Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-26
KIDNAPPED BOY
FOUND IN HOTEL
AT LEXINGTON
Eludes Captors and Calls
Parents, Who Rescue Him
From 6th-FlOOr Suite.
LOCKED IN BATHROOM

LEXINGTON, KY, March 26.-
Paul Little. IL, son of e. R. Little,
wealthy oil man, kidnapped from the
federal building here late Wednes-
day, was found by his mother in a
room In the Phoenix hotel here early
today.
The boy was unharmed and he. himself.
made telephone call which resulted In
his rescue.
The kidnappers escaped, one of the two
men whom the boy said had held him
prisoner for two days going down one
elevator as the mother and a number Of
friends came IN another
RANSOM MONEY
LEFT UNTOUCHED.
A package containing s25. 900 was left
by the boys father Thursday night in
n garbage can In the heart of Lexington.
II was untouched.
The Little telephone rang early today.
Mrs Little answered.
This is Paul I am in the Phoenix
hotel" he said
The mother, with her other son. Kel-
Ier IA, dashed out Of the house, followed
by her husband.
They hailed an automobile and were
rushed TO the hotel.
"Is my boy here?" she cried as she
entered the lobby.
No one had seen the child.
Inquiry at the telephone switchboard
showed 4 message had been telephoned
from room No. 65l.
Friends had gathered in the lobby and
party started for the sixth foor in
one Of the elevators.
As they started. the other elevator
started down.
One man WAS the occupant of the
car.
He is believed to have been one Of the
abductors.
Room 651 was locked, but was opened
without difficulty and Paul rushed into
his mothers arms.
HAD BEEN HELD
IN ROOM 2 DAYS.
The hoy said he had been held in
the room ever since he had left the
Lexington postoffice with one of the
kidnapers Wednesday.
Paul said he was guarded by two men.
Hotel records show the room was oc-
cupied on Sunday by a man who reg
istered as J. =. Cox, Cincinnati, o.
Chief OF Police J. j. Reagan imme-
diately gave orders TO his men to comb
the city for the kidnapers.
The boy gave an excellent description
Of the men and their arrest was thought
10 be a matter OF few hours.
After the nan took me to the post
Office he tod me to go 70 the Phoenix
hotel with him, Paul said.
He said the man who was going to
give me the package TO deliver was there.
But there wasn't any one with a pack
age there. so he SAYS Lets 90 upstairs
$50 We began walking up. but when
We were two stories uP, I thought there
was something funny doing and got
scared and started 10 go back.
No you don't the man said.
y ou come with me-
Then he put his hand over nv mouth
and pushed me up 10 his room and into
the bathroom and locked me up.
NEVER HEARD VOICE
OF THE OTHER MAN.
"He stayed In the room and In a few
minutes heard knock at the door and
he said: Hello. Jack. Well / got him.
The other fellow didn't say anything
and ! never heard his voice.
Then / knocked .at the door and be.
gan TO boiler.
The man opened the door and said :
If you don't keep still / will kin you,
and he waved a revolver
Later the man brought me an apple
and he said: Here's yoar supper
After awhile he told me to come out.
and he asked he lot about my father.
He said be was going to write my
father letter telling him If he gave
$50 0O0 he would let me GO
He said my father owed him $50, 900
for a horse
FINALLY TOLD HIM
To GO TO BED.
He talked to me about an hour and
then he says: Now, You can go to bed.
Il couldn't sleep. You can't sleep or
eat anything when you're that scared.
"The next morning he opened the bath
room door and gave me a banara.
81 asked him: when are you going 10
let me go homer
And he says. My partner ls going to
meet your father today and go to Mount
Sterling with him and get the money.
| think youll be out by o'clock
Then when he left the room and I
found the bathroom door open | Just
rushed to the phone and called the
house"