The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-24
First Story Of Capture.

Cleveland March 25.-In the arrest
here tonight OF a man and a woman
having $3.50 In their possession, the
police believe they have captured the
kidnapers of Willie Whitla. The wom-
an, who was somewhat confused, ad
mitted that she had been responsible
for the kidnapping. When placed in
custody at the central police station
she said to Captain Shattuck:
Il alone planned the whole thing.
There will be trouble for me and hell
In Sharon tomorrow"
Beneath the woman's skirts was
found $3.50. or 1t $4,000 was bound
In packages with the original slips
placed in the money when 1t was TAX
ell from the bank still around 1t.
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 Wood
and ran toward an alley. The police
man fired two shots from his revolver
into the air and the man stopped. The
woman made no attempt TO escape.
The woman appears to be well edu-
Gated and is refined In manner. She
saws she spent fifteen years of her
life in convent In Pennsylvania, but
denies 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 wife. According to the
police they were intoxicated when
placed In custody. Due to their con-
ha-
ly by the police and were locked in
separate cells.
Both will be arraigned In police
court tomorrow on the charge of abb
duction, according to Detective Woods.
Attempts were made TO communicate
with Whitla in Sharon tonight, but
he could not be located The man says
that he has been q resident of Cleye-
land for seventeen years. He claims
to have a mother and a sister here.
Captain Shattuck Is said to have
secured his description Of the Mdnap-
ers from Willie Whftla
Willie Whltla told Captain Shattuck
on Monday that the woman who kept
him a prisoner had smallpox scars on
her face. The woman In custody has
red spots on her cheeks and appears
to have had smallpox. She is tall
blonde. probably 25 years old. She
was dressed in a 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 descrip-
ton Of the kidnapers had been seen on
theooutsklrts Of the city They came
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ticles of clothing, giving So and $40
bills In payment.
Later a report came that the couple
had left a package at a downtown
store which consisted OF discarded
clothing.
Captain Shattuck and Detective
Woods trailed the woman and the
man around the business districts of
the city for several hours during the
afternoon, but delayed taking them
into custody. Shortly after nightfall
the police learned that the two had
gone to the outskirts of the city.
The police watched behind the pair
and Captain Shattuck took the woman
by the arm. Detective Wood securing
the man. The couple staggered. say
the ponce. as III tne) were lhtoAicateu-
They made no protest against accom-
panylng the officers. The man was
downcast and would not talk Tho
woman chatted with the policeman at
her side at first and asked to be re-
leased
IL 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 stanjstlll Whitla
says he has the number OF the currcn-
cy bills handed the kldnapcrs and the
police are comparing the notes found