The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-27

courage enabled Paul Little, twelve
Iyear-old son OF Il. X. Lntle, million
aire, to escape from the Two men
who held him captive for $4,000 ran
som In a bathroom OF the PhoehhA
Hotel here.
Ether twice was blown through the
keyhole of the bathroom door 20 stu
lpefy the boy but he had undergone
an operation and recognized the door.
lie kept his face under water until
the fumes disappeared and thus was
able TO telephone for help when MS
captors left him unguarded.
The boy was held a prisoner Tor
more than thirty hours. was lured TO
the hotel by a man who offered MIN
81 TO run an errand. This man. VINO
Registered at the hotel as -. Z. cox
Cincinnati" Is being sought.
A story OF threats against his life'
backed by a pistol. IL he did not re-
main quiet, or sitting all last Weu-
nesday night on the edge OF pain
tub In the small room where he was
held captive, and going without food'
with the exception OF two bananas.
an apple and a small cake, is tod
by Paul.
BOY Tells His story.
| Here Is the story:
"After talking TO the man fora whiio
at the postoffce he said II wouiu DC
best for US to 20 to the Phoenix no
tel, as the man with the ho'oiey
might be there collecting pachass'
so we started. CIhis was 'ne o..
Paul was told wouio emPioye ,.r,
the errand.) About hair way pel~ee"
the postofhce and the fhoeh,A a1
moved a pair of goggles he had been
wearing.
when we got to the Phoenix we
started to walk UP the stairs we
lhad gone about three fiights, thlhk'
when l stopped and said: i m not
going any further up. he salo Al,
rights, and we started down. we mao
gone about two steps when ne pu.
his hand over my mouth. starteu
to boiler and he told me to Keep auiet,
He then made me walk up se'era
flights OF steps.
/, I'VE went to room, where we re-
manned together about ten minutes
l Nothing much was said. me man
! then went, returning about ocioeh
that night.
i "'Oh, don't kill me, sAio.
81 won't hurt you X you ooht
/ make any noise, he saio.
please let me out.
He pointed pistol at me anu
said: If you make another DIT o,
] noise I'll Kill you, or my partner Will
Paul said he was then locked up In
the bathroom adjoining the room. his
captor told him that II ne wan.eu an!
thing 70 khVeN so',S r, Un hsard pau
T. aoueo ,na' 30, e. destb "My
g ne Wou,u ."oo ~. man said
n p"i 'hei
Said Little Owed SIC, 1000.
o T., ,b. srs. night the man was in
a 80 -, Oh. room seyeral times
= anu 80, ~ The bsthyoom four time.
90 ~ pauI come out. locking hin
v nm again when he left. The man ask ed
up as"ih ,.,,I SoI anairs how
- -, ,arns he owned how much hs
= ~ r,h ~, much he had mad.
= - ~ ya-,ous farms what hi,
on VIC 81. - u,a. and the liz
a ~ -, addod.
"tJa asl.ed me- about Daddy,
-, ~ .id DADDY oved biu
y COO 900 80. de,I and for money
, 1900 80 Bic ns,tner had loaned him
q short q o'cIock last night he cam,
= ,,,n H. loom and said DADDY bad
- M 49,. c,ar,,ne vith his mart
= - tha r,or.w
a .orha 7,,ar sa,d no was eating chilly
a - -, 30 noot TT. IocIed m,
y. ha,hroa,, "a ,yont o,t
~ Ia 81 80. ,uos 60 on1
,ha, Hn as srnr, Cinc,nnati be.rJ
him saw what his first name was. but
a can't remember it.
= Locked In Bathrooa.
:, ".,+er bsing locked nm in the
,,,hroor, vas afraid and for a
:. - live cou,dn,t 90 70 sIeen once
u ~ va conc IN the door leading into
= tho room next To the one I was in.
;, -. tho man nod forpotten 70 lock
: w., IN ,he batbroom when he wen,
. ,, "a Lnocked The man was 40
. o,oh 7 didn,t knock any more.
80 afraid
'.Iyhnn w,s Ioclsed IN In the bath
ou, Lost rigbt heard n noise Iike
,od,, u,es usino hammer I,
onn,ed n come from the next room
.Lnro was told the mans martinez
thonwbt he was making a bo,
shin no aw.v in
.m IL, u,,. .c,rcd and only