The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-04
MAY RECOVER
MISSING TOT
FOREIGNERS ARREST
KEY TO THE MYSTERY
Postal Authorities Confident
They Will Locate the
Coughlin Child

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Aug. 3.--Postal In
sp"ctnrs who admitted today th"E ar
rested Il man at Egg E1arbor. y. j.. yes
irrdav in connection with III" kidnap-
r;ng of the 13 months old child Of Mr..
and Mrs George II. CouGhiin. uf Norris
I town: Pa. on Jun" .. expressed me
opinion they had tn" right man MI
, efforts tG learn the identity OF the PITS
oner, who is said 10 "c a foreigner o!
where rr is being held. have proved tu-
tile, the g0v"rr.Hent agents positively
declining 10 furnish any further ln1or-
matin regarding the case. Neither the
C,uchl'u family nor the NOrriStown
authorities hav, been advised of the ar
rcSt, and they declared they know noth-
ing Of II except what they had read in
m" newspapers.
May Recover Child.
chic: Postal Inspector G"org" Loon
ard. Of IN" Philadelphia district. said no
believed the arrest would cFcntuaiHI
lead 10 the recovery OF the missing
child.
The man under detention is declared
to hc the one VIII" wror" a halt dozen
letters TO the parents of the chi!d. sign
ing lhcm The Crank and demanding
Sla 600 he left under a deserted trolley
= alton at Swcdeland near NorriStoWn,
as a ransom for tho return Of the child
Couchin followed the instructions by
leaving the money at III" designated
place a, midnight June II. believing the
writer to have been III" kidnapper' as
he accurately described the room from
which the child was taken. The money
disappeared and nothing further was
heard from The Crank. until last
week. when the family received a letter
making further demands.
May Be Turned Ovcr.
Ghicf Inspector Leonard Is quoted as
saving that he was more Interested IN
o. y,T hn
mediate punishment of the kidnapers.
II is said the postal authorities are
holding the man on charges OF NlniatIhs
the postal laws. and that II *uiilciehI |
evidence is developed TO c0nh'Et MIN IN
with the actual kidnapping he Will be
turned over to the Montgomery county
rolicc 10 answer n" charge or kidAap-
ing. Leonard said inspectors are now
running out clues leading 10 the where
abouts Of the child. One inspector was
sent 10 Pittsburgh.
Held In Seclusion
iptc tonight II vas said the man ar
rested at Egg Ilarh"r WAS being held
in SccIuSi0n in a South Jersey Commuh-
itv and is being closely questioned as
tn whether hc had anything 10 do with
the actual abduction. II was ais" re-
port,d TN" prisoner had confessed TO
sending the letters Ia the Cough!in
home demanding money.
\ sensational version Of the alleged
method pursued in capturing the my
,rrIouS man is published mere tonight.
According To this version the supposed
",Nank" ia demanding $4,000. instruct
ed Courhlin to board Il certain tram Tor
Atlantic city with IN" money IN n Don,
and Uh,n Nc saw Il white sheet flying
from "A tree he was TO throw the box
ont Of the car window. TIL" story fur-
thcr relates that moro than on" hundred
PENNSYLVANIA state policemen were or
drrrd ON the case. som" Of them pa
trullcd thu. railroad tracks while the
remainder l"ft Philad"iphIa on Sp'-
rial train on Monday five minutes be-
fore the scheduled train carrying Cough
lin. When tn" stat" polio" saw the
white sheet near Egg Harbor they
stopped their train out "f sight OF the
spot and Il squad Of men surrounded the
place. When the scheduled train came
along. Coughlin saw the sheet. threw
on, the h0N. the supposed crank APP
prarri and piCkcd II up and WAS immr-
dirtcly ruunc"d upon by III" stat"
police.