The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-20
SHARON BUSINESS
MAN BEING HELD
FOR $4,000 RANSOM
NOT A CENT TO THE
RANDOLPH ABDUCTORS
New Angle When Woman
Tells of Seeing Victim
Alive IN Automobile

Sar-or. IA. July "a reward ot
?;.Q0v unS Offered tonighl ~ T.. V.
Randolph tnr tn" safe rr'uTn OF MS
.,"r Thomas y. Randolph. business man
r... rh. Aas k:dn1pp". Ia; night and
'... .,a"". = %J".ony ransom was de
'r.,',i"d. .'rrd!:ir - the father.
" ':.,.d5iph SAID hc w"u.: pay
{. nn. 49,. :! I,rrtun who hrInSS
ny h"y j, tue safely and causes the
apprehension Of his abdGct0r$.
No, cent would be paid 10 the Md
nap3rrs Mr.. Randolph declared.
InStru"ticnS in letter sent by the
kidnappcrs stated that the father of
no .hdu, ted nlaa should so TO Pitts
hLrEh and obtain the ransom. II no
w,.r.. aurvrsSrul he VA, IN light UP his
uono tonight Mr.. Randolph declared
,ha' hts house would remain dark to-
nigh.
Another Angle
Another auE.c to the case developed
~" ;n!a. when Augusta Gcronsky. OF
rrul.'A corners. nca- her. sad she saw
IarG"i;n =" ms dut"n!J.:.H drive past
hH- nom !as: night toward sharon.
Nulh"rlri,, ,,re Investigating her story.
Sr-ge4at + II. Gray. "f tho STATE
police. arrived TO-DAY AID Is Investigating
every p!aENioIe cue.
Randolph tonight engaged the services
~ Attorney James j. Whitla. father
Of Billy Whl,Ia. kidnapped several years
, 20. ar.i Attorney Roy Neville II take
rhar:c ~ running down tho abduc;ora-
TAn authorities said their best nance
D. .rctiiNE the missing man was through
his machine wh!rh carried rcnnsy!-
,.,,l, i!rcn." W.'h tho rumhe! l?H.f0J.
Eandoiph's wife is NroS:rat"d as the
-,s5l; nr hie disappearance. Thcy have
thr5c th!'dren.
wifo Receives Notes.
Randolph did not return home
last night and his wife was almost
hyster1cal this morning whom she
received two notes, ons signed
'1idnappers" and ono signed tom"
Tho frst note demanded $4,000 for
tho mans release and gave specific
instructions as to how the money
was to be paid. The other was
from Randolph
Randolph is related to practically the
.,rl. wealthy families As BILLY Wh:ta,
Who was kidnapped in March. 1908.
Randolph VINO WAS in the book and
stationery business. tclcphoned 10 his
home at S o'clock last night that he
would he delayed. AS he was waiting for
a Marty Of men from Youngstown. 1t
seems the mcn arrived and after a time,
IN" Vnlire say. thy drove away with
Hart"lph IN his automobile. Mrs. Ran
du';.h waited dur,r { tho night for him
and this morning. received the notes
:. Ing that he Vas being held for ram
som.
Demand $4,000.
ur. Nf thc note directed to Mr.. Kan
d,I?h'S father read
I'VE have kidnapped your son and de-
m,rG S.r."u" a. t"i.""s Tea it""S-
dnliars IN twenty dollar hlii>. i"rty
thousand dollars in df;y dollar bills.
Nothing T. y" over fifty dollar bills
We demand the money under ,hc fol-
l"wing terms. The Gr"ltr.'t secrecy
must prevail Don't try in aiy way to
catch us. If 80 We will lastroy your
son and call It III. We know cur bus
rc<S Don't let the police kN"" =.
Don't hire private detectives. Your
viii 30 watched We know
Nrur relatives Henry Ruhl Of rIt;s-
hurch and tn" Euhvs OF pcuoi; and
Mrs Frank Euhi II Sharon. We >uS-
j;cs' iha: YOU sri tn" money from
Iicrry Euhl Of Pittsburgh.
Sound Warning.
Go to riltShurEh Tuesday at 80
o'rlurk TAX" char car and sit at right
uC train 81 the way down 81: near
,N.r.!uw Dun't re- ord the numbers on
tn" bills. cur hank viii know them. II
you do We viii c.lu~" YOU much sorrow
which vii exceed what you are going
through now. IT you get the money
Tuesday night keep the hous" I!Sh'"i
from s O'Clock all night. This Will he
\ signal 20 rs and We can confer far