Not at all. The habituai
onsrs goers are the moderately well 10 DO
middle class. who entertain little. dress
hifeousIy, permit themselves to grow tat
and ugly. vet who possess 2 fire and crit
iosI taste in music. the drama and the
other arts. that should put our whole So
The higher galleries Of their opera
houses instead Of being ovens are 1eIl
ventilated and there are only a limited
number Of stehplsts tstsnding roonl.
nostl- taken hv students These gallery
seats and stehplstz are within the means
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MCCLELLAN YOUNG OPERA
IS TO Be PRODUCED HERE

The Colonial theatre has been Sc
cured for the week of Aug. 2, g. A. r..
week, for the presentation of the opera
The Sphinx" now being composed by
two local people, J. J. Mcclellan and
Briant S. Young
There are two scenes in the first act
and two acts in the opera. The first
act is now completed, while the other
act IS partially done. Rehearsals on
the opera. will commence early in June.
The best local talent that can be Sc
cured will take part. There VIII be
twelve principal roles, a chorus Of forty
and an orchestra OF twenty or twenty
FIVE. Mr.. Mcclellan. the composer Of
the music. will conduct While the stage
direction viii be under Mr. Young,
author of the words OF the opera.
There are several beautiful scenes,
special scenery being painted for the
entire opera.
John ID. Giles has been named as
business manager Of the opera.