Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-24

CLEVELAND, O., March 23-In the
arrest here tonight of a man and a
woman having $99S9 in their possession
the police believe they have captured
the kidnapers of Willie Whitla.
The woman, who was somewhat con-
fused, admitted tonight she had been
responsible for the kidnapping. When
placed In custody at the central police
station she said to Capt. Shattuck:
IT am the one who planned the whole
thing. There will be trouble for me
and hell in Sharon tomorrow"
Beneath the woman's skirt was found
S99S9. All of 1t but $40 was bound In
packages with the original slips placed
on the money when Whitla took 1t from
the bank still around 1t.
Chapt Shattuck and Detective Frank
Wood made the arrests In the east END
of the city.
Man Tries to Escape
When they neared the station the
man broke away from Detective Wood
and ran toward an alley. The police
man fred two shots from his revolver
into the air and the man stopped.
The woman made no attempt TO
escape. She appeared to be well edu-
Gated and is refined in manner. she
says she spent fifteen years OF her lie
IN q convent III feHuSy wanna Ous ~
MES that she has ever been in trouble
before.
Both the man and the woman deny
that they know the name of each other.
They admit they are not man and wire.
According to the police they were In
toxicated when placed In custodya Due
to their condition they were not CUES
toned closely by the police ana were
locked In separate cells.
nIa man saws ha has heen reSl0onI
of Cleveland for seventeen years. He
claims to have a mother and sister
here.
Capt. Shattuck is said to have Sc
cured his description of the kidnapers
from Willie Whitla.
Willie whitla told Capt Shattuck on
Monday that the woman who kept nam
a prisoner had smallpox scars on her
face. The woman arrested has red
spots on her cheeks and appears TO
have had smallpox.
she is a tall blonde, probably rs years
old. She was dressed In b black SILK
skirt, a gray coat and black hat. the
man is dark and smooth faced.
Today detectives heard that man
and a woman answering the description
of the kidnapers had been seen on the
outskirts of the city. They came down.
town and bought numerous articles OF
clothing, rendering SIS and $40 bills IN
payment
Later a report came that the people
had left a package in a downtown
store, which proved to consist OF dis
carded clothing.
Capt. Shattuck and Detective WOOD
trailed the man and woman around the
business districts of the city for several
hours during the>efternoon, but delayed
taking them into custody.
Shortly after nightfall the police
learned the two had gone to the east
end of the city. The police walked up
behind the pair and Capt. Shattuck
took the woman by the arm. Detective
Wood securing the man.
The couple staggered. say the police,
as il they were intoxicated. They made
no protest against accompanying the
officers. The man was downcast ana
would not talk. The woman chatted
with the policeman at her side at first,
and asked to be released.
1t was then she admitted having
planned the kidnapping. In the mean
time the man attempted to escape, and
the revolver shots brought him to a
standstill.
Whitla says he has the numbers on
the currency bills handed the kid
napers, and the police are comparing
the notes found in the possession of the
prisoners with the memorandum OF
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