The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
BABY KEET DIED
FROM POISONING
LAUDANUM ADMINISTERED AND
BODY THROWN IN WELL, AL
LEGGED CONFESSION SAYS.


.Piersol. who was recently sentenced tc
serve thirty-iive years I'm the Missouri
penitentiary for the abduction of baby
Lloyd Keet. and now charged with the
infants murder. has made confes
sion to Sheriff Ward Mackey OF Webs
ter county, II Is said. The sheriff an
nounced tonight the alleged confession
implicated many partiese now under
arrest, and others who have been men
TONED from time to time.
The Kidnapped child died of laudanum
poisoning. according to Piersol's alleged
confession. the drug having been ad
ministered- by the mysterious Riley
According to the signed confession
Piersol admits his part in the abduc
fion, but says il was Riley who climbed
into the window of the Keet home and
took the baby Riley handed the child
to Dick Carter. according to Piersol
Piersol took an active part in the
abduction. he ADMITS, but declares he
at no time touched the child He was
stationed at the Keet home. he said,
with Cletus Adams. Make Adams. Dick
Carter and others he names who have
not yet been arrested.
To Deserted House.
The baby was taken to a deserted
house on the Greene and Christian
county line. and there. Piersol says. he
took food for the child and guards the
next day. He declares he does not
know when the child was removed to
the Crenshaw house, but thinks it was
taken there the night after 1t was alb.
Quoted, when a rain and electrical storm
occurred.
Piersol knew nothing of the plot TO
l. 81, A
put it up to him." according to the
confession. and he denies writing the
ransom letters. which experts swore
he penciled. The postcard mailed to
the father of the kidnapped baby. the
last word he received from the alb
ductors, was mailed by Taylor Adams,
Piersol says. Piersol says he bought
it in Springfield and Riley mailed it to
Adams with instructions to drop il in
the mail box in Kansas City.
Springfield man, il is claimed in
the confession, mapped out the plan
Keet was to take in his attempt TO
ransom The baby.
Told OF Death by Pal.
Piersol denies knowledge of the
death of the child until after his ar
rest In his confession he says a mem
b.er of the kidnapping band not under
arrest called on him at the county Jail
and told him of the laudanum and the
resultant death of the baby.
Riley is going TO throw il in the well
at the Crenshaw place." he says the
visitor told him.
Make Adams, II years ol\ charged
with the attempt to kidnap c. A.
Clement. and recently released from
jail. was the first person to be arrested
as the result of Piersols confession.
He also expressed desire to confess,
il is said but no announcement Of al
statement from his has been made.
Twelve persons. including Make
Adams and Taylor Adams, held at
and charged with the kid
mapping. are implicated in the abduc-
ton by the Piersol confession. and war
rants have been issued for several.
The confession alleges other abduc-
ton plots were contemplated by the
gang. 1t was planned TO kidnap J. Hol-
land Keet. father of the kidnapped
child at the time he paid the $4,000
ransom, Piersol says. Ed. L. Sanford.
of the Holland Banking
company and chairman of the state
highway commission. also was marked
as a victim Sanford. Piersol says. was
IN no hold for a SIC. 900 ransom.