Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-09
HOW POLICE
GOT MDNAPPERS
Woman Planned Whole
Scheme of Taking
Whitla Boy


CLEVELAND, Ohio. March ga
In the arrest here tonight of man
and woman having 5000 in their
possession the police believe they
have captured the kidnapers of VIII
lie Nhitla. The woman, who was
somewhat confused, admitted that
she had been responsible for the kid
mapping. when placed in custody at
the central police station, she said
to Captain Shattuck:
IL am the one who planned the
whole thing. There will be trouble
for me and hell in Sharon tomor-
row"
Beneath the woman's skirt was
found $99S9. All of 1t but $40 was
bound in packages with the original
slips placed on the money when Whit
la 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 neared the station the
man broke away from Detective
who'd and ran toward an alley. The
policeman fired two shots from his
revolver into the air and the man
stopped. The woman made no at
tempt to escape.
The woman appears to be well ed
uCated and is refined in manner. She
says she spent fifteen years of her
life in a convent in Pennsylvania, but
denies that she has ever been in trou-
BILE before. Both the man and the
woman deny that they know the
name of each other. They admit
they are not man and wife. Accord
ing to the police. they were intoxi-
Gated when placed in custody. Be-
cause of their condition they were
not questioned closely by the police
and We're locked in separate cells.
Both will be arraigned in the Po-
lice Court tomorrow on the charge
of abduction, according to Detective
Wood. Attempts were made to COM
municate with Whitla In Sharon to-
night. but he could not be located
The man says that he has been res
ident of Cleveland for seventeen
years. lie claims to have mother
and a sister here.
Captain Shattuck is said to have
secured his description of the kid
napers from Willie Whitla.
Willie Whitla told Captain Shat
tuck on Monday that the woman wht
kept him prisoner had smallpo,
scars on her face. The woman in cui
tody has red spots on her cheeks anC
appears to have had smallpox. Sh,
is tall blonde, probably 20 year.
old She was dressed in black sill
skirt, a gray coat, and black hat. Tn,
man is dark and smoothfaced.
Today detectives heard that n maj
and woman answering the descrip
ton of the kidnapers had been seer
on the outskirts of the city. The!
came down town and bought numer
Gus articles of clothing. rendering 81
and $40 bills in payment, It wal
learned. Later a report came tina
the people had left a package in {
downtown store, which proved t
consist of discarded clothing.
Captain Shattuck and Detective
Wood trailed the man and woman
around the business districts of tn,
/ city for several hours during the aft
ernoon, but delayed taking them int,
custody. Shortly after nightfall thu
police learned that the two had gon'
to the East End of the city.
The police walked up behind thu
pair and Captain Shattuck took thu
woman by the arm, Detective Woot
securing the man. The couple stag
gered, say the police, as II they wer'
intoxicated. They made no protes
against accompanying the officers
The man was downcast and would
not talk. The woman chatted will
the policeman at her side at frs
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 of Captain
Shattuck brought him to stand
still. Whitla says he has the mum
bers on the currency bills handed tn,
kidnapers and the police are compar
ing the notes found in the possession
of the prisoners with the memoran
dun of Whitla.
Cleveland, o., March 22.-Willi
Whitla tonight told his story. Papa,
HnfI la, 81 pltlltatI