The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-07
PASOUALE To
SOUEA[ UNLESS
BOY RETURNED
HOURS OF GRILLING
FOR THE KIDNAPPER.
Gives Accomplices Twenty
four Hours to Produce
the Coughlin Child =

Philadelphia, Aug. 6.-Aftcr ten hours
Of incrssant Erilltng at city hail. Tho
Crank identified as Augusta Pasquals,
alias fascol. held by the police as an
accomplice In the kidnapping Of IL.
/ months old Blakely Coughlin. began 10
weaken tonight and made an appeal to
the captors Of the child to return him
. IN twenty-four hours or he would tell
all he knows.
This was announced tonight by
Major Lynn G. Adams. head OF the
Pennsylvania State police. whose men
captured PasQuale at EGG Haroor' Ne"
Jersey. last Monday.
Send out word 10 those people VINO
have the baby" Pasquale said. in des-
pcration, after constant questioning &C.
cording to Adams. that they must get
! me out OF this. Tell them in some way
that if they don't bring back the Kid. or
tell you people where to get him, with:
| In twenty four hours. III squeal.
| can't stand this much longer.
I And then. when he had again recover
! cd his nerve he said:
But don't think the woman who has
the kid will give him to you. She has
! grown so fond Of him since she has had
| him that don't think she will give htm
Iup. She certainly Is fond Of that KID
| Pascuale's appeal for the return OF
the baby boy followed an early state
ment to the police that the child Is
alive "Blakely Coughlin is alive. what
! more do you want" he exclaimed.
/ What are you worrying about? Let
me 20 and I'll tell you where he Is"
wrote the "Crank" Letters.
The prisoner, according TO Major
I Adams. also virtually admitted that he
, wrote the letters signed The Crank
! and got the $4,000 left by George II.
| fotb nf missing child.
! under "A deserted trolley station outside
! Norristown. j. .
| Major Adams denied reports that
, pasotiale is becoming A physical wreck
from the long examinations he has
! gone through since last Monday. On
/ the other hand. Major Adams said. the
! prisoner is composed and suave. He ad-
/ mits nothing unless he Is convinced that
the police have the proof against him.
| When they ply him with other questions
. that would incrimnate him II answered:
! he smiles. shrugs his shoulders and
! says nothing.
The state and local police for several
| dsys have been convinced that the
missing child is alive and that woman
| Is connected with the case. 'Pasquales
) confirmation OF their connection has Ee'
I suited in increasing the force OF man
| who are now searching for habttue ef
, the underworld and his supposed SWEET
; heart. They are acauaintances of Pas
| ouale's and are believed to he tho &C.
| tual ktdnappers and tho present pos
. SCISSORS Of the baby. The name OF the
man is known to the police. as II Was
, given them by Pasaualc. but he failed
! to identify a police photograph OF his
friend when shown him late today.
The state and city police said they
had TO proceed carefully in the case. as
they wanted 10 return tho baby alive %
its mother Thrv did not know the
temperament Of the present Keepers OF
tho child nor how desperately they are
being pressed. Th" penalty FOR abduc-
ZION in Pennsylvania is life impr:son-
mcnt. .-,,
The police believe the captors OF the
child arc ready 10 abandon him II they
"a do IT without detection. Both MAJOR
Adams and Alfred I. Souder captain o,
CITY detectives. said tonight they would
not he SURPRISED II the baby should turn
up at any minute ~ ..
carly today from Harrisburg. When
arrested last Monday he was taken to
trenton. New Jersey and then brought
into this state and most Of tho time he
had been under guard in the state cap
!;al This afternoon he was taken TO
tho county workhousr at HolmesbrrS.
where ne was kept for An hour attempt
Ing to make certain idcntif'cations ana
then brought back to the Central police
station in City hall.
Il will take full responsibility for
paS0uale'S confinement. SAio mhJoI
Adams. When the charge is made IL
will he either kidna piping or murder. the
former II Blakely is returned alive. the
latter II dead. The Matchmaking scheme
WAS one OF the most clever ever at
tempted. II took weeks Of work and
more than 100 men. guarding SIS miles
Of railroad 10 catch him. knowing the
child is alive. We are working to that
end"
We have identified Pasquale beyond
anr doubt We found in his PhiladSl-
phia room tho charred bits Of an en-.
vel0pe addressed to George II. Coughlin.
at Norristown. the father Of the child:
All over II was scrubbed a series OF
RS showing an attempt n practice
disguised hand writing. These RS
CORES pond To those in the letter sent by
Tho Crank We confronted him with
this evidence. He finally broke down
and admitted the writing.
Again this morning we had Pasquale
call up Mr. Coughln from Captain Sou.
cier's office Coughlin had frequently
tnlkcd In The Crank over the tele.
phone, He recognized Pasquale's voice
az did also n friend Of the Coughlin
family who had also talked 10 the man."