The Washington herald., 1909-03-23

speech were redoubled in volume. the
hotel by that time being filed with the
! curious
Men pressed forward 10 shake the IA
Tiers hand Finally he stood I'D beside
a divan.
can't sisak' 10y hSsrt Is TOO full,7
he said Il can only say that this is my
son who was lost and is found I want
1 u thank the people OF Cleveland. the
press. and the police for their kindness
and sympathy. I never could have stood
Il but for the thousands OF friends that
came 10 me-"
Mr. Whitla promised a statement later
IN the night In it he is expected TO re-
veal the planting Of the $1,000 ransom.
This ransom, IL is not doubted. has been
paid That it was 10 a woman. met by
Mr.. Whitla in an East End street this
afternoon. is the belief here and IN
Sharon In that city detectives knew OF
Mr.. Whitla's departure for this city. but
kept silent until tonight.
Then the story leaked. Il was wired
from Sharon early IN the evenlng that
the boy had been recovered. a premature
tip on the actual occurrence.
Mr.. Whitla had come into Cleveland
this noon, in response 10 a letter received
in Sharon this morning II WAS from
Cleveland, mailed Sunday night. and was
noted as for Mr. Whitla BY the post-of8ce
authorities. Mr.. Whitla already has ad-
mitted that ne has made certain promises
as 70 prosecution OF the kidnappers,
though he will not say anything about
the passage Of money. He dealt through
woman. he admits
WhitIa Meets Woman.
This woman is believed to be the pro-
prietress OF n confectionery store in East
Fifty-ffth or East Fifty-third street He
is believed to have met this woman sH
East Fifty-ffth street. near St. Clair ave
nue.
Billy Whitla is still somewhat dazed.
his father believing him 10 have been
kept under opiates. Billy does not know
where he has been. except that he was in
Ashtabula He did not recognize his
father for several moments.
He told his father he had been driven
from Sharon Thursday by a man with a
close cropped gray -mUstaches He saws
he slept. and. waking. found himself In
a small frame house. where he says ne
WAS kept till Monday. He was well
treated, and given plenty OF food. but
never was permitted TO leave one room
and was compelled TO sleep between two
men, who watched him continually.
These men told him he was in a hos
pital. and that If he made any noise he
would disturb other patients. II he did
make a noise the little boy says the
men threatened to put him into a bed
with smallpox patient and get a ter
rible disease. His father told him he
was now in Cleveland.
well must have come from Ashta-
bula. said Billy
Waited for negotiations.
From this It Is believed Billy was kent
only few hours here, possibly not be-
ing brought in until the negoua tions with
Whitla had been concluded by the woman
Whitla's promise - this woman was
made at 1:30 this afternoon. He was told
TO wait in the HoHenden.
He had been waiting seven hours when
the boy entered with the policeman and
Ramsey.
Billy had been put on 4 Payne avenue
car at Twenry-secOnd street by a man
VINO gave Biily slip OF paper TO hand /
the otnouctor. reading: Put this boy
of at the Hollenden corner"
Billy vas told to ask in the Holle,dan
fO- Mr. Jones"
The reunion Of father end son was AZ. I
Complished BY needing a letter received in \
Sharon to-day In this letter the kidnan- 4
pers said;
Mistake was made at Ashtabula Sat
urday night. You come to Cleveland q,
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