The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-30
HERE IS NOTE WRITTEN BY
KiDNAPER TO E. r. LITTLE


The note written by the kidnaper Of
Paul Little to the father, II. r. Little,
demanding $4,000 ransom and
threatening the lives Of both the boy
and his father if the demand was not
met, was made public by Mr.. Little.
The note contains six pages and is
printed in pencil on hotel stationery,
with the name of the hotel cut off.
The printing is very legible. The first
personal pronouns, many of which
are used, are written with a small ii"
and there are no periods throughout
the letter In several places there
are misspelled words.
4 The words, '9Sill you ALSO" are un-
derscored and the word warming"
is written in letters three times the
size of the rest Of the printed words.
At the middle Of the first page
"over" is written and lines are drawn
around it. The reverse side again in
dicates the place and time the ransom
is to be left. The words "store" and
figures ~ 80" are written in very
large letters. Following is the full text
Of the note:
"Dam you, you have pulled the
heart out of me and now / am going
to pull yours out or pull $25, out
of you. You have damaged me a
great deal more than that. I am
holding your boy until midnight to-
morrow night, you low-down cur. /
started to kill you two different
times. l had my gun leveled on, you
. once and I thought I would give you
chance.
. 'If you make any attempt what
ever to locate the boy or myself, I
will kill him at once and you soon
! as get chance. / will if / have to
blow you up while you are asleep at
night. 1t may look to you, you low
down rascal, dirty trick, but it is
revenge. Killing the boy will pull your
heart out, if you have one, and if you
don't follow instructions as I mention
the boy will be killed at midnight to-
morrow night, and if you hear of a
train running over boy it will be
him, and remember if you make any
attempt to catch me, will kill you
also.
~ could cut your bloody heart out
and hold it in my hand and rejoice,
but it will hurt you worse for the boy
to he Killed. Then you would die by
inches, you knowing you was the
cause of him being killed. If you care
to redeem the boys life and yours,
! then ADMINISTRATIONS. Leave $25, 900
Twenty five thousands dollars) in the
garbage can in front of Woolworth
by 7:30 tomorrow night in 500 bills
and larger. Have them wrapped in
paper. Deliver them yourself and then
go home and have no one guarding it,
or no one there to follow, whoever
send for it.
~ am not taking no chances so
| am going to hire some one that
doesn't know what the package con-
tains. So remember don't disturb or
delay him. That is, if you decide to
pay the money freely to save the boy.
| warning If you decide to pay the
money have it by 7 80 tomorrow night
and don't delay or follow whoever
comes after it, and, after have
counted the money, | will deliver the
boy safely home by daylight, and if I
don't receive the money the boy will
be killed at midnight, and if you pay
the money and don't mention it /
won't bother you and if you try and
play wise as usual will kill you, so
help me God.
snow use your own judgment what
you want to. ]. am bound to get re-
venge some way with bloody heart
ed dog"