Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-14
Mrs. George Fl. Coughlin,
Baby Blakely's Mother.
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II kidnapping was the real purpose OF his
midnight errand he would have realized
that his only booty was the child, and that
the safety OF the little one was OF prime
importance for the subsequent develop.
ment OF his scheme OF ransom
II II was ms a kidnaper that the man
entered the house and left the house with
a live child In his hands he would have
followed the plans he had already mapped
out and gone to the place where he meant
10 keep the child in hiding. He would not
have wandered aimessly on a side road
ana then travelled on TO the river bank
and sat there until daylight. holding the
dead body In his lap. as he claims
furthermore, the police declare that II
Is not credible that kidnapper would have
arrived on the scene with no blanket bag
or receptacle to conceal the child in Ac-
cordlng TO PasQuales confession IL was
by accident that he came across the old
oVercoat belonging to one of the workrnen
IN u" house nearby, where he found the
ladder, and which he used TO cover the little
one. IL is true that Pasqnale had with him
nna' h'sAt yellow imitation leather grip.
but II was only 24X9 inches, not large
enough to hold the child What has he.
come OF that yellow grip is q mystery
which Pasquale refuses TO explain
ihat The man did have the oyercoa, and
nao oaby In II on the night Of the Kid.
me statement OF a woman who lives near
the city line who declares that she saw
man who carried a baby wrapped in n
ecat pass her house II was a beautiful
: moonlight night
II The police theory is correct Pasouale
tiept INTO me Coughlin house bent upon
burglary alone Surprised and discon
certeo by the cry Of the little one he
seized II and stranged 1t Making his es.
cape before the parents OF the little one
IA the next room could intercept him. no
LOOK the Infant along with him. pertains
hoi showing al that instant whether the
ch'id was really dead or merely tempo
rariiy stihed Into Quicrude Having safe
l! gotten away from the premises he found
.hat TIE child was really dead He had
ouns!eo me JOB. He had secured no yalu.
ao!es and the child was dead
FaSpuale SAT down In the darkness and
thourh' the situation over. and es dawn
approached concluded that ncrhons ha
cou!d salvage something out OF the si,na
t'on after all He would dispose of ina
remains OF the little one. destroy is
ri"ihes and Try TO wiring a ransom from
,he distracted parents. who would not
NOW that The little one no hnnpe, lived
MS Is me theory OF some Of the de,ec
ives They believe that Pasouaio.s ~
cuihStaht "a! story about the sten.ladd.r
ana tue vision Of mother and child and ina
p!ahs 10 return and kidnap the little ono
h"u ,ne acciuental SmGthering of the boy
as gwen IN his last confession. are ali n
r nS',oh they are convinced that little
blaheiy was stranEicd In his own crib IN
sumo mis- cries because he Ind a,arnad
me prowler intent on burglary ONLY
ou' Mrs coughlin does not accep, thi.
ahh'Hsis She thinks that her child wa.
stolen In deliberate and perhans nv.
tremey well ran ned kidnap'ng Moi Che
agrees with tf' police tina, the story -,
me accidental stranglng In the overcno, %
i,,'sniS unlikely and she refuses to believe
I'ue biakely alive after all?
ferhaps ia -quale Is a much mora c,oro,
scou,idrei than has been supposed Whon
ne Planned his second scheme for ent,ina
ms hapas on the ransom money without
,a,in ne'hg caught he worked ont the do.
tal!s very c'ererly. Mr.. CoughIin vas az
s,rnc'ed TO e", on a fast express ,ra,n ond
rue along KEEPING his ewes fixed nm I ,he
counlrys de until he should see a i,nr o
waving white sheet Al maj mnn,on.
ana al that point Mr. Courtlip waa ~
.hro" out OF the window OF the rnas,n 10
,faih the package with the money A w"ii
conceived plan and almost too intai'. ,',.''