The Washington times., 1920-08-17
"CRANK" KEPT ALL
COUGHL|N RANSOM
Police Find Notes Showing Pas
quale Spent Entire $4,000.
SC0rns AccompIice Theory.

dence that August Pssquals. .ths
crank" In the Baby coughlin kldnap-
ing case. kept the entire $4,000 ran
som which Il Is alleged he secured
from the father OF the stolen child.
searching the home OF Paseol. near
New Gretna, N. J.
Notes in the 1.-The crAnk's" handwrit-
ing were found, IL is said, showing
that he bought bonds to the extent Of
$1,000 after the ransom money hau
been paid. The police had previously
accounted for 5000, and the newly
discovered evidence accounts for the
remainder Of the ransom money.
The police are not inclined TO be-
lieve. in the face OF this evidence.
Pasquale's story that he was only an
agent. and that Ross MeDonnelley
and q man known as Joe the coker'
were the principals in the kidnapping.
LETTER GIVES NEW LEAD.
George II. Coughiin, father of this
missing Coughlan baby, today an
nounced his belief that "the CRANK
now under arrest was the sole abb
ductor OF his child.
Coughlin's attorney at the same
time stated that important informa-
tion regarding the whereabouts OF
young Blakely Coughlin had been re-
ceived In the last twelve hours"
letter addressed to Coughlin 10
said to furnish the new lead which,
the police hope, will reveal the where
abouts of woman whom the crank"
Pasquale. said he last saw with the
baby In Egg Harbor, N. j.. on Au-
gust 2.
Police are confident they have
traced the purchase of $1,000 worth
of bonds to Augusta Pasquale, The
Crank" in the Coughlin KIDNAPPING.
George Gibson, a city hall detective,
searching PasQuales New Gretna
farmhouse yesterday found memoran-
da indicating THE Crank" had bought
the bonds.
HIDDEN ON FARM.
The securities are believed to have
been hidden in the New Jersey farm
house or buried on the grounds and
Gibson is trying to ferret out the
place of hiding.
If the papers clinch the purchase Of
the bonds by "The Crank" police say
1t practically proves he alone re-
ceived the 1000 ransom the stolen
baby's father paid June IA in the ex-
pectation his child would be returned.
Pasquale maintains he split the
$12, 900 three ways, dividing $4,000
with man and a woman who. he
said. stole the child. Fastening the
receipt Of the entire $4,000 upon
Pasquale. in the opinion Of the polic9
accentuates the theory THE Crank"
had no accomplices.
Up to date the police, checking up
an orgy of spending THE Crank" in
dulged in soon after the ransom as
paid. found he had blown in about
$4,000.
Gibson's discovery was the high
light today in unraveli.ng the kidnap-
ing of Blakely Coughlin.
Pasquale is held without bail IN
the Montgomery county Jail in Norris s.
town on charges Of KIDNAPPING, extor-
tion. and blackmail. He admits
writing ransom letters, but he denies
KIDNAPPING Blakely.
Coughlin yesterday, for the first
time since his son vanished. visited
his place Of business and later went
to the office of the postal inspectors.
Il have very little hope of finding
Blakely alive" said Mr.. Coughiin
after leaving the office Of the postal
inspectors this morning.
THINKS PAsQUALE ALONE.
He said he was satisfied that Pas
quale worked alone on the kidnap-
ing. He gave them several letters
he received some time ago in con-
Eection with the KIDNAPPING.
My eight-year-old boy climbed
up and down that ladder and
through the window with ease" said
Coughlin. Therefore, 1t would not
be difficult for a full-grown man to
take a baby down the ladder.
81 think this Joe and Rose Nc
Donnelle' Pasquale claims as his con-
federates are myths. l do not think
any such persons exist, so far as he
is concerned"