The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-25
SUPPOSED EDNAPPERS
IN CUSTODY
STUPID Louis TAKEN in
WITH NEARLY $4,000 IN
POSSESSION

i 4 man ar6 woman are in the custody
>i the police and steallfaatly refuse 20
reveal their identity or explain why
they were carrying such large
amount Of money when Captain Shat
tuck and Detective Wood placed
them in custody as suspicious char
Seters. Chief OF Police Kohler took
personal charge OF the ease when ar
rests were reported, but he has been
unable to obtain any admissions cal
culated TO throw light on the ident.
i ity OF the suspects. The nine thou
sand and eight hundred and fifty dol
lars in currency, which was found on
the woman is locked in the station
safe. This was done up in $500 pack
ages with pink tape bearing the inn
print, Lawrence, Saratoga. N. Y,"
When told Of this fact last night,
II. NJ. Whitla exclaimed Immediately;
"That is the money The money !
gave had the same pink tape around
the package with the same imprint.
on the tape"
well. you've got us. Therell be
h. | to pay in Sharon tomorrow,
said the woman TO Captain Shatmek,
and Detective Wood who made the
arrest, This was as near to comics.
sion as either man or woman would
come but this is more than suffici-
ent to the minds OF the police.
| An attempt Of the man and woman
to escape from their captors in front
OF the police station, adds TO the GER
tainty of the officers that they have
the right persons
Neither man or woman will give
names and neither can explain their
possession OF the money or give an
address. though the man said that he
| lived in Cleveland for several years.
One police officer says he is known as
James Boyle Information which led
directly to the arrest was furnished
by Billy" Whitla himself. This in
formation was given to the family
friend, Charles Sankey Of Cleveland
on the train bound for Sharon and
was communicated to the police here.
"Bily" told his friend the names on
the signs which he read from the
window where he was confined.
These were "Thorpe's Hotel" Stone
Church"
The capture was made at l0;ls last
night by Detective Frank Wood and
Captain Frank shattuck OF the local
police department. Acting on the in
| formation conveyed by "Billy" the
officers started the search in the
neighborhood OF Prospect Avenue and
East Twenty Second Street. There
they located the suspects and shad.
owed them. In the early evening the
couple appeared from a house which
was being watched. Immediately
Captain Shattuck and Detective
Wood fell in behind them, being Ger
tain that they could not escape and
watched to gain any further incrim-
mating evidence possible. On Ontar-
| 10 Street between Vinegar Hill and
Michigan Avenue the couple went in
to a saloon. The officers watched the
entrance for some time assured that
they could not escape and hoping that
drinking might loosen their tongues
when captured.
| At 1915 the couple appeared again
on the sidewalk and started north on
Ontario Street. Catpain Sh4ttuck
walked up to them and asked them
where they were going. For mo-
ment both hesitated, but Shattuck was
in plain clothes and then did not ap-
pear willing to talk, His police badge
broke their silence, however, and they
answered that they were going to the
! American House and then to the de-
pot Shattuck and Wood told them
they had better come along and start
ed off toward Central station. The
man and woman we're not handcuffed
and came along peaceably enough un-
til they got to the entrance The wo'
man tried to get away. Wood grasp
ed her. At that moment the man al
so broke away.
"The mans attempt to run away
was simply bluff to get to me leave
the woman" said Detective Wood
"They thought | would leave her and
then she could get rid Of the money
II stayed close beside her however
and Captain Shattuck was soon able
to stop the runaway. thought all
along the woman had the money"
The woman appears to be about 81
years old and admits so the police say
that she has intimate knowledge oi
the Whitla family and their relation
ships.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
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